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05/07/25
18 Smrikva Bowl players are in the singles Main Draws of the Junior WIMBLEDON 2025: Oliver Bonding reached doubles finals
Happy to recognize 18 Smrikva Bowl players in the singles Main Draws of the Junior WIMBLEDON 2025.
Junior BOYS DRAWS (12)
Niels McDonald, Mees Rottgering, Alexander Vasilev, Timofei Derepasko, Thilo Behrmann, Oliver Bonding, Dominick Mosejczuk, William Rejchtman Vinciguerra, Ziga Sesko, Aran Selvaraasan (WC), Conor Brady (WC), Benjamin Gusic Wan (WC).
Junior GIRLS DRAWS (6)
Teodora Kostovic, Rositsa Dencheva, Elizara Yaneva, Ksenia Efremova, Hepzibah Oluwadare (qualified), Flora Johnson (WC),
Junior QUALIFICATIONS (5):
MaximilianCarrier (WC), Dimitar Kisimov, Michele Mecarelli, Dora Miskovic, Hepzibah Oluwadare (WC)
The following are the results obtained in the singles Main Draws:
BOYS:
Alexander VASILEV (BGR) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Alexander Vasilev – Alejandro Arcila (Col) 6:3,6:3
2nd round: Alexander Vasilev – Karim Bennani (Mor) 6:4,6:4
3rd round: Alexander Vasilev – Keaton Hance (USA) 7:6,6:4
Quarterfinals: Alexander Vasilev – Thijs Boogaard (Ndl) 6:4,5:7,6:3
Semifinals: Alexander Vasilev – Ronit Karki (USA) 7:5,4:6,1:6
Ziga SESKO (SVN) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Ziga Sesko – Maximums Dussault (USA) 6:4, 6:2
2nd round: Ziga Sesko – Andreas Santamarta Roig (Esp) 6:3,3:6,6:4
3rd round: Ziga Sesko – Nikita Bilozertsev (Ukr) 7:6,6:2
Quarterfinals: Ziga Sesko – Ivan Ivanov (Blg) 3:6,6:7
Timofej DEREPASKO (RUS) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Timofej Derepasko – Kuan-Shou Chen (CHT) 6:3,6:4
2nd round: Timofej Derepasko – Matisse Farzam (USA) 2:6,7:5,6:1
3rd round: Timofej Derepasko – Thijs Boogaard (Ndl) 6:7,6:7
Mees ROTTGERING (Nld) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Mees Rottgering – Haydar Cem Gokpinar (Tur) 6:1,6:0
2nd round: Mees Rottgering – Maxwell Exsted (USA) 6:2,6:4
3rd round: Mees Rottgering – Max Schoenhaus (Ger) 3:6,4:6
Dominick MOSEJCZUK (USA) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round Dominick Mosejczuk – William Moxon (UK) 6:2,6:2
2nd round Dominick Mosejczuk – Alan Wazny (Pol)
Niels MCDONALD (GER) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Niels McDonald – Kerem Yilmaz (Tur) 6:7,7:6,6:4
2nd round: Niels McDonald – Keaton Hance (USA) 6:3,6:7,4:6
Benjamin GUSIC WAN (UK) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Benjamin Gusic Wan – Pierluigi Basile (Ita) 6:2,1:6,6:2
2nd round: Benjamin Gusic Wan – Jack Secord (USA) 3:6,6:4,4:6
William REJCHTMAN VINCIGUERRA (Swe) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: W. Rejchtman Vinciguerra – Karim Bennani (Mor) 4:6,6:7
Aran SELVARAASAN (UK) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Aran Selvaraasan – Keaton Hance (USA) 1:6,2:6
Oliver BONDING (UK) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Oliver Bonding – Jack Kennedy (USA) 6:1,6:7,4:6
Thilo BEHRMANN (AUT) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Thilo Behrmann – Thijs Boogaard (Ndl) 3:6,4:6
Conor BRADY (UK) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Conor Brady – Andreas Santamarta Roig (Esp) 2:6,2:6
GIRLS:
Teodora KOSTOVIC (Srb) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Teodora Kostovic – Victoria Phle (Ger) 7:6,6:3
2nd round: Teodora Kostovic – Yuhan Wang (Chn) 6:2,7:6
3rd round: Teodora Kostovic – Kanon Sawashiro (Jpn) 6:3,6:1
Quarterfinals: Teodora Kostovic – Vendula Valdmannova (Cze) 2:6,6:4,5:7
Elizara YANEVA (Bul) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round: Elizara Yaneva – Beatrise Zeltina (Lat) 6:4,6:1
2nd round: Elizara Yaneva – Julia Stusek (Ger) 5:7,6:3,6:2
3rd round: Elizara Yaneva – Julieta Pareja (USA) 2:6,2:6
Ksenia EFREMOVA (Fra) – 24th Smrikva Bowl 2019 winner
1st round: Ksenia Efremova – Sonja Zhenikhova (Ger) 6:3,6:1
2nd round: Ksenia Efremova – Mia Poankova (Svk) 3:6,6:7
Rositsa DENCHEVA (Bul) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017 winner
1st round: Rositsa Dencheva – Vicotria Luiza Barros (Bra) 6:4,6:4
2nd round: Rositsa Dencheva – Ruby Coolinga (UK) 7:5,4:6,4:6
Flora JOHNSON (UK) – 23rd Smrikva Bowl 2018
1st round: Flora Johnson – Sarah Melany Fajmonova (Cze) 6:3,6:1
2nd round: Flora Johnson – Julieta Pareja (USA) 2:6,2:6
Hephzibah OLUWADARE (UK) – 22nd Smrikva Bowl 2017
1st round Hephzibah Oluwadare – Lea Nilsson (Swe) 2:6,2:6
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30/06/25
27 Smrikva Bowl players are in London for the Wimbledon 2025 singles Main Draws: Carlos Alcaraz reached the finals
15 years ago there were traditionally about 10 former Smrikva Bowl players at the beginning of the Junior Grand Slam Draws… now we have almost always over two times more players at the beginning of Senior Grand Slam Draws… this year there are 27 players in the Main Draws…
Since 2009, and after this year Roland Garros, there are 38 Smrikva Bowl players holding 47 junior Grand Slam titles and 6 Grand Slam titles in total… equal to 53 Grand Slam Titles
Smrikva Bowl Grand Slam Club members is formed by 38 players: Dominic Thiem, Borna Coric, Alex De Minaur, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexei Popyrin, Gianluigi Quinzi, Nicola Kuhn, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Daniel Rincon, Marin Draganja, Dino Marcan, Yshai Oliel, Daniel Berta, Patrik Rikl, George Morgan, Robin Kern, Flavio Cobolli, Mili Poljicak Belinda Bencic, Ana Konjuh, Olga Danilovic, Claire Liu, Petra Marcinko, Alexandra Eala, Tereza Mihalikova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Paula Arias Manjon, Rose Marie Nijkamp, Martin Landaluce, Carlos Alcaraz, Dino Prizmic, Mara Gae, Kylan Bigun, Tereza Valentova, Niels McDonald.
