Breaks were rare at the start of the match. Vukic only managed one break in the first two sets. Ofner didn’t manage one. In the third set, Ofner lost his serve early, but equalized immediately. Another break for Vukic secured the third set for the Australian.
In the fourth set, Ofner was able to pull ahead a little. After a hail of breaks at the beginning, he managed one more, which secured him the fourth set. In the fifth set, the 28-year-old was ahead for long stretches, but was unable to decide the match. The match tiebreak ultimately went to Vukic. He will face the world number three, Carlos Alcaraz, in the second round.
Ofner had to stay after the first set. After neither of them managed to break, the world number 45 had to go into a tiebreak in the first set. The Austrian was able to win this, however, after having already fended off two set balls. Ofner then had three opportunities to decide the first set in his favor. Vukic successfully fended off two, but Ofner used the third to take a 1-0 lead.
Breaks are in short supply
In the second set, too, the spectators had to wait a long time for a break. Ofner missed the first two break points in the second set when the score was 3:2. For Vukic, Ofner’s break chances were a kind of wake-up call, because he scored the break himself immediately after fending off the break points, making it 3:4 from Ofner’s perspective. In the very next game, Ofner had two more chances to break back, but missed both and lost the second set 4:6 to Vukic.
The third set did not start as planned for Ofner. He had to give up his second serve to Vukic. This time, however, Austria’s number one promptly managed to break back to make it 2:2. In a hard-fought third set, Ofner had to accept another break in the seventh game at 3:3. A deficit that he was chasing for the rest of the third set.
Moment of shock for Vukic
At the beginning of the fourth set, the spectators on court seven experienced a moment of shock. Vukic slipped during Ofner’s serve and remained on the ground for a short time. He held his right knee, but was able to continue after a short break and take Ofner’s serve. This time, however, the Austrian took the chance to rebreak.
Breaks suddenly became much more frequent. The two breaks at the beginning were followed by two more that balanced each other out. From that moment on, Ofner was in the better game. He scored another break and didn’t lose any of his other serves in the fourth set.
Decision in match tiebreak
The fifth set started well for the world number 45. After both players held their first service game, Ofner broke the serve of the world number 69 at 1:1. However, Vukic managed to break back in the fifth set to temporarily make it 4:4. Ofner was not put off by this and scored another break, but was then unable to convert his first match point. In the match tiebreak, Vukic finally beat the Styrian 10/8.
Wimbledon Championships
(England, £17,942,000, lawn)
Erstrundentableau: Jannik Sinner (ITA/1) Yannick Hanfmann (GER) -:- -:- -:- Matteo Berrettini (ITA) Marton Fucsovics (HUN) 7:6 (7/3) 6:2 3:6 6:1 Sumit Nagal (IND) Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB) -:- -:- -:- Tallon Grixkoor (NED/27) Daniel Elahi Galan (COL) -:- -:- -:- Denis Shapovalov (CAN) Nicolas Jarry (CHI /19) 6:1 7:5 6:4 Daniel Altmaier (GER) Arthur Fery (GBR) 4:6 7:6 (7/2) 1:6 6:3 6:1 Lloyd Harris (RSA) Alex Michelsen ( USA) 3:6 4:6 7:6 (7/5) 6:2 7:6 (11/9) Ben Shelton (USA/14) Mattia Bellucci (ITA) -:- -:- -:- Grigor Dimitrow (BUL/10) Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 6:3 6:4 7:5 Shang Juncheng (CHN) Cristian Garin (CHI) 7:5 6:4 6:4 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) Charles Broom (GBR) 6: 3 7:5 6:4 Gael Monfils (FRA) Adrian Mannarino (FRA/22) 6:4 3:6 7:5 6:4 Zhang Zhizhen (CHN/32) Maxime Janvier (FRA) 7:6 (7/4 ) 6:3 6:2 Jan-Lennard Struff (GER) Fabian Marozsan (HUN) 6:4 6:7 (4/7) 6:2 6:3 Alexandre Müller (FRA) Hugo Gaston (FRA) 6:4 7 :6 (7/2) 7:6 (7/5) Daniil Medwedew (RUS/5) Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 6:3 6:4 6:2 Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/3) Mark Lajal (ESP) 7: 6 (7/3) 7:5 6:3 Aleksandar Vukic (AUS)
