Competing as a wild card at the ATP 250, the 22-year-old Borg eased past Sebastian Ofner<\/a> 6-3, 6-4 to register his second ATP Tour victory (his other came in Bastad in 2023). The No. 633 in the PIF ATP Rankings converted two of three break points he earned, according to Infosys ATP Stats, en route to sealing a second-round spot at an event where his father defeated great rival John McEnroe<\/a> to lift the title in 1980. <\/p>\n \u201cThis is really special. My first Stockholm win is so special,\u201d said Borg, who will face third seed and 2019 champion Denis Shapovalov<\/a> in the second round. \u201cI really stepped up my game, so I\u2019m really happy with my performance. I have the level, but the consistency has not been my greatest side. I\u2019ve really worked on my stuff, and I really stepped up today and showed myself, and the tennis people, that I really belong here. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been injured for some time and how I managed today to come back and show myself that I really belong here. It\u2019s a good, positive thing. I just have to keep doing my thing.\u201d <\/p>\n Borg\u2019s 76-minute victory was his first against a Top 150 opponent in nine attempts. The Swede has mostly competed on the ITF World Tennis Tour this year as he looks to rebuild toward career-high of World No. 334 and beyond. <\/p>\n “I played really good today and it helped so much with this crowd, it was amazing,” said Borg in his on-court interview. “I knew he had a big game, so I really had to play much better. But I really stepped up today and am really happy with my performance. Yeah, really good.” <\/p>\n Jacob Fearnley<\/a>\u2019s first test at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open<\/a> was to try and complete a Stockholm revenge job on Tallon Griekspoor<\/a>. The Briton succeeded in his mission Monday, although not before some deciding-tie-break drama. <\/p>\n The No. 79 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Fearnley upset fifth seed Griekspoor 6-3, 6-7(6), 7-6(5) on Day 1 of the indoor ATP 250 to avenge his second-round loss to the Dutchman at the same event a year ago. Fearnley at one point led 6\/2 in the third-set tie-break but lost four points in a row, including two on his own serve, before wrapping his two-hour, 44-minute win. <\/p>\n \u201cThat was very tough. I thought things were going fairly comfortably up until 5\/3 when I was serving for it, and I got a little bit tight,\u201d said Fearnley in his on-court interview. \u201cTo be fair to Tallon, he competed hard and upped his level when he needed to. It was just a war until the end. Huge respect to Tallon, but happy to be through.\u201d <\/p>\n Pure tenacity \ud83d\ude32@jakefearnley01<\/a> gains revenge for a Stockholm ’24 defeat with a 6-3 6-7(6) 7-6(5) epic \ud83c\udd9a [5] Griekspoor@sthlm_open<\/a> | #bnppnordicopen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Yfkun2KLND<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) October 13, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Fearnley completed victory despite being outhit 32-34 by Griekspoor in the winner count. The 24-year-old Briton\u2019s serve was the foundation for his triumph, and he finished the match having won 78 per cent (45\/58) of points behind his first delivery, according to Infosys ATP Stats. <\/p>\n After levelling his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Griekspoor at 1-1, Fearnley will next prepare for a second-round meeting against one of two brothers: Home wild cards Mikael Ymer<\/a> and Elias Ymer<\/a> play their first-round match on Tuesday for the right to take on the Scot. <\/p>\n In the opening match of the day in Stockholm, Miomir Kecmanovic<\/a> raced past sixth seed Alexandre Muller<\/a> to snap a four-match ATP Tour losing streak. The Serbian World No. 49 next plays Tomas Martin Etcheverry<\/a> or qualifier Mark Lajal<\/a>. Meanwhile Sebastian Korda<\/a> ensured that all three seeds in action lost on Day 1 in the Swedish capital by rallying past seventh seed Alexei Popyrin<\/a> 6-7(4), 6-1, 6-3. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1760423829_827_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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