Filip Misolic: The promoted team in the main field of Bastad surprises everyone!
Filip Misolic: The promoted team in the main field of Bastad surprises everyone!
Bastad, Schweden - Filip Misolic has successfully qualified for the main field of the ATP-2550 tournament in Bastad, Sweden. In the decisive round of qualification, the 22-year-old Austrian prevailed against the Swedish local hero Olle Wallin with 7: 6 (2), 6: 2. This victory is part of a remarkable tournament course for Misolic, who had already defeated Jozef Kovalik on Wednesday.
In the first sentence, Misolic managed to achieve a break early and to develop a 3-0 lead. Despite several breaks on both sides-Misolic had to give up his surcharge twice-he showed nerve strength in the tie break and secured it with 7: 2. In the second set, too, Misolic dominated the action and quickly led 3-0 before winning the set 6-2. In the round of the last eight, he is now becoming the world rankings 16. Meet Lorenzo Musetti from Italy.
Ofner as a challenger
Fortunately, Sebastian Ofner, currently a world rankings 58, has already made the leap into the main field. In his first duel, Ofner will meet the triple Grand Slam finalist Casper Ruud, going into this match as a clear outsider. A total of 20 Austrians have reached the top 100 of the ATP ranking, which underlines the strength of Austrian tennis.The success of the Austrian tennis players in international comparison cannot be overlooked. The country has produced outstanding talent, including Dominik Thiem, who won the US Open in 2020 and reached the second best placement with 3rd place in the world rankings. At the top of the most successful domestic tennis players is Thomas Must, who influenced the tennis landscape of Austria with 44 tournament victories, including the winning of the French Open in 1995.
top ten Austrian tennis player
An overview of the ten most successful Austrian tennis players is based on their best placement in the world rankings, tournament victories and their performance at Grand Slam tournaments:
| name
| tournament victory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Muster | 1st place | 44 |
| 2 | dominic thiem | 3rd place | 17 |
| 3 | Jürgen Melzer | 8th place | 5 |
| 4 | Horst Skoff | 18th place | 4 |
| 5 | Stefan Koubek | 20th place | 3 |
| 6 | Gilbert Schaller | 17th place | 1 |
| 7 | Peter Feigl | 35th place | 4 |
| 8 | Alexander Antonitsch | 40th place | 1 |
| 9 | Sebastian Ofner | 37th place | 0 |
| 10 | Hans Kary | 54th place | 1 |
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| Ort | Bastad, Schweden |
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