Konnte ich euch nicht vorenthalten:
This was in 2004:
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Mit Bastian Grönefeld durfte sich aber zumindet ein Nordhorner als wahrer Sieger fühlen, obwohl auch er das Spitzenspiel gegen Daniel Koellerer verloren hatte. Nach einem Match, das von ständigen Provokationen und Reklamationen seines sich permanent selbst inszenierenden Gegners geprägt war, hatte Grönefeld die Größe, auf den Österreicher zuzugehen und ihm die Hand zu reichen.
Dass Koellerer, der als 178. in der ATP-Weltrangliste 201 Plätze vor dem Nordhorner rangiert, die Geste arrogant ignorierte, fügte sich perfekt ins Bild eines flegelhaften Tennis-Egomanen. "Wie Bastian da so ruhig bleiben konnte", zollte Michael Schmidt seiner Nummer eins höchsten Respekt. Dem Nordhorner Trainer riss endgültig der Geduldsfaden, als Koellerer die unter Sportlern übliche Geste der Fairness ablehnte, nachdem er auch dem Schiedsrichter, von dem er trotz zweier Verwarnungen wegen Zeitüberschreitung und Unsportlichkeit nicht zu zähmen gewesen war, den Handschlag verweigert hatte. Der Referee sprach zwar von einem "Ausraster", wie er ihn "noch nie erlebt" habe. Doch anders als Schmidt, für den Koellerer längst die Grenzen zur Disqualifikation überschritten hatte, sahen sich Schiedsrichter und Oberschiedsrichter zu diesem Schritt, der gleichbedeutend mit einer Niederlage Koellerers gewesen wäre, nicht veranlasst.
"Null Respekt" für Gegner aber jede Menge unfaire Sperenzchen
Auf die unfairen Sperenzchen des Österreichers war Grönefeld gefasst gewesen, hatte er doch schon einmal bei einem Turnier gegen ihn gespielt und verloren. "Er hat einfach null Respekt", wusste Grönefeld. Und so veralberte Koellerer seinen Gegenspieler, führte die Schiedsrichter vor und genoss den Disput mit dem Publikum, das sich dazu hinreißen ließ, am Ende jeden Fehler des Österreichers zu beklatschen und seine Eskapaden zu kommentieren. "Er braucht das; das macht ihn nur stärker", sagte Grönefeld, der Probleme hatte, die eigene Konzentration zu halten: "Das ist nicht einfach, wenn der auf der anderen Seite nach jedem Ballwechsel 40 Sekunden Zinnober macht." Da konnte Schmidt nur beipflichten, der seinen Schützling "mit unfairen Mitteln aus dem Rhythmus gebracht" sah.
Here's a (translated) expert from Dick Norman's diary (http://www.dicknorman.be) when he had to play against Koellerer earlier this year.
"Who is the biggest a**hole of the ATP-circuit? 14th june 2005
The players are quite sure who that is. The prize goes to Daniel Koellerer from Austria with the highest distinction. He was mine opponent in the first round. He 'IS' the biggest jerk of the circuit. Everytime he's acting annoying during his matches and everyone gets treated with a bunch of curses: opponents, referees, linesmen, ballboys and - girls, the tournament organisers, etc. Every match he gets warnings and fines. He does everything to make it tough for his opponents. He can't afford his own coach, cause after the fines (who are directly taken off the prize money), there isn't that much left for him. He hasn't got a lot of brains, and he's got even fewer friends. In the last year he has already got beaten by two players. The last time was when the Italian Luzzi gave him a punch on the face while walking back to the dressing rooms. Two players got suspended for that. In the dressing rooms I hear quite often that Koellerer deserves some more punches and that it is probably the only way to get rid of his bad habitudes. I totally agree with this. It wasn't a surprise that everyone during the match was rooting for me: players, the public, even referees, that was funny. Even the Austrians, his fellow countrymen, were rooting for me!'
Looks like he's hated by every single player
Named as the most hated tennis player by many colegues, the Austrian Daniel Koellerer was one of the topics in the third day of the Copa Petrobras in Buenos Aires. On tuesday, the European won his pass to the R16 after beating Argentine Juan Martín del Potro. Everything's normal till there, if it wasn't because he spent the day complaining, throwing his racket and insulting his rival, the crowd and the umpire. A source close to the organization trusted Olé that the Brazilian umpire Carlos Bernardes "was quite depressed, he realised he should have disqualified him". Besides, Del Potro left the club very sad and didn't want to talk to anyone.
How was the day after for Koellerer? He was completly lonely, in the players lounge, watching tv or using the internet. Maybe he checked his own web site: www.koellerer.cc. What a paradox, there you can see 22 companies which support Crazy Dani-the way he's called in the circuit-. The Austrian has only won 127.874 dollars and has many thousand dollars in fines. Many claim that those sponsors are the ones who pay for his behavour.
To confirm his personality you can find many examples, and not just from his attitude inside the court. In 2004, when he played the Bs As ATP qualy (lost in the second round), he made the car which was taking him from the hotel to the court, to stop at a store. There he ate an apple and a peach, he threw them because "they were ugly" and didn't pay for them. More? Barbara, who's responsable in the players lounge, adds: "He's completly nuts. he comes here, asks for the phones, walks to our side of the counter and sits with his legs up the counter...completly out of place; many times we're talking, and all of the sudden he turns around and leaves". A unique case for a pro is that the Austrian, in the Vilas Club, he trains by himself. Agasint a wall.
