Ratingen, the home of Marcel Siem, is even closer to Gut Lärchenhof than Mettmann. The man with the blond ponytail shares the trainer, Günter Kessler, with Kaymer, but as player types the two German European Tour pros stand by each other like Yin and Yang. In this way they offer the fans very different qualities.
Kaymer is seen as calm and pragmatic, Siem as fiery and emotional. Kaymer carefully weighs up the risks, Siem loves the attack. Transforming his feelings on the court into positive energy has always been the great challenge for Siem in his career. In 2012 he is doing quite well so far, as numerous top results prove.
Football facts
Favourite club is the 1.FC Köln
Favorite player is Lukas Podolski
Personal European Championship final: Germany vs. Germany becomes European Champion
I didn’t become a professional football player because: “Football was never really my sport, I played for TSV Much, but golf and table tennis were always more important.