After a match point, Sebastian Ofner lost at Wimbledon

Sebastian Ofner war in Wimbledon came very close to the second round duel with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, but still lost. After 3:49 hours there was a 7:6 (9), 4:6, 4:6, 6:3, 6:7 (8) – including missed match point.

Most recently, Ofner had gained a lot of self-confidence by reaching the final in Mallorca. Austria’s number one, currently ranked 45th in the ATP rankings, was eliminated on the “hallowed turf” in Wimbledon, just like last year, in the opening match, this time in a ten-point tiebreak.

The Styrian managed 24 aces, but he also beat 74 unforced errors.

Due to Arrival problems The day before, the red-white-red bearers of hope without a single training session at Church Road in its opening game.

Both Ofner and Aleksandar Vukic acted confidently in the first set with their own serve on the fast surface. At 5:5, Ofner slipped and got up again after a short break. Undeterred, the Styrian converted his third set point in the tiebreak to make it 11:9, after previously fending off two.

In the second set, Vukic, who had narrowly defeated Ofner in the Marrakesh round of 16 in April, managed the first break of the match to make it 4:3. The set ended 4:6.

In the third round, Ofner struggled with the large number of errors (15:5) – again 4:6.

In the fourth set there were four breaks in a row before Ofner pulled ahead to 5:2. The ÖTV professional showed fighting spirit and won 6:3. Decision set.

In a dramatic final phase, Ofner broke again to make it 5:4, served for the win and missed a match point.

With a double fault, the game was equal again. decisive tiebreak The Australian had the better nerves and converted his second match point.