Dramatic padel duel: Bianca Ambros is subject to her sister!

Dramatic padel duel: Bianca Ambros is subject to her sister!

At the spectacular Austrian Padel Masters in Vienna, Bianca Ambros, moderator of Puls 4/Puls 24, and her younger sister Chiara fought a gripping duel. With a prize money of 10,000 euros, the tournament was a highlight for all padel fans. The encounter, which took place in the Padeldome Erdberg, ended in a dramatic 6: 2, 5: 7, 4: 6 against Chiara Ambros and Lisa-Marie Peleska for Bianca and her partner Annina Ebhardt. "Losing a match ball is always bitter. In the end, they deservedly won," said Bianca after the game. Chiara also commented critically: "I completely overslept the first sentence. Bianca played better than me", as Krone reported.

emotional roller coaster ride of the Ukrainer

The aspiring Ukrainian players Bogdan Levchuk and Danyil Yevdokimov, who fled in their homeland before the war, became the "winners of the hearts" of the tournament. Both athletes have already experienced how tragically their living conditions have changed, but found new connections through Padel in Austria. Your journey started with zero experience, but now you are in the national team of Ukraine. "When the siren alarm starts, we have to immediately go down from the court", reported the duo about the challenges that accompany their new life, such as Padeltennis added.

Levchuk and Yevdokimov met the domestic padel pioneers Christoph Krenn and David Alten in the tournament and had to give up 2: 6, 2: 6. In the meantime, there are other exciting matches for the women, including a semi-finals between Barbara Prenner and Anna Schmid against Chiara Ambros and Lisa-Marie Peleska. The will to win and fairness on the square remain the driving forces behind this exciting sport, the popularity of which is continuously increasing. "Padel is much cooler than tennis," explains Eva Handl, Vice President of the Austrian Padel Union, who is committed to establishing sport in the region.