Nastasja Schunk celebrates third title at the W35 tournament in Villach!

Nastasja Schunk celebrates third title at the W35 tournament in Villach!

Villach, Österreich - In Villach, 21-year-old Nastasja Schunk won a successful W35 tournament and thus secured her third title. The talented player, who was set as number four, competed in the final against the Greek Sapfo Sakellaridi, which was placed in number seven. The match ended after a violation of Sakellaridi at 0: 6, 6: 3, 2: 4 and 40: 0, which Schunk secured the victory, as wtatentis.de reported.

Schunk showed an impressive form throughout the tournament. In the first round, she prevailed in a duel against the compatriot Mara Guth, who had fought for a place through the qualification. Also in the round of 16 and quarter -finals, she gave her opponents little chance - against the Czech Karolina Vlckova and the Italian Lisa Pigato won. In the semifinals, she had to get over a tie -break against the Slovakian Radka Zelnickova before moving into the final.

career jump in the top 300

With this victory, Schunk returns to the top 300 of the WTA ranking and can now dream of participating in Grand Slam qualifications. Your last participation in a Grand Slam was almost three years ago. In 2022 she failed in the second qualification round of the US Open against Viktoria Hruncakova. Their constant improvement indicates great potential that is highly viewed in the Turkish tennis environment.

A look into the future

The reason for Schunk's upswing could not only lie in their talent, but also in their commitment. During her career, she always made it clear how important it is to continuously improve. An important event in her career was the participation in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, where she competed against the top-class player Belinda Bencic (WTA number 12) some time ago. Even if she had 4: 6, 2: 6 there, Bencic Schunk expressed great praise and recognized her talent, so porsche-tennis.com .

For the future, it remains to be seen how Schunk will develop. Your sporadic participation in big tournaments and the recent return to the TOP 300 may be an exciting phase here. Your fans and the domestic tennis events are certainly happy to see you again on the big parquet, where she could undoubtedly cause a sensation.

In the competition for the biggest titles, Schunk's progress in international tennis will certainly also take another light on Austrian sport. The tennis circus in 2025 promises highly exciting competitions, not least because of the young talents like Nastasja Schunk.