Tournament on Mallorca
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Sebastian Ofner has reached the semi-finals in the last tournament before the grass court classic at Wimbledon, which starts on Monday!
Austria's number 1 defeated 19-year-old US-American Alex Michelsen 3:6, 7:5, 6:3 in the quarter-finals of the ATP250 grass tournament in Mallorca on Thursday. In his second semi-final this year, the Styrian will face the British qualifier Paul Jubb.
Ofner dropped the first set in just 28 minutes
In windy conditions, Michelsen, ranked eight places behind Ofner in the world rankings, was clearly the better service and return player in the first set. Ofner only got 43 percent of his first serves into the court and scored just four points with his second service. After losing serve at 1:3, he conceded the first set in just 28 minutes.
Ofner tied the set at 7:5
The 28-year-old Styrian improved in set two. He fended off six break points at 2:2 and earned his first break chance after around an hour, but was unable to capitalize on it. He converted his second chance at the best time and tied the set at 7:5.
In the third set, Ofner fended off two break points at 3:3 and then immediately managed the break himself to take a 5:3 lead. After 1:53 hours, he converted his first match point to reach the semi-finals, just like at the start of the year in Hong Kong.
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