Cool Janko appearance – from soccer goalscorer to soulful hitter

by time news

2023-05-20 22:10:04

Four thugs duel in a cage, one of them is Marc Janko. The former football star shows powerful punches. Fans in the stands cheer. The former striker fights, sweats. What sounds like martial arts is padel, the fastest growing sport in the world.

The fast-paced mix of tennis and squash, which is played in a glass cage, is all about power, dynamics, speed and lots of feeling. Janko and his doubles partner Dominik Bierent have all these elements in their portfolio in the first qualifying round of the Boss Vienna Padel Open in the Steffl Arena. Rafael Mendez, two meters tall and very broad shoulders, and Javier Martinez are still superior in all respects, winning 6:1, 6:1. The Spaniards, who only landed in Schwechat two and a half hours before the start of the game on Saturday, have been playing the sport for over 20 years. Janko, who is one of the 40 best players in Austria, smiles afterwards: “I chose my outfit very deliberately. The green trousers stood for hope, the black t-shirt for reality. Our goal was a game that we exceeded. It was a great experience, thank you very much for the wild card.” As a thank you for his role as ambassador of the event, Marc and his wife received an invitation from tournament boss Dominik Beier to a World Padel Tour tournament of their choice. That could be Abu Dhabi, for example, or the big tour finale in Barcelona. Next week, Janko will be in the STEFFL Arena more often as a spectator and fan to keep his fingers crossed for the Austrian aces. On Tuesday evening, around 6 p.m., Christoph Krenn/David Alten challenged the Spanish duo Toni Bueno/Jorge Ruiz on the center court of the STEFFL Arena. On Wednesday, Rebeca Fernandez/Dawn Foxhall meet the Argentinian-Spanish duo Virginia Riera/Tamara Icardo at 5 p.m. on Austrian Day. After that, Rainhard Boisits and Kristopher Sotiriu collide with the Spanish-Argentinian super doubles Javier Rico/Leandro Augsburger.
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