Already in the quarter-finals
Mallorca: Ofner against Darderi from 3 p.m. LIVE
Sebastian Ofner has reached a quarter-final on the ATP Tour for the second time this season. On Tuesday, the 28-year-old Styrian mastered the round of 16 of the tennis grass tournament in Mallorca, which is endowed with just over one million euros, with a 6:3, 7:5 win over the Italian number five seed Luciano Darderi.
The next hurdle is the US American Alex Michelsen, who defeated the third seed Adrian Mannarino 7:6(5),6:4.
The 19-year-old is in contention for his second semi-final appearance in 2024 after the one in Hong Kong at the start of the year. Ofner is 54th in the rankings, just ahead of the young American (62nd). Michelsen won the only direct duel to date in 2023 in the first round of Winston-Salem on hard court with 7:6(4),7:5. Now Ofner has the chance to get revenge on grass and gain further confidence for the upcoming Grand Slam tournament in Wimbledon.
Here are the match statistics:
A break to 4:2 was decisive against Darderi in the first set, and the ÖTV ace served out after 36 minutes. The momentum was carried over and Ofner was able to take his opponent's serve again early in the second set to make it 2:1. At 5:3 and 40:15, nerves played a role for the time being. Darderi fended off two match points and managed to equalize the score at 5:5 with a break, but there was no turning point. Ofner put the brief period of weakness behind him and ended the match with two games in a row. Match point number three led to success after 1:19 hours.
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