It was not meant to be today! Taro gave his best but ran into a high-performing Austrian machine. Sebastian Ofner was too strong today with a 6-3, 6-4 victory. Tennis is such a tough sport! Even if you win 3 matches and you lose 1 you end the week with a feeling of a loss. However, those that play for the bigger picture will always succeed to get the most out of their career. … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger 125 • Day 8 • Semi-Final
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Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger 125 • Day 7 • Quarterfinals
By Sven Groeneveld Today was the quarterfinals. Taro was on the schedule as the 4th match. The player's services prepared another bottle and accordingly Taro finished the bottle completely and won the match 6-2 6-1. Besides having a great lunch every day on-site prepared by the Radisson hotel, we also have a choice of snacks but my favorite is the prepared nuts! I … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger 125 • Day 7 • Quarterfinals
ATP Forte Challenger 125 • Day 6 • Training Day in Nur-Sultan
By Sven GroeneveldToday was our training day before the quarterfinals tomorrow. So what do you do in order to pass the day!? This is normal but even more so during the Covid period, you spread the day out so you can enjoy a good sleep in, have a nice light hit and enjoy a good lunch on site. Do some scouting of your next opponent and head back to the hotel and chill before … [Read more...] about ATP Forte Challenger 125 • Day 6 • Training Day in Nur-Sultan
Nur-Sultan ATP Forte Challenger 125 • Day 5 • Match Day 2, Very Nice!
Match day for Taro with Denis Istomin! A very tough and repeated opponent. Denis Beat Wu Yibing in the final of the Asian Games in 2018 and I know how good Denis can play. So today was a tough day. Before the match, I was watching the match before and we were honored by the visit of the president of the tennis federation Mr. Bulat Zhamituly, who has a great love for tennis … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Forte Challenger 125 • Day 5 • Match Day 2, Very Nice!
Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger 125 • Day 4 • “Match Day”
By Sven GroeneveldThe first matchday of any tournament is always a climb up a steep slope or stairs! You need to find your way, you need to create your path and adapt to match the court and surroundings. One week you play with Hawk-Eye Live, the next week you play with a full team of line referees. So it’s all about your ability to take one step at a time and get to the top! … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger 125 • Day 4 • “Match Day”