ATP Challenger Madrid: Sebastian Ofner fails in the quarterfinals at number two
In the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger tournament in Madrid, Sebastian Ofner suffered a two-set defeat against Thiago Monteiro , who was seeded in two.
by Stefan Bergmann
last edit: Apr 15, 2022, 05:35 pm
A defeat, but still a result that Sebastian Ofner can be completely satisfied with: The Austrian suffered a 4: 6, 4: 6 defeat against the Brazilian Thiago Monteiro in the quarterfinals of the ATP Clay Court Challenger event in Madrid , but impressed overall in just his second week of the tournament after a seven-month break through injury following knee surgery last year.
Before the two-set loss against the number two of the event in the Spanish capital, which is endowed with around 46,000 euros, the Styrian managed two-set victories over the qualifier Yshai Oliel (Israel) and the number five Mats Moraing from Germany. Austria's currently fourth-best player will have improved by about ten places to position 216 in the ranking next Monday. Next week, the 25-year-old from Bruck an der Mur - like Dennis Novak - will start at the ATP Challenger tournament in Prague.