ÖTV state championships: Novak, Ofner, Miedler, Hampel in the semi-finals
With the exception of Jurij Rodionov, the favorites prevailed at the ÖTV State Championships in Oberpullendorf on the quarter-finals. In the case of Lucas Miedler extremely tight.
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last edit: Jul 02, 2020, 08:08 pm
The men's quarterfinals at the ADMIRAL State Tennis Championships in Oberpullendorf brought three clear victories and a marathon game between Alexander Erler (No. 6) and Lucas Miedler (4), the Miedler razor-thin with 7: 6, 4: 6 and 7: 6 won for itself. His semi-final opponent is called Sebastian Ofner (2). The Styrian took local hero and defending champion David Pichler out of the competition after an extremely competitive first (6: 4) and a clear second set (6: 2). In the second semi-final, top seed Dennis Novak, who beat Gregor Ramskogler 6: 3, 6: 2, and Lenny Hampel (8), who defeated Jurij Rodionov (3) surprisingly clearly with 6: 4 and 6: 0, meet.
In doubles, old master Jürgen Melzer is on the side of Lucas Miedler in the semi-finals. Dominic Thiem, the Austrian number one, is not at the start in Oberpullendorf. For women, Barbara Haas, who would have been top placed, had to cancel due to injury.
For the ladies, too, everything went strictly according to the paper form. Julia Grabher (2) had to fight the full distance against Yvonne Neuwirth (5) on her 24th birthday, but she made the decision sentence confidently. Sinja Kraus (4) had little trouble with Irina Dshangshgava hoping for young talent. Mira Antonitsch (3) entered the semi-finals without a fight due to Elena Karner's back injury. This is completed by qualifier Daniela Glanzer, who tampered Tamara Kostic 7: 6 and 6: 1.
On Super Friday, which has a great supporting program for the audience including live music, Las Vegas Night and Official Dinner, the semi-final games on the Center Court will start at 9.30 a.m. with the duel between Daniela Glanzer and Sinja Kraus. Entry on Friday and Saturday is 15 euros.