This year WIMBLEDON will attend around 70 former Smrikva Bowl players including junior draws and doubles draws:
MAIN DRAWS (18 ATP + 9 WTA = 27 ATP/WTA):
Carlos Alcaraz, Alex De Minaur, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Holger Rune, Tomas Machac, Alexei Popyrin, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Flavio Cobolli, Luciano Darderi, Miomir Kecmanovic, Mattia Bellucci, Hamad Medjedovic, Laslo Djere, Jaime Faria (qualified), Luca Nardi, Filip Misolic (qualified), Lloyd Harris
Donna Vekic, Belinda Bencic, Olga Danilovic, Katie Boulter, Alexa Eala, Ajla Tomljanovic, Nina Stojanovic (qualified), Petra Martic (qualified), Linda Fruhvirtova (qualified),
QUALIFICATIONS (9 ATP + 12 WTA = 21 ATP/WTA):
Duje Ajdukovic, Filip Misolic (qualified), Daniel Rincon, Martin Landaluce, Jaime Faria (qualified), Alibek Kachmazov, Vilius Gaubas, Jerome Kym, Oliver Bonding (WC),
Linda Fruhvirtova (qualified), Lea Boskovic, Tereza Valentova, Antonia Ruzic, Lola Radivojevic, Katie Swan (WC), Petra Martic (qualified), Petra Marcinko, Berfu Cengiz, Jana Fett, Nina Stojanovic (qualified), Miram Bulgaru
DOUBLES (5)
Patrik Rikl, Tereza Mihalikova, Maia Lumsden, Angelica Moratelli, Charles Broom (WC)
Junior BOYS DRAWS (12)
Niels McDonald, Mees Rottgering, Alexander Vasilev, Timofei Derepasko, Thilo Behrmann, Oliver Bonding, Dominick Mosejczuk, William Rejchtman Vinciguerra, Ziga Sesko, Aran Selvaraasan (WC), Conor Brady (WC), Benjamin Gusic Wan (WC).
Junior GIRLS DRAWS (6)
Teodora Kostovic, Rositsa Dencheva, Elizara Yaneva, Ksenia Efremova, Hepzibah Oluwadare (qualified), Flora Johnson (WC),
Junior QUALIFICATIONS (5):
MaximilianCarrier (WC), Dimitar Kisimov, Michele Mecarelli, Dora Miskovic, Hepzibah Oluwadare (WC)
The following are the results obtained in the singles Main Draws:
Carlos ALCARAZ, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up, currently ranked #2 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Carlos Alcaraz – Fabio Fognini (Ita) 7:5,6:7,7:5,2:6,6:1
2nd round: Carlos Alcaraz – Oliver Tarvet (UK) 6:1,6:4,6:4
3rd round: Carlos Alcaraz – Jan -Lennard Struff (Ger) 6:1,3:6,6:3,6:4
4th round: Carlos Alcaraz – Andrey Rublev (Rus) 6:7,6:3,6:4,6:4
Quarterfinals: Carlos Alcaraz – Cameron Norrie (UK) 6:2,6:3,6:3
Semifinals: Carlos Alcaraz – Taylor Fritz (USA) 6:4,5:7,6:3,7:6
Finals: Carlos Alcaraz – Jannik Sinner (Ita) 6:4,4:6,4:6,4:6
Players ranking:
Fabio Fognini (Ita) – #138 ATP
Oliver Tarvet (UK) – #733 ATP
Jan -Lennard Struff (Ger) – #125 ATP
Andrey Rublev (Rus) – #14 ATP
Cameron Norrie (UK) – #61 ATP
Taylor Fritz (USA) – #5 ATP
Jannik Sinner (Ita) – #1 ATP
Flavio COBOLLI , 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, currently ranked #24 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Flavio Cobolli – Beibit Zhukayev (Kaz) 6:3,7:6,6:1
2nd round: Flavio Cobolli – Jack Pinnington Jones (UK) 6:1,7:6,6:2
3rd round: Flavio Cobolli – Jakub Mensik (CZE) 6:2,6:4,6:2
4th round: Flavio Cobolli – Marin Cilic (Cro) 6:4,6:4,6:7,7:6
Quarterfinals: Flavio Cobolli – Novak Djokovic (Srb) 7:6,2:6,5:7,4:6
Players ranking:
Beibit Zhukayev (Kaz) – #247 ATP
Jack Pinnington Jones (UK) – #281 ATP
Jakub Mensik (CZE) – #17 ATP
Marin Cilic (Cro) – #83 ATP
Novak Djokovic (Srb) – #6 ATP
Alex DE MINAUR, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 QF, currently ranked #11 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alex De Minaur – Roberto Carballes Baena (Esp) 6:2,6:2,7:6
2nd round: Alex De Minaur – Arthur Cazaux (Fra) 4:6,6:2,6:4,6:0
3rd round: Alex De Minaur – August Holmgren (Den) 6:4,7:6,6:3
4th round: Alex De Minaur – Novak Djokovic (Srb) 6:1,4:6,4:6,4:6
Players ranking:
Roberto Carballes Baena (Esp) – #74 ATP
Arthur Cazaux (Fra) – #115 ATP
August Holmgren (Den) – #192 ATP
Novak Djokovic (Srb) – #6 ATP
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #48 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Alex Michelsen (USA) 6:2,3:6,6:3,3:6,7:6
2nd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Jesper De Jong (Nld) 1:6,6:3,6:2,6:4
3rd round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Novak Djokovic (Srb) 3:6,0:6,4:6
Players ranking:
Alex Michelsen (USA) – #32 ATP
Jesper De Jong (Nld) – #106 ATP
Novak Djokovic (Srb) – #6 ATP
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH FOKINA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #27 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Brandon Holt (USA) 6:2,6:4,7:5
2nd round: A.Fokina – Botic Van de Zandschulp (Ned) 1:6,6:4,6:3,7:6
3rd round: Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Taylor Fritz (USA) 4:6,3:6,7:6,1:6
Players ranking:
Brandon Holt (USA) – #99 ATP
Botic Van de Zandschulp (Ned) – #92 ATP
Taylor Fritz (USA) – #5 ATP
Luciano DARDERI , 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, currently ranked #59 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Luciano Darderi – Roman Safiulin (Rus) 7:6,1.6,6:7,6:3,6:1
2nd round: Luciano Darderi – Arthur Fery (UK) 6:4,6:3,6:3
3rd round: Luciano Darderi – Jordan Thompson (Aus) 4:6,4:6,6:3,3:6
Players ranking:
Roman Safiulin (Rus) – #75 ATP
Arthur Fery (UK) – #461 ATP
Jordan Thompson (Aus) – #44 ATP
Mattia BELLUCCI, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, currently ranked #73 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Mattia Bellucci – Oliver Crawford (UK) 6:7,6:3,6:4,6:4
2nd round: Mattia Bellucci – Jiri Lehecka (Cze) 7:6,6:1,7:5
3rd round: Mattia Bellucci – Cameron Norrie (UK) 6:7,4:6,3:6
Players ranking:
Oliver Crawford (UK) – #248 ATP
Jiri Lehecka (Cze) – #25 ATP
Cameron Norrie (UK) – #61 ATP
Tommy PAUL, “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2007, currently ranked #13 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Tommy Paul – Johannus Monday (UK) 6:4,6:4,6:2
2nd round: Tommy Paul – Sebastian Ofner (Aut) 6:1,5:7,4:6,5:7
Players ranking:
Johannus Monday (UK) – #224 ATP
Sebastian Ofner (Aut) – #165 ATP
Tomas MACHAC, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, currently ranked #23 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Tomas Machac – Damir Dzumhur (BiH) 6:3,6:2,6:4
2nd round: Tomas Machac – August Holmgren (Den) 6:7,7:6,7:6,5:7,6:7
Players ranking:
Damir Dzumhur (BiH) – #67 ATP
August Holmgren (Den) – #192 ATP
Lloyd HARRIS, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, currently ranked #320 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Lloyd Harris – Zizou Bergs (Bel) 7:6,7:6,6:7,6:2
2nd round: Lloyd Harris – Andrey Rublev (Rus) 7:6,4:6,6:7,3:6
Players ranking:
Zizou Bergs (Bel) – #50 ATP
Andrey Rublev (Rus) – #14 ATP
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, currently ranked #22 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Arthur Fery (UK) 4:6,1:6,6:4,4:6
Players ranking:
Arthur Fery (UK) – #461 ATP
Holger RUNE, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 QF, currently ranked #8 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Holger Rune – Nicolas Jarry (Chi) 6:4,6:4,5:7,3:6,4:6
Players ranking:
Nicolas Jarry (Chi) – #143 ATP
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, currently ranked #60 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Laslo Djere – Andrey Rublev (Rus) 0:6,7:6,6:7,7:6
Players ranking:
Andrey Rublev (Rus) – #14 ATP
Filip MISOLIC , 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, currently ranked #111 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Filip Misolic – Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) 6:2,5:7,6:3,6:3
Players ranking:
Jan-Lennard Struff (Ger) – #125 ATP
Jaime FARIA, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, currently ranked #116 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Jaime Faria – Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) 3:6,4:6,2:6
Players ranking:
Lorenzo Sonego (Ita) – #47 ATP
Lorenzo MUSETTI, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 QF, currently ranked #7 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Lorenzo Musetti – Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo) 2:6,6:4,5:7,1:6
Players ranking:
Nikoloz Basilashvili (Geo) – #126 ATP
Luca NARDI, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, currently ranked #95 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round Luca Nardi – Jannik Sinner (Ita) 4:6,3:6,0:6
Players ranking:
Jannik Sinner (Ita) – #1 ATP
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, currently ranked #68 ATP, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Hamad Medjedovic – Sebastian Ofner (Aut) 6:7,1:3, ret.
