Bad news for all fans of HTT star Kevin Köck and the Viennese tennis club WAT Landstrasse. D…
Bad news for all fans of HTT star Kevin Köck and the Viennese tennis club WAT Landstrasse. The 20-year-old November Masters Series 1000 Champion has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee and is therefore definitely out for the HTT French Open at UTC La Ville from May 31 to June 6, 2018. How long the tennis break of the HTT ranking fifth will actually fail depends on the next examination in three weeks. From the comeback at the HTT Wimbledon tournament in July to an arthroscopy and an early end of the season, any future scenario is currently possible. C.L reports for hobbytennistour.at
Last year’s HTT shooting star Kevin Köck has once again been put out of action, injured. The 20-year-old WAT Landstrasse star currently has to pause with a tear in the meniscus of his right knee and skip the first part of the HTT sand court season at least once. The current number 5 of the HTT-Computer-Ranking gave information about the degree of injury and the duration of his upcoming break on Tuesday afternoon. “I have to take a three-week break and then another examination will show whether the injury has healed so far or whether further measures, i.e. an operation for final recovery, are necessary. Köck, who was in the final of the April HTTT 500 tournament against Matthias Haubner just three weeks ago and had calculated a lot for the upcoming HTT French Open, injured himself in a juxtaposition with his dad, his girlfriend and HTT future player Martin Himmel.
“Suddenly it made a click, I felt pain immediately but none. It wasn’t until the following night that the pain came, and in the morning I could hardly walk,” says the convalescent HTT young star and regrets that I had to drop out right now in the middle of the clay court season. “Of course it’s very bitter. I saw at the April HTTT-500 tournament with the final entry that I am also competitive on sand and already calculated for the HTT French Open a lot. Of course, I’m also missing the one-man team of WAT Landstrasse, who are fighting for class in national league B. But I can’t change the situation now. I have to be patient, let the injury heal completely and make the best of the current situation. I keep my fingers crossed for my colleagues at the other tournaments of the HTT, and I will surely reach the final of the HTT French Open between the Luki “Anmerk. Lukas Prüger” and his opponent live on site”, Köck announced with a laugh. hobbytennistour.at wishes good and fast improvement!