Mallorca Open: Ofner battles past Michelson to move into semi-finals
Sebastian Ofner beat Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 and will play the winner of the match between Ben Shelton and Paul Jubb in the next round
Sebastian Ofner Imago / Panoramic
Austrian Sebastian Ofner beat American Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Mallorca Open at Mallorca Country Club.
Ofner, ranked No 54, will play the winner of the match between American Ben Shelton, the top seed, and qualifier Paul Jubb next.
The Austrian edged out Spaniard Jaume Munar (3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4)) and defeated Italian Luciano Darderi, the No 5 seed (6-3, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Mallorca tournament, Michelsen, ranked No 62, won against Portuguese Nuno Borges (6-3, 7-6 (4)) and Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, the No 3 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4).
Mallorca ATP 250, other last-eight results (Mallorca Country Club, grass, EUR 932.135, most recent results first):
- Ben Shelton vs. Paul Jubb
- Gael Monfils (6) beat Roberto Bautista Agut: 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
- Alejandro Tabilo (4) beat Jakub Mensik: 6-4, 6-4
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