Ofner fights in Paris: Heavy task against Struff is waiting!

Ofner fights in Paris: Heavy task against Struff is waiting!

Paris, Frankreich - Sebastian Ofner, Austria's best tennis player, will compete in an exciting duel against German Jan-Lennard Struff on Monday. This marks the tenth appearance in the main competition of a major tournament and his fourth participation in the French Open, where he achieved his best result last year by reaching the round of 16. Despite his recently strong performances, Ofner does not see himself as a favorite in the upcoming match and describes it as a 50:50 game, as [OE24] reports.

Ofner recently collected 100 points in Geneva, which will be lost in Paris for the third round. He is currently planning to compete with protected ranking at eight tournaments. His main goal remains the qualification for the Australian Open at the end of the year. In addition to his sporting career, he also has to adapt to the announced rainy weather, which could slow down the game on the court. Struff, on the other hand, has won only a match in his last ten tournaments, which of OFNER does not make it easy to take the match on the shoulder.

ofner's impressive career

Ofner was born on May 12, 1996 and has worked up constantly since his debut on the ATP tour in 2017. He reached the highest place in his career with 37th place in the ATP world rankings on January 8, 2024. Until OFERNER has achieved several impressive results, including reaching the third round at the French Open 2023 and a total of three Challenger Tour finals in the first three months of this year.

On the ATP tour, ofner has so far had a final participation-at the Mallorca Championships, where he was defeated against Alejandro Tabilo. Even among the ten most successful Austrian tennis players, Ofner now occupies a remarkable place. He currently occupies ninth place in this ranking and has made a name for himself in Grand Slam tournaments and his constant performance. The major tournament in Paris could offer him the opportunity to further consolidate his position and possibly also set up new records for domestic tennis players, as the [tips.at] note.

preparation for the French Open

The French Open, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, is always under special pressure for Ofner. He says about his upcoming match against Struff that he cannot sit back on the pitch. Despite the rainy weather that could make the conditions more difficult, Ofner is optimistic. Last year's finalist of the tournament, Alexander Zverev, also has a turbulent journey that ended with an emergency landing after a lightning strike on the plane.

While Zverev will go into the first round against Learner Tien on Tuesday, ofner's focus on the match on Monday. His goal is to further penetrate the competition and to consolidate his position as one of the outstanding Austrian tennis players. The coming days could be crucial for Ofner, both with regard to his ranking placement and his personal progress in tennis.