The 2023 edition of the Vienna State Championships can start on Saturday morning with the expected end…
by Claus Lippert
last edited: 08/26/2023, 04:18 am
The 2023 edition of the Vienna State Championships can come up with the expected final summit meeting of the two top seeded players on Saturday morning and thus the dream final between defending champion Thomas Statzberger and record state champion Christoph Lang. The two top stars of the Vienna Championships in the Union Tennis Center La Ville booked their final tickets once again on Friday afternoon. Statzberger stunned with another great performance and a 6:2, 6:0 win against Dominik Wirlend, while Christoph Lang stopped the triumph of marathon man Leon Benedict with an unchallenged 6:3, 6:0 win. A report by CL
Last year’s winner Thomas Statzberger entered the final of the Vienna State Championships 2023 on Friday evening with a true demonstration of power. With another top performance and a 6:2, 6:0 thrashing victory, the 30-year-old demolished none other than Dominik Wirlend, who was No. 20 in the ÖTV ranking, and is thus in the final of the Viennese for the fourth and third time in a row state championships. Statzberger, who was unbeaten in 14 matches in Vienna-Altmannsdorf before the final showdown on Saturday morning from 10:00 a.m., once again showed his class in the semi-final meeting with Wirlend, and left his opponent with only two games a chance. , and back at a loss. “Madness, there was no cure for Thomas. I was like I had no chance. He certainly played ATP Top 200 level today. In this form, no one can beat him here,” said Wirlend, who was undamaged in doubles alongside Wenzel Graski by reaching the final. In the final, Statzberger is now aiming for the title hat-trick in the “Landes” and his fourth title since 2019.
The last hurdle for Statzberger on the way to the title and the 800 euro winner’s check is now record national champion Christoph Lang. The 31-year-old from TC Kalksburg is in the final of WTV’s most important tennis tournament for the first time since 2020 after his clear 6:3, 6:0 win over the unfresh-looking Leon Benedict. After two semi-final slips in a row (2021 against Wenzel Graski and 2022 against Marko Milosavljevic), the eighth career final at the outdoor national championships was never in danger. The prospects of receiving the trophy on Saturday morning for the first time since 2020 are increasing and celebrating “La Decima” with the 10th single title at state level, sees Lang as rather low. “I don’t think anyone can beat Statzi here at this tournament. I don’t have the physical prerequisites for that at the moment”, says the 31-year-old tennis enthusiast Lang will at least try everything on “Lance Lumsden” in order to be able to deliver a surprise.
On Saturday morning – also at 10:00 a.m. – the final decision for the women will also be made. The eagerly awaited duel between the top seeded Mila Masic and the unseeded Norwegian Lea Nurija Koljenovic is not just about the title, but above all about a qualifying wildcard for the $60,000 ITF Ladies tournament at UTC La Ville. Mila & Lea got to know each other for the first time on Friday afternoon, when the two WTV aces crossed swords in the final of the doubles competition. A two-hour exchange of blows at a brutally hot 34 degrees in the shade was decided in the match tie-break, which ultimately went to Masic & Ristic with 10:2. For Masic it was the second outdoor double national championship title in a row after her premiere success last year, Ristic in turn celebrated after winning the double title indoors last March, so now the double double. Side note: Both players won their last doubles title alongside Mariam Karadzhaeva.
In addition to the trophies and tickets for the Erste Bank Open 500, Masic and Ristic were able to look forward to a bombastic wildcard for the main competition of a $60,000 tournament! Or not? Jelena Ristic, who has now doubled twice as national champion, should not compete in the ITF 60s at UTC La Ville, which in turn did not lead to happy faces on the part of WTV President Christian Barkmann and La Ville boss Raimund Stefanits. Those responsible want to decide in the next few days who Masic will start with in doubles in the week starting September 3rd. The hottest candidate is probably Lea Nurija Koljenovic, who definitely deserved it because of her appearance last week.
2023-08-26 02:18:01
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