From Doha to Dubai! Since Saturday I have been preparing for my second tournament in the sheikhdom in the desert, the conditions are definitely slightly different: It is hotter in Dubai, the courts are faster as well. I can’t wait for my first match against the South-African…

I am back. No question, dropping out of the Australian Open left some minor scars. A jet-black day brutally ended my Grand-Slam-dream in Melbourne. I had to analyze a couple of things, after returning home I took a few days off, completely. That helped a lot! I went back to Traiskirchen…

The world is upside down! Living two weeks in quarantine in Adelaide did not include a lot of different activities. Being at the hotel, practice sessions, treatment by physical therapist Alex Stober, ordering food for dinner… However, since Friday we have been back to real life. Even more did I enjoy…

Happy New Year! This is just a short update on my way to Australia.
After a pit-stop in Barcelona a long flight is ahead of me – and there are some tennis stars on the passenger list. In addition to my team, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal are on board, and, of course…

Home again for the first time after many years. I will celebrate Christmas Eve with my family, and, in particular, I’m looking forward to seeing my little cousin Marie. We look back at an odd year, Corona caused global chaos, however, looking at it form an athlete’s point of view 2020 was an…

Finally I’m on vacation! My first Grand Slam title in New York, reaching the finals in Melbourne and at the Masters – a very successful season has come to an end. Now I am going to relax for ten days, going abroad is not possible because of the pandemic, that’s why I will spend my days at home in Austria. No…

6:4, 6:7, 4:6 against Daniil Medvedev in London. Certainly this loss hurts. After 2019 I also lost my second Masters final, I hope I will succeed next time. Daniil won the trophy without losing a match, he really deserves this title. I can still be proud of a sensational final of the ATP-season: in the group matches I…

7:6, 4:6, 6:3 in London against Stefanos Tsitsipas! In my eighth game against the Greek I won my fifth match, I achieved revenge for my loss at the Masters final of 2019. This is a perfect start into the season final, I got myself into a good position for the other group matches. At the final last year a crowd…

Nothing is quiet in fall – the last weeks have been busy. After losing in the quarterfinal at my home tournament in Vienna I recovered from my foot injury. It took me two, three days to recover, then I started my preparation for the final in London at the O2-Arena.

A little anniversary. I am in the main draw of Vienna for the tenth time, this year I am even the defending champion. I will never forget the emotions after my victory in 2019 – wonderful and unique. It was a moment of goosebumps! This trophy means a lot to me, so does Vienna…

Final at the Australian Open, the title in New York, quarterfinal at Roland Garros. My results at this year’s three Grand Slams are really a dream. However, one thing is for sure: the last weeks have been quite exhausting, that’s why I am even happier with my success in Paris.

I am back! Here is my first update from Paris. The days after my US Open victory have been intensive. Sleeping, relaxing, shutting down – that’s what was important after returning from the US. I had two small parties, I really enjoyed the time with my family after my first Grand Slam victory.

It was the shortest night of my life. As a kid I was dreaming of this Grand Slam victory, in New York my dream came true. Years of hard and strenuous work, doubts and positive emotions.

After winning the match point against Alexander Zverev the entire load came off my shoulders.

This is my second blog entry for my new homepage – and I am really happy that I can write it in New York.

First of all thank you very much! The fans really like my new “internet home“, thousands of clicks in the first couple of days, a lot of positive feedback and emails. It’s a lot of fun.

The long Corona-break did actually have some positive aspects: My new home has been built. At least virtually!

Creative access, a number of ideas and ongoing discussions – I have done a lot of work on this homepage myself, picked our brains together with my team. And now we are online. With a lot of information and up to date.