The field of participants for this weekend’s first-ever event, which will be staged with a large number of…
The field of participants for the BIDI BADU Next Gen Final of the Hobby Tennis Tour, which will take place this weekend for the first time and is eagerly awaited. After the 6-time season’s winner and clear leader in the “Race to HTT Next Gen Finals” Lukas Prüger and the newly crowned November Masters Series 1000 champion Kevin Köck canceled the HTT-U21-Master’s premiere edition, September-HTT-500-winner Theo Berger is on top, but still a high-calibre and playful young star. A report by C. L.
The anticipation and excitement can be felt all over the city! The 28th race, which starts on Saturday in one week, is all feverish. The second edition of the “big” HTT-Tour-Finals 2017 in the UTC La Ville. When the best eight singles and the top 8 doubles teams determine their champions, an event and supporting programme will be staged around the center court, like no other event in the country’s popular sport. Starting Friday evening, the Masters of the best U21 players of the Hobby Tennis Tour will be staged for the first time in the Open Era as a dress rehearsal and canter for the “Weeks of the Finals”. Even though the face of next-gen Lukas Prüger is missing one week later due to his tour finals start, even though November Masters Series 1000 champion Kevin Köck shines by his absence because he wants to secure his Masters ticket in person at the November MTT 500 tournament, France’s young star and Kitzbühel finalist Franz Lukas is also prevented, and Capacitiesunder such as
The field is headed by eighteenth-placed Theo Berger, who this year’s victory at the August HTT 250 Tournament was followed by his triumph at the September HTT 500 Tournament. Set behind Berger at number 2, Nicolas De Giacomo also has a lot to expect from him. The 15-year-old, currently the No. 21 in the HTT computer, took his first HTT career title at this year’s July HTT 250 tournament and was already in the Top 20 of the HTT Entry List at the end of October. Marcus Schischlik is without a doubt the most experienced youngster in the field of Next Gen Finals. Before his 92nd birthday. The 21-year-old has 185 matches, 100 victories and 5 title wins on his HTT business card.
For experts and insiders alike, the BIDI BADU Next Gen Finals of the HTT will be the narrowest circle of favourites for the title at the BIDI BADU Next Gen Finals. The 17-year-old, who only joined the HTT this year, shone twice in his premiere season with absolute top results and even more so at two real “big events” of the scene. Both the HTT-US-Open and the HTT-Erste Bank Open 500 saw Rainer’s run of success end in the semi-finals. The main rival in the fight for the title is expected to be his compatriot Adrian Vorhemus, who after a long break from injury would like to use the Next Gen Finals for his comeback attempt. The man who is able to move the forehand so brilliantly over the net with both his right and his left hand was already in a Masters Series 1000 final this year, where he was responsible for one of the three best single-matches of the year with a 4:6,6:3,7:6 victory over Dominik Negrin in the semi-final.
Clemens Rattasits, who finished his 10th birthday, completes the field. Tournament starts in 2017, including the title at the St. Andrä Wördern Open 250, by WAC junior star Nicolas Moser, who made his first entry into the HTT’s winner’s list at the March HTTT 250 tournament at the UTC La Ville and finished 390th with his final victory over Patrik Brandl, who was also injured. The winner’s face of HTT’s history was advanced, and Diego Laporta, who, in addition to the seven permanently qualified players, was the only wildcard holder of the tournament and this year’s winner of the March HTTT-150 tournament and the Baden AC Open was the first to be successfully staged for the first time.