Ofner fails after five-set thrillers on Chasthanow in Paris!

Ofner fails after five-set thrillers on Chasthanow in Paris!

In a gripping five-set match, Sebastian Ofner had to give up on Wednesday to the Russian tennis professional Karen Chatschashanow. The Chadhanow, set as number 24, prevailed after 3:58 hours with 5: 7, 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 4 and 2: 6, which meant the end of the French Open in the second round. Particularly bitter for the Styrian: he went the opportunity to move into the third round, not for the second time in a row.

The match started with an interruption in the first set when it was stopped for Chaschanow for 45 minutes in 3-2 for Chasthanow. Ofner was unable to use a 0: 40 chance to serve his opponent and finally had to hand in the first set with 5: 7. In the second sentence, the Austrian showed a strong performance and won 6: 3 after he was breaked at the beginning, immediately struck back and took the lead with 4: 2.

an exciting duel

The third sentence was more difficult for Ofner. Despite the defense against a set ball, he had to give up the set 4: 6. In the fourth sentence, however, he managed a break to 5: 4, which earned him a set of sentence. He even led 2-0, but Chatschanow was still able to beat back and finally won the match. Despite his intensive competition conditions in May, where he had already played 13 matches and reached the semi -finals in Geneva, Ofner could not build on the previous success.

The loss means that Filip Misolic will be the last even active Austrian in the individual against Denis Shapovalov to maintain the Austrian hopes in the tournament.

more results at the French Open

In the third round, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, the Fabian Marozsan defeated 6: 1, 4: 6, 6: 1, 6: 2. In contrast, Casper Ruud, co -favorite and winner in Madrid, experienced an unexpected defeat against Nuno Borges. Among the women, the defending champion Iga Swiatek against Emma Raducanu won 6: 1, 6: 2 and is back in shape. She was set as number 5 in front of Paris and had not won a tournament beforehand.

In the first round, Lucas Miedler and Francisco Cabral were 6: 7 (2), 3: 6, while Alexander Erler and Constantin Frantzen reached the second round.

The course of the tournament once again demonstrates the challenges and surprises of the Grand Slam tournaments. Players who are exposed to high pressure must preserve both mental and physical strength in order to be successful even in long matches. The statistics show that after this defeat, OFNER could not achieve further progress at the French Open. However, his impressive achievements in the previous weeks leave hope for a successful new beginning in the future.