The Italian government has relaxed its Corona security arrangements at sporting events. Accordingly, open-air competitions allow up to 1000-spectators, already in the current tournament of tennis professionals in Rome this regulation is to be applied in the semi-finals and finals. “This is a first important step towards a return to normality in sport,” said Sports…
The world-class tennis ranking Novak Djokovic entered the quarter-finals at the ATP tournament in Rome despite initial efforts. The 33-year-old Serb fought his compatriot Filip Krajinovic 7:6 (9:7), 6:3 in the eighth-finals at approximately 35 degrees outdoor temperature. In the round of the best eight, Djokovic now meets either the German Dominik Koepfer or Lorenzo…
Tennis pro Dominik Koepfer from Furtwangen has continued his remarkable victory series at the ATP Masters in Rome. The 26-year-old won the Italian Lorenzo Musetti 6:4, 6:0 in the qualifying industry and meets the world ranking Novak Djokovic (Serbia), his compatriot Filip Krajinovic with 7:6 (9:7), 6:3 defeated. Koepfer, whose opponent had to contend with…
The Davis Cup Final Round will be divided into three cities this year. As the ITF World Tennis Association reported on Monday, it was looking for two other European cities as a venue next to Madrid, which had the first edition of the newly created Final Tournament 2019 alone. The national comparison of tennis men…
Tennis pro Kevin Krawietz and his double partner Andreas Mies have arranged themselves with the strict Corona protection measures during the quarantine before the Australian Open in Melbourne. “You are taking it really hard. But it is also understandable if you have as few cases as the Australians,”Krawietz said in an interview with”RTL/ntv”. The two…
The Corona situation in front of the Australian Open remains tense and unclear. Also on Tuesday, the authorities reported three more positive cases, two of which are supposed to concern tennis professionals. At least the health minister of the state of Victoria, Brett Sutton, reported this in a statement. The trio –a woman in her…
Laura Siegemund has chosen the German tennis duel against Andrea Petkovic in her qualification for the Masters event in Madrid. The 33-year-old won in the Spanish capital with 6:2, 6:4 and is thus only one victory away from jumping into the main field. For the same-age Petkovic, on the other hand, the defeat after the…
Three times Philipp Kohlschreiber won the ATP tournament in Munich, three more times he was in the finals –now the record champion has already been eliminated in the first round. The Routinier from Augsburg lost his starting match against compatriot Dominik Koepfer with 6:4, 4:6, 3:6. After two:24 minutes the Aus of the 37-year-old was…
Prior to Alexander Zverev’s first pitch, the Norwegian Casper Ruud in number two at the Munich Tennis Tournament entered the quarter finals in a sovereign manner. On Wednesday, the 22-year-old defeated Pablo Cuevas from Uruguay in the eighth finals with 6:3, 6:2. Ruud played heavily on the spotless Center Court, Active and consistent. Ruud’s next…
The US Open winners Laura Siegemund and Vera Svonareva have missed the quarter-finals in the double competition in Wimbledon. The 33-year-old champion lost with her Russian partner in the eighth finals against the five Japanese women placed in position Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara 2:6, 5:7. Siegemund was the last remaining German in the Women’s…