Sebastian Ofner: Comeback countdown begins in Murcia in Spanish!

Sebastian Ofner: Comeback countdown begins in Murcia in Spanish!

Murcia, Spanien - On Tuesday, Sebastian Ofner, Austria's tennis hope, will step back onto the field after a painful time. Almost seven months after his last match, which he had to cancel in August 2024 due to a heel injury, he faces the Belgian Kimmer Coppejans in the ATP Challenger in Murcia. Ofner, who crashed to 131 in the world rankings, has intensively prepared for this comeback after several operations, such as laola1.at reported

After the worrying intervention in autumn, in which he was operated on at both feet, Ofner has pursued a clear training plan. He has been training under Wolfgang Thiem since the beginning of December and has continuously increased his units. "In the beginning I only trained with Steve Rettl once a week, now I'm fully in training again and have already played points," he explained optimistic. His goal is to collect a lot of competition practice to find out the rhythm. "If things go well in Spain, I am considering exposing a week to better control the stress," continued OFNER.

New management and sporting goals

Another new beginning for the 28-year-old is the cooperation with the E | motion Group from Herwig Straka, which will now take over his management. "I'm looking forward to the cooperation. Herwig is a recognized, well -networked connoisseur of the international tennis scene," said Ofner. The first tournaments in Spain are an important phase for him, with Murica, Girona, Menorca and Madrid on his tournament plan. In addition, he has the opportunity to use his protected ranking for the ATP-Masters 1000 events, which could help him compete again at the top, as