The Austrian primary is already celebrating three wins in Switzerland and is a qualifier in spherical two.
Sebastian Ofner determined at very quick discover to take part within the Gonet Geneva Open in Geneva and due to this fact needed to undergo the qualification route – as a participant who would in any other case have certified for the primary draw. It will possibly already be thought-about that the promise to achieve recreation observe, abilities and self-confidence on the ATP 250 clay courtroom event in Geneva earlier than the French Open in Paris has paid off. The 28-year-old, who turns 28 on Might 12, has already reached the spherical of 16 in Switzerland with three match wins.
Ofner (ATP 45) defeated the German Hendrik Jebens (ATP 1402), quantity 64 on the planet doubles rankings, 6:4, 6:3 within the first qualifying spherical. Then the following day on Sunday, after a set level that was fended off at 4:5 and 30:40, with 7:5, 6:2 over the Russian Ivan Gakhov (ATP 272). In the primary competitors on Monday night, the Styrian was in a position to eradicate the Australian Rinky Hijikata (ATP 78) after falling behind with a set rating of 4:6, 6:4, 6:3. With this he gained the second spherical of fight with the Norwegian Casper Ruud (ATP 7), who was in second place, and who was secure at first. The Viking gained the one duel between the 2 thus far ten months in the past within the quarterfinals in Bastad with 6:3, 6:4. The replay will happen on Wednesday.
From a red-white-red perspective, the double competitors in Geneva started with a bitter and slender defeat. Viennese Sam Weissborn and Monegasque Romain Arneodo needed to transfer to second seeds Jamie Murray (Nice Britain) and Michael Venus (New Zealand) 3:6, 6:3, 8:10, regardless of main 6:4 and seven:5 within the recreation. fight recreation. As for Austria’s Davis Cup duo, Tyrolean Alexander Erler and Decrease Austria’s Lucas Miedler, it does not begin till Wednesday; in opposition to Julian Money (Nice Britain) and Robert Galloway (USA).