In the first round, Schwärzler had to give up the first set in a tie-break in a duel with Italian Marco Miceli, who was seven years his senior. However, what he did in the four rounds that he then showed in Kottingbrunn was top class. Against the world number 845. he finally prevailed 6:7 (4), 6:0, 6:2. And in the round of 16 against the 20-year-old Russian Svyatoslav Gulin (ATP No. 689), the youngster presented himself from his best side, triumphing 6: 1, 6: 1 after only 1:15 hours of play.
Russians clearly eliminated – Youngster shoots his way into the home quarterfinals
