Sinja Kraus Qualifies for First Major Main Draw After Hard-Fought Victory

The winner of this final qualifying match will earn a spot in the main draw of the tournament, with €48,000 guaranteed for reaching this stage.

Meanwhile, in men's qualifying, Austrian Lukas Neumayer (ATP-188) comfortably defeated Spain's Alejandro Moro Canas 6-1, 6-3 to advance.

Men's Qualifying Results

The 23-year-old Neumayer, who is making his eighth attempt to qualify for a major, has reached the third qualifying round for the first time.

Another Austrian, Jurij Rodionov (ATP-158), overcame Brazil's Gustavo Heide 6-1, 6-4 in his match.

Rodionov faced a brief challenge in the second set when he trailed 3-4, but responded with a break back to level at 4-4 before closing out the match.

Young Austrian Joel Schwärzler (ATP-169) is also in action, facing Russia's Roman Safiullin (ATP-142) in his second qualifying match.

Doubles Action

In doubles action, the Austrian pair of Alexander Erler and Lucas Miedler began their campaign with a 6-7(5), 6-4, 10-8 victory over Sweden's Andre Göransson and American Evan King.

The Austrian duo will face a tough test in the quarterfinals against German third seeds Kevin Krawietz and Tim Pütz.

Several Austrian players have already secured main draw spots, including Sebastian Ofner (ATP-91), Anastasia Potapova (WTA-28), Lilli Tagger (WTA-91), and Julia Grabher (WTA-129).

Austrians in Main Draw

For Kraus, this represents her best chance yet to break through to a major main draw, having previously fallen short in qualifying attempts.