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21/08/13

Luka VIDOVIC (2013 Smrikva Bowl player) and Davide INNOCENTI (2009 Smrikva Bowl player) just arrived to Smrikve... :)

Deni and Neven are spending this week at Futures played in Vinkovci…

... the little kids keep doing every morning their first steps towards developing their talents…

and Miso couple of days ago left Smrikve following his tournament schedule…

Luka Vidovic, this year Smrikva Bowl player, just arrived with his family to relax for some days and prepare for a tournament…

and also Davide Innocenti from Florence – Italy, who played Smrikva Bowl the same year as Miomir Kecmanovic – Misa, arrived with his family to relax and prepare for his arriving tournament schedule :)

At the end of this week couple of other Smrikva friends are expected to reach “La Bottega” ;)...

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16/08/13

Deni ZMAK (1999 and 1998 Smrikva Bowl finalist), Neven KRIVOKUCA and Silvia BRGIC (2005 Smrikva Bowl), Ariana RABAC (2006 Smrikva Bowl), Miomir KECMANOVIC (2009 Smrikva Bowl quarterfinalist), Andjela SKROBONJA (2011 Smrikva Bowl) at La Bottega :)

Good morning from Bleki… :)... always present on the court #1 to welcome the players and supervise with one eye on their work ;)...

... and here is a very special morning warm up – “KOCKE” game for Miso...

Deni, Neven and Miro started as per tradition at 6 AM… but both Deni and Neven are pleased to give a hand to Miso to warm up before his class…

...as the ancient Greek Plato said “the beginning is the most important part of any work”... and good warm up is very important in tennis… it helps to create discipline…

On the court #1 at the same time… Andjela and Silvia are on one side…

and Max keeps the other side…

...and behind Max there is Deni... these weeks was the best example for Matic, Neven, Miso, Andjela and other Smrikva guests of what an athlete should do on a daily basis…

... proper warm up and proper streching!!!....

... knowledge sharing at all the levels is another of the pillars of La Bottega philosophy…

...and here is Miso taking some moments of his time after streching to help Marko in learning some backhand basics :)...

in the afternoon… Deni and Neven kept working on various elements…

It takes years to learn strokes… it takes years to prepare physically… and the most important element takes years too… to learn to play the game… o yes… play the game…

and here is Miro taking notes… ;)...

... and a bit of fun is always required… the actors on the court are: Miso... Miro... Karlo and Neven...

An afternoon… Andjela had the opportunity to play a bit with both Neven...

and Deni...

it is always nice and inspiring to hear incouraging words from the more developed players :)...

... it makes more easy to keep improving the game day after day… ;)

“Exercitatio optimus magister est” – Tacitus

10/08/13

Few days ago Miomir KECMANOVIC, Smrikva Bowl player and "La Bottega" di Smrikve visiting friend, arrived... and yesterday night also Andjela SKROBONJA, another Smrikva Bowl girl and "La Bottega" di Smrikve visiting student just arrived...

O yes… let’s start another Smirkva story with the Common Sense story ;)... that old friend… knowing when to come in out of the rain; why the early bird gets the worm; Life isn’t always fair; and maybe it was my fault…

Repeating good habits every day creates discipline… and that’s always a good start ;)...

Neven keep taking the worm of the first Sun every morning…and the sound of his balls is like a wake up call for Smrikve…

Common Sense lived by simple and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge)...

... and in every teacher or friend you can find a bit of Common Sense… and here is Sinisa for Neven...

... and Tanja for Miso.. ;)...

Tanja seems to like Ana Ivanovic’s moto never stop smiling :))...

It is always a pleasure to see Smrikva Bowl kids in Smrikve… and to appreciate their development while away from Smrikve… and Miso keeps developing his skills… and keeps surprising every time he return and share his new abilities…

...”There is no try” a wise teacher ones upon a time said… “Do! or do not”... and as you can read on Miso’s t-shirt… he seems decided to JUST DO IT ;)....

... both Silvia and especially Max takes the summer opportunity to play a bit more tennis than during the school time…

... few days ago also Svetlana, Olga Danilovic’s mother – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, was traveling through Istria and made us a visit…

It is always a pleasure to hear about Smrikva seeds growing around the World…

... and every day Neven try to do a little step further… there seems to exist the road called… physically prepared – mentally strong… hm.. ;)

and Miso knows something about it :)...

