Austria’s Davis Cup team also mastered the away hurdle Japan without top 100 man Filip Misolic. Less than four months after the trip to Hungary, Yurij Rodionov was once again crowned ÖTV hero, as he also secured a 3-2 victory in Tokyo with a 2-2 draw. This means that Austria will welcome them on the … Read more
Happy ending for Austria in the Davis Cup duel with Japan! In the all-important fifth game, Jurij Rodionov beat the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka in three sets 5:7, 6:1, 6:0. And that despite the fact that the game doesn’t start well for the 26-year-old. Rodionov lost set number one 5:7 against the number 131 in the … Read more
Austria can equalize again in the Davis Cup duel with Japan! After the double defeat of Lucas Miedler and Alexander Erler (all information >>>), Lukas Neumayer is now celebrating a convincing two-set victory in the third singles. The Austrian spontaneously replaced Sebastian Ofner and clearly beat Japan’s number one, Shintaro Mochizuki, 6:3, 6:3. After just … Read more
Austria’s tennis men started the new Davis Cup year with a defeat (Ofner loses to Watanuki at the start of the Davis Cup >>>). In the second singles, Austria’s Davis Cup number two Jurij Rodionov meets the number one of the Japanese team, Shintaro Mochizuki (from 7:45 a.m. in the live ticker>>>). On paper, the … Read more
The men’s national team starts the new Davis Cup year! The team around head coach Jürgen Melzer will face the Japanese national team in the first qualifying round in Tokyo from Friday. In the first singles, Sebastian Ofner will compete against Japan’s number two, Yosuke Watanuki (from 6:00 a.m. in the live ticker>>>). Ofner is … Read more
Lilli Tagger is in the quarterfinals of the WTA 125 tournament in Mumbai. After 1:16 hours of play, the favored East Tyrolean won against the Japanese Eri Shimizu, who is ranked 413th in the WTA ranking, 6:2, 6:2 and thus made it into the round of the last eight. Tagger, who is ranked 128th in … Read more
Australian Open winner Carlos Alcaraz has moved ahead of his pursuer Jannik Sinner, who was eliminated in the semi-finals, in the world tennis rankings. 3,350 points separate the two, previously there were 550 points. Melbourne finalist Novak Djokovic has overtaken Alexander Zverev and is in the top three – 5,020 points behind Sinner – for … Read more
Lilli Tagger wins the tournament in the United Arab Emirates. The 17-year-old beat Briton Harriet Dart (7) 6:4 and 6:2 in the final of the well-endowed ITF W100 tournament in Fujairah. This means that the East Tyrolean remains without losing a set throughout the entire tournament. The victory in the UAE also means a jump … Read more
For Julia Grabher, the Australian Open ends in the second round. The 29-year-old from Vorarlberg lost to the Russian Anna Kalinskaya (WTA 33rd) on Thursday in 1:14 hours of play 3:6, 3:6. In the first set, Grabher managed to break early, but subsequently gave up her own serve twice and lost the set 3:6. In … Read more
Denver Broncos (14-3) Playoff opponent: Home game against New England Patriots (January 25th/9:00 p.m.) The Denver Broncos are back in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since their 2015 Super Bowl season – but have had to pay a heavy price for this triumph. They will have to do the rest of the … Read more