Tennis star Sebastian Ofner is in an ATP final for the first time

In terms of the surface played, the ATP tournament of Mallorca the ideal playground for Wimbledon,where the best competitive grass tennis will be served from Monday. The temperatures in Santa Ponsa are of course not the same as in London, which is often rainy even at this time of year.

Sebastian Ofner,Austria’s number one, is ready for Mallorca and therefore also for Wimbledon. At the grass tournament he defeated the Briton Paul Jubb 6-4, 7-5 and moved into his first final at ATP level. Jubb is ranked number 289 in the world and had never won a match on the ATP Tour before competing in Santa Ponsa.

On Friday, the 24-year-old had no chance against Ofner in the first set, and the round was decided after 32 minutes. The second set was more even, but the Austrian converted his first match point with a thunderous ace.

“This feels great and is really special for me,” said Ofner immediately after the match. “I played really well in the last few games. Now I’m looking forward to my first final and maybe I’ll win my first ATP title.” His opponent in the final is the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, who won against Gael Monfils.

But Ofner’s eyes are already set on Wimbledon. Ofner, Austria’s only singles representative, will face Aleksandar Vukic.

Favorite Sebastian Ofner

The 28-year-old Styrian, who reached the third round at Wimbledon seven years ago, is a slight favorite, not only because he won two of three matches against the Australian.

Things could get more attractive in the second round. Much more attractive, and of course also more difficult: Because the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz The defending champion is waiting for him, who is also in great form, as he underlined three weeks ago when he won the French Open. The fact that he recently lost in the round at the legendary preparation tournament in Queens should not make his fans nervous. Of course, the 21-year-old is once again among the closest favorites. This group is made up of three people: In addition to the Spaniard, the world number one is of course Jannik Sinner from Italy and with Novak Djokovic to be expected.