... 1 on 1… cross vs. long line… + over 5 minutes of doing it…

... not easy… but if it was easy everybody would have been able to do it ;)....

... Miso in action…

and late at night Andjela Skrobonja with her family arrived to Smrikve… for some battery charge… swimming and good food ;)....

08/08/13

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update August 2013)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players that are still competing…

As of 8th of August 2013 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 7 players TOP 400 WTA

Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #65 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #97 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2002 runner up – 2003 semif.- # 132 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #186 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – 329#
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #330 WTA
Olga IANCHUK – 2005 runner up – #385 WTA

• 4 players TOP 400 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #196 ATP
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #221 ATP
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #382 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 385 ATP

• 6 boys and 10 girls… in total 16 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:

#3 Gianluigi QUINZI – Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner

#4 Nikola MILOJEVIC

#5 Laslo DJERE

#6 Borna CORIC

#76 Franko MIOCIC

#84 Matteo DONATI

GIRLS:

#1 Belinda BENCIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2013 and Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner

#2 Ana KONJUH – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2013 winner

#18 Nina STOJANOVIC

#21 Christina MAKAROVA

#33 Katie BOULTER

#43 Ivana JOROVIC

#55 Jana FETT

#56 Ilka CSOREGI

#97 Chiara GRIMM

#99 Bianka BEKEFI

• 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Belinda BENCIC #1, Ana KONJUH #2)

• 2 boys are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Samuele RAMAZZOTTI #2, Miomir KECMANOVIC #4)

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)... IN 1997 TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA gathered on the 2nd Smrikva Bowl... IN 1998 3rd SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO GATHER FIRST FOREIGN PLAYERS...

BOYS
Vilim VISAK, 1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 winner, from Croatia. Vilim’s best ranking was #612 in March 2006.

GIRLS
Ivana LISJAK, 2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 winner, from Croatia. Ivana’s best ranking was #95 on WTA list in June 2006.

Astrid BESSER, 4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 winner, from Italy. Atrid’s best ranking was #356 on WTA list in March 2009.

Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #186 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #629 on ATP ranking list.
Dino MARCAN, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #382 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #97 on WTA list. Petra’s best raning is #42 on WTA list as of June 2012.

IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl and 1st”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Javier MARTI, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Spain, is currently ranked #196 on ATP list.
Federico GAIO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Italy, is currently ranked #666 on ATP list*.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #132 on WTA list; best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Martina CAREGARO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #553 on WTA ranking list; her best ranking was #370 on WTA list in October 2010.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, best ranking was #505 on WTA list in July 2010.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl and 2nd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Austria, is ranked #221 on ATP ranking list.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #962 on ATP ranking list.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, is ranked #2013 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #132 on WTA list* best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #715 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked yet on ATP list.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl and 3rd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #660 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #650 on ATP ranking list.
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #1838 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, not ranked on ATP ranking list.

Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, is ranked #828 on WTA ranking list

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl and 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Matteo DONATI, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Italy, is ranked #890 on ATP list.
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #5 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked 654 on ATP list.
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #3 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #385 on ATP list.
Nikola MILOJEVIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #4 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF).
Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #6 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #753 on ATP list.
Luka ILIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #1020 on ATP ranking list.
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #76 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #385 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #777 on WTA ranking list.
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #65 on WTA list.
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #570 on WTA list.
Camilla ROSATELLO, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Italy, is ranked #636 on WTA list.
Jana FETT, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Croatia, is ranked #55 on ITF ranking list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Jeffrey SCHORSCH, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Jose GRACIA, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Yale GOLDBERG, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

Dorothy TANG, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl and 5th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Italy, is ranked #3 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #385 on ATP list.
Andre BIRO, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalist, from Hungary, is ranked #153 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #56 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #847 on WTA list.
Dea HERDZELAS, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 quarterfinalists, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #266 on ITF ranking list, and is ranked #895 on WTA list.
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Switzerland, is ranked #1 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #329 on WTA list
Giulia PAIRONE, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Italy, is ranked #121 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #928 on WTA list.
Nina STOJANOVIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Serbia, is ranked #18 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)

“Little Mo” TEAM
Daniel MAESE, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.
Aries WONG, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is still not ranked on ITF ranking list.

