Even the short detour to the Challenger Tour does not bring the sense of achievement that Sebastian Ofner was hoping for: Austria’s number one has to face French qualifier Terence Atmane (ATP 136) in the first round of the ATP 175 tournament in Phoenix on Thursday night We were narrowly defeated 6:7 (5), 6:1, 4:6.
This is Ofner’s sixth opening defeat this season. Since the Australian Open, the Styrian has only won one game in the 500 tournament in Acapulco.
Ofner already learned that the 22-year-old Atmane is a tough nut to crack last year at the ATP 1000 tournament in Paris: There he beat the Frenchman 5:7, 7:5, 6 in a game that was just as close as in Phoenix :4 down.
Next week the ÖTV Daviscupper will try his luck at the ATP 1000 tournament in Miami.
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2024-03-14 06:43:41
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