During the first week of vacation, Mittermayr took part in the Tennis Europe Junior Tour, which was held in the Styrian town of Fürstenfeld. A total of 40 international players competed in the 12-year-old age group. The Austrian number one in the U-12 ranking list made it into the semi-finals with three two-set wins.
There the Andorfer defeated the Slovenian Marc Pavcic after a hard fight 6:3, 3:6 and 6:2. In the final a day later there was no sign of tiredness, quite the opposite: Mittermayr easily outclassed the Finn Mikael Lehtinen 6:1 and 6:1 in the final. Mittermayr, who triumphed at the Austrian U12 national championships in March, responded with a loud cheer after the converted match point.
With this tournament victory, what is currently probably the greatest tennis talent in the Innviertel qualified for the international U-12 Masters, which will take place in Mallorca in November. In this competition, all tournament winners of this year play against each other. Before the tournament on the Balearic Island, Mittermayr will gain further international experience at tournaments in Poland and Turkey.
Lots of self-confidence”
“After this sensational success at the tournament in Fürstenfeld, I’m going into the rest of the season with a lot of self-confidence. I’ve seen that I can keep up with the best players of my year internationally,” says Mittermayr, who is now actively supported by many sponsors . “I am very, very grateful for this support, because without it this success would not have been possible,” says the tennis player from Andorf.
The twelve-year-old recently celebrated a great success with his club, TV Andorf. The first men’s team from Andorf, in which Mittermayr also plays, made it from the regional class to the Landesliga West. It was the second rise in a row. Brother Jonas (10) is also one of the best players in Austria in his year.
Video (from March 2023): Visiting the training in Fürstenzell
Source: Nachrichten
