Muster memorabilia, charity auction, on display at Erste Bank Open in Vienna
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thomas-muster/m099/overview'Thomas Muster/arsquo;s iconic 1995 a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a trophy is set to be auctioned off for charity as part of the lsquo;Champions of Viennarsquo; campaign. It marks a significant highlight of the lsquo;Official Tennis Experiencersquo; at the Wiener Stadthalle, the home of the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/vienna/337/overview'Erste Bank Open/a (21-27 October)./p
pThe ATP 500 tournament is celebrating its 50th anniversary, coinciding with the auction, running from October 9 to November 3, 2024. All proceeds will go towards the Ouml;3 lsquo;Christmas Miraclersquo; charity, which supports the LICHT INS DUNKEL emergency aid fund for families in need.nbsp;/p
pldquo;When I held the trophies in my hand again, many things came back to me. Now my trophies are going to someone who may have been watching at the time, and you can do something good at the same time,rdquo; Muster said. ldquo;It's not so easy to give it all away, because there are a lot of emotions and memories behind the trophies.rdquo;/p
pimg alt="a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thomas-muster/m099/overview'Thomas Muster/a " style="width:100%;" src="/-/media/images/news/2024/10/14/18/16/muster-trophy-press-release.jpg?w=100%25" /br /
emsupa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thomas-muster/m099/overview'Thomas Muster/a wins a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a in 1995. Credit: Patrick Kovarik/Getty Images/sup/em/p
pThe lsquo;Official Tennis Experiencersquo; exhibition offers an exciting journey through the last five decades of tennis in Vienna, showcasing exclusive memorabilia from key players linked to the tournamentrsquo;s history. In addition to Musterrsquo;s trophies, the exhibition features items from stars like a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roger-federer/f324/overview'Roger Federer/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/novak-djokovic/d643/overview'Novak Djokovic/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a./p
pGuests at the pre-opening on October 8 included former stars a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jurgen-melzer/m762/overview'Jurgen Melzer/a, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/stefan-koubek/k310/overview'Stefan Koubek/a, and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alexander-peya/p467/overview'Alexander Peya/a, with large crowds gathering not just to see the trophies, but the whole experience./p
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pldquo;There are lots of other things,rdquo; Muster added. ldquo;Everything has been beautifully prepared. It was certainly a lot of work to put it all together and get it ready.rdquo;/p
pThe exhibition aims to highlight the rich history of tennis in Vienna but also incorporates modern elements like VR experiences to showcase the future of the sport. Tickets for the lsquo;Official Tennis Experiencersquo; are available at stronga rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.championsofvienna.com" target="_blank"www.championsofvienna.com/a/strong, while bidding for Musterrsquo;s trophies is live on stronga rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.aurena.at" target="_blank"www.aurena.at/a/strong until November 3./p
pimg alt="a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thomas-muster/m099/overview'Thomas Muster/a." style="width:100%;" src="/-/media/images/news/2024/10/15/21/11/muster-2024-auction2.jpg" /br /emsupCredit: Florian Rogner Photography/sup/em/p
pimg alt="a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/thomas-muster/m099/overview'Thomas Muster/a." style="width:100%;" src="/-/media/images/news/2024/10/15/21/12/muster-2024-auction3.jpg" /br /emsupCredit: Florian Rogner Photography/sup/em/p
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