In a strongly occupied field of participants, the tennis player from Langenzersdorf, set to number 7, starts the tournament without great expectations. After the successful 2024 season as a 45+ Bundesliga, RATHAMMER announced players at the KTK Krems his resignation from the championship tennis in order to again become active as a triathlete at the Ironman series.
Quarter and semi-finals victory in the match tie break
The excellent fitness state then paid off both in the quarter -finals against Patrick Dobesch (BTV, ITN 2.6) and in the semi -finals against the Philipp Majdic (KTV, ITN 2.3). After more than 2.5 hours, both games went to the match tie Break, in which RATAMMER showed his nerve strength and his enormous fighter heart and decided.
Curious final result with overjoyed winner
The biggest challenge was waiting in the final with Styrian Daniel Meier (ITN 2.2).
After only 22 minutes, the Styrian, which was number 1, made the first set 6-0 clear and for himself and only left RATAMMER a total of 4 points.
“Losing a sentence was hard. Nevertheless, I believed that I can make it more closer and searched for solutions, ”said RATAMAMMER afterwards.
With a change of game and tactics, the important first game was achieved right from the start and the Match made the match completely. The second set went 6-0 and after 25 minutes to RATAMAMMER and now the game had also earned numerous spectators who were now all excited to see who would have the state championship title in this curious game at the end.
RATAMMER continued to implement his tactics and thus converted his second match ball in the match tie Break to 10: 7.
“I have never experienced such a match in 40 years. I was actually registered in the cloakroom after 22 minutes. In tennis, however, it is about finding solutions, and in the end I succeeded ”
So the visibly moved Lower Austrian.
Rathammer Peter vs. Meier Daniel: 0:6 / 6:0 / 10:7
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