It is still unclear whether Sebastian Ofner will receive local support in the main competition of the Masters tournament in Madrid. Although Jurij Rodionov has already said goodbye in the first round of qualification, Dominic Thiem can still hope for a ticket for the main competition. The Austrian defeated the Brazilian Felipe Meligeni Alves, who is ranked 128th in the world rankings, 6:2, 3:6, 7:5.
After the Austrian, who had reached the finals of the “Caja Magica” in 2017 and 2018, got off to a promising start, the 30-year-old made more and more mistakes as the game continued. When Thiem (ATP No. 110) was already 3:5 behind in the third set, the former US Open winner managed a comeback that was no longer thought possible and fought his way to victory. The Australian Thanasi Kokkiankis is waiting in the final qualifying round today (not before 3 p.m.).
There was nothing to gain for Rodionov (ATP No. 117). The 24-year-old lost out to Monegasque Valentin Vacherot (ATP No. 131) 3:6, 6:2, 2:6. The Styrian Ofner starts the tournament on Wednesday at the earliest against the Argentinian Pedro Cachin.
2024-04-22 15:42:00
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