Sebastian Ofner with three-set victory in second Paris round-Diepresse.com

Sebastian Ofner won his first round match on Monday at the French Open, which was endowed with 56.35 million. Austria’s best tennis player currently defeated the German Jan-Lennard Struff 7: 6 (5), 6: 3.6: 7 (5), 6: 2. In the second round, the 29-year-old Styrer meets the Russian Karen Chasthanow, which was set as number 24, which he beat in three sets in the Geneva quarter-finals last week.

« It was a really good match, » said Ofner in the ServusTV interview. He was most proud that, despite a total of eleven break balls, he never had to give up his service. « It was pretty happy once or twice, but otherwise … the return performance was also quite good, Struffi served too well. »

Forner’s game of game did not bother the Matchball.

Ofner, mental strength again demonstrated, especially since he awarded the very easy -to -play match ball in the third set and had to be in sentence four. « The injury phase that I had twice also shapes mentally. I saw, I have to appreciate it more that I have the opportunity to play on the level. »

That is why he reacted more calmly that day. « You can say, oh my god, but I said to myself: » Okay, I’m leading 2: 1 sets. I always had the feeling in the fourth set that I was a bit better, I stayed up and took the chance, ”he said with a smile.

Ofner had anything but easy game against number 87 in the ATP ranking. In the first set, Wolfgang Thiem’s ​​protégé had to ward off no fewer than five break balls before he came to the tie -break. In this it went up to 5: 5 and at 6: 5, Ofner, used the first set ball after 43 minutes. In the second set of Brokee Ofner early to 2-1 and after only 71 minutes in very quick games again to 6: 3.

Struff missed a total of eleven break chances

In the third round it went to the Tiebreak Gut for Ofner, even though he had four break balls against him again. Struff awarded his eleventh chance, 5: 5 in the match, with his 18th and 19th ASS OFERNER to 6: 5. And then he had the first match ball he should have used. A passport ball from the Halfcourt, – Struff had already turned away – got stuck on the net. In the subsequent Tiebreak, however, Struff used his first set ball.

Ofner, however, of the setback did not let himself be discouraged and made the break to zero to 2-1 in the fourth set. The Styrian now stayed on the trigger, with a great return he got Struffs’ surcharge again to 5: 2. Ofner used the second match ball, who balanced a total of 22 asses.

So now it goes against Chasthanow again: « I know how Tough it will be. It is a bit to play here differently », compared the conditions with Geneva. « It will definitely be a very difficult match. » (APA