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Misolic: Austria's new tennis star overtakes Ofner in the ranking!
Filip Misolic becomes Austria's new tennis number 1 after an impressive victory in Poznan. Ofner is struggling with injuries.
Misolic: Austria's new tennis star overtakes Ofner in the ranking!
Austria has a new number 1 in tennis: Filip Misolic has secured the top spot with his impressive victory in the final in Poznan. The 23-year-old beat 22-year-old Dalibor Svrčina 6-2, 6-0 in just 75 minutes to celebrate his fourth Challenger title. With this success, Misolic was able to climb to number 110 in the ATP world rankings, which is his personal best. He overtakes 29-year-old Sebastian Ofner, who is in 115th place with 115 points, as oe24.at reports.
Misolic's success story also includes a notable appearance at the French Open, where he reached the main draw. There he defeated Denis Shapovalov and faced tennis star Novak Đoković in the third round. Looking ahead to the upcoming grass court season, Misolic plans to continue playing successfully on the road to Wimbledon.
Ofner's health problems
Sebastian Ofner, however, was less lucky. He failed to qualify in Mallorca after initially winning the first set against Rinky Hijikata. However, in the decisive tiebreak of the second set he missed four match points and finally had to give up in the third set when the score was 1:3. The reason for this was heel pain, which had already affected him in Halle. Ofner said that the pain bothered him even more on grass, which made his preparation for Mallorca much more difficult.
Despite his current problems, Ofner gives the all-clear for Wimbledon. Thanks to his protected ranking, he will be in the main draw and hopes his heel will last “for one or two matches” so he can take advantage of his chances of a good tournament. The current situation shows how challenging the competitive conditions can be for tennis players.
World ranking of the best players
The current ATP world rankings are still led by Jannik Sinner from Italy, followed by Carlos Alcaraz and Alexander Zverev. Here is an overview of the first ten places:
| Place | name | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jannik Sinner (Italy) | 10880 |
| 2 | Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | 8850 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev (Germany) | 6500 |
| 4 | Taylor Fritz (United States) | 4735 |
| 5 | Novak Djokovic (Serbia & Montenegro) | 4630 |
| 6 | Jack Draper (Great Britain) | 4550 |
| 7 | Lorenzo Musetti (Italy) | 4470 |
| 8 | Tommy Paul (United States) | 3470 |
| 9 | Holger Rune (Denmark) | 3440 |
| 10 | Ben Shelton (United States) | 3170 |
The developments in Austrian tennis, especially through the meeting between Misolic and Ofner, show both successes and challenges that the players in this sport have to overcome. While Misolic is riding a wave of success, Ofner is struggling to find his form and fitness to continue competing on the big stage. Further information about the players and their ranking positions can be found on Krone.at and TennisStats247.