Filip Misolic is well deserved in the quarterfinals in Kitzbühel. The 20-year-old from Graz clearly defeated the Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6: 4, 6: 0.
After Jurij Rodionov’s exit, the second Austrian, who played in the round of 16 of the Generali Open on Wednesday, surprisingly made it into the quarter-finals in Kitzbühel. Just 20-year-old Filip Misolic defeated 36-year-old Spaniard Pablo Andujar 6-4, 6-0, securing a quarter-final day with two Austrians. Because in the evening, another local hero qualified for this phase in the ÖTV duel Dominic Thiem against Sebastian Ofner.
“In any case, the day before yesterday and today are the two best days of my life,” said the shy Misolic. “I played my game the whole match: aggressive, good stops and played the backhand longline again and again,” said Misolic, who had previously thanked the thousands of fans in the stadium for their support. He was only nervous at the beginning, he said.
Misolic, who, like Roger Federer and Felix Auger-Aliassime, has his birthday on August 8th, continues to celebrate his ATP Tour debut very successfully in Kitz. With this victory, he is at least in a position around 175 in the top 200 from Monday. In the fight for the semi-finals, he now meets either Aslan Karazew (RUS-4) or Dusan Lajovic (SRB).
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