First quarter-final

ÖTV ace Joel Schwärzler strong in Tallahassee

Joel Schwärzler fought his way into the quarter-finals of the ATP Challenger in Tallahassee (US) for the first time ever. The young player from Vorarlberg now has a good chance of taking the next step.

Joel Schwärzler from Harden has set the next milestone in his career! At the Tallahassee Challenger (US), the 18-year-old ÖTV ace defeated the British player of the same age Henry Searle in two sets 6:1 and 7:6 (5), once again putting in a very solid performance under the watchful eye of Gerald Melzer.

This is Schwärzler's first appearance in a Challenger quarter-final, where he will face unseeded local hero Mitchell Krueger on Thursday.