Players ranking:
Sebastian Ofner (Aut) – #165 ATP
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, currently ranked #35 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Belinda Bencic – Alycia Parks (USA) 6:3,6:0
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Elsa Jackquemot (Fra) 4:6,6:1,6:2
3rd round: Belinda Bencic – Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita) 6:4,3:6,7:6
4th round: Belinda Bencic – Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) 7:6,6:4
Quarterfinals: Belinda Bencic – Mira Andreeva (Rus) 7:6,7:6
Semifinals: Belinda Bencic – Iga Swiatek (Pol) 2:6,0:6
Players ranking:
Alycia Parks (USA) – #60 WTA
Elsa Jackquemot (Fra) – #113 WTA
Elisabetta Cocciaretto (Ita) – #116 WTA
Ekaterina Alexandrova (Rus) – #17 WTA
Mira Andreeva (Rus) – #7 WTA
Katie BOULTER, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player, currently ranked #43 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Katie Boulter – Paola Badosa (Esp) 6:2,3:6,6:4
2nd round: Katie Boulter – Solana Sierra (Arg) 7:6,2:6,1:6
Players ranking:
Paola Badosa (Esp) – #9 WTA
Solana Sierra (Arg) – #101 WTA
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, currently ranked #25 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Donna Vekic – Kimberly Birrell (AUS) 6:0,6:4
2nd round: Donna Vekic – Cristina Bucsa (Esp) 1:6,3:6
Players ranking:
Kimberly Birrell (AUS) – #74 WTA
Cristina Bucsa (Esp) – #102 WTA
Olga DANILOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, currently ranked #37 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Olga Danilovic – Shuai Zhang (Chn) 6:2,6:4
2nd round: Olga Danilovic – Madison Keys (USA) 4:6,2:6
Players ranking:
Shuai Zhang (Chn) – #124 WTA
Madison Keys (USA) – #8 WTA
Alexandra EALA, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2015, currently ranked #56 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Alexandra Eala – Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) 6:3,2:6,1:6
Players ranking:
Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) – #16 WTA
Nina STOJANOVIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, currently ranked #172 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Nina Stojanovic – Anna Kalinskaya (Rus) 3:6,6:7
Players ranking:
Anna Kalinskaya (Rus) – #38 WTA
Linda FRUHVIRTOVA, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2015, currently ranked #148 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Linda Fruhvirtova – Elise Mertens (Bel) 4:6,2:6
Players ranking:
Elise Mertens (Bel) – #23 WTA
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001, currently ranked #136 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Petra Martic – Diane Parry (Fra) 6:4,3:6,2:6
Players ranking:
Diane Parry (Fra) – #118 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 SF, currently ranked #79 WTA, at WIMBLEDON 2025:
Main Draw:
1st round: Ajla Tomljanovic – Anastasia Pavlyuchennkova (Rus) 6:4,3:6,2:6
Players ranking:
Maya Joint (AUS) – #50 WTA
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29/06/25
Some pictures of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 actors... taken during the Sixth and Final day of their Smrikva Bowl... the AWARDING day... the cake and swimming pool day :)
Smrikva Bowl finals are played since 1996 with linesman and ball kids… it was a nice morning with the sky ready for the finals…
… the stage was prepared early in the morning…
… the trophies and diamond medals were ready too…
… and some seeds of the future dreams were planted…
At 8:30 AM everything was ready for the final act of this year 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Opera stage… the central court was ready :)
When I think of Smrikva Bowl I try to imagine it as a theater where every year we work hard to set a stage where the world’s talents can gather… Every year we gather all these different actors, great talents, very special kids, arriving from different cultures, having different dreams,…
We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their will, dreams and hard work… they are the ones who write the most different stories…
The Finals and Awarding ceremony day of the 30th annual started with traditional Staff and Ball Kids gathering…
and here are 15 ball kids out over 70 Staff Members who behind the curtains directed the Opera to make our actors perform at their best…
Pavle Racic, Matej Zovko, Sebastian Pigott, Teodor Hu, Kurt Wan, Wang Shimeng, Poppy Robinson, Maya Teilmann, Toma Zovko, Laura Adamović, Danica Adamovic, Josefine Miksch, Ritisha Nehe, Matei Petre, Eugenie Killeen
… were this year with us in the finals ball kids team…
Damir and Tamara made the final instructions to our this year Staff seeds…
and here we are all together ready to jump into another wonderful finals…
… over 140 invisible hands that make MORE THEN TENNIS a reality for a week… year after year…
The girls finals are per tradition scheduled at 9:00 AM and it always start with flower pictures of the finalists…
… and here are Ira Pupovac from Croatia and Iva Svoboda from Czech Republic making their photo session before the finals…
…and this year Consolation Draw actors were: Lea Hessel from Slovaka and Maya Firer from Israel. The Chair Umpire Elio Macan was in charge for the Consolation finals…
… and today Maya was able to win the Consolation Draw finals match…
… Main Draw actors of this year Opera final Ira and Iva are on this picture ready to enter the stage :)…
… the stage was ready and Chair Umpire Damir gave to Iva and Ira the final instructions before their opera act started… to enjoy the game and let’s the public enjoy your tennis talent level…
… one more picture with the girls which includes their dreams and the dreams of this year generation to play one day on the most famous tennis courts in London, New York, Wimbledon and Paris…
… here we are starting…
… it was a lovely tennis day… for all the people who gathered around the court #1 where the finals were played…
and here is Ira in action…
… and here is Iva in action…
our precious assistants… Ritisha…
Poppy, Maya and Laura…
the game was intense…
… a very long match…
:)…
… the assistance of the ball kids is always extraordinary… in order to make the finals grand…
… we fully enjoyed it…
… today Iva collected the Championship… and here is the moment when the girls handshake at the net…
and the moment of joy when Iva reached her friends and family…
Iva Svoboda crowned herself the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 edition winner… her sister also play tennis and came to cheer for her…
I am sure this is only one of the first meetings for the most Smrikva kids and there will be many matches in the future for most of them… and many opportunities to measure their skills development…
… after the girls exhibition of their skills it was the time of boys…
… and after girls Consolation finals at the court #2 the boys Consolation finals started… between Nathanael Philip from Sweden and Nicklas Hermann from Germany…
Today Nicklas was able to win the Consolation Draw finals match and crown himself the Champion…
… in the Main Draw… two boys to reach the finals were David Simon from Belgium and Antonio Stanic from Croatia.
here we are with the boys just few minutes before their match when the Chair Umpire Damir shared few words with both of them…
totally ready with Grand Slam sign…
… and here is Antonio in action…
the shangri-la “seeds of the Legends” theater…
and here is David in action…
and here is Antonio in action again
… shangri-la again…
our Staff Members in action…
… in the finals there were two SB players who attended also our Family Week this spring… and Luca came to see the finals…
there were a lot of beautiful and amazing points David and Antonio played… it was a great game… momentum switched more than once…
and here is the moment when David conquered the title…
handshake on the net…
David collected more points today and crowned himself the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Champion…
The awarding ceremony is always a special moment… and this year due to hot weather we decided to do it in the Central Park…
everything is ready… for the awarding ceremony for the 40 medals and trophies… to start to call the names… and will recall just some of the actors present at the awarding ceremony…
Shimeng Wang with Lea Hessel
Maya Teilmann…
Ivan Penic….
