Štrombahs Targeting French Open Qualifiers This Spring – Tennis
To qualify for a ”Grand Slam” tournament, a player needs to be ranked no lower than around 230th. By mid-April, Strombachs needs to accumulate enough points to climb approximately 170 positions in the rankings to be able to participate in the French Open qualifying, which begins on May 19th. Achieving this goal will require an notable climb in the rankings, but Strombachs believes the task is achievable. It will be important to win some tournaments, rather than frequently reaching the semi-finals or quarter-finals, the tennis player informs.
Compared to ITF tournaments, “Challenger” matches have a different level of organization, as during the tournament, tennis players have their hotel and transport to the competition venue paid for, as well as new balls provided. However, in the lower-ranked Bengaluru tournament in India, Strombachs experienced monkeys throwing stones onto the court, which caused the match to be temporarily suspended.
A tennis player ranked around 400th has to think for himself how to cover all expenses, both for travel and for coaches and medical support. If you are not in the ”Top 150″ in the world rankings, income will not exceed expenses, but if you take coaches with you every week, losses are guaranteed, Strombachs explains. If you have to play 30-35 weeks a year in professional tennis, a tennis player has to calculate what they can afford. “You have to pay your coach a salary, plus hotel and food. It adds up to a lot of money with hotels and flights,” reveals Latvia’s number one tennis player.
It is important to get into a “Grand Slam” tournament, as even participation in the first rounds would allow Roberts to financially cover the entire competition year.Untill that happens,lower-ranked tennis players look for other financial opportunities,such as representing a club.strombachs is confident that you can always find some