Generali Open: Molcan comes back from a set and 5-0 down against Ofner, through to last eight
Alex Molcan edged out Sebastian Ofner 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) on Wednesday. He’ll face Argentinian Sebastian Baez in the next round
Alex Molcan at Roland-Garros (Federico Pestellini/Panoramic)
Slovak Alex Molcan reached the last eight of the Generali Open by edging out Austrian Sebastian Ofner, the No 4 seed, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) at Kitzbühel Tennis Club in Kitzbuhel on Wednesday.
He recovered from a set and 5-0 down to take the match, winning seven games on the spin to seal the second set.
Molcan, ranked No 120, will play Argentinian Sebastian Baez next.
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Alex Molcan comes from a set and 5-0 to defeat number 4 seed Ofner in Kitzbuhel…#GeneraliOpen pic.twitter.com/nmqsHuSYYw
Ahead of his victory, the Slovak beat Frenchman Luca Van Assche (6-4, 6-3).
Kitzbuhel ATP250, other second-round results (Kitzbühel Tennis Club, clay, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Arthur Rinderknech vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Dominic Thiem
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Pedro Cachin
- Laslo Djere vs. Thiago Seyboth Wild
- Daniel Elahi Galan vs. Daniel Altmaier: wednesday
- Sebastian Baez beat Roberto Carballes Baena (6): 6-1, 6-2
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry (1) beat Guido Andreozzi (Q): 6-2, 6-2
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