Christina MAKAROVA, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #21 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF), and is ranked #920 on WTA ranking list.
Gabriella UMOQUIT, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked #338 on ITF ranking list.

2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Italy, is ranked #1326 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #67 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and is ranked #443 on ITF ranking list.
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #289 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #822 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #2 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and #2 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and # 330 on WTA list.
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #147 on ITF ranking list.
Ivana JOROVIC, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Serbia, is ranked #43 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked # 670 on WTA list.
Jazzi PLEWS, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from UK, is ranked #222 on ITF ranking list
Bianka BEKEFI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Hungary, is ranked #99 on ITF ranking list

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #815 on ITF ranking list.
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #171 on ITF ranking list.

Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #555 on ITF ranking list.
Domonique GARLEY, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Luka PANIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Switzerland, is ranked #737 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #1482 in Europe in under 16 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #940 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Andrea GUERRIERI, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #347 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #290 on ITF ranking list.
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #227 on ITF ranking list.
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #152 on ITF ranking list.
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #952 on under 16 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #141 on ITF ranking list.
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Serbia, is ranked #270 on ITF ranking list.
Gabriella Patricia TAYLOR, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from UK, is ranked #181 on ITF ranking list.
Marija CURNIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Croatia, is ranked #576 on ITF ranking list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Justin LEE, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
William BLUMBERG, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #287 on ITF ranking list.

Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #1123 on ITF ranking list.
Paulina FERRARI, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THUS REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from Spain, is ranked #219 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #2 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is ranked #106 in under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #483 in under 14 european ranking.
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist and “La Bottega di Smrikve” visiting student, from Serbia, is ranked #4 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw
winner, from Australia, is ranked #17 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA u14).
Max STEWART, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from UK, is ranked #15 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #156 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #47 in under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #48 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #21 in under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Alex GEE, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Spain, is ranked #83 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #106 in under 14 european ranking.
Yshai OLIEL, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Israel, is ranked #12 in under 14 european ranking.
Andrei Taica RADU, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Romania, is ranked #186 in under 14 european ranking.
Matic PODLIPNIK, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 player and “La Bottega di Smrikve” visiting student, from Slovenia, is ranked #373 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #47 in under 14 european ranking.
Paula ARIAS MANJON, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Spain, is ranked #293 in under 14 european ranking.
Neli SUNJIC, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Croatia, is ranked #64 in under 14 european ranking.
Kristina NOVAK, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Slovenia, is ranked #273 in under 14 european ranking.

Daria SOLOVYEVA – DASHA, La Bottega di Smrikve visiting student 2011-2013, from Russia, is ranked #54 in under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max MOTLAGH, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

Claire LIU, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.
Alexa BUTERA, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Duje AJDUKOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Mihailo POPOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro SERRANO OSOBA, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Stipan MADZAR, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Olga DANILOVIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 winner, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Ksenija TMUSIC, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Emilija KOJCIC, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Betina TOKAC, ranked 3rd on 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011, from Turkey, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Andjela SKROBONJA, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 player and “La Bottega” di Smrikve visiting student, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

IN 2012 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 57 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION... and for the first time in the quarterfinals there were still five continents represented: AFRICA, ASIA, AMERICA, OCENIA and EUROPE

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Goran ZIVOTIC, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Sebastian GIMA, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Viktor JOVIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, Serbian origin living in UAE, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Ajdin MUHAREMOVIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Himari SATO, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 winner, from Japan, is too young for ITF ranking.
Luisa MEYER AUF DER HEIDE, 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 runner up, from Germany, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Pia LOVRIC, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Zoe KRUGER, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Republic of South Africa, is too young for ITF ranking.

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION...

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alejandro TURRIZIANI ALVAREZ, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 winner, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Carlos ALVAREZ GARFIA, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Hamad MEDJEDOVIC, ranked 3rd on 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Daniel RINCON YAGUE, ranked 3rd on 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Noa KRZNARIC, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 winner, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Kyle BILCHEV, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 runner up, from UK, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Kornelia HUNCAK, ranked 3rd on 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Selin Lidya SEPKEN, ranked 3rd on 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012, from Turkey, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

06/08/13

Matic PODLIPNIK, Smrikva Bowl player and "La Bottega" di Smrikve visiting friend, got the Smrikva Bowl 2013 edition hat before departing :)...

