A generationI am now sitting in an air-conditioned tennis hall, which is the only place I can tolerate during the day in Tokyo. This heat and humidity are too extreme. We came to some popular places on the planet during the tennis tournament and got used to it a lot.
This is why the game will not bring us any insurmountable problems. But one thing I was really looking forward to was cancelled: watching teammates play. The trainers must come to our dormitory after they are cooked in the evening. If we sit in the stands, we will not be able to perform the next day.
Made good contact
Even the opening ceremony is not the perfect preparation for the competition, but my decision to participate is absolutely correct anyway. She will make me unforgettable. I have watched some opening ceremonies on TV, but they are not comparable. Anyway, I am as excited as a child. Most other athletes feel the same way. We talked to a lot of people and had good contacts, many people stood there between arrival and departure. The conversation is about very different things.
Of course, the first thing people talk about is the sport they are practicing. You don’t know most of the others. This is related to the training conditions and also to the profession. Many are not professionals at all, but are related to their family and Tokyo experience. All of this happened without hesitation and without considering possible status differences. In any case, we all look the same in Olympic costumes. Alexander Zverev For example, they asked for more photos than me, but it was also a good level.
At the right time
In general, I limited my stay at the opening ceremony to four hours. After all, the first couple was at 11 am on Saturday. I gave myself a speech. The earlier return certainly didn’t hurt, so my partner Kevin Krawietz and I were able to beat Argentine Schwarzman/Barnes in two sets. I have celebrated my first victory before-defeating the laundry shop in the Olympic Village. With the help of DOSB, the big laundry bag I lost reappeared. I just can play games in my underwear.
I am especially looking forward to the next round because we will meet there Andy Murray, One of the great men of our sport. Andy won three Grand Slam titles and the 2012 London Olympics. He was also number one in 41 weeks. At the age of 34, he suffers from chronic hip problems, but he is still good enough to play excellent doubles. Especially his partner Joe Salisbury (Joe Salisbury) is an excellent doubles player.
Until then, we will mainly pass the time in our German tennis apartment via TV.Although we almost tennis Hardly talk about tennis. It’s not that we will analyze the game or upcoming opponents in detail. Instead, we engage in other sports. The performance of table tennis and badminton players or gymnasts or basketball players in three on three is incredible. Olympia form.
Peter Hess had a conversation with Tim Putz, a 33-year-old professional tennis player in Frankfurt, who played in a doubles match with Kevin Kravitz in Tokyo.
