ITF Pörtschach: Julia Grabher surprisingly out, successful Antonitsch comeback
The top seeded Julia Grabher failed surprisingly early in the W25 event in Pörtschach. Mira Antonitsch , on the other hand, celebrated a successful comeback in professional tennis.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Jun 15, 2022, 07:25 pm
Julia Grabher had to bury her hopes of a home win in the W25 tournament in Pörtschach surprisingly early: The top seeded Austrian failed in her opening match in Carinthia against the Uzbek Victoria Kan. After losing the first set, Graber came back strongly with 6:1 in the second round, but then caught a completely unsuccessful decision set and had to bow out with 3:6, 6:1 and 0:6.
The former Austrian number one, Barbara Haas, also suffered a defeat on Wednesday. The Austrian, who was seeded number four, clearly failed because of Serbian Ivana Jorovic. Things went better for youngster Sinja Kraus: The 20-year-old defeated Julieta Lara Estable in three sets.
There is a special success story from Mira Antonitsch. The Carinthian won the first match after a month-long injury break. Opponent Charlotte Chavatipon had to give up after a 2:6 in set one. Also in the round of the last 16 is Melanie Klaffner. The Austrian defeated Martyna Kubka in straight sets.