Finland and Austria will meet on Friday and Saturday next week. Otto Virtanen should be the number one player in Finland.
Finland will face the Austrian tennis in the Davis Cup in a week. The team belonging to Harri Heliövaara and Oskari Paldanius They have made a great impression on Australia’s open, but the team has worries.
From the top names of the singles Emil Rose Mountain is still on the sidelines and Otto Virtanen There have been problems under the Davis Cup. Virtanen played this week in France at the Challenger Tournament, where he lost in the opening round. Virta was tempted by old familiar back problems in France.
– Now there has been a bit of back pack. A couple of days before the match in France, there were back problems. I was wondering if I was playing at all, but I decided to play because there were so few matches below, the pains were not severe and there was no risk when it was known what it was, Virtanen said at the Tal Tennis Center.
According to Virtanen, the situation is now in the way for the better. A part of the team in Finland travel to Austria on Sunday and start training on Monday. The matches will be played on Friday and Saturday. Austria takes the Davis Cup to the indoor mass field.
– Good care in Finland helps. I believe I’m perfectly healthy when I step into the field on Monday. We have a top team that makes sure I’m fine. Chassis change causes a bit of trouble, but I don’t see a bigger problem with my back, Virtanen said confidently.
Otherwise, Virtanen is happy with the level of her game. In Australia’s Open Virtanen had a tough opponent in the opening round, France Arthur filsto whom he lost in four rounds.
– The game is in good shape. Australia was positive for the game. It was a tough resistance and still I was able to put on well.
Towards the end of the year, Virtanen said she had suffered from heart and breathing problems. However, they now seem to be over.
– It’s pretty well overcome. No new or old symptoms have occurred. All medical examinations have been passed, Virtanen said.