Sebastian Ofner faces the Russian Pavel Kotov (ATP No. 69) at the start of the clay court tournament in Barcelona. That was the result of the draw on Saturday. The match will take place on Monday (4th match after 11 a.m. in the LIVE ticker).
It will be the third meeting between the two opponents. The balance is balanced at 1:1.
They met for the first time in July 2022 at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel, where the Austrian prevailed in the qualifying. A month later, the Russian took revenge in qualifying for the US Open.
If the Styrian wins the opening match in Barcelona, Stefanos Tsitsipas will be waiting in the second round. The ÖTV ace lost the round of 16 at the French Open 3-0 against the Greeks last year.
Thiem on Monday against qualifiers
Dominic Thiem will also be in action on the first full day of the main competition in Munich (2nd game after 11 a.m.). The Lower Austrian will also play for the first time against the qualifier Alejandro Moro Canas, who was drawn to him. The Spaniard is ranked 238th in the world.
For Thiem it’s about returning to the top 100, which he will leave on Monday with the new world rankings. Jurij Rodionov will not be competing against Australian Aleksandar Vukic in the Bavarian metropolis on Monday.
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2024-04-14 17:55:00
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