Sebastian Ofner made it to the quarterfinals of the ATP 250 tournament in Sofia on Wednesday with a lot of fighting spirit. The 27-year-old defeated the Australian Christopher O’Connell 6:7 (6/8) 6:4 6:2 after a playing time of 2:15 hours. In the second set Ofner was already 2:4 behind, but then turned the game around. In the next round, Austria’s number one will face Frenchman Adrian Mannarino. Jurij Rodionov is also still in action today against Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics.
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Ofner was already ranked 66th in the Australian world rankings almost three weeks ago in Tokyo. met and was also able to prevail in three sets. This time too the duel was a tough struggle for victory. In the first set, the Austrian was able to fend off six break points including two set points. Ofner escaped into the tiebreak and missed two chances to take the lead. O’Connell finally used his third set point.
In the second round, the Styrian fell behind 2:4 and had his back to the wall. After that, Ofner turned up the heat, played six games in a row and managed to equalize the set. Number 44 in the ATP ranking carried the momentum into the third set. Ofner managed a quick break to make it 2-0 and then stayed on the winning road. The 27-year-old used the third match point and took the service from O’Connell again to make it 6:2.
35-year-old Mannarino, number 25 in the world, is now waiting in the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Frenchman easily defeated the Spaniard Albert Ramos Vinolas 6:4 6:4. In a direct comparison with Ofner, Mannarino leads 1-0, at the beginning of October the ÖTV player clearly lost 4:6 2:6 in the Astana semi-final.
ATP 250 tournament in Sofia
(Bulgaria, 630,705 euros, hard court, indoor)
Round of 16 tableau: Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/1) Jack Draper (GBR) -:- -:- Cem Ilkel (TUR) Max Purcell (AUS/6) -:- -:- Jan-Lennard Struff (GER/3) Billy Harris (GBR) -:- -:- Fabian Marozsan (HUN) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) -:- -:- Marton Fucsovics (HUN/8)
Yuri Rodionov (AUT) -:- -:- Pavel Kotow (RUS) Sebastian Baez (ARG/4) -:- -:-
Sebastian Ofner (AUT/7) Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 6:7 (6/8) 6:4 6:2 Adrian Mannarino (FRA/2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) 6:4 6:4 Cornerboard: Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/1) Freilos Jack Draper (GBR) Maximilian Marterer (GER) 6:3 6:2 Cem Ilkel (TUR) Dimitar Kuzmanow (BUL) 6:0 6:3 Max Purcell (AUS/6) Rinky Hijikata (AUS) 6:3 6:3 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER/3) Freilos Billy Harris (GBR) Marc-Andrea Hüsler (SUI) 6:4 3:6 7:6 (7/5) Fabian Marozsan (HUN) Zsombor Piros ( HUN 6:3 6:1 Robert Bautista Agut (ESP) Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) 7:6 (11/9) 6:7 (2/7) 7:6 (7/5) Marton Fucsovics (HUN/8) Terence Atmane (FRA) 7:6 (7/4) 6:3
Yuri Rodionov (AUT) Nicolas Moreno de Alboran (USA) 7:6 (7/4) 6:7 (4/7) 6:4 Pavel Kotow (RUS) Alexander Lazarow (BUL) 3:6 6:1 6:2 Sebastian Baez (ARG/4) Bye
Sebastian Ofner (AUT/7) Witalij Satschko (UKR) 6:4 3:6 6:2 Christopher O’Connell (AUS) Hamad Medjedovic (SRB) 6:7 (3/7) 6:1 7:6 (7/2) Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ESP) Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 7:5 4:6 6:3 Adrian Mannarino (FRA/2) Freilos
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