This was in 2004:
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Mit Bastian Grönefeld durfte sich aber zumindet ein Nordhorner als wahrer Sieger fühlen, obwohl auch er das Spitzenspiel gegen Daniel Koellerer verloren hatte. Nach einem Match, das von ständigen Provokationen und Reklamationen seines sich permanent selbst inszenierenden Gegners geprägt war, hatte Grönefeld die Größe, auf den Österreicher zuzugehen und ihm die Hand zu reichen.
Dass Koellerer, der als 178. in der ATP-Weltrangliste 201 Plätze vor dem Nordhorner rangiert, die Geste arrogant ignorierte, fügte sich perfekt ins Bild eines flegelhaften Tennis-Egomanen. "Wie Bastian da so ruhig bleiben konnte", zollte Michael Schmidt seiner Nummer eins höchsten Respekt. Dem Nordhorner Trainer riss endgültig der Geduldsfaden, als Koellerer die unter Sportlern übliche Geste der Fairness ablehnte, nachdem er auch dem Schiedsrichter, von dem er trotz zweier Verwarnungen wegen Zeitüberschreitung und Unsportlichkeit nicht zu zähmen gewesen war, den Handschlag verweigert hatte. Der Referee sprach zwar von einem "Ausraster", wie er ihn "noch nie erlebt" habe. Doch anders als Schmidt, für den Koellerer längst die Grenzen zur Disqualifikation überschritten hatte, sahen sich Schiedsrichter und Oberschiedsrichter zu diesem Schritt, der gleichbedeutend mit einer Niederlage Koellerers gewesen wäre, nicht veranlasst.
"Null Respekt" für Gegner aber jede Menge unfaire Sperenzchen
Auf die unfairen Sperenzchen des Österreichers war Grönefeld gefasst gewesen, hatte er doch schon einmal bei einem Turnier gegen ihn gespielt und verloren. "Er hat einfach null Respekt", wusste Grönefeld. Und so veralberte Koellerer seinen Gegenspieler, führte die Schiedsrichter vor und genoss den Disput mit dem Publikum, das sich dazu hinreißen ließ, am Ende jeden Fehler des Österreichers zu beklatschen und seine Eskapaden zu kommentieren. "Er braucht das; das macht ihn nur stärker", sagte Grönefeld, der Probleme hatte, die eigene Konzentration zu halten: "Das ist nicht einfach, wenn der auf der anderen Seite nach jedem Ballwechsel 40 Sekunden Zinnober macht." Da konnte Schmidt nur beipflichten, der seinen Schützling "mit unfairen Mitteln aus dem Rhythmus gebracht" sah.
Here's a (translated) expert from Dick Norman's diary (http://www.dicknorman.be) when he had to play against Koellerer earlier this year.
"Who is the biggest a**hole of the ATP-circuit? 14th june 2005
The players are quite sure who that is. The prize goes to Daniel Koellerer from Austria with the highest distinction. He was mine opponent in the first round. He 'IS' the biggest jerk of the circuit. Everytime he's acting annoying during his matches and everyone gets treated with a bunch of curses: opponents, referees, linesmen, ballboys and - girls, the tournament organisers, etc. Every match he gets warnings and fines. He does everything to make it tough for his opponents. He can't afford his own coach, cause after the fines (who are directly taken off the prize money), there isn't that much left for him. He hasn't got a lot of brains, and he's got even fewer friends. In the last year he has already got beaten by two players. The last time was when the Italian Luzzi gave him a punch on the face while walking back to the dressing rooms. Two players got suspended for that. In the dressing rooms I hear quite often that Koellerer deserves some more punches and that it is probably the only way to get rid of his bad habitudes. I totally agree with this. It wasn't a surprise that everyone during the match was rooting for me: players, the public, even referees, that was funny. Even the Austrians, his fellow countrymen, were rooting for me!'
Looks like he's hated by every single player
Named as the most hated tennis player by many colegues, the Austrian Daniel Koellerer was one of the topics in the third day of the Copa Petrobras in Buenos Aires. On tuesday, the European won his pass to the R16 after beating Argentine Juan Martín del Potro. Everything's normal till there, if it wasn't because he spent the day complaining, throwing his racket and insulting his rival, the crowd and the umpire. A source close to the organization trusted Olé that the Brazilian umpire Carlos Bernardes "was quite depressed, he realised he should have disqualified him". Besides, Del Potro left the club very sad and didn't want to talk to anyone.
How was the day after for Koellerer? He was completly lonely, in the players lounge, watching tv or using the internet. Maybe he checked his own web site: www.koellerer.cc. What a paradox, there you can see 22 companies which support Crazy Dani-the way he's called in the circuit-. The Austrian has only won 127.874 dollars and has many thousand dollars in fines. Many claim that those sponsors are the ones who pay for his behavour.
To confirm his personality you can find many examples, and not just from his attitude inside the court. In 2004, when he played the Bs As ATP qualy (lost in the second round), he made the car which was taking him from the hotel to the court, to stop at a store. There he ate an apple and a peach, he threw them because "they were ugly" and didn't pay for them. More? Barbara, who's responsable in the players lounge, adds: "He's completly nuts. he comes here, asks for the phones, walks to our side of the counter and sits with his legs up the counter...completly out of place; many times we're talking, and all of the sudden he turns around and leaves". A unique case for a pro is that the Austrian, in the Vilas Club, he trains by himself. Agasint a wall.
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