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Secretary of State Magnus Brunner becomes the new president of the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV). The 48-year-old from Vorarlberg was unanimously elected for three years on the national holiday. At the same time, Jürgen Melzer was introduced as the new sports director of ÖTV. The 39-year-old from Lower Austria will end his professional career in early 2021.
Melzer will finish his career as a tennis professional in the coming months and will be the sports director of the Austrian Tennis Association (ÖTV) from February. The 39-year-old is still playing the season and will be back in Australia in January. At a press conference on Monday as part of the Wiener Erste Bank Open, the secretary of state for infrastructure, Magnus Brunner, was introduced as the new president of ÖTV.
Vorarlberg politician becomes president of ÖTV
The 48-year-old from Vorarlberg and his team had previously been unanimously elected for three years in a Vienna hotel at the general assembly in the presence of Sports Minister and Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens). Politician ÖVP Brunner has been a member of the federal government and the ministry of Leonore Gewessler (Greens) since January 2020. Most recently, Christina Toth served as the president of ÖTV on an interim basis.
Building bridges to ATC
Like Melzer, Brunner also wants to have a good relationship with Wolfgang Thiem’s Austrian Tennis Committee (ATC). His academy was only presented on Thursday in Traiskirchen, where the six best Austrian players have their training base. “We are beginning to build bridges. We are all people who put what unites before what divides, ”Brunner said.
Many discussions have taken place since the summer. “Only together can we advance Austrian tennis,” said the father of three, who was once a national league player and is now an active senior player.
Small team
His team is small but powerful. “He’s full of passion and passion, everyone comes from tennis.” As Vice President, Elke Romauch remains in office and remains responsible for legal matters. Other vice-presidents are businessman Martin Ohneberg, responsible for economics and finance, and Georg Blumauer. The former short-term professional is a lawyer and will deal with sports.
