World-class tennis in Meerbusch: Alexander Erler defeats ATP young gun Arthur Cazaux

The match ball was the most contested and high-class of the final of the Just Pools Kirschbaum International 2021 in Meerbusch TeReMeer, which was already taking place at the highest level. The French Australian Open Junior Finalist from 2020, Arthur Cazaux (18 years old), demanded everything from his conqueror Alexander Erler (AUT, 23 years old), both fell completely exhausted after the 6:2 4:6 7:5 for Alexander Player benches.

“It was a crazy match at ATP Tour level,” enthused organizer Marc Raffel afterwards.

“Little things decided the final, I will analyze everything with my coach today,” said a likeable “runner-up” Arthur Cazaux after the final. “Now the ATP Challenger tour begins for me,” said an overjoyed champion Alexander Erler, who is knocking on the top 350 of the ATP world rankings with his tournament victory at the Just Pools Kirschbaum International. There will also be a lot to hear from his French opponent in the final, Arthur Cazaux. “He really has a lot of talent and will go his own way,” said Raffel.

Tennis - Professional hygiene concept, no positive corona cases - The Just Pools Kirschbaum International are a positive model example

Of course, even our politics are unsettled at the moment. This is the only way to explain why tennis was repeatedly included in lockdown measures. Although everyone knows that white sport is in no way susceptible to Corona. How does Dieter Nuhr say it? You have to jump over the net and shove your tongue down your opponent's throat... Joking aside.

Incidence = 0

At the Just Pools Kirschbaum International, a men's professional tournament as part of the ITF World Tennis Tour, in mid-April 21 in Meerbusch, with a total of almost 100 participants from European countries and a limited supervisory and organizational staff, a hygiene concept developed with the German Tennis Association was used a completely successful result. Negative PCR tests, regular rapid tests, cleaning and hygiene measures and consistent compliance with the Aha rules and digital registration and management of everyone involved prevented even a single positive diagnosis, incidence = 0.

Perhaps this pleasing result will help representatives of the sport of tennis and politicians take the right path in their struggle to make the right decisions in the current Corona times. The organizer's excellent hygiene concept will certainly allow us to host the next tournament, the TVM Open 2021 at RW Troisdorf , which will take place from May 10th - 16th, 2021 .