Tournament in Rome

Ofner meets Nishioka in the first round

Sebastian Ofner(Bild: GEPA)

Tennis pro Sebastian Ofner will face Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in the first round of the Masters 1000 tournament in Rome - on Wednesday at the earliest.

The Styrian has never played against the 80th-ranked player in the world. If he is successful, Bulgarian number eight seed Grigor Dimitrov will be waiting in the next round.

Rodionov in action in the qualifiers
Yuriy Rodionov, an Austrian, will be competing in the qualifying round of the clay court classic with prize money of nine million euros. His first opponent on Monday evening will be the Dutchman Jesper de Jong.