“Offner celebrated his victory over Basavareddy in the major qualifier too wildly”, — write: sport.ua
In the semifinals of the selection, the Austrian lost to the representative of the USA in three sets Nishesh Basavareddy (ATP 239) in 2 hours and 32 minutes. Basavareddy pulled off a victory over Offner in a third-game super tiebreak.
Sebastian led 7:1 at the super tie-break and after winning the point began to celebrate the victory. Sebastian started to walk towards the net, and the referee told him that the match was not over yet.
As a result, Ofner lost 11:13, missing two match points: one for 10:9 on the reception and one for 11:10 on the serve.
Basavareddy will compete against George Loffhagen (Great Britain, ATP 211) in the Australian Open qualifying final.
Australian Open 2026. Qualification
Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) – Sebastian Ofner (Austria) – 4:6, 6:4, 7:6 (13:11)
VIDEO. A 7-1 victory gesture turned into a failure: an epic fiasco at the Aus Open
When your brain calls match point before the umpire does… pic.twitter.com/r1i49K1k2V
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Video review of the match Nishesh Basavareddy – Sebastian Ofner