Adventure world for young and old · tennisnet.com

The “Official Tennis Experience” has numerous highlights to offer for young and old. Visitors can expect an exciting journey through time of the last 50 years of tennis in Vienna.

Next week there will once again be world-class tennis at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna. Fans from home and abroad can experience the “Official Tennis Experience” in Studio F of the Wiener Stadthalle beforehand. Visitors can expect an exciting journey through time of the last 50 years of tennis in Vienna with exclusive exhibits as well as a look into the future of the sport with VR experiences.

Historic trophies, historic tennis rackets, iconic clothing, emotional memories, exclusive photos and videos. The “Official Tennis Experience” offers all this and much more. The exhibition takes place as part of the Erste Bank Open, but you don’t need a ticket for the tournament to enter.

Well-known players from the 50-year history of the tournament have provided exhibits; pieces from Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic to Jannik Sinner can be seen. The focus is also on Dominic Thiem, who will end his career in Vienna and who had a decisive influence on the tournament, not only because of his tournament victory five years ago.

Sample trophies will be auctioned

The big highlights of the campaign as part of “Champions of Vienna” also include Thomas Muster’s trophies, which will be unveiled for the first time and at the same time auctioned off for a good cause. “There are so many people who actually took part in the television back then, who stayed up all night long, watched tennis and were thrilled. And I thought to myself, there are certainly people who might want to have a part of this tennis history at home or in their company,” said Muster, explaining his decision.

In the “Official Tennis Experience” you can not only admire Muster’s trophies, but also look at the past 50 years of tennis in Vienna. “There are a lot of other things there, everything has been beautifully prepared. It was definitely a lot of work to put everything together and set it up. I was a player in the town hall in the 80s and 90s, then I played my last match against Dominic. It’s crazy how things have developed. “You can experience this journey through time here, it’s unique,” ​​says Muster enthusiastically.

Highlights for families

The “Official Tennis Experience” is interesting, but not just for tennis fans: there is also a lot to experience for families, the exhibition appeals to young (VR experiences, merchandise, adventure area) and old (historical rackets, photos & videos, samples trophies) equally. The “Official Tennis Experience” is still open until November 3rd.

Erste Bank Open tournament director Herwig Straka can highly recommend a visit: “We’ve been busy looking into the past for a while because so many things have accumulated. With the 50th anniversary there was the perfect opportunity to launch various initiatives – the first being the official tennis experience. We look back with special exhibits and at the same time use VR glasses to build a bridge to the present and the future. We look forward to many visitors in the next few weeks.”

Tickets for the “Official Tennis Experience” are available from €15 at www.championsofvienna.com.