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupery…

... and Bleki is always there to help in relaxing… and teaching on his own way… ;)...

... not only Bleki… but also Deni...

... and Neven... teach by example!

... and Matic knows something about it… ;)... how is to relax and run with them and Sinisa for 45 minutes…

and this time… the relax, good food, swimming and smiling was combined in fine tuning two little things for Matic… and to fine tune after understanding it.. the repeating is a must… ;)

On departure day… with 100 forehands incorporating the little i-tune… and 50 serves made with the little i-tune too… worth a hat for Matic…

... and here is Matic concentrating to get ready for the challenge ;)...

...the marks on the red clay shows the progress on forehand in series of 35 strokes… very high percentage of success…

and the second part was dedicated to the serve…

i-tune was 50 times in the serve…

The hat was conquered… and many little family memories of nice moments spent together stored again… :)

03/08/13

Daria Solovyeva - Dasha, "La Bottega" di Smrikve visiting player, last week played the finals of an ETA under 14 tournament and won doubles... and this week she won the LBS-Cup Waiblingen 2013 (U14 cat 2 TE Tournament) played in Germany

La Bottega di Smrikve is a natural development of the story started in 1996 when the Smrikva Bowl tennis talents story began…

During the Renaissance period La Bottega (the art and craft workshop) was the nursery site for the formation of the artists… and was probably the source of the Renaissance itself…

Inside La Bottega we can imagine pupils, still children, that began to take their first steps into the world of art… growing their talent side by side with the greatest artists that later on made history…

... and the Renaissance workshop was not limited to being a fine school of design (the same as our tennis school is not a simple fine school of tennis) but has served as a cultural center in which the philosophy and scientific knowledge merged with the artistic technique…

Dasha’s road towards the finals at LBS-Cup Waiblingen 2013 (under 14 – cat 2, Tennis Europe Tournament) played in Germany was the following:

Daria SOLOVYEVA (Rus) – La Bottega di Smrikve 2011-2013

1st round: Daria SOLOVYEVA – Annalisa C. TURTL (Ger) 6:0,6:0
2nd round: Daria SOLOVYEVA -Jacqueline BOEPPLE (Ger) 6:2,6:2
3rd round: D. SOLOVYEVA – Holly THOMPSON (Uk) 6:3, 6:3
Quarterfinals: D. SOLOVYEVA – Tamara ARNOLD (Sui) 3:6,7:5,6:3
Semifinals: Daria SOLOVYEVA – Emily APPLETON (Uk) 6:3, 6:2
Finals: Daria SOLOVYEVA – Lea ROMAIN (Fra) 6:3, 7:6

.... and the week before Dasha’s road towards the finals at Swiss Junior Trophy 2013 (under 14 – cat 3, Tennis Europe Tournament) played in Switzerland – Oberentfelden was the following:

1st round: Daria SOLOVYEVA – Johanna KENDE (Ger) 6:1, 6:4
2nd round: Daria SOLOVYEVA -Janina SCHEFFBUCH (Ger) 7:5,6:1
Quarterfinals: SOLOVYEVA – N.M. PALMGREN (Swe) 3:6,6:3,6:0
Semifinals: D. SOLOVYEVA – Eva Marie VORACEK (Ger) 6:1, 6:1
Finals: Daria SOLOVYEVA – C.SCHULTHEISS (Ger) 4:6, 5:7

01/08/13

Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, wins the Austrian duel at ATP Tournament in Kutzbuhel (bet-at-home Cup 2013) against Jurgen Melzer and reach the quarterfinals

It was a pleasure to learn that Dominic Thiem, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, reached his first ATP quarterfinals…

The Organizational Team had to open up the top gallery of the centre court –the last time they had to do so was nine years ago. One of the reasons for the great demand was the Austrian duel Thiem vs. Melzer. The 19 year old Dominic Thiem could beat his idol 7:5 and 5:3.

