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In just under two weeks, from 25 to 30 November, the tennis world will be looking forward to Innsbruck: the prestigious Davis Cup, the international men's tennis competition, will take place in Tyrol. In Innsbruck, spectators can look forward to world-class matches - and not only because of Novak Djokovic, who as No. 1 in the ATP tennis world rankings will also be playing against Austria's team.
Even though the Davis Cup has already been hosted five times in Tyrol, 2021 will still see a premiere here: for the first time, the Davis Cup finals, which were only created two years ago, and a quarter-final will be held in Innsbruck. High-calibre tennis matches await the teams from France, Great Britain and the Czech Republic (Group C) as well as the teams from Serbia, Austria and Germany (Group F). The winners of the matches will then travel on to Madrid, where the grand final will be played in early December. Due to the lockdown from Monday, 22.11.2021, the Davis Cup will take place without spectators. More information on the current regulations at: www.willkommen.tirol
Tennis fansare not only looking forward to the appearance of superstar Novak Djokovic, who will be playing against Austria and Germany with his Serbian team, but the other matches also promise sporting excitement at the highest level: Great Britain will be represented by Cameron Norrie and Daniel Evans, two players from the international top 30, Germany will be represented by Jan Lennard Struff and Dominik Koepfer, two ATP top players, and France will be represented by the current world number 35, Ugo Humbert. And who knows, maybe Austria will even get revenge against Germany for the Davis Cup 1994 in Unterpremstätten? At that time, Thomas Muster played Germany's Michael Stich and exchanged blows for more than five hours. Despite Muster's victory, the German guests were victorious in the end - and that is also what makes the Davis Cup so appealing: Here, the individual sport becomes a team performance.
Tyrol as the number 1 sports regionTheheart of the Alps has long experience with international sports events: the Olympic flame has already been lit here three times, plus major events such as the World Climbing Championships, the UCI Cycling World Championships or the Winter World Masters 2020. But it is not only professionals who are convinced by the optimal infrastructure and the range of sports on offer in Tyrol: in winter, the province offers more than 80 ski areas with a total of over 5,000 kilometres of pistes. And while families, pleasure skiers and experts master their favourite runs on the slopes, you can also discover winter tranquillity in Tyrol: With snowshoes or on well-prepared winter hiking trails you can discover Tyrol's gentle side. The 4,000 or so kilometres of cross-country ski trails, which stretch like a fine network across the entire state, also lead through idyllic winter landscapes.
Innsbruck as a guestThe Davis Cup venue Innsbruck proves time and againhowwell nature and adventure can be combined: like no other city, it combines urban life and alpine flair. It takes just 20 minutes to get from the city centre to high alpine terrain and in winter you can discover the Seegrube as a city skiing area. The Nordkettenbahnen are also a technical and architectural masterpiece, with stations designed by star architect Zaha Hadid. She is also the architect of the Bergisel ski jump, which was rebuilt in 2001 and towers over the city to the south.