He missed his third participation in the main competition of a Grand Slam tournament.
Ofner really stormed into the game, took the serve from Albot three times in a row in the first set and led 5-0 before the 26-year-old gave up the serve, but served it out a little later to make it 6-2. In the second set, the Styrian immediately managed a break again, but in return he immediately conceded the rebreak to make it 1-1. Albot now sensed the morning air and took the service from Ofner to 5:3, fended off breakballs on his own serve and subsequently won the set 6:3.
In the third set, the Moldovan managed a break in game seven, shortly afterwards this round was also a prey for the 32-year-old. The fourth set was balanced for a long time, until Albot took the lead with a break to make it 6:5 and then used his second match ball on his own serve after a playing time of 2:26 hours. Ofner can console himself with 32,000 pounds (37,200 euros) in prize money.
Source: Nachrichten