That is the biggest success of Dominic Thiems career to play in a quarter finals of an ATP tournament. “I do not really realize it yet. Unbelievable. I was pretty confident at the beginning and could hold up to this until the 5:0 then I got a little nervous. But at the end everything worked out pretty good, also the spectators where fair. I like Kitzbühel –at the moment everything is just perfect.” the 19year old Dominic said.

Dominic’s road towards the quarterfinals of the Kutzbuhel 2013 ATP Tournament was the following:

1st round: Dominic Thiem – Andrey Kuznetsov (Rus) 6:2, 7:5
2nd round: Dominic Thiem – Jurgen Melzer (Aut) 7:5, 6:3
Quarterfinals: Dominic Thiem – Albert Montanes (Esp) 4:6, 3:6

The ranking of the players played or to be played are the following:

Andrey Kuznetsov (Rus) – #82 ATP
Jurgen Melzer (Aut) – #34 ATP
Albert Montanes (Esp) – #45 ATP

31/07/13

Matic PODLIPNIK, Smrikva Bowl player, joined "La Bottega" di Smrikve few days ago...

Matic PODLIPNIK played this year the finals of the Slovenian National Championship under 14 and few days ago he came to visit for a week time “La Bottega”... rest a bit with tennis and the sea :)

Summer time is always very busy at “La Bottega” and full of tennis talents… an opportunity to see good tennis… and here are Mario and Miro enjoying the afternoon and ready to support two past Smrikva Bowl players and today extraordinary players…

Neven and Deni... that afternoon they made the training with the Smrikva Bowl 2013 songs compilation… :)

Deni is playing tennis at US college… and a week ago he played qualifications of the ATP UMAG… and here is Neven following the rhythm of the song…

On the court number one little kids played also following the notes of this year Smrikva Bowl compilation… and for Charlize this was her last lesson before departing for Greece…

And on the picture below you see few other members of the summer 2013 dream team… Stefo, Tara and Nina :)...

Charlize departured… and…

Matic PODLIPNIK arrived :)...

... the same night Matic had the opportunity to meet and play tennis with boys who’s family members are quite famous musicians… it was the night of tennis, grill and music :)...

... and there is a say… that “the early bird gets the worm”... and at 5:30 AM… Deni and Neven were already on the courts… waking up the rest of the Smrikve with the sound of the balls…

Matic joined the courts at 8 AM…

with Max... Max dressed that morning the t-shirt received in UMAG from Mate Pavic ;)... UMAG is Max always an opportunity to get some precious items from the players…

... yesterday also Petar Hrncic left Smrikve with his family… and hope to see them next year with Srki and his talents…

29/07/13

Stjepan and Lovro MAJCAN, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 players, taking tennis lessons on Mali Losinj island with Vilim VISAK, the 1st SMRIKVA CUP 1996 winner...

I was very pleased to receive today a picture of Lovro and Stjepan MAJCAN, 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 players, with Vilim VISAK, 1st Smrikva Cup 1996 winner…

In 1996 Smrikva Bowl was played for the first time and was named Smrikva Cup at the time… Vilim Visak, the boy in the middle of the brothers Majcan, was the winner of the first edition… Later on he won many juniors tournaments around the World and reached #612 on ATP ranking list…

Stjepan and Lovro are spending their vacation on Mali Losinj island and I can say they are lucky to meet Vilim and train for some days with him… and I was also glad to note that they both wear on the picture this year Smrikva Bowl caps on the court ;)...

25/07/13

3 days at 24th VEGETA CROATIA OPEN - ATP UMAG event... opportunity to see good tennis and many Smrikva Bowl kids :)

I always enjoy to spend some days in UMAG during the ATP Tournament… and also this year I spent some nice moments and enjoyed a great tennis…

There were several Smrikva Bowl players playing in UMAG and also one former La Bottega di Smrikve player… in the Qualification Draw I recognized… Deni Zmak, Filip Veger and Kristijan Mesaros – Kiki… while in the Main Draw the young rising star Borna Coric received the wild card… in doubles I recognized Marin Draganja...

