Becker's successor: Michael Kohlmann becomes boss at DTB
Michael Kohlmann has now also been officially appointed to succeed Boris Becker in the German Tennis Association (DTB).
by SID / tennisnet
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Dec 10, 2020, 12:21 pm
As the new "Head of Men's Tennis", the 46-year-old will be responsible for the men's area. Kohlmann has been the Davis Cup captain since the beginning of 2015 and will now also take over the sole sporting management for the men's area. The association announced this on Thursday.
"Michael Kohlmann has done outstanding work for the DTB over the past few years and is the logical successor to the position of Head of Men's Tennis," said DTB Vice President Dirk Hordorff: "As a former professional player, he has a great deal of expertise and a very good one Access to the next generation and can develop young players. "
As team boss, Kohlmann will continue to sit on the bench with the German Davis Cup team in the future, and he will also be responsible for coordinating the junior division. About the time we shared with Becker , he recently told tennisnet.com : "We spent three very constructive and positive years together. Especially the Davis Cup weeks, but also the weeks in which we were at tournaments or each other Exchanging things at Grand Slams was very instructive for me. I was allowed to take a lot of Boris' items with me. And the exchange with regard to the young players, which is important for their development in the respective steps, was always very fruitful.
Becker had announced at the end of November that he would give up his position at the end of the year due to lack of time. At the same time, the three-time Wimbledon winner announced that he could imagine an "even bigger task at the DTB" at a later date.