Austria's tennis men: Davis-Cup-Quali against Finland!

Austria's tennis men: Davis-Cup-Quali against Finland!

Austria's tennis men have reported back after a strong performance! After relegation in 2023, they qualified for the qualification for the Davis Cup finals against Finland. With impressive victories against Ireland (4: 0) and Turkey (3: 0), the team under the leadership of captain Jürgen Melzer secured the place in the first qualification game, which is played as a home game. The draw took place in London on Monday, and the Austrians step on the Finnen in the first round.

Finland starts number 12 in the draw, with two current ATP top 100 players: Otto Virtanen (94th) and Emil Ruusuvuori (95th). Sebastian Ofner (88) is the only Austrian player in the top 100. Nevertheless, the Austrian tennis association (ÖTV) confidently commented and described the encounter as a "solvable task". The matches take place either on January 31 and February 1st or February 1st and 2nd, and the winner of this round will be released into the second round in September 2025, which is played in a new format with home and away games.

Historical Davis Cup season

The expectations for the upcoming games are high because Austria wants to return to the first division. The defending champion Italy will organize the next three finals in Bologna in autumn 2025, and the Austrians want to do everything possible to prove themselves there. This could be the chance for the domestic players to prove themselves again on international parquet and proudly make the nation proud, so the Kleine Zeitung and nön.at on the exciting encounter.