According to a statement from the organizer on Thursday, the 27-year-old, like Dominic Thiem, can compete in the main competition of the tennis tournament in the town hall and at the Heumarkt (October 21st to 29th). Thiem also received a wildcard.
Ofner recently made it into the top 50 players in the ATP rankings for the first time by reaching the semi-finals in Astana. He was ranked 193rd in the world that year. gone. “He absolutely deserves the wildcard for the Erste Bank Open,” explained tournament director Herwig Straka.
Five top ten stars and twelve of the 20 best tennis players in the world have registered for the Open, which is worth around 2.5 million euros. The Russian defending champion Daniil Medvedev leads the field, including Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
