The programme on the #glaubandich Court begins at 1:30 pm with a high-profile last-16 encounter. Seventh seed Tommy Paul of the United States faces Italy’s Luciano Darderi.
Paul defeated former Vienna champion Andrey Rublev in his opening match. Darderi won Monday’s all-Italian encounter against Matteo Arnaldi and will now be looking to produce another surprise.
Neumayer and Rodionov team up in the doubles
Not before 2:30 pm, the fans can look forward to an Austrian pairing. Wildcards Lukas Neumayer and Jurij Rodionov take on the American duo of Ryan Seggerman and Learner Tien.
Following the end of their respective singles campaigns, Neumayer and Rodionov will now look to make their mark together in the doubles – once again backed by the support of the home crowd.
Musetti battles for a place in the quarter-finals
Not before 5:00 pm, another of the tournament’s biggest names takes to the court. Lorenzo Musetti faces British qualifier Arthur Fery.
Musetti defeated Frances Tiafoe in two hard-fought sets on Wednesday, while Fery advanced from his opening match following the retirement of fellow Briton Jacob Fearnley. The winner will book a place in the quarter-finals.
Miedler and Oberleitner begin their campaign
The programme on the Glaubandich Court concludes with the eagerly anticipated opening appearance of Lucas Miedler and Neil Oberleitner. Austria’s leading doubles team faces Czech player Petr Nouza and New Zealand doubles specialist Michael Venus.
Following their Masters title in Shanghai and their run to the final in Almaty, Miedler and Oberleitner arrive in Vienna full of confidence. They will now look to continue their successful run in front of the home crowd at the Marx Halle.
Wheelchair Invitational begins with the quarter-finals
A special tournament highlight also begins on the Fairplay Court on Thursday, with the Erste Bank Open Wheelchair Invitational starting directly with all four quarter-final matches.
From 12:30 pm, South Africa’s Alwande Sikhosana faces British Grand Slam champion Gordon Reid. This will be followed by Christoph Wilke against second-seeded Spaniard Martín de la Puente.
After two doubles matches, the two Austrian players take centre stage. Nico Langmann faces Italy’s Luca Arca, before Maximilian Taucher challenges top-seeded Briton Alfie Hewett. Fans at the Marx Halle will therefore have the opportunity to experience the world’s wheelchair-tennis elite up close from the very first day of the competition.
