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When his team around Dominic Thiem and Sebastian Ofner was already determined to be the winner, Melzer, once in the top 10 of the ATP world rankings in singles and doubles, picked up the racket himself and played against Osgar O’Hoisin, who beat Ofner in the singles on Saturday was defeated 4:6 and 4:6. Actually intended as a show for the large audience in Limerick, the Irishman, currently number 1015 in the world, got serious against the long-resigned sports director of the Austrian Tennis Association. He won 6:0 and 6:1. But that didn’t change the actual final score.
After the singles successes of Dominic Thiem and Sebastian Ofner on Saturday, Alexander Erler/Lucas Miedler followed up in the doubles on Sunday and beat Connor Gannon/David O’Hare 6:1, 7:6 (5). Miedler then won against Michael Agwi.
After completing their mandatory task, Austria returns to World Group I and has the chance to secure a place in the 2025 qualifying round in September. According to the association, the draw will not take place until mid-March at the earliest.
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