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ATP Challenger Quimper: Korda before the next title, Ofner again against Marterer

While the draw for the second ATP Challenger tournament in Quimper brought the new edition of the match between Maximilian Marterer against Sebastian Ofner , Sebastian Korda is in the final of issue one.

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Sebastian Korda plays a big role in Quimper
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Sebastian Korda plays a big role in Quimper

The waiver of the qualification mills with possible subsequent quarantine seems to be paying off for youngster Sebastian Korda. The American youngster reached the final of the ATP Challenger tournament in Quimper, edition one, with a 7: 6 (5) and 7: 6 (1) against Benjamin Bonzi. On Sunday, the son of the former Australian Open champion Petr Korda will play against Filip Horansky, who will hold his own against another American newcomer, Brandon Nakashima, who is supervised by Pat Cash, with 7: 6 (10), 4: 6 and 6: 4 could.

Korda won a tournament in the Challenger category for the first time in Eckental at the end of 2020, and at the beginning of this season he was in the final of the ATP Tour. 250 tournament in Delray Beach, but lost to Hubert Hurkacz from Poland.

Maggots against Pouille

Meanwhile, the draw for the second event in Quimper, which starts on Monday, has brought about a new edition of the match between Maximilian Marterer and Sebastian Ofner. The two had already faced each other this week, Marterer won very close in the tie-break of the third set.

From a German-speaking perspective, Peter Gojowczyk, Yannick Maden and Jurij Rodionov will also be at the start. All three have drawn difficult tickets: Gojowczyk opens against this week's finalist Horansky, Maden has to play against number two of the tournament, Lucas Pouille. And Rodionov also meets a local hero in Arthur Rinderknech.

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Jan 31, 2021, 09:55 am
last edit: Jan 30, 2021, 09:10 pm