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
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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”
Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger Day 3 • Match Preparation and Italian Restaurant
By Sven GroeneveldThe day before a match is always a day to gather your thoughts, do your scouting and add just a little work on the details. The bigger picture is important and embraces the competition. Matches being played are displayed all over the facility as both courts have a full broadcast team in place! Early start tomorrow and our warmup has been booked. … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger Day 3 • Match Preparation and Italian Restaurant
Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger Tennis Day 2 • Let’s Talk Kazakh
After the weekend we will all have a mandatory test again. In the meantime the weather has warmed up, but now we have some snow instead. Social distance in transport is clear and the tournament has done a great job in their protocols. Also anybody interested in Kazakh, we can sign up for a zoom lesson! I blocked the login and phone number for privacy reasons as I … [Read more...] about Nur-Sultan ATP Challenger Tennis Day 2 • Let’s Talk Kazakh