will show the Davis Cup between Austria and Finland on Friday and Saturday at TV2 and Arena.
On Friday and Saturday, the Finnish men’s tennis team will meet in the qualifying round of the Austrian Davis Cup, where the winner will advance to the top 16. Finland has been there for the last two years, and the same is the goal now.
The home team Austria has taken the match to Schwechat in the inside of the match. At least in Finland, it was estimated that the rare choice was due to the fact that in Austria “feared” Finland’s strength. Finland has tough displays from the fast hallfields in recent years.
Finland has to go to the match as a wing. Emil Rose Mountain Return to the fields until next week and a recent Australian Open Squad Master Harri Heliövaara announced that he would skip the Davis Cup. Heliövaara’s decision is to be understood, but unfortunate for the team.
The Finnish team make up Otto Virtanen (ATP-97), Eero Vasa (ATP-568), Patrik Niklas-Salminen (four-game ATP-102), Patrick Kaukova (ATP-964) and first-time Oskari Paldaniuswho advanced to Australian open to the boys’ semi -finals.
Virtanen and vasa probable double players
Otto Virtanen said last Friday that his back was bothered again, but believed he was in a game in the Davis Cup. If Virtanen is in order, Finland’s probable double players are Virtanen and Vasa.
Eero Vasa performed nicely last fall at the Davis Cup. He was on the ranking list around 700 and challenged tough ATP players, for example, on the list of 34 Argentina on the list Tomas Martin Etcheverryeven though in the end all lost their matches.
– These matches have good and bad feelings afterwards. The losses came, but they had a lot of good, especially the first rounds in all matches. They gave the confidence to continue, Vasa said.
On the second day of the game on Saturday, Vasa, who is 28 years old, believes he is in a good mood under the Davis Cup. He went to take a sense of mass intentions in two tournaments in Turkey in January. The first one became the semi -finals.
Vasa, who played a younger university tennis in the United States, has built his professional career in a small ITF race. Currently, singing is 568 in the toughest of the career.
No tournament wins in the smallest ITFs have come in a single game, of course there are 13 in the doubles. Many might think, based on the Davis Cup, that they would have dropped in a single game. However, the level in tennis is really wide.
– If you can play such a game day after day, even race wins will begin. A couple of times I’ve been close, in the finals. It is easier to play better as an underdog against hard, Vasa said.
-There are a lot of tough players in the ITF. The differences in the final games are so small from ITF to Top100. Everyone knows how to hit the ball. Smoothness and mental strength are those with top players at the top.
Austrian players familiar to Virtanen
Austria missing the country’s number one player Sebastian ofner. There are three options for singles: Jurij Rodioonov (ATP-155), Lukas Neumayer (ATP-219) and Filip Misolic (ATP-314).
Both Virtanen and Captain Jarkko Nieminen They stated that it was difficult to say which of them are put on the field.
– Familiar friends really all. A flat team. Certainly the condition of the week will determine who is playing, Virtanen said.
For example, Virtanen met Misolic in the French open last spring. Then the Finn won the first two rounds and led the third, but Misolic rose.
In a quadruple of Austria is a tough pair Alexander Erler (ATP-42) and Lucas Miedler (ATP-44). The two played together for a long time, but left at the beginning of this year.
The mass is not Virtanen’s favorite platform, but it is a bit different inside. At least the wind and the sun will not mess the game.
– It’s not a favorite thing, but it shouldn’t be bad either.
Virtanen, who is ranked 97 on the world list, is now able to join at least some ATP tournaments.
– After the Davis Cup, it is supposed to go to Dallas if I can fit into the main series. I can’t get to the qualifiers because of the Davis Cup.
Nieminen is pushing a very tight match
Captain Jarkko Nieminen sees the arrangements smooth. Of course, the interview was conducted before the information about Heliövaara’s withdrawal.
– Based on the rankings, we are quite level. Austria has a tough duo in a double game and a very flat two -game trio. I find it very likely that there will be a very tight match.
The Finnish team traveled to Austria on Sunday and has been practicing there on Monday. Nieminen’s impression of the platform was positive.
– It feels like we got used to the substrate really fast, and in fact, the beginning is not as dramatic as we expected. The field is quite fast for mass field. You can play a variety of tennis on the field and keep tough tempo, Nieminen said on the Tennis Federation website.
will show the Davis Cup between Austria and Finland on Friday and Saturday at TV2 and Arena.