Neumayer in Kitzbühel failed: adapted to opportunities and learning needs!

Neumayer in Kitzbühel failed: adapted to opportunities and learning needs!

At the Generali Open in Kitzbühel, the tournament for Lukas Neumayer ended early. The 22-year-old Austrian had to surrender to the German player Yannick Hanfmann in the first round game. Neumayer was able to use two break balls and set balls in the first set 4: 3 and 5: 4, but Hanfmann fended off these opportunities and secured the set 7: 5. In the second set, Neumayer had difficulty showing his best tennis and lost 6: 2. In his analysis, he found that he lacked aggressiveness in the return, which impaired his chances of winning. "It hurt," said Neumayer about the match, in which he looked back on his missed opportunities and expressed his dissatisfaction with his own performance. LAOLA1 reports.

Neumayer, who is the third best player in Austria in the ranking, was optimistic despite the defeat. After he left to Kitzbühel, he plans a training week in the southern part of the city, followed by a clay court challenge in Italy. His goal is to qualify for the US Open. He currently ranks 162 in the world and is aiming for a placement of the top 150. In the long term, he would like to get into the top 100 in one to two years by improving his baseline strikes and setbacks in order to be able to consist better against kick-ups.

Austrian appearance in Kitzbühel

The appearance of the young tennis youngsters was not the only one who disappointed. Sebastian Ofner also said goodbye to the tournament after a defeat against Jan-Lennard Struff 4: 6, 2: 6. On this Austrian day in the Kitzbühel, all domestic players left the main competition. While OFNER plans to prepare for the upcoming Übersee tour and work on his serve, tournament director Alexander Antonitsch Neumayer's positive Mindset and his game development emphasizes. Nevertheless, he still sees potential for improvement. [KURIER reports] (https://kurier.at/sport/tennis/tennis-kitzbuehel-lukas-neumayer retired/403060275).

Lukas Neumayer remains optimistic and takes the defeat as an opportunity for personal development. In addition to his next destinations, his training under the direction of Günter Bresnik and Gerald Melzer will continue to play a central role in his career. The ranking shows that Neumayer has to assert itself in hard competition to penetrate the upper ranks, where players like Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are currently dominating. Tennisstats247 offers an overview of the current placements and points distributions of the top players.