Rafael Heinz…
Balthasar Klemm…
Samuel Gomez…
Toma Zovko…
Koto Kodaira…
Pavle Racic…
Jan Karbowski…
Antea Tomas…
Darya Naumik…
Maxime Gaugry…
Matei Petre…
Maya Firer…
Lea Hessel…
Nathanael Philip…
Nicklas Hermann…
Ira Pupovac…
Antea Tomas and Ira Pupovac…
Antonio Stanic…
US OPEN Wilson Ball… traditionally signed by the winners…
Very special dumpeners for friends…
Alessandro Serra Zanetti and Mattia Sena…
Mattia Sena…
Toma Zovko and Antonio Stanic…
… when you choose a smile :)…
… time to sign the ball …
…time to declare the winners…
… but still some IGRA Game medals to give to Noah Collard and David Simon…
… and Roto Kodaira and Hayato Shimamura…
… time to call the names of David and Iva…
Iva Svoboda… the girls singles Main Draw Champion
David Simon… the boys singles Main Draw Champion
traditional winners Wilson US OPEN ball signing donated by Justin Lee back in 2009 to be signed…
first signed by Iva…
… and later on by David…
… and one memory picture of David and Iva together … this picture will be framed on the wall… Champions together…
time to ride the bike…
and now all together…
… time to seal the memories of this year edition with something sweet :)
it is beautiful and I can see myself…
winners and friends cutting it all together…
… it is wonderful…
and the final acting before departing home is the swimming pool swim ;)
It was a super particular edition… and I hope most of the kids will get a little of inspiration to keep developing their tennis talent…
Thanks to all the participants… players… families… coaches… Smrikva Bowl Staff and friends…
for making 30th annual… ANOTHER GOOD YEAR… :)
28/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 - Press Release
PULA, CROATIA 23rd JUNE – 28th JUNE 2025
- one game one nation-
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 – tennis tournament for boys and girls under 10 – gathered 96 boys and girls representing 48 Smrikva Bowl countries and six continents. It was another successful annual and Smrikva Bowl with this year edition confirms the presence of its Ambassadors in 112 countries and six continents.
Smrikva Bowl winners:
• Vilim Višak (CRO) – Natali Zuliani (CRO) 1996
• Željko Perić (CRO) – Ivana Lisjak (CRO) 1997
• Filip Kovačić (CRO) – Mateja Horvat (CRO) 1998
• Borko Mudronja (CRO) – Astrid Besser (ITA) 1999
• Adelchi Virgili (ITA) – Tereza Mrdeža (CRO) 2000
• Marin Draganja (CRO) – Petra Martić (CRO) 2001
• Javier Marti (ESP) – Martina Caregaro (ITA) 2002
• Dominic Thiem (AUT) – Jennifer Ren (UK) 2003
• Ivan Levar (CRO) – Saška Gavrilovska (SRB) 2004
• Matteo Donati (ITA) – Saška Gavrilovska (SRB) 2005
• Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) – Eleonor Dean (UK) 2006
• Sacha Merzetti (ITA) – Virgina Pena (ESP) 2007
• Luka Panic (SUI) – Katarina Jokić (BiH) 2008
• Alvaro Regalado (ESP) – Katie Swan (UK) 2009
• Nicola Kuhn (ESP) – Jovana Vuković (SRB) 2010
• Duje Ajduković (CRO) – Olga Danilović (SRB) 2011
• Goran Životić (SRB) – Himari Sato (JPN) 2012
• Turriziani Alvarez (ESP) – Noa Krznarić (CRO) 2013
• Patrick Brady (UK) – Tea Lukić (SRB) 2014
• Branko Đurić (MNE) – Alena Kasatkina (RUS) 2015
• Kaylan Bigun (USA) – Ela Nala Milič (SVN) 2016
• Roben Gavani (BGR) – Rositsa Dencheva (BGR) 2017
• Vito Darderi (ARG) – Alisa Oktiabreva (RUS) 2018
• Svit Suljič (SVN) – Ksenia Efremova (RUS) 2019
• Daniel Gardality (USA) – Arina Fomina (RUS) 2022
• James Borchard (USA) – Ana Marija Rebić (CRO) 2023
• Lukas Kacin (CZE) – Mathilde Dianati (DEN) 2024
• David Simon (BEL) – Iva Svoboda (CZE) 2025
Lukas Kacin from Czech Republic won the boys finals, while Mathilde Hartvingsen Dianati from Denmark won the girls finals.
The winners won, among other, the mountain bikes – the traditional Smrikva Bowl prize – a week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, and Wilson International support.
David Simon from Belgium won the boys finals, while Iva Svoboda from Czech Republic won the girls finals.
The winners won, among other, the mountain bikes – the traditional Smrikva Bowl prize – a week stage at Patrick Mouratoglou Academy, and Wilson International support.
30th SMRIKVA BOWL 2025 MAIN RESULTS
Boys:
Finals:
David Simon (BEL) – Antonio Stanić (CRO) (4:1,1:4,10:6)
Semifinals:
David Simon (BEL) – Maxime Gaugry (GBR) (5:4,4:0)
Antonio Stanić (CRO) – Matei Petre (ROM) (4:1,4:0)
Quarterfinals:
David Simon (BEL) – Oskar Hončl (CZE) (4:0,4:0)
Antonio Stanić (CRO) – Samuel Gomez (ESP) (4:0,4:0)
Maxime Gaugry (GBR) – Balthasar Klemm (GER) (4:2,4:0)
Matei Petre (ROM) – Toma Zovko (CRO) (4:0, 2:4, 11:9)
Girls:
Finals:
Iva Svoboda (CZE) – Ira Pupovac (CRO) (5:3,4:2)
Semifinals:
Iva Svoboda (CZE) – Antea Tomas (CRO) (4:2,4:1)
Ira Pupovac (CRO) – Darya Naumik (BLR) (4:0,4:1)
Quarterfinals:
Iva Svoboda (CZE) – Moni Mišćević Mezak (CRO) (4:2,4:1)
Ira Pupovac (CRO) – Maya Teilmann (DEN) (4:1,4:2)
Antea Tomas (CRO) – Veronika Baburina (RUS) (2:4,4:0,12:10)
Darya Naumik (BLR) – Shimeng Wang (ESP) (4:0,4:0)
Thanks to the all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the: Smrikva Bowl Friends, Staff, Golden and Honorary Members!
Thanks to the all Smrikva Bowl supporters and especially to the: Smrikva Bowl Friends, Staff, Golden and
Honorary Members!
