Challenger Val Gardena: Tröbinger pulls off a qualifying surprise

The 21-year-old from Wolkenstein showed a strong performance and beat the Russian Ivan Davydov (ATP 893) after 1:41 hours with 6:2, 4:6, 7:6(5).

In an exciting game, Tröbinger took the first set 21-6 after two breaks in just 2 minutes. Davydov countered and took the second set after a break to make it 1-0 6-4. In the third set, the brave Tröbinger was ahead 5:2, served at 5:3 to win the match, but he couldn't finish the game. But he won the tiebreak 7:5.

Tomorrow Tröbinger will face Spaniard David Vega Hernandez, who defeated Adelchi Virgili today, in the second qualifying round (second match after 10 a.m.). Tröbinger is the third Val Gardena native, after Philip Lageder in 2011 and Patric Prinoth in 2014, to win a qualifying match at the “home tournament”.

Ciechi, Fellin, Kerschbaumer and Prinoth eliminated

With Jonas Ciechi, Pietro Fellin and Michael Kerschbaumer from Brixen as well as Patric Prinoth from St. Christina, the remaining four South Tyroleans said goodbye in the first qualifying round today. Ciechi had no chance against the German Kevin Krawietz. The world number 366 won 39:6, 1:6 in just 0 minutes. Krawietz reached the singles semi-finals in Val Gardena last year and also won the doubles.

Fellin, who was only 16 years old, looked good against the Swiss Yann Marti and was ranked 454 in the world rankings. equal in the first sentence. In his first Challenger, Fellin even had four set points in the first set before he narrowly lost the tiebreak 9:11. In the end, favorite Marti prevailed 7:6(9), 6:3. After a slow start, Patric Prinoth improved against Laurent Lokoli (4:1 for the Frenchman) and reached the tiebreak in the first set, which he lost 4:7. In the end, Prinoth lost 6:7(4) and 6:2. Kerschbaumer was the last South Tyrolean to play on the center court. Against the number 2 in the qualification and the number 281 in the world, he was on equal terms in the first set. Viola, Val Gardena semi-finalist in 2012, won 7:6(1), 6:1, but Kerschbaumer even served to win the set at 5:3 in the first set.

Qualification Sparkasse ATP Challenger Val Gardena/South Tyrol - 64.000 euros

1. round Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA/1/ATP 216) - Augusto Virgili (ITA/WC) 6:7(2), 6:2, 6:2 Tom Kecevar-Desman (SLO) - Hugo Grenier (FRA) 4:6, 7:6(2), 7:6(4) Yannick Jankovits (FRA) - Tim Puetz (GER) Lukas Klein (SVK) - Alessandro Bega (ITA/5/ATP 326) Matteo Viola (ITA/2/ATP 281) - Michael Kerschbaumer (ITA/Brixen/WC) 7:6(1), 6:1 Laurent Lokoli (FRA) - Patric Prinoth (ITA/St. Christina/WC) 7:6(4), 6:2 Erwin Tröbinger (ITA/Wolkenstein/WC) - Ivan Davydov (RUS) 6:2, 4:6, 7:6(5) David Vega Hernandez (ESP) - Adelchi Virgili (ITA/8/ATP 402) 6:1, 6:4 Edam Leshem (ISR/3/ATP 298) - Pavel Filin (BLR) 6:0, 6:1 Tobias Simon (GER) - Lorenzo Frigerio (ITA) 6:4, 7:6(4) Franc Zvonimir Zgombic (CRO) - Matteo Marfia (ITA/PR) 6:1, 6:0 Marc Sieber (GER/7/ATP 396) - Michal Konecny (CZE) 6:3, 7:6(6) Albano Olivetti (FRA/4/ATP 313) - David Pel (NED) 7:6(2), 6:0 Yann Marti (SVI) - Pietro Fellin (ITA/Brixen/WC) 7:6(9), 6:3 Michael Przysiezny (POL) - Antonio Sancic (CRO) 4:6, 7:6(6), 3:2, Sancic abandons Kevin Krawietz (GER/6/ATP 366) - Jonas Ciechi (ITA/St. Ulrich/WC) 6:1, 6:0

2. round Andrea Arnaboldi (ITA/1/ATP 216) - Tom Kecevar-Desman (SLO) Winner Jankovits (FRA)/Puetz (GER) - Winner Klein (SVK)/Bega (ITA) Matteo Viola (ITA/2/ATP 281) - Laurent Lokoli (FRA) Erwin Tröbinger (ITA/Wolkenstein/WC) - David Vega Hernandez (ESP) Edam Leshem (ISR/3/ATP 298) - Tobias Simon (GER) Franc Zvonimir Zgombic (CRO) - Marc Sieber (GER/7/ATP 396) Albano Olivetti (FRA/4/ATP 313) - Yann Marti (SVI) Michael Przysiezny (POL) - Kevin Krawietz (GER/6/ATP 366)

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Challenger Val Gardena: Tröbinger pulls off a qualifying surprise

After three years, the “8. Sparkasse ATP Challenger Val Gardena South Tyrol” again a local player won a match in the qualification. Erwin Tröbinger managed it this afternoon.

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