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Austria’s currently best tennis player defeated Canadian Denis Shapovalov 6:4,6:2 in the first round of the ATP250 tournament in Auckland on Tuesday. It was the Styrian’s first duel with the former tenth in the world rankings. Ofner will now face Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the round of 16.
Ofner, who is seeded number 7 in Auckland, is playing in the tournament in New Zealand for the first time. He showed strong early form last week by reaching the semi-finals in Hong Kong. Wolfgang Thiem’s protégé is competing in Auckland as a dress rehearsal for the Australian Open, where he will be taking part in the main competition for the first time.
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