27/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - Fifth Day Results and Order of Play for the 6th Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 5th Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE SIXTH DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play 27th of June, 6th day
9:00 AM : Girls Main Draw and Consolation Draw Finals
followed by: Boys Main Draw and Consolation Draw Finals
followed by: Awarding Ceremony (singles quarterfinalists are getting medals, semifinalist, runner ups and winners trophies; IGRA game semifinalists are getting medals and winners and runner ups trophies)
followed by: Cake & Pool goodby Party
FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Girls:
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
Girls:
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
27/06/25
Some pictures of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 actors :)... taken during the Fifth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when "IGRA" game winners were known... :))... and the day when the finalists of this year edition were known... the BRIONI day :)
The fifth day was the day when the semifinalist of the Main and Consolation Draw were known…
but was also the day of Brioni Islands visit and the day of the “IGRA” Game finals :)
I am pleased to present the list of the actors of the Day who make it to the finals in their singles and towards the victory in special “IGRA” doubles…
FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Girls:
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
Girls:
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
“IGRA” GAME WINNERS and RUNNER UPS:
Antonio Stanic (CRO)
Toma Zovko (CRO)
Alessandro Serra Zanetti (ITA)
Mattia Sena (ITA)
After the presentation of the actors of the Day who made it into the finals… I am pleased to share a little piece of the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day celebrated on 21st of September… because today we spent on Brioni Islands… once upon a time named the Islands of Peace…
Smrikve, September 2010
The International Day of Peace, also known as the World Peace Day, occurs annually on September 21st and this day has been elected to be also the Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors’ Day.
It is dedicated to peace, or specifically the absence of war, such as might be occasioned by a temporary ceasefire in a combat zone. It is observed by many people. For the first time this holiday was celebrated in 1981.
The Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors Day, although celebrated on the same day as the World Peace Day, is dedicated to civilization , intergenerational responsibility and tennis. Without civil society in a modern world there is no guarantee for peace.
In 1981 the United Nations General Assembly declared, in a resolution sponsored by the United Kingdom and Costa Rica, the third Tuesday of September (the opening day of regular sessions of the General Assembly) as the International Day of Peace devoted to commemorating and strengthening the ideals of peace and civilization values.
In 2001, the day was changed from the third Tuesday to specifically the twenty-first day of September. A new resolution was passed by the General Assembly, sponsored by the United Kingdom (giving credit to Peace One Day) and Costa Rica (the sponsors of the original day) to give the Day of Peace a fixed date and declare it as a global ceasefire day.
In 1991, on September 21st, I left Smrikve for Milan, it was the war time in my country, 5 years before, on the same day, in 1986, I sailed with a boat to Dubrovnik with school friends living a nice life time memory experience.
Having our calendar year 365 days if we live for some time and create our own experience we learn that the same day can remind us something nice and something not nice… it is a circle…
Not nice could be compared to a mistake in tennis… we learn from the mistakes. They help us understand what is not good or what we do not do properly…
To end this comment I am pleased to repeat words of a Nobel Prize for Peace who was guest speaker to one of Ambrosetti’s Young Leader Group meetings. It is a tradition that every guest dedicate few words to the Group and he wrote down the following:
“The future is always in a minority. Yet the history of the future is more important than the history of the past. It is for the old to remember the past. It is for the young to build the world of tomorrow.
Do it! You can build a world without wars. You can build a new humanity.”
Everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. The knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important. They are all parts of the civilization path.
Shimon Peres used in his note the statement: “Do it!” thus reminded me Yoda’s wisdom words when he shares his knowledge with young Jedi: “Try not. Do or do not “ :)
If people believe in the future there is future. If people do not believe in the future there is no future.
Miodrag Bozovic
… and tomorrow is the single FINALS Day… the day of the Cake…
Awarding Ceremony Day…
and the Day of the Swimming Pool :D
… and before going into a new day once again congratulations to the finalist, semifinalists and quarterfinalist of the IGRA Game who made our pizza night special…
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
and those who assisted this year theater show may have noticed that the names of the player mentioned in our articles are often not related with the pictures presented…
…they follow Yoda way of speaking… and often are inverted…
for those not familiar with Yoda… I will borrow one of his saying to finish the article of today…
Luke : “I’m looking for a great warrior”
Yoda: “ Wars not make one great “
… and the story around the olive tree was the story…
…ready for the final acts of the show…
27/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - Fifth Day Results and Order of Play for the 6th Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 5th Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE SIXTH DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play 27th of June, 6th day
27th of June:
2:00 PM : BRIONI Islands trip gathering in Fazana
2:30 PM : departure from Fazana with boat to BRIONI islands
7:00 PM : return to Smrikve
7:30 PM : Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals of the IGRA Game + PIZZA party for all the players cheering for the finals of the IGRA GAME :D
FINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Girls:
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
FINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
Girls:
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
26/06/25
Some pictures of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 actors... taken during the fourth day of their Smrikva Bowl... the day when the children participated lucky draw :)... and pictures with few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story...
During the long Fourth Smrikva Bowl Day the semifinalist of all the single draws and part of the IGRA game were known :)…
… and I am pleased to take the opportunity to share few words related to Smrikva Bowl Mission story with our new Ambassadors generation ;)…
SEMIFINALIST Main Draw:
Boys:
Matei Petre (ROM)
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Maxime Gaugry (GBR)
Girls:
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Darya Naumik (BLR)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
Antea Tomas (CRO)
SEMIFINALIST Consolation Draw:
Boys:
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Jan Karbowski (POL)
Pavle Račić (USA)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
Girls:
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Aline Longoria Quintal (MEX)
Koto Kodaira (JPN)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
Just few promised words behind Smrikva ;)…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values.
Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…
What does that mean?…
CULTURE, CHILDREN, SPORT and MUSIC are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world. It is a matter of civilization …
…a truly wise windy, product of imagination, once whispered… “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (M.Y.)… and fairy tales seems to help that beauty…
… but I am sure you will cross in the future with the following opinion… “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (A.E.)…
I noted that all of you are very calm during hard points… and usually in tennis game, as well as in many other fields, it does not matter what goes wrong but your reaction to it…
… we prepared special gifts for the Lucky Draw for various generations thanks to…
I am pleased to recall our Smrikva Bowl “Lucky Draw” contributors:
• Dominic Thiem & family (grandfather Josef Mullner, mom Karin, dad Wolfgang and brother Moritz)
• Borna Coric & family (dad Damir and mom Zeljka)
• Alex De Minaur & family (mom Esther)
• Donna Vekic & family (dad Igor and mom Brankica)
• Carlos Alcaraz & family (dad Carlos)
• Lloyd Harris & family (mom Cecelia)
• Alejandro Davidovich Fokina & family (mom Tatiana)
• Katie Swan & family (mom Nicki)
• Lorenzo Musetti and Simone Tartarini
• Matteo Donati & family (mom Marina Bortolato)
• Miomir Kecmanovic & coach Miro Hrvatin & family (aunt Tanja Pavlov)
• Olga Danilovic & family (mom Svetlana)
• Nicola Kuhn & family (dad Alfred and mom Rita)
• Alex Eala and Michael Eala & family (dad Michael and mom Rizza)
• Matej Sabanov and Ivan Sabanov (brother Aleksandar, dad Zlatko & mom Nada)
• Katie Boulter & family (mom Sue)
• Viktoria Kuzmova
• Petra Martic
• Zvonimir Babic & family (dad Vlado and mom Marija)
• Tereza Mihalikova
• Gianluigi Quinzi & family (dad Luca)
• Roger Federer (thanks to coach Miro Hrvatin and Chris Jackman)
• Rafael Nadal (thanks to Luca Appino)
• Juan Martin Del Potro (thanks to Chris Jackman)
• Gael Monfils, Kaja Juvan and Stanislav Wawrinka (thanks to Tomislav Poljak)
• Grigor Dimitrov (thanks to Bulgarian visiting coach)
• Novak Djokovic (thanks to Zdravko Sinko)
• Mili Poljicak & family (dad Ante & mom Nilija)
• Ivana Jorovic
• Holger Rune & family (mom Aneke)
• Petra Marcinko & family (dad Vjekoslav and mom Ivana)
• Flavio Cobolli & family (mom Francesca Neri)
• Vilim Visak
• Tommy Paul & family (mom Jillian)
• Tomas Machac & family (mom Daniela)
• Mihaela Marculescu
• Martin Landaluce & family (dad Alejandro)
• Andreea Rosca & family (dad Ionut)
• Dino Prižmić & family (mom Nataša)
• Ksenia Efremova & family (mom Julia)
• Ana Konjuh
• Jaime Faria & family (mom Tania Nunez)
• Maria Timofeeva & family (dad Gleb & mom)
• Alexei Popyrin & family (dad Alex, brother Anthony & mom)
• Luciano & Vito Darderi & family (dad Gino)
• Tereza Valentova & family (mom Jitka)
• Mattia Bellucci & family (dad Fabrizio)
• Patrik Rikl & family (mom Alice)
… and their success could teach us how fear and anger are for the brain the same as cramps for the muscles…
and… what Master Yoda noted “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”…
… in tennis seems to be the same… if you want to win more… you master your skills and believe in your game ;)
There are different ways to look at sport. There are different ways to look at music, culture, love and also to children.
The vision of sport preferred in Smrikve can be described and extended to: culture, music and children using the following Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words…
… “Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
… a wise men living in China 2500 years ago once observed… “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.” …
hmmm… sounds very interesting… hm hm :)
an interesting opinion…
… and to set your heart right you need good characters… those who wish to contribute to the greater public good had to begin by working on themselves…
… only then they will see progress radiate out from their personal circles to society at large…
Tomorrow is the semifinals day…
the BRIONI Islands Day…
and IGRA GAME Day :D…
a lot to do and a lot to see ;)….
GO SMRIKVA GO!!! :D
FEW WORDS ABOUT L…
The strongest force among human beings is named “Love”. Love can be very powerful but can also be very painful force.
THE LITTLE PRINCE…by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry… is a very special book that every person at different age read differently.
It is a book that last over time and was likely the last love gift Antoine de Saint-Exupéry made to his wife Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry.
Over time this book was translated in many different languages thus become a love gift for many generations around the world.
It is a children’s book writen for the olders… I like many parts of it… especially the description that Antoine make of the adult people…
the description of the moment when the rose was born… the importance of the right orders on the King’s planet…
“you never know” statement…
the meeting with the wise fox…
the smiling stars and many other parts…
Only best friends, when they trust each other, do share their deep knowledge…
and once The Little Prince and the fox created such a special relationship the fox shared a secret with him…
“Goodbye, said the fox. And now here is my secret, a very simple secret.
It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.
What is essential is invisible to the eye.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry beleived that: Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.…
“Ljubav ne zahtjeva da dvoje ljudi gledaju jedno u drugo, već da zajedno gledaju u istom pravcu”.
26/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - Fourth Day Results and Order of Play for the 5th Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 5th Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE FIFTH DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play 27th of June, 5th day
25/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - Third Day Results and Order of Play for the 4th Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 3rd Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE FOURTH DAY:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play 26th of June, 4th day
The Lucky Draw is on schedule tomorrow (26th of June) at 4 PM and the IGRA Game will continue after the Lucky Draw…
25/06/25
Some pictures of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 actors... The day when they start super IGRA game... some pictures taken during the day to share Smrikva Bowl Library story...
Third Smrikva Bowl day is the day when the IGRA game start… and is also the day when the quarterfinalist of the edition start to be known…
Third day is also the FORUM day… knowledge sharing day…
I am pleased to take the opportunity to share a bit of the story of our Library with the actors of the third day…
It was 2009 when we started to build the Smrikva Bowl library… and each Smrikva Bowl player was requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his stay in Smrikve and will represent his culture of origin that one day guests of Smrikve will be able to consult, enjoy and discover…
With this year edition Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are spread in 112 countries and all the continents… and the library reached over 1600 books from over 86 countries…
Historically their task was to search the talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from this year they are also our Cultural Ambassadors…
Cultural Ambassadors is both spreading the Smrikva idea and spreading the ISTRIA from SMRIKVE E-book… the cultural e-book for travelers…
It was shared yesterday with kids that the old olive tree Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors plant every year is a symbol of friendship and intergenerational responsibility and Smrikva Bowl’s idea of children, sport, music and culture that are able to pass all frontiers are incorporated in the creation of this Smrikva Bowl Library.
…in some languages… the word generations means also history… and in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy I come to a simple conclusion that we are those who represent the current civilization.
O yes ;)… this is an important concept…
Today people live an average of about 80 years. What we call civilization is mostly made up of the human knowledge we have accumulated until today, which our institutions pass onto future generations.
there is a big importance of a quality book… o yes ;)
They represent a great human memory that can help us understand what we see combined with cumulated personal experience of our daily lives. But given the fragility of the circle of life it is very easy for people to ignore these facts and lose sight of our human knowledge. It takes just a few generations to lose this great heritage ;)
I’d like to observe that we have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is slower and more complex. Humans learn throughout their whole lifetime, from books and schools, but we also mostly learn from our personal experiences.
I just wish to say that Smrikva Bowl’s more then tennis is something you find above… hm… not only tennis… music… culture… children… sport… four interesting pillars…
Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people…
Friendship… is long term trust… and long term bridge… always takes time to get built… and always require maintenance ;)…
… and IGRA game is spreading… it is reaching different places… different continents…
… with music… run… play… and say “IGRA” :)
Quarterfinalist of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025
MAIN DRAW:
BOYS:
Toma Zovko (CRO)
Matei Petre (ROM)
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Samuel Gomez (ESP)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Oskar Hončl (CZE)
Maxime Gaugry (GBR)
Balthasar Klemm (GER)
GIRLS:
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Maya Teilmann (DEN)
Darya Naumik (BLR)
Shimeng Wang (ESP)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
Moni Miščević Mezak (CRO)
Antea Tomas (CRO)
Veronika Baburina (RUS)
CONSOLATION DRAW:
BOYS:
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Rafael Heinz (ITA)
Jan Karbowski (POL)
Sinan Yaykiran (TUR)
Alexander Brar (SWE)
Pavle Račić (USA)
Ivan Penić (CRO)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
GIRLS:
Lyla Senft (USA)
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Simge Dönmez (TUR)
Aline Longoria Quintal (MEX)
Koto Kodaira (JPN)
Milana Geletskaya (POL)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
Milica Ruduljić (BIH)
… and the LOTTERY!!! is on schedule for tomorrow at 4:00 PM…
o yes… many possibilities…
… we will see who win what ;)….
… the Tennis Talents FORUM is worth recalling… always a nice moment to share just few elements that could be useful to the families and coaches on their path in helping their children to reach their potential…
Tomorrow is the day of QUARTERFINALS…
and the day of IGRA…
it is also the LOTTERY DAY!!!! “LUCKY DRAW” :D
GO SMRIKVA GO :D
be playful and enjoy…
it is a circle of life <3
getting ready for another Smrikva Bowl day :D
24/06/25
The day when I become SMRIKVA BOWL Ambassador - 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 generation
A bit after 7:30 PM the Smrikva Bowl players of this year edition became Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors… the ceremony started at 6:00 PM…
The SB Ambassadors seeds are spread into 112 countries of our planet…
I am pleased to repeat the story of the Smrikva Bowl Olive Trees traditionally planted in Smrikve… being this moment one of the most important parts of the Smrikva Bowl story…
In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started a tradition of planting an Olive tree… The Olive tree selected was at the beginning older than the oldest man living on the earth today. The tree that we planted for the 10th Smrikva Bowl was over 150 years old…
…during the ceremony, every Ambassador put a tiny piece of land close to the root of the Olive tree and say his or her name. This way the tree gets their names…
This year again there were few stories shared and the children and parents who were present hopefully will remember the story…
During the ceremony of the 30th Smrikva Bowl Olive Tree Generation… the tree received new names…
… Olive tree is a symbol of peace… but the age of the tree means intergenerational responsibility…
Every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn to preserve all that each of us is born with… :)
… The Lion King cartoon is an artwork and most of the life messages one can find in it are in line with the Smrikva Bowl founding ideas… ;) Life messages you find in Lion King are in line with the message of the Ambassadors’ Olive Tree; they are in line with the values of friendship and love; they are in line with empathy…
… Love, friendship and empathy are all Cosmopolitan values per excellence, as far as people and humanity are concerned… it is true that the relationship between Mufasa, Sarabi and Simba reminds me of both: parents and family love, but also about the intergenerational responsability.
Timon, Pumbaa and Simba relationship reminds me about love between friends. Pumbaa also make me think abuout empathy, intuition and loyalty and the relationship between Simba and Nola reminds me again about the importance of love… :)
Rafiki, the wise old baboo, with his many centuries old tree reminds me about the importance of knowledge and experience of the older… that there are many other particular moments that every person on its own, based on his or her own life experience, discover by watching these artworks.
You might be interested to know that most of the characters’ names in this cartoon have a particular meaning in Swahili language…
Simba means “lion”… Nala means “gift”, and love is for me one of the greatest gifts that people can receive and give during their life
Sarabi means “mirage”… Pumbaa means “dull-witted” or “stunned”… and Rafiki means “friend” :)… These names with their meanings make me think of the American Indians and the way they used to give the names to their people.
As I wrote at the beginning of today’s article every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to understand and to learn, to preserve all that each of us is born with.
When Mufasa was explaining to Simba that is not easy to be the King… he tried to explain that a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicate equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it…
is true that every generation face new challenges but there are many examples in the past how the old generations managed and solved particular problems… ;) and this is why… knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important…
It was another long Smrikva day… ended with a Grand Slam dream victory and good ice cream at the end :)… everybody wished to make true their dream ;)
Tomorrow is the new day… IGRA game day… it is the day to choose IGRA partners…
and the FORUM day… the 30th Smrikva Bowl generation will discover the IGRA game…
Tomorrow we will learn and experience something new again :)
24/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - Second Day Results and Order of Play for the 3rd Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and 2nd Day Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE THIRD DAY:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play 25th of June, 3rd day
23/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results - First Day Results and Order of Play for the 2nd Day
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Results
ORDER OF PLAY FOR THE SECOND DAY IS AS FOLLOWS:
30th SB 2025 Order of Play, 24th of June, 2nd day all in SMRIKVE
All the matches on schedule on 2nd day 24th of June will be played in Smrikve… and the matches will start at 8 AM.
You can rent the courts for practice in Surida.
In case you do not find your name on the order of play for tomorrow it means that you will be on schedule on Wednesday.
Please double check that you find your name in the Consolation Draws because all the players who did not win all of their matches today are in the Consolation Draws.
The Ambassador Nomination Ceremony and planting of the old olive tree is on schedule tomorrow (24th of June) at 6 PM and is the most important moment for all the players tomorrow.
23/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 started today at 8:00 AM with presentation of 96 tennis talents representing six continents and 46 countries...
With new nominated Ambassadors our Smrikva Bowl family will grow up to nearby 2600 players and families since Smrikva Bowl foundation in 1996…
… it was a pleasure to meet and present each one personally… representing six continents of our Planet… and it is always a pleasure to wish to the players a good game… :)
Tomorrow at 6:00 PM 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 players will be nominated Ambassadors and will plant as per tradition an Olive Tree.
The creation of the Smrikva Bowl Library started in 2009 and with this year donations we will be around 1600 cultural books from over 86 countries… tomorrow at 6:00 PM the old olive tree of the 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 generation will be planted…
WELCOME TO THE … 30th SMRIKVA BOWL GENERATION!
23/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 Draws and Order of Play
30th SB 2025 Order of Play, 23rd of June, 1st day SMRIKVE BOYS
30th SB 2025 Order of Play, 23rd of June, 1st day SURIDA GIRLS
23/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 "seeds of the Legends of tomorrow" list... :D
World in Smrikve … Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors network of around 2600 players will be spread in 112 countries after Tuesday’s Ambassador Nomination Ceremony…
The level of the players is expected to be very high again this year among 96 registered participants representing six continents and 46 countries…
The list of the names of the players that honored us with their arrival to Smrikve this year:
Girls (36)
Ira Pupovac (CRO)
Nehir Özgüner (TUR)
Lea Hessel (SVK)
Lorena Guirao Kapor (BRA)
Poppy Robinson (GBR)
Josefine Miksch (AUT)
Iori Oba (JPN)
Maya Teilmann (DEN)
Tesa Savšek (SVN)
Laura Adamović (SRB)
Simge Dönmez (TUR)
Maria Grabska (POL)
Darya Naumik (BLR)
Eugenie Killeen (AUS)
Veronika Babić (SVN)
Beatrice Benvenuti (ITA)
Carina Georgia Andrita (GER)
Shimeng Wang (CHN)
Iva Svoboda (CZE)
Koto Kodaira (JPN)
Danica Adamović (SRB)
Mila Marinčič Može (SVN)
Maya Firrer (ISR)
Lyla Senft (USA)
Moni Miščević Mezak (CRO)
Leyla Soysal (TUR)
Ingrid Sagstrom (SWE)
Milana Geletskaya (POL)
Antea Tomas (CRO)
Lena Lazarević (SRB)
Aline Longoria Quintal (MEX)
Ritisha Nehe (IND)
Kalina Mikić (SUI)
Tjaša Stražar (SVN)
Milica Ruduljić (BIH)
Veronika Baburina (RUS)
Boys (60)
Toma Zovko (CRO)
Nicklas Hermann (GER)
Alexander Brar (SWE)
Mattia Sena (ITA)
Boris Yordanov (BGR)
Arat Akkoyun (TUR)
Noah Collard (BEL)
Liam Jor (SWE)
David Dikov (BGR)
Alex Alashi (BGR)
Mauro Fućak (CRO)
Hayato Shimamura (JPN)
Frane Kulušić Čuzela (CRO)
Atakan Vatansever (TUR)
Matei Petre (ROM)
Jovan Popović (SRB)
Martin Ganchev (BGR)
Antonio Stanić (CRO)
Nathanael Philip (SWE)
Jakub Kozlowski (POL)
Rafael Heinz (ITA)
Maj Košir (SVN)
Joshoua Toledano (RSA)
Eito Ishibashi (JPN)
Ömer Raif Erendemir (TUR)
Christos Myron Christoudias (CYP)
Nik Zorenč (SVN)
Jan Karbowski (POL)
Vanja Sudar (SRB)
Samuel Gomez (ESP)
Pavle Račić (USA)
Ivano Žic (CRO)
Dávid Simon (BEL)
Karol Pilat (POL)
Teodor Hu (SRB)
Sinan Yaykiran (TUR)
Filip Luchkov (BGR)
Alessandro Serra Zanetti (ITA)
Gabriel Dervis Uzunel (DEN)
Sagi Ari Alfassi (ISR)
Yoan Damyanov (BGR)
Oso Bujupaj (XKX)
Marko Brkić (CRO)
Pavlo Kozak (UKR)
Oskar Hončl (CZE)
Val Šketako (SVN)
Yigit Baskal (TUR)
Kurt Wan (HKG)
Ivan Penić (CRO)
Riccardo Paolini (ITA)
Edward Henriksson (SWE)
Kuzey Sengil (TUR)
Maxime Gaugry (GBR)
Balthasar Klemm (GER)
Sebastian Fox Pigott (IRL)
Cemil Melih Caliskan (TUR)
Maks Hadžić (CRO)
Alessandro Macini (ITA)
Philip Hadzhiyski (BGR)
Aleksandr Bezrida (RUS)
The opening ceremony is scheduled for 8:00 AM while, tomorrow at 6:00 PM 30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 players will be nominated Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors that will be followed by the Olive Tree planting ceremony…
21/06/25
30th Smrikva Bowl 2025... a new “seeds of the Legends of tomorrow” story is starting… the orientation moment started today...
The final registration…
and orientation moments…
are on going…
… it is time to get to know…
… and plant new seeds…
…discover new stories…
…and there are always new dreams to be planted…
10/06/25
The Mission Dream
Smrikva Bowl mission is to inspire, develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…
CULTURE, CHILDREN, SPORT and MUSIC are part of the Smrikva Bowl idea of the cosmopolitan world. It is a matter of civilization …
A wise wind, product of imagination, once whispered… “Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is.” (M.Y.)… and fairy tales seems to help that beauty…
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” (A.E.)…
Usually in tennis game it does not matter what goes wrong but your reaction to it…
Fear and anger are for the brain the same as cramps for the muscles… and as Yoda noted “Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering.”… like in tennis, so similar seems to be life…
There are different ways to look at sport. There are different ways to look at music, culture, love and also to children.
The vision of sport preferred in Smrikve can be described and extended to: culture, music and children using the following Nelson Mandela – Madiba’s words:
“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else does – it is an instrument of peace. It speaks to youth in a language they understand.”
For the following song I would say “Music and children have the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – there are both instruments of peace.” :)
… a wise men living in China 2500 years ago once observed… “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.” … and to set your heart right you need good characters… those who wish to contribute to the greater public good had to begin by working on themselves…
…only then they will see progress radiate out from their personal circles to society at large…
The same Grandmother Willow tried to pass to John Smith in Pocahontas…
Grandmother Willow: Now then, there’s something I want to show you. Look.
[dips her vine in the water in which glowing ripples begin to form]
Pocahontas: The ripples.
John Smith: What about them?
Grandmother Willow: So small at first, then look how they grow. But someone has to start them…
06/06/25
"Smrikve theatre stage" for the "seeds of the Legends" is entering final phase of the preparations...30th Smrikva Bowl 2025 edition...
21st of September, on Smrikva Bowl Ambassador’s Day, we traditionally start to receive candidacies from all around the World… and after 9 months… at the end of June the talents of the year gather together… it is the 30th annual… and so many of the kids who honored us with their visit are writing beautiful tennis pages with their rackets around the World…
As of June 2nd, 2025 their track record includes the following:
=> 129 professional ATP/WTA titles (5 Grand Slams) conquered by 35 players
=> 51 GRAND SLAM titles (including junior titles) conquered by 37 players
=> 7 Olympic medals (singles, doubles and mixed doubles)
=> 3 Davis Cup titles & 2 Billie Jean King titles
=> 2 NEXT GEN ATP Finals titles
=> 96 players reached TOP 200 ATP/WTA ranking => 48 players reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA ranking => 14 players reached TOP 20 ATP/WTA => 7 players reached TOP 10 ATP/WTA ranking => 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
=> 15 players reached #1 ITF ranking; 1 player reached #1 ATP ranking
362 + SB players received scholarships to study in the US & play tennis.
Many famous tennis players left footprints on Smrikve tennis courts and we are proud to present the names of the players who reached TOP 100 ATP/WTA during their career so far… and those who among their titles holds Grand Slam titles.
Smrikva Bowl Top 100 ATP/WTA Club (48 players):
ATP singles (19):
Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, Holger Rune, Alex De Minaur, Lorenzo Musetti, Tommy Paul, Borna Coric, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexei Popyrin, Tomaš Machač, Flavio Cobolli, Laslo Djere, Miomir Kecmanovic, Lloyd Harris, Luciano Darderi, Mattia Bellucci, Hamad Medjedovic, Luca Nardi, Jaime Faria
ATP doubles (6):
Marin Draganja, Matej Sabanov, William Blumberg, Ivan Sabanov, Dino Marcan, Patrik Rikl
WTA singles (17):
Belinda Bencic, Petra Martic, Donna Vekic, Martina Trevisan, Ana Konjuh, Katie Boulter, Ajla Tomljanovic, Olga Danilovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Linda Fruhvirtova, Claire Liu, Alexandra Eala, Nina Stojanovic, Ivana Jorovic, Maria Timofeeva, Ivana Lisjak, Jana Fett
WTA doubles (6):
Igrid Neel, Tereza Mihalikova, Irina Maria Bara, Maia Lumsden, Angelica Moratelli, Camilla Rosatello
Smrikva Bowl Grand Slam Club (37 players): Dominic Thiem, Borna Coric, Alex De Minaur, Tommy Paul, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Alexei Popyrin, Gianluigi Quinzi, Nicola Kuhn, Lorenzo Musetti, Holger Rune, Daniel Rincon, Marin Draganja, Dino Marcan, Yshai Oliel, Daniel Berta, Patrik Rikl, George Morgan, Robin Kern, Flavio Cobolli, Mili Poljicak Belinda Bencic, Ana Konjuh, Olga Danilovic, Claire Liu, Petra Marcinko, Alexandra Eala, Tereza Mihalikova, Ajla Tomljanovic, Viktoria Kuzmova, Paula Arias Manjon, Rose Marie Nijkamp, Martin Landaluce, Carlos Alcaraz, Dino Prizmic, Mara Gae, Tereza Valentova, Kylan Bigun.
… with all the above Smrikva continue to dream to be always something more than tennis…
I am please to recall parts of an article written at the beginning of 2010… when I compared for the first time Smrikva Bowl to a theater stage…
… When I think of Smrikva Bowl I try to imagine it as a theatre where every year we work hard to set the stage where the world’s talents can gather… Every year we gather all this different actors, great talents, very special kids, arriving from different cultures, having different dreams,…
We set the stage and later on they are in charge with their will, dreams and hard work… they are the ones who write the most different stories…
Smrikva Bowl is still very young tournament but I would like to think that some of these kids will write… inspiring stories in most different professional fields.
I also know that according to the statistics only few of the kids participating Smrikva Bowl will make it to become top professional tennis players, but I like to think that they will make it in other professional fields they choose in their lives.
I read Andre Agassi’s book and through the whole book he was repeating to friends and people meeting… that he doesn’t like tennis thus it seems to me that he never had the option to choose, but in end he ended up being the Champion and according to Luke Jensen a person with big heart and very good friend.
I will never know how many kids playing Smrikva Bowl are playing it because their parents would like them to become professional tennis players and how much of them play it because they enjoy the game.
What I do know is that any kind of sport can help kids in their growth and I also know that people that do excel in any field require total dedication and a lot of sacrifice to reach the excellence.
When I think of Andre’s words of not loving what he was doing for most of the time of his life I start thinking of other 90% of people around the World that make for living doing jobs they do not like, but “La vita e’ bella” Roberto Benigni would say and tennis helped Andre to grow up.
There is one part in the book that I liked a lot… it is about inspiration, faith and what does it mean to be a good coach… to have the right word in the right moment… this part is related with Gil… and is about people that do believe in other people and help them to write their life stories and to write their own one…
Here are Gil’s words reported by Andre in his book when he accepted to coach him:
“I’m not one of those people who expresses or articulates feelings very well, but from now on, just know this: It’s on, man. It is on.
You know what I’m saying? We are in a fight, and you can count on me until the last man is standing. Somewhere up there is a star with your name on it. I might not be able to help you find it, but I’ve got pretty strong shoulders, and you can stand on my shoulders while you’re looking for that star. You hear? For as long as you want. Stand on my shoulders and reach, man. Reach.”
In every life there are people that influence what we do and how we do it.
The Smrikva Bowl festival dream to inspire its players and Ambassadors to believe in their dreams and work hard to reach them.
Sport and music are in general good educators and the vision of sport preferred in Smrikve is the one Nelson Mandela once said:
“Sport has the power to change the world, the power to inspire and the power to unite people in a way little else can – it is an instrument of peace.”
There are over two thousands five hundreds stories written every week by Smrikva seeds in over 111 countries and all the continents… :) and very soon I will have the pleasure to meet new seeds of the 30th SMRIKVA BOWL 2025 edition from all over the world again…
The BOWL story… SMRIKVA BOWL story…
