In a first instance decision the International Tennis Federation (ITF) declared the Austrian tennis star, Tamira Paszek, as ineligible to participate at the Olympic Tennis Event 2012.
Represented by Dr. Dirk-Reiner Martens and Christian Keidel, the Austrian Tennis Federation filed an appeal against this decision before ITF’s Board of Directors. On 6 July 2012 the first instance decision was annulled and theWimbledon quarterfinalist was declared eligible to play at the Olympic Games 2012.
