Erste Bank Open
Ofner cancels for Vienna, Davis Cup hero moves up
His body is not playing ball: Sebastian Ofner decides not to play in Vienna! Davis Cup hero Jurij Rodionov moves up into the main draw of the Erste Bank Open.
Thanks to a wildcard, Sebastian Ofner would have been in the main draw of the Erste Bank Open, which is endowed with 2,736,875 euros. However, problems with his right wrist and both heels prevented the 29-year-old from competing in Vienna.
"Never really pain-free"
"Unfortunately, I've never really been pain-free since my return to the tennis court, and the pain has been getting worse recently. Of course I would have loved to play in Vienna, but due to my physical condition I unfortunately have to cancel one of my big season highlights," explained Ofner, who will now undergo more detailed examinations of his wrist and heels.
Opportunity for Rodionov
Tournament director and Ofner manager Herwig Straka awarded the wild card that has now become available to Jurij Rodionov. For the Davis Cup hero from Debrecen, who contributed two points to the 3:2 triumph against Hungary in September and thus led the red-white-red team to the Final 8 in Bologna in November, it is his third appearance in the main competition of the Erste Bank Open after 2020 and 2022.
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