BRAUNSCHWEIG, May 15, 2016

Florian Mayer, 2013 champion of the Sparkassen Open in Braunschweig, will return to the 23rd edition of the €106,500 ATP Challenger event taking place from 2 to 9 July 2016.

“I have good memories of the tournament. Braunschweig has always been a good place for me. I feel comfortable there,” the 32-year-old from Bayreuth tells, who will appear at Germany’s biggest Challenger for the seventh time.

Due to injuries Mayer dropped in the ATP rankings to 245th postition but has recently started his comeback, battling through the qualification to reach the second round of the BMW Open in Munich as well as the quarterfinals at the Neckarcup in Heilbronn. The former world number 18 wants to build on these decent results in Braunschweig.

“I claimed the title here in 2013, so it’s logical that I am looking forward to return,” he says.

Mayer reached the semi-finals in 2004 and 2009, losing to the the eventual champion in each year. In 2007 he finished runner-up to Oscar Hernandez from Spain and six years later he defeated Jiri Versely for the title.

Tickets for this year’s Sparkassen Open can be bought via the official website.