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While Dominic Thiem had to say goodbye early Tuesday night in the French Open quarterfinals, meanwhile, an 18-year-old from Salzburg holds the red-white-red flag in youth competition.
Lukas Neumayer reached the bottom eight in the second Grand Slam tournament of his career on Wednesday. At the beginning of the year, his big debut in Melbourne was the end of the second round.
Now, on Thursday (11am), the young Pongauer will fight for a place in the semifinals with seven-seeded Swiss Stephan Stricker.
Of course, Neumayer’s successful career at Roland Garros is not really surprising. “He is definitely our best young player at the moment,” Wolfgang Thiem said earlier in the summer. LAOLA1-Interview.
“He was technically very, very well trained in Radstadt by his coach Gerald Kamitz and is about to jump into men’s tennis.”
“Very smart and structured player”
“He is a more intelligent and structured player. You may still be missing a weapon or two. It should serve better and apply more pressure with the forehand / backhand. But it has very good facilities. ”Thiem believes the youngster from Salzburg has a lot to offer.
Some time ago, Neumayer moved his training base to Günter Bresnik in the southern part of the city. Long-term coach Gerald Kamitz is still by his side and will also be part of the game in Paris, but in separate hotel rooms, as junior players and coaches are in separate quarantine.
ITF Major Ranking
A good performance in Paris is extremely important for Neumayer: he is currently 48th in the ITF youth ranking. The young man’s goal was to be in the top 15.
This is not only important from the sponsor’s point of view. The higher you go this year, the more wild cards you will have in future tournaments next season.
Futures are the smallest tournaments on the ATP circuit, and therefore the events in which young players seek major world ranking points for the first time.
In the summer, Neumayer, who normally trains more than 25 hours a week in the field, struggled with shoulder problems, which is why he is currently slightly below his first position (35th place). He only returned to Günter Bresnik in the southern part of the city in mid-September.
Lob von Bresnik
The Thiem manufacturer thinks of the young Radstadt resident: “The boy is good to me because he comes from a large family home: an extremely sporty family, parents, brothers, cousins, aunts, etc. very sports oriented, “Bresnik said earlier in the year in a tennisnet interview.
“If Lukas follows a little advice, he is someone who can go far not only in youth but also in adults. Their attitude is so good, ”said Bresnik, who still sees a lot of potential for expansion. “Technically, there is a lot to do. In terms of attitude, Lukas is an exception. “
Sports-loving parents Birgit and Harald should have been in Paris according to plan. However, after the number of viewers allowed was reduced due to the corona pandemic, they had to return their tickets.
Maybe if your Filius makes it to the final, a trip to Paris is still possible.
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