2023-05-14 18:38:57
After Dominic Thiem, Filip Misolic also had to admit defeat to the Serb Hamad Medjedovic on Sunday. In the final of the ATP 100 Challenger in Mauthausen, the 21-year-old from Styria lost 2:6.7:5(5),4:6 to his 19-year-old opponent. While Misolic missed out on his third title at the second highest tournament level, Medjedovic triumphed for the first time at a Challenger.
Misolic, who prevailed once morest his closer compatriot Sebstian Ofner in the semifinals on Saturday, was only able to really stand up to Medjedovic in the second set. In the third round he reared up once more when he was 2:5 behind, broke following defending a match point to make it 3:5, but was then perhaps also slowed down by the approximately one-hour rain break. Medjedovic, number 214 in the world, did not let the win once morest the Austrian number 129 be taken away following the restart.
“Everything was there today,” said Misolic with apparently mixed feelings. “It was really difficult for us players. The conditions and the long waits didn’t make it easy for us. I was under pressure throughout the match and hardly found a recipe,” he admitted. “It makes me really proud that I came back like this following the match point was saved at 2: 5. It’s bitter that I mightn’t take advantage of my break chances in the last game. But it was a great tournament for me, I can take a lot with me. “
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