Misolic Celebrates First Win After Comeback at Tulln Challenger

ÖTV player Filip Misolic wins in the first round of the ATP Challenger in Tulln. He defeated German Henri Squire in straight sets 6:4, 6:0.

Against the world No. 215, Misolic still had trouble finding his game, but managed to succeed with two breaks and conceding only one re-break.

In the second set, the nervousness dissipated, and a much better game rhythm was evident. His opponent committed seven double faults throughout the match, and Misolic eventually converted his second match point for a 6:0 victory.

Drought Ends

This first-round victory is his first match win at an ATP event since January 11th in Adelaide. Misolic had to endure a long injury break and only made his comeback at the US Open against Francisco Cerundolo, where he was defeated. The Graz native was suffering from a severe rupture of the plantar fascia in his right foot.

Misolic himself expressed relief after the win in an ORF interview: "I'm quite relieved to get the first win. It was better than I thought, but at the beginning, I was very nervous, of course. Later on, though, it didn't look bad."

Looking ahead to the coming months, his goals are modest: "The plan is to play as much as possible. It's hard to say because it's almost the end of the season, but I do believe I can achieve great things; we'll see how it goes."