Dominic Thiem in round 1 against Sebastian Ofner! tennisnet.com

Draw hammer at the Estoril Open – at least from an Austrian point of view: because this is where it scores Dominic Thiem (ATP No. 106) in round 1 on compatriot Sebastian Ofner (ATP No. 137)!

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That was the result of the draw on Saturday and Sunday evening. Because Dominic Thiem had drawn a qualifier, but the qualification was still in full swing. And Sebastian Ofner right in the middle. The 26-year-old finally prevailed late on Sunday afternoon after a hard fight 6: 7 (6), 7: 6 (5) and 6: 3 against Frederico Ferreira Silva.

In the evening the qualifiers were drawn – and Ofner Dominic Thiem!

It will be the third encounter between the two at ATP level. The previous two, in 2019 and 2022 at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel, Thiem had won – in 2019 with 6: 3, 6: 2, in 2022 with 6: 2, 3: 6 and 6: 3.

Ofner ahead of Thiem in the 2023 race

However, the signs are critical for Thiem: He only celebrated one victory in 2023 and is only ranked 519 in the annual race. In contrast to Ofner, who has already reached two finals on the Challenger Tour (Antalya and Zadar) and in the race Rank 79 is listed.

The winner of the game meets the winner of the duel between Ben Shelton and Constant Lestienne.

Jurij Rodionov is also in the main draw

However, Thiem and Ofner are not the only two ÖTV representatives in the draw: Jurij Rodionov also made it in – as the last player on a direct route – and meets Albert Ramos-Vinolas in round 1.

Casper Ruud is the top seed in Portugal ahead of Hubert Hurkacz – both have a bye to start with.

Thiem in doubles on Monday

Incidentally, Dominic Thiem is already in action on Monday – but only in doubles. Alongside local hero Joao Sousa, he meets Ben Shelton/Duarte Vale from 3 p.m. CET.

Philipp Oswald (with Robin Haase, against the top seeded Andreas Mies/Hugo Nys) and Sam Weissborn (with Romain Arneodo, against Nuno Borges/Francisco Cabral) are also at the start.

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Here’s the double draw

And here is the schedule for Monday

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