... but it was a great pleasure to meet a lot of younger former Smrikva Bowl players in Umag too…

The first match I followed was the last qualification round match between Kiristijan Mesaros – Kiki and Dusan Lajovic – Dule…

Kiki was fighting and I enjoyed watching him live after so many years have passed when he trained in Smrikve…

Borna Coric was there too… following the match… on the same court he played doubles with Nikola Mektic against Viktor Troicki and Andreas Seppi after Kiki…

Troicki was supporting Lajovic…

... and although Kiki was close to qualifying into the Main Draw… at the end Dule made it…

The following match I stayed to see on the Grand Stand was the doubles match where Borna Coric played…

Borna played Smrikva Bowl in 2005 and the last time I watched him in Umag was 2007… and it was a pleasure to see him on the court… attitude… fighting spirit of a rising Champion… at each Junior Grand Slam he goes high… and soon I hope to see him high among the seniors… and he showed in the two matches I saw that he is on the right path…

The following day I was glad to see Gael Monfils playing… it is an artist with the tennis racket… the perfect kinetic chain flow…

Tennis seems effortless while you watch him play…

... it was the player of the day for me and for the kids I teach…

There was another big surprise to meet Alberto Orso’s friends… Ale and the Company… who stayed in Smrikve for a week this June…

Stefano Orso, Alberto’s father who is also helping in Matteo Donati development, organized a training camp in Smrikve… and our Dasha enjoyed their stay a lot… new friendships were created among the players…

After Monfils… on Grand Stand… Borna Coric was showing that he deserved his wild card…

He was closed to the victory but his young age did not allow him to manage the momentum flow the way he may learn to do it in years to come… but I am sure it is a learning experience for him…

And yesterday was the day of the last year editions Smrikva Bowl kids… so many talents… coming to see and learn in Umag…

...and the first surprise was meeting all the Hucak family... Daniela, Renata, Kornelia and Adriano’s little sister…

... and also another talent from their club Dorijan Biondic with his mother and brother… all Roland Bertos students…

Nearby the ice cream shop I met Aleks Vincek from Koper

... and not far away from there… Luka Dosen from Zagreb with his father and mother…

Kornelia Huncak the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 semifinalist is ready to follow the match between Richard GASQUET and Albert MONTANES…

I followed the same match… but on the Grand Stand the public enjoyed another Gael Monfils show… would have been nice to see both matches :)... but today was Gasquet turn…

... and on the exit I took picture of other two Croatian rising tennis talents… the Sujevich brothers...

Sujo... reached semifinals and finals on his Smrikva Bowl…

and his younger brother Lovro, who played last year Smrikva Bowl… and this year he became part of the under 12 Croatian National Team…

... after the match… I went to see my student Max making record with his powerful serve…

Max is 15 years old… and few days ago with 260 grams racket his serve was measured at 186 km/h :)

... and today back in Smrikve… I had a nice surprise to meet Neven Krivokuca, another Smrikva kid, who came from Germany to join “La Bottega” for some time :)

Great tennis days in Istria! :)

21/07/13

Stinjan Local Community Committee awarded Smrikve Tennis Club for promoting Stinjan via Smrikva Bowl

In 2008 the Istrian Tennis Association awarded Smrikve Tennis Club for the 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 organization excellence…

On 24th of July 2010, the Smrikve Tennis Club received another important award from Stinjan Local Community Committee and his President Mr. Dusanko Babic...

This award was given to the Club to recognize our efforts in promoting tennis activity and sport in general, thus this certificate represented a nice present for the conclusion of the 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 that brought Smrikve word to 49th country since the tournament was established in 1996.

... and yesterday, on 20th of July, our Club was awarded again by Stinjan Local Community Committee President Mr. Dusanko Babic for promoting our village in the World… and for gathering the emerging tennis talents in our village via Smrikva Bowl…

I attended the ceremony on our village main square called “placa”... it was the day when the village of Stinjan celebrate its day…

I was honored to take the certificate… and to share with our community the facts that with the conclusion of the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 edition the Smrikve word is spread in 62 countries and all the continents since the tournament foundation in 1996…

I also shared with people present on the square that this year four out of six junior Grand Slam trophies were conquered by Smrikva Bowl kids:

Ana KONJUH – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2013 winner
Belinda BENCIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2013 winner
Belinda BENCIC – Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner
Gianluigi QUINZI – Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner

I was pleased to share the award received by our Club with all the people that over the years contributed to the Smrikva Bowl development, to the volunteers of the Smrikva Bowl Staff, to the Honorary and Golden Smrikva Bowl Members… and with the people of Stinjan who host our players and their families during their stay in our village…

Receiving the award for promoting the area… I am pleased to share the letter received a week ago from the parents of Gianluigi QUINZI... Luca and Carlotta QUINZI…

Caro Miodrag

le tue parole ci commuovono come le gesta di ieri di Gianluigi a Wimbledon

Wimbledon – Smrikva sembra un binomio impossibile.

