Rodionov, Miedler and Kraus surprise in Mauthausen and Wiesbaden
While the Madrid Open took place without Austrian participation after Dominic Thiem left, Jurij Rodionov, Lucas Miedler and Sinja Kraus surprised one floor below.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: May 05, 2022, 02:23 pm
At the ATP Challenger tournament in Mauthausen, Jurij Rodionov had already convinced yesterday with a 7: 5, 6: 1 over Daniel Elahi Galan, who was seeded three. He will meet Attila Balasz on Friday. Rodionov goes into this match as a favorite, Balasz came into the peloton only as a lucky loser.
Lucas Miedler caused another surprise: He had played his way into the main draw through the qualification and had already taken out Egor Gerasimov, who was ninth seeded, at the start of the main draw, and now he also beat Nino Serdarusic 7: 6 (4), 6: 4. Next opponent: the winner from the game between Dennis Novak and Gerald Melzer!
For a single draw in Mauthausen
Meanwhile, at the ITF tournament in Wiesbaden, Sinja Kraus is holding up the red-white-red flag: Kraus had also made it into the main draw as a qualifier, and in round 1 she benefited from Laura Siegemund's task. On Thursday she also beat Arianne Hartono 7: 6 (7) 2: 6, 6: 3.