Hamburg. Noma Noah Akugue unfortunately knocked out in the round of 16. Why the club on the Alster ties up and trains Hamburg talents.
Noma Noha Akugue (20) was preparing for her round of 16 match at the Ladies European Open against Olga Danilovic (Serbia) under the southeast stand of the center court on Rothenbaum warm. 2:32 hours later, last year’s finalist was eliminated by a narrow margin of 6:3, 2:6, 6:7 (6:8). As the first of the four players of the Clubs on the Alster at their home tournament.
Ella Seidel (19) was preparing for her match against her club colleague Eva Lys, scheduled for later on Wednesday afternoon, with football tennis on a padel court below the restaurant terrace. She lost the match 2:6, 6:3, 2:6.
A duel that both would have liked to have had later in the tournament, but a draw is not a wish list. Lys will now face fourth seed Anna Bondar (Hungary) in the round of the last eight.
Tennis: Club an der Alster proud of its players
Tamara Korpatsch (29) took fourth place for her doubles match early the previous evening, right next to a recreational doubles match of U60 women from the club. Korpatsch will play in the quarterfinals on Thursday against Elena Ruse (Romania).
Everyone knows their way around the facility on Hallerstrasse, a home game for the four Hamburg players, which also makes the host club proud: “We are probably the only club in Germany that has four players in the world rankings, and we are very happy about that,” says Sandra Fritsch, managing director of DCadA.
Club provides facilities for its players
When tournament director Sandra Reichel asked the club to host the WTA 125 tournament at short notice, the club quickly agreed: “We’re doing it for our players.”
All four play for the club in the Bundesliga, including Carina Witthöft, who gave up her professional career in favor of family and influencer activities.
Bundesliga teams cost almost 100,000 euros
With performance coach Matthias Kolbe, the club offers the opportunity for athletic development at a high level and therefore “collects” young top talents. “We want to give talented players from Hamburg and the surrounding area the opportunity to play top-level tennis,” says Fritsch, explaining the idea behind the concept.
The fact that Noma Noha Akugue (Hannover) and Ella Seidel (Oberhaching) now work with permanent trainers in national bases changes nothing: “That’s normal, Hamburg is not a national base.” They still identify with the club, and they will also play for Alster next season. A Bundesliga season costs between 80,000 and 100,000 euros, including travel expenses and appearance fees for the players, money that is mostly raised by sponsors.
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However, bringing in predominantly foreign professionals, as some other Bundesliga clubs do, is not Alster’s approach. On the contrary, the next generation of talented Hamburg players is already ready.
Alster’s Anna Petkovic (19) played her way through the qualifications into the main field of the tournament. Mila Möller (13) and Tessa Brinkmann (13) are not quite ready yet, but are already getting a taste of the “big guys” in training. The role models in their own club who show that you can make it onto the professional tour in Hamburg and the surrounding area.
2024-08-07 14:04:14
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