Noah Castillo celebrates his first HTT career title at the February-Challenger

It’s done! In the 16th century. Start-up after many defeats and mental setbacks has become young star….

It’s done! In the 16th century. After many defeats and mental setbacks, young star Noah Castillo finally secured the first tournament victory of his young HTT career on Tuesday evening. The 14-year-old made in the final of the. 5. First edition of the February Challengers in the UTC La Ville short trial with his Russian counterpart, and decided the 35th round of the UTC La Ville. purely international final of the HTT history against 7-time champion Stanislav Perepelkin in only 51 minutes with 6:1,6:1. Castillo’s debut title over the Russian HTT record tournament winner also earned him a historic title. It was the first HTT tournament victory for the Dominican Republic, putting the Caribbean state in 28th place. Nation – with the exception of Austria – was included in the extensive and colourful international list of winners of the Hobby Tennis Tour. A report by C. L.

The supposedly best player of the tournament and Noah Castillo, who was seeded at number 1, played in the final day of the 5th round. Febuary-Challenger Tournament at UTC La Ville, and in the final duel with Russia’s seasoned veteran Stanislav Perepelkin more than impressively confirms his favorite role. The 14-year-old from the CTP Pötzleinsdorf degraded in the 11th century. The 2018 season finale saw the Russian bringer king Stanislav Perepelkin 6:1 twice, and ensured the first international tournament victory in 2018 and the 165th overall. Title of an international HTT player in the HTT Open era since 1990. Castillo dominated a one-sided game from the start at will and, after just 23 minutes, took the lead with a commanding 6-1 lead 1-0 in sets. Powerful, dynamic and above all cool, Castillo played his 20-year-old opponent against the wall in this final generational duel, and never got into trouble for a moment during the entire game. Perepelkin fell at the latest now on the head of his for years cultivated and also in the semifinal against his compatriot Dmitriy Zikanov practiced playing style. Low risk, high trajectory, so “Stani” struggled is his 90th birthday. Career tournament in almost 4 hours through his semi-final. 19 hours later and barely present regeneration, the Russian bear was flat as a flounder. Its 130. Individual career victory and the possible 8th place in a career. HTT tournament victories were never within reach. After 51 minutes and a second scored 1:6, Perepelkin was probably even happy that the February-Challenger marathon had finally come to an end.

In the house of Castillo, on the other hand, the 20th century is celebrated. February will probably be the family holiday. In the 16th century. At the first attempt, Noah Castillo was finally able to convert his skills into a corresponding result for the first time ever. The young man from the Dominican Republic has been in a round of sixteen so far, including at the September HTT 250 tournament in 2016. Last year, the teenager played his way through to the quarter-finals of the HTT-Erste Bank Open Challenge, but the glory in terms of results was already over. On the other hand, more often one could see an unrestrained, angry and often prematurely sticking up Castillo, who sold far below value week after week and let his potential flash up only occasionally. Just like at the HTT-Wimbledon-Tournament in 2016, for example, when, after surviving qualifying in round 1 of the main event, he made the 2-time Masters Champion and 16 times tournament winner Philipp Schneider sweat and only just lost in two sets. Castillo has also been taken from the pitch by Mama Melanie, however, when, after repeated club throwing in round 1 of last year’s May Challengers at UTC La Ville, he was on the verge of victory over Dorian Falk from South Tyrol. Despite the match points, he had to lay ad acda from the court, and the possible advancement to the last sixteen at 5:5 in the third set.

However, with last night, these moments are forgotten. In front of his mum and aunt Noah reached to the big coup. The teenager made up 147 ranks in today’s latest issue of the HTT-Entry-List, and put a huge jump from position 376 to position 229. His trainer Michael Oberleitner also deserves a decisive share of this success. The 51-year-old head coach of the Protennis Academy in Cumberlandstrasse, once the No. 280 in the ATP computer world ranking list in the summer of 1988, and a proven tennis expert with many years of experience, sent the junior who has been training under his wing to a Challenger tournament this time consciously, in order to give the young man something like an injection of self-confidence. This was a successful move that worked out perfectly, even though Noah’s premiere triumph from the outside looked much simpler than it actually was. Because as the number 1 and best player of the tournament, the 14-year-old was a household favorite in each of his five games and was therefore under pressure. The pressure he put on himself, especially in the semi-finals against Nathalie Gratzl. Losing to a girl – even though she gave a bombastic performance – would not have fitted into the teen’s worldview and would have done enormous harm to the staggering self-confidence of the newly crowned February Challenger winner.

By the way, Noah finds compensation for his tennis training 4 times a week in boxing. After losing so many times in the past, and having hardly been able to win any more matches in the past, I’m very happy about this tournament victory. It may not have been very difficult on paper, but that’s why I was under so much pressure this weekend. I was the favourite in every game and had to win. It was particularly difficult on Monday in the semi-final against Nathalie Gratzl. This was not an easy match because she played extremely well and I was always afraid of making mistakes and eventually losing. All in all, I am very satisfied with my performance. It was good in a playful way and also mentally mostly okay “, said the 445. Winner face of HTT history.