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Misolic fights his way into the Wimbledon main draw – historic victory!
Filip Misolic celebrates his Wimbledon premiere in 2025 after a strong qualifying battle and faces international competition.
Misolic fights his way into the Wimbledon main draw – historic victory!
Filip Misolic has secured a place in the main competition of the prestigious Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament and will therefore take part in such an event for the third time. This is his first time in the Wimbledon main draw, having previously reached the second round at the French Open in 2022, where he was eliminated by prominent Novak Djokovic. The Austrian is only 23 years old and is one of the few Austrians who made it into the main competition; Together with Sebastian Ofner, he is one of only two players from Austria who were able to qualify for the tournament. As Kleine Zeitung reports, the draw for the tournament will take place on Friday morning.
Misolic showed an impressive performance in the qualifying round, which ended in four sets against Lebanese Benjamin Hassan (ATP 196). Despite a difficult start in which he had to accept two breaks in the first set and was 2:5 behind, he showed fighting spirit. In the second set he reached a decisive tiebreak, which he won 8:6 after defending a set point. Even in the third set, which was interrupted due to rain, he managed to secure the rebreak by fending off two set points and winning the tiebreak 7:5. Finally, he quickly led 3-0 in the fourth set and couldn't miss the victory, as Laola1 states.
Wimbledon and Grand Slam tradition
Wimbledon is not only the oldest, but also the only Grand Slam tournament in which the final qualifying match in the men's field is played in “best of five” mode. In the other Grand Slam tournaments, such as the French Open, it is enough to win two sets to qualify for the main competition. This makes the challenge even greater for players like Misolic. He has celebrated his greatest success so far in his career at the French Open, where he was eliminated in the third round in 2022.
The history of Wimbledon begins in 1877, and since then many great tennis players, including names like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, have achieved tournament victories. The latter was also Misolic's conqueror at the French Open. The tradition and fame of the tournament attracts tennis fans from all over the world year after year, and now Misolic will also have the opportunity to face this demanding environment.
By taking part in Wimbledon, Misolic hopes to gain further experience on the big stage and cement his place among the best players in the world. The anticipation of the tournament and the expectations of his performance increase with each passing day closer to the draw and the first match.