Austria's first VR tennis league starts: Medvedev leaves Madrid!

Austria's first VR tennis league starts: Medvedev leaves Madrid!

Las Vegas, USA - On May 1, 2025, the Austrian tennis will experience an exciting innovation with the official introduction of the first Virtual Reality Tennis League, the VRAC (Virtual Reality Austrian Championship). The start of the league is set to May 5, 2025, with a live final that will take place on June 25, 2025 in the Laola1 office in Vienna. This initiative is created in cooperation between ÖTV, Laola1, Tennis Esports and MXR Sports and offers clubs the opportunity to choose their first virtual club champion and present their club. A main prize of flight and hotel for the WTEC final in Las Vegas on September 10, 2025 rounds off the commitment that draws attention to the digital sports landscape.

In the meantime, Daniel Medvedev shows a combative performance in the ATP 1000 tournament in Madrid, but has to be beaten by the Norwegian Casper Ruud in the quarter-finals. After an exciting match, the game ended 3: 6 and 5: 7 against Medvedev. In the first set, Ruud secured the lead with a break to 3: 1 and did not allow break chance. In the second set, the level was high, but Medvedev narrowly missed the Tiebreak, which gave Ruud the decisive opportunity to end the match after 1:40 hours.

Current developments in tennis

While the VRAC ensures a fresh wind in the amateur area, the top players also remain in focus. Carlos Alcaraz says his competing in Madrid, while Novak Djokovic left the tournament early. Alexander Zverev reaches the round of 16. Jack Draper, as No. 5 of the seed list, is traded as a favorite after recently winning his first big title on the ATP tour at the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.

revolution in tennis through virtual reality

The first impressions of a new tennis VR game that is already available in the store are consistently positive. The visual performance and the atmosphere are perceived as impressive, they convey the feeling of being on a professional tournament site. Players report on realistic physics in the game that reinforces the natural feeling when the racket is swinging. The developers seem to be tennis players themselves and are aware of the opportunities for further improvement. Despite minor imperfections, the game is praised as a promising tennis simulation that is interesting for both tennis pits and newcomers.

With all these developments, both in reality and in the virtual world, tennis enters into an exciting future, which includes both traditional and digital formats. The VRAC and the World Tennis Esports Championships show that interest and participation in tennis is growing in new dimensions.