2023-11-07 17:06:03
Success doesn’t make you tired. Austria’s best tennis player will play his 90th match this year in the round of 16 of the ATP tournament in Sofia.
90 games in eleven months – in football you would talk about English weeks over a whole year. Tennis professional Sebastian Ofner can count this as his most successful year by far and also secures the record as a frequent player in 2023. The Styrian celebrated an opening victory over the Ukrainian at the ATP 250 tournament in Sofia with 6:4, 3:6, 6:2 Qualifier Vitaly Satschko and will celebrate his “90s” on Wednesday in the round of 16 against Australian Christopher O’Connell.
Daniil Medvedev (80), Andrej Rublev (78), Alexander Zverev (75), Carlos Alcaraz (73) and Jannik Sinner (71) have fewer matches in their legs – of course only on the biggest stages – and will also play Ofner at the am The ATP Finals in Turin, which begin on Sunday, will no longer come close. The 27-year-old played more than half of his games on the Challenger Tour, but also made a name for himself on the ATP Tour in the second half of the season. And although he had to pay tribute to his mammoth program at times this year, the desire for a fitting conclusion at the last tournament of the year remains undiminished.
“Of course a season like this is noticeable, but as long as you play well and win, you can handle everything better physically,” Ofner said recently. In order to extend his season, ideally until the final on Saturday, he first has to overcome the hurdle of O’Connell, who is ranked 66th in the world. is 22 places behind Ofner. A few weeks ago in Tokyo, Ofner had the upper hand against the Australian 6:7, 7:6, 7:5.
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