Philipp Oswald retires from the tennis stage in Kitzbühel!
The 38-year-old lost in the Gamsstadt at his last tournament in the first doubles round alongside Joel Schwärzler after a tough fight with 3:6, 6:2, 11:13 against compatriot Samuel Weissborn and Romain Arneodo.
Weissborn/Arneodo take a 3-1 lead with a break. The Austrian/Monegasque pair then serves confidently and secures the first set.
Oswald and Schwärzler miss four match points
But Oswald and Schwärzler hit back with two breaks in the second set and leveled the set. After a 9:6 lead in the match tiebreak, it looks like Oswald’s career will be extended by at least one more game.
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But the veteran and the 18-year-old youngster, who played his very first ATP main draw match on Monday, missed four match points in a row. Weissborn/Arneodo fought back courageously and then used their second match point to win.
After eleven titles: Oswald retires
This marks the end of the long career of the ÖTV doubles specialist, who was given a wildcard to say goodbye to Alex Antonitsch in Kitzbühel. The 38-year-old won a total of eleven doubles titles on the ATP Tour and recorded his highest world ranking of 31st in June 2021.
Oswald only played four singles matches on the ATP. In total, the Vorarlberg native earned almost 1.6 million dollars in prize money in his career.
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