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Barbara Haas has found a new standout coach after parting ways with Jürgen Waber: Austria’s number one wants to jump into the top 100 with Jürgen Melzer, who will be ÖTV’s sporting director from 4 January following the postponement of the Australian Open .
The 24-year-old Austrian had already received help from Melzer at the US Open in New York. “Due to the strict requirements of the coronavirus, I was not able to bring a supervisor with me to the United States. Jürgen Melzer was very helpful and intervened. I can only benefit from his experience,” Haas said.
Austria’s number one is currently number one in the WTA world rankings at position 149. The next big goal is to reach the top 100. “Babsi will move her training base from the performance center in Linz to the ÖTV training center in Südstadt, “explained Haas manager Manfred Nareyka in an ÖTV broadcast on Friday: The center of life will remain in Upper Austria.
“I will try to develop your game further”
If the coronavirus crisis allows, Haas will begin its season with qualifying for the Australian Open, which is now being played in Dubai. Melzer joins Haas there, and New Zealander Nick Carr is the tour coach. “ÖTV is very happy that the Austrian number one is training in Südstadt from now on,” said Melzer.
“I will try to use my experience to develop your game in order to reach the top 100. Babsi is extremely talented and has trained very well. You can tell from the fact that you can implement new things extremely quickly, ”said Melzer, who finished his career with the double master’s final in London. He hopes qualifying for the Australian Open “gets off to a good start.”
