Generali Open: Yannick Hanfmann first semi-finalist in Kitzbühel
Yannick Hanfmann won the German quarter-final duel at the Generali Open in Kitzbühel. Hanfmann defeated Maximilian Marterer 6: 2 and 7: 5 and will play against Diego Schwartzman or Laslo Djere on Saturday.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Sep 11, 2020, 12:29 pm
It wasn't just the starting situation that was exciting, as two players, who basically train daily at the Oberhaching Tennis Base, met in the quarter-finals of the Generali Open 2020 in Kitzbühel. The division of the two coaches from the Bavarian Tennis Association who traveled with him was also noteworthy: Tobias Summerer, who had been at Florian Mayer's side for many years, sat in Maxi Marterer's box, Lukas Wolff in that of Yannick Hanfmann's. Who, after his 6: 2, 7: 5 success, also noted that Summerer would have been his coach last week.
However, the semi-final entry of Yannick Hanfmann is now noted, which brings him close to the top 100 in the ATP world rankings. "I can win the tournament here - but also be eliminated tomorrow," said Hanfmann after the match. For both Germans it was the fifth game in the tournament week, both Hanfmann and Marterer had to work their way through the qualification. No disadvantage, as the winner said, especially in view of the special conditions that exist in Kitzbühel.
Hanfmann either meets Laslo Djere on Friday, who eliminated Jannik Sinner on Thursday. Or the Argentinian Diego Schwartzman, who was seeded in second place. Which he would rather wish for, precisely because of his exposed world ranking position. And also because he knows roughly what to expect at Schwartzman: 2013 at an ATP Challenger tournament in Marburg. At that time, Diego Schwartzman asserted himself in three sentences.
Here the single tableau in Kitzbühel
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