Lukas Neumayer also won his second Davis Cup game: the Salzburg hit Top 100 man Otto Virtanen and made 1-0 against Finland.
At the Austrian tennis association (ÖTV)the country’s second largest tennis association, everyone somehow helps together. This was how women’s boss and Billie-Jean-King-Cup captain Marion Maruska At the parking garage to check tickets. And sports director and Davis Cup captain Jürgen Melzer picked up people from the garage.
The even more important hands with an excellent mood before round 1,000 people (just over 1,200 would have had space) In the Schwechater Multiversum, of course, the two Austrian cracks belonged to the first of two days. And every beginning was promising: Lukas Neumayer hit the top 100 man Otto Virtanen 6: 4, 6: 7, 6: 3 And laid a foundation for promotion to the last qualification round on the way to the final tournament in November.
Strong fans
The 22-year-old Salzburg Neumayer was mainly from the 30-member fan club around Ober-Boss Stefan Gnadenberger Always whipped forward, even the Rocky fanfare was blown. And Neumayer held more than just well against Virtanal, which had hard blows, but some of which landed half a tennis court in the end, made the break to 4: 3 and played the set home. In the second he clearly led, but gave the sentence in the tie break. And virtaners were increasingly whipped forward by the few Finnish fans, some of whom with ice hockey helmets with “Otto” calls. But Neumayer, number 219 in the world, hardly made any mistakes and won against the somewhat disinterested Finn.
Then deny Yuri Rodionov The second individual against Eero Vasa.
For a decision on Saturday from 12 p.m. (Live ORF Sport Plus, Oetv.TV) Austria’s double-assassLexander Erler and Lucas Miedler care for. The two, who had only lost a Davis Cup game, play together for the first time after the Vienna title in October.