Tennis Australia has announced a new training base in Munich which will give the country’s top talent a European “home away from home.”
The choosing of Germany as the location for the base comes on the back of Australia’s Fed Cup victory over Germany in Stuttgart and Bernard Tomic and Marinko Matosovic reaching the quarter-finals of the BMW Open in Munich.
The announcement was made after signing off on an agreement with BTV TennisBase.
“The central location and perfect training facilities at BTV TennisBase in Munich make it an ideal European training base for both our juniors and tour professionals,” said Craig Tiley, Tennis Australia’s Director of Tennis.
“This European summer we will have more than 50 players – from National Academy and AIS athletes, Davis & Fed Cup players and wheelchair athletes – using these great facilities for training blocks between tournaments and grand slam preparation.”
The BTV TennisBase facilities include four clay courts and five indoor hard courts, a fully equipped gym, soccer pitch, running track, indoor basketball courts, indoor swimming pool, onsite accommodation and full service cafeteria, all with easy rail access to Munich city and airport.
Mark Edney, Tennis Australia’s AIS & Tours Manager, has spent six months researching suitable facilities.
“The most important aspect of finding a home base in Europe was to have the most professional and disciplined training environment for our elite players,” Edney said.
“We have great training environments in Australia and now in Munich our players can prepare with total focus and have all the necessary resources at their disposal.
“This is the first time Tennis Australia has truly had a ‘home base’ with the facilities to service all our players, from elite juniors to professional.”