Dominik Koepfer is eliminated in the second round of the US Open, but has opened a whole new Chapter in his life as a Tennis professional. The attention of the German Public has him safe for now.
The disappointment was limited. “It has made a lot of fun,” said Dominik Koepfer. Even if the 6:3, 3:6, 2:6, 6:7 (2:7) in the second round of the US Open against Daniil Medvedev even another Surprise would have been possible. “I’m going to realize that probably only when I’m back home in Tampa,” said the 25-year-old shooting star of German Tennis.
Probably Koepfer will visit but first again his love slings-Italians in the 49th Street in Manhattan, and first of all elsewhere thoughts about his miraculous US Open trip. The devastating storm Dorian moves finally to Florida, which makes his current home town by plane is almost impossible.
Presumably, New York will now be one of the favorite cities Koepfers. Because what he has experienced here in the past two weeks, could neither he nor the wildest optimists think. The memory of his outstanding achievements will make him with safety and security always with a broad Smile on his face looking back. After qualifying with three Best-of-five-sets he has three other, very sweaty and exhausting games in the main field for opt.
Faster than Zverev
At his first participation in the US Open has managed Koepfer up in the second week of a Grand Slam tournament. Just for comparison: Alexander Zverev, the best German tennis player who has managed this feat in New York also in this year, although he has tried since 2015 regularly every year.
And while Zverev was already trained as a small Boy, to earn later, once his money with the yellow felt ball and to be the number one in the world, decided Koepfer until the age of 16 years to step up his game. Other sports, such as skiing or football, had before him the same status as the Tennis. At that time, he increased his training workload from two to four training units per week. In comparison to the peers, ambitious players that had committed to early on, the goal of a tennis Pro, an almost negligible expense.
For the ATP-Tour qualified
Dominik Koepfer, the impact
On going through the College at Tulane in New Orleans in the U.S. state of Louisiana Koepfer has not made a change by which he would have been able to say in advance. “He has visited us in the early part of the summer here, he had to look after the German words, because he lives so much in America,” said his former youth coach at the tennis club BW, Villingen, Oliver Heuft. And after only about four years.
The life of the Koepfer, who grew up in the tranquil town of Furtwangen in the black forest, will change rapidly. He belongs to this US Open to the circle of the player who finished in the first 100 in the world rankings and automatically in the main fields of the major tournaments on the ATP Tour, popping up when he signed up for it.
The time of the Tingelns to smaller ITF tournaments, or Challen is with very little prize money, and serious Play with it over. “If the challen is fond of only five spectators sat sometimes in the stands, and only the coach,” said Koepfer from his everyday life prior to the tournament in New York.
Higher Revenue
In brief, the Asia Tour, and in October Koepfer in Shanghai would like to participate in the tournament of the 1000-Masters category, if he is still early enough for a visa. Two weeks ago Koepfer would have laughed, probably loudly, if someone would have said that he must now take care of papers and a flight to China. He had looked more in the USA after a tournament, where he was able to quickly and cost-effectively travel there.
So far, Koepfer has in its approximately one and a half years as a tennis professional until 332.732 US-Dollar win. Alone at the US Open he gets for Reaching the round of the last 16 players $ 280,000. Previously, it was difficult, “to pay each and every month the coach,” said Koepfer, who works with the Ex-Pro and coach-freshman Rhyne Williams. Both start in a hoped-for but very surprisingly and spontaneously come adventure.
Koepfer has opened a whole new Chapter in his life. Not only the attention of the German (Tennis) Public him safe for now. From the anonymity of the recent past, he is kicked out. In addition, he now moves for the foreseeable future in the circles of the top stars of this sport, what will be for the current shooting star a whole new experience. Where the journey Dominik Koepfer will continue to lead, he must also, after our initial surprise.