Sebastian Ofner (AUT) 6;7 (9/11) 6:4 6:4 3:6 7:6 (10/8) Borna Coric (CRO) Felipe Meligeni Alves (BRA) 6:3 7:6 (7/2) 6:3 Frances Tiafoe (USA/29) Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 6:7 (5/7) 2:6 6:1 6:3 6:3 Brandon Nakashima (USA) Sebastian Baez (ARG/18) 6:2 6: 3 6:4 Jordan Thompson (AUS) Pawel Kotow (RUS) 5:7 5:7 6:4 6:4 6:4 Liam Broady (GBR) Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) -:- -:- – :- Ugo Humbert (FRA/16) Alexander Schewtschenko (KAZ) -:- -:- -:- Tommy Paul (USA/12) Pedro Martinez Portero (ESP) -:- -:- -:- Otto Virtanen (FIN) Max Purcell (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Zizou Bergs (BEL) Arthur Cazaux (FRA) -:- -:- -:- Alexander Bublik (KAZ/23) Jakub Mensik (CZE) -:- -: – -:- Mariano Navone (ARG/31) Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) -:- -:- -:- Maximilian Marterer (GER) Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) -:- -:- -:- Fabio Fognini (ITA) Luca Van Assche (FRA) 6:1 6:3 7:5 Casper Ruud (NOR/8) Alex Bolt (AUS) 7:6 (7/2) 6:4 6:4 Andrej Rublew (RUS/6) Francisco Comesana (ARG) -:- -:- -:- Federico Coria (ARG) Adam Walton (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Luciano Darderi (ITA) Jan Choinski (GBR) -:- -:- -:- Lorenzo Musetti (ITA/25) Constant Lestienne (FRA) -:- -:- -:- Sebastian Korda (USA/20) Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) -:- -:- -:- Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) Nuno Borges (POR) -:- -:- -:- Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) Mackenzie McDonald (USA) -:- -:- -:- Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/11) Taro Daniel (JPN) -:- -:- – :- Taylor Fritz (USA/13) Christopher O’Connell (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Kei Nishikori (JPN) Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) -:- -:- -:- Flavio Cobolli (ITA) Rinky Hijikata (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Alejandro Tabilo (ESP/24) Daniel Evans (GBR) -:- -:- -:- Jack Draper (GBR/28) Elias Ymer (SWE) -:- – :- -:- Cameron Norrie (GBR) Facundo Diaz Acosta (ARG) -:- -:- -:- Henry Searle (GBR) Marcos Giron (USA) -:- -:- -:- Alexander Zverev (GER/4 ) Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) -:- -:- -:- Hubert Hurkacz (POL/7) Radu Albot (MDA) -:- -:- -:- Arthur Fils (FRA) Dominic Stricker (SUI) -:- -:- -:- Andy Murray (GBR) Tomas Machac (CZE) -:- -:- -:- Francisco Cerundolo (ARG/26) Roman Safiullin (RUS) -:- -:- -:- Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/17) Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Lucas Pouille (FRA) Laslo Djere (SRB) -:- -:- -:- Jaume Munar (ESP) Billy Harris (GBR) -: – -:- -:- Alex de Minaur (AUS/9) James Duckworth (AUS) -:- -:- -:- Holger Rune (DEN/15) Kwon Soon-Wo (KOR) -:- -:- – :- Paul Jubb (GBR) Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA) -:- -:- -:- Quentin Halys (FRA) Christopher Eubanks (USA) -:- -:- -:- Karen Chatschanow (RUS/21) Aslan Karazew (RUS) -:- -:- -:- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG/30) Luca Nardi (ITA) -:- -:- -:- Alexei Popyrin (AUS) Thiago Monteiro (BRA) -:- -:- -:- Jacob Fearnley (GBR) Alejandro Moro Canas (ESP) -:- -:- -:- Novak Djokovic (SRB/2) Vit Kopriva (CZE) -:- -:- -:-
