Australian Open qualification: Jurij Rodionov retires after a marathon
With Jurij Rodionov , the only Austrian failed to qualify for the Australian Open 2022 on Wednesday. Rodionov lost to Filip Horansky in three sets.
by Jens Huiber
last edit:
Jan 12, 2022, 11:19 am
Horansky and Rodionov played each other in Melbourne Park for 3:13 hours, after which the Slovakian was allowed to take the shower as the winner after a 7: 6 (5), 4: 6 and 7: 5. Jurij Rodionov was the only Austrian starter in the qualification for the first major of 2022.
For women, Julia Grabher kept the chance of a place in the 128 grid. Grabher defeated the French Tessah Adrianjafitrimo 7: 5 and 6: 2 and plays in round three against Caroline Dolehide from the USA.
Here is the men's qualification table