Stockholm
\n Fearnley finds fine margins for Stockholm revenge, upsets Griekspoor<\/p>\n
Kecmanovic also advances at Swedish ATP 250<\/p>\n
October 13, 2025<\/p>\n
Adam Nurkiewicz\/Getty Images for LTA<\/p>\n
Jacob Fearnley edges Tallon Griekspoor on Monday to advance at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open.
\n By Andy West<\/p>\n
Jacob Fearnley<\/a>\u2019s first test at the 2025 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 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 \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 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>. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n