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London (APA) – A little more under the shadow of Dominic Thiem, two other Austrians have qualified for the final of the ATP in London: Oliver Marach, who, along with Mate Pavic (CRO), is the number one pair in men 's doubles at the end of the year Alexander Peya and his Croatian partner Nikola Mektic will be among the eight best teams of the O2 Arena.
Behind the two duos with a red-white-red participation but question marks in terms of fitness: Marach's partner, Pavic, had felt last Saturday during the victory for the semi-finals at Paris-Bercy a stab in the abdominal area and then canceled for the match. It is only during the first training sessions in London that Marach, who like Peya arrived on Thursday, will know more about the state of Pavic. And injured on the elbow, Peya, who refused his last match of the round, August 17, will not hurt in London.
Apart from that, Marach is not impressed by Monday's addition. "The draw is crazy when you all have a group you do not like to play in. But hey, it's time to beat them once," said Marach on the way to London at the time. APA – Austrian press agency, but combative. Lukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo (POL / BRA-3) and Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut (FRA-8), who had not wanted Marach before the draw, received the winners of the event. 39, Open Australia, is unpleasant for the 38-year-old Styrian.
And with Mike Bryan, qualified with both Jack Sock and Twin Brother Bob, and Sock, they also have very strong American opponents in the Knowles / Nestor group. Mike Bryan and Sock started their collaboration shortly before Wimbledon and then won Grand Slam titles on Church Road and New York.
Marach is, according to Pavic 's health, cautiously confident for the final ATP. "We were the second best team on the Chinese tour and we only lost twice against Kubot / Melo, who played incredibly over there," Marach said. "If we play like that, we can certainly win a few rounds."
The first seed duo opens its tournament Monday (13:00 CET) against Herbert / Mahut. This is the rehearsal of the final of the French Open in Paris, which had been won by the French.
The best result for an Austrian at the Masters in 2007 was Julian Knowle. Vorarlberger, now 44, reached the final with Sweden's Simon Aspelin. A goal that you have in any case as a seeded team. "Of course, the title is a goal, but it's the top eight teams here, so it's certainly a bit of luck as well," said Marach.
No miracles can be expected from Alexander Peya. "I can not say anything special at the moment I played very loud yesterday: baseline, Volley was not a problem at all.I did not completely open the door, it will not be pain-free – that's all I know, "said the 38-year-old Viennese Briton on Thursday at Munich Airport. In addition to training, Peya also attended a therapy in Salzburg.
From now on, he will train fully in London and see how it works, said Peya, who has not until the first part nor physiotherapist Freddie Siemes with whom he will then work with ATP Physios. Peya does not have great results. "My only goal is to be able to play 100%, so I feel winner," said Peya with a chuckle. His best Masters result in 2013 was the semifinal, he is there for the third time. Marach appears for the fourth time.
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