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Kitzbühel. Four Austrians are in the main competition of the ATP 250cc tournament in Kitzbühel. And it is already clear that only one of them will reach the semifinals. The prize did not mean at first sight with the organizers, after all, all the red-white-red beginners were frolicking in the high-roster area. On the other hand, Gamsstadt had already played an Austrian duel on Monday, while Jurij Rodionov (ATP 255), aged only 19, appealed to Dennis Novak, 24 (ATP 137) (17 hours, live on ORF Sport plus). Sky)
Rodionov is in Kitzbuhel for the first time in the main event of an ATP Tour tournament. After his victory over the Latvian Ernests Gulbis, the youngster also took the second qualifying hurdle. He beat the Italian number eight Lorenzo Sonego (ATP 124) in 68 minutes 6: 1, 6: 4. "At the moment, I can not realize it. The fans are incredible, and I'm delighted to 39 to be in a squad for the first time in my career, "said Rodionov. "Yesterday, Gulbis dictated the pace, but then made too many mistakes.Today, it was the other way around.I gave the pace, made small mistakes. and played in a controlled manner. "
The 1,91m southpaw has no problem in meeting an Austrian at his competitive premiere." Because I really want to play here on the center court. The atmosphere is simply amazing and really pushes you. "
Rodionov has almost halved his ranking since the beginning of the year: From number 501, the young professional living in Matzen near Gänserndorf is now 255. The Kitz-Wildcard for the qualification, he won among others, with his first Challenger victory in mid-June in Almaty and the Challenger semifinal in Astana.
The second still in qualifying qualifiers Austrians did not make the jump in the main draw. The last injured Gerald Melzer had to fold in the second round Martin Kližan 1: 6, 3: 6. The Slovak (ATP 116) must now face Sebastian Ofner (ATP 151) Tuesday.The Styrian, who has to defend a semifinal of Last year, will meet in case of victory over the star Dominic Thiem (ATP 8).
Marach misses the title of Hamburg
For Oliver Marach and his Croatian partner of double Mate Pavić, that did not work with the c the second title of the season. The finalists of the Australian Open and the Open de France lost to the Chilean-Argentine pair Julio Peralta / Horacio Zeballos 1: 6, 6: 4, 6:10 on Sunday. While the South Americans are leading the standings in Kitzbühel, with Marach and Pavić, by far the best double of the year has canceled the tournament in Gamsstadt. (red.)
("Die Presse", printed edition, 30.07.2018)
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