In realtà per noi è un percorso che parte da un piccolo quanto magico circolo dell’Istria dove ogni anno si confrontano i migliori bambini del mondo di dieci anni e arriva al tempio del tennis, Londra, Wimbledon, Grand Slam junior.

Dal profumo delle essenze della campagna istriana a quello dell’erba del famoso sobborgo di Londra il passaggio non è così lontano.

E i nostri ricordi piacevolmente scorrono nella mente come i frames di un film degli ultimi 7 anni.

Tra essi l’immagine di una famiglia felice nel giardino degli olivi dello Smrikva rappresenta qualcosa di incancellabile.

Come la gioia di Gianluigi che solleva la coppa juniores più importante al mondo.

Grazie ancora

Pula, 2013
Luca e Carlotta Quinzi

E questo scrisse Gianluigi nel 2006….

Questo torneo significa tanto per me perche’ l’ho fatto 3 volte e vincerlo e’ stata una gioia. Penso che questo torneo sia il piu’ bello che ho partecipato. Saluti alla mia amica Saska.

Pula, 2006
Gianluigi Quinzi
Patty “10”

ed il Suo padre Luca nello stesso anno ci regalo le parole che seguono…

In questo meraviglioso angolo d’Istria si respira ogni anno ai primi di luglio un aria ed atmosfera particolare. Le emozioni che lo Smrikva Bowl sa diffondere sono uniche. La terra rossa dei suoi campi assieme al verde dello Smrikva che circonda l’ambiente sono le cornici dell’evento under 10 tennistico piu’ importante del Mondo.

Grazie alla sua tradizione, alla capacita’ organizzativa della famiglia Bozovic ed alla affluenza internazionale che tutti i partecipanti hanno saputo trasmettere. Questo torneo ha nel tempo abbracciato la semplicita’ e la familiarita’ con il fascino e l’importanza che solo le grandi manifestazioni sanno dare.

E cosi’ il colore di quei campi e il profumo di quei cespugli ricordano, lasciando a seguire, sensazioni di posti lontani e molto piu’ famosi.

E forse, magari per una volta sola, sognare si sente legittimo.

Pula, 2006
Luca Quinzi

Smrikva seeds are growing around the World… and everyday some of the 1350 kids write a little page of Smrikva :)... and this awards goes to them too!

It is their hard work that makes Smrikva… Smrikva :)

17/07/13

Andjela Skrobonja, Smrikva Bowl girl, joined "La Bottega" di Smrikve few days ago...

Andjela Skrobonja few weeks ago won the National under 12 Championship in Serbia and few days ago she won the Regional Championship in Vojvodina… the same evening she came to visit for a week time “La Bottega”... rest a bit with tennis, swimming pool and the sea :)

Andjela arrived late in the evening… and for Lara… the friendship start begin with the impressive beauty of Andjela’s last trophy… so nice and big ;)

... after sleep… we started early in the morning… relax and fun on the court… although till the evening Andjela spent 7 hours on the court with the tennis racket, me and the kids :)...

The morning started with Ari and Max…

...and after two hours we continued with little kids serve training…

...after lunch… short sleep and swimming pool it was time to spend another couple of hours with Max… just searching for the rhythm and feeling…

... and after that we continued to play for an hour with little kids and 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 music compilation…

Play and dance :)... and Andjela assisted the lesson making kids have fun…

Lara, Tara, Stefo, Charlise, Andrea and Nina were dancing and playing… ;)...

... this class is nice also for adults…

...nice summer evening in the Club with the youngest :)...

... after a short hour rest we spent another hour with Lara… that was another funny lesson that ended up with pizza…

Overall it was another nice tennis day in Smrikve :)...

15/07/13

18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 Main Draw Finals Videos are now available on line Alejandro Turriziani Alvarez vs Carlos Alcaraz Garfia and Noa Krznaric vs Kylie Bilchev

BOYS FINALS – Alejandro Turriziani Alvarez vs Carlos Alcaraz Garfia

GIRLS FINALS – Noa Krznaric vs Kylie Bilchev

12/07/13

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update July 2013)

Former top Smrikva Bowl players that reached certain results on the professional ranking list are mentioned below and the top Smrikva Bowl players that are still competing…

As of 10th of April 2013 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 6 players TOP 400 WTA

Donna VEKIC – 2003-2005 player – #63 WTA
Petra MARTIC – 2001 winner – #109 WTA
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC – 2002 runner up – 2003 semif.- # 133 WTA
Tereza MRDEZA – 2000 winner – #170 WTA
Belinda BENCIC – 2006 player – 325#
Ana KONJUH – 2007 runner up – #381 WTA

• 4 players TOP 500 ATP

Javier MARTI – 2002 winner – #192 ATP
Dominic THIEM – 2003 winner – #274 ATP
Gianluigi QUINZI – 2006 winner – # 404 ATP
Dino MARCAN – 2001 runner up – #409 ATP

• 6 boys and 9 girls… in total 15 players are in TOP 100 ITF

BOYS:

#3 Gianluigi QUINZI – Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner

#4 Nikola MILOJEVIC

#5 Laslo DJERE

#6 Borna CORIC

#39 Franko MIOCIC

#82 Matteo DONATI

GIRLS:

#1 Belinda BENCIC – Junior ROLAND GARROS 2013 and Junior WIMBLEDON 2013 winner

#2 Ana KONJUH – Junior AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2013 winner

#17 Christina MAKAROVA

#20 Nina STOJANOVIC

#34 Katie BOULTER

#55 Ilka CSOREGI

#75 Giulia PAIRONE

#77 Ivana JOROVIC

#84 Jana FETT

• 2 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16 – (Belinda BENCIC #1, Ana KONJUH #2)

• 3 boys and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 14 – (Samuele RAMAZZOTTI #2, Miomir KECMANOVIC #3, Alexei POPYRIN #10; Andreea Amalia ROSCA #10)

BOYS
Vilim VISAK, 1st Smrikva Bowl 1996 winner, from Croatia. Vilim’s best ranking was #612 in March 2006.

GIRLS
Ivana LISJAK, 2nd Smrikva Bowl 1997 winner, from Croatia. Ivana’s best ranking was #95 on WTA list in June 2006.

Astrid BESSER, 4th Smrikva Bowl 1999 winner, from Italy. Atrid’s best ranking was #356 on WTA list in March 2009.

Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #170 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl was the last year with dominance of the top national players…

BOYS
Marin DRAGANJA, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #578 on ATP ranking list.
Dino MARCAN, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #409 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #109 on WTA list. Petra’s best raning is #42 on WTA list as of June 2012.
Indire AKIKI, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #966 on WTA list.

IN 2002 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE A EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

2002 – 7th Smrikva Bowl and 1st”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Javier MARTI, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Spain, is currently ranked #192 on ATP list.
Federico GAIO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Italy, is currently ranked #612 on ATP list*.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #133 on WTA list; best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Martina CAREGARO, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #607 on WTA ranking list; her best ranking was #370 on WTA list in October 2010.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, best ranking was #505 on WTA list in July 2010.

2003 – 8th Smrikva Bowl and 2nd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Dominic THIEM, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Austria, is ranked #274 on ATP ranking list.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #961 on ATP ranking list.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, is not ranked on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #133 on WTA list* best ranking was #145 on WTA list in November 2011.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #874 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked yet on ATP list.

2004 – 9th Smrikva Bowl and 3rd”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #644 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #682 on ATP ranking list.
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #1838 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, not ranked on ATP ranking list.

Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, is ranked #833 on WTA ranking list

IN 2005 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 3 CONTINENTS

2005 – 10th Smrikva Bowl and 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Matteo DONATI, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Italy, is ranked #978 on ATP list.
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #5 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked 904 on ATP list.
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #3 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #404 on ATP list.
Nikola MILOJEVIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #4 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF).
Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #6 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #755 on ATP list.
Luka ILIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #1038 on ATP ranking list.
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #39 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia. Her best ranking was # 559 on WTA ranking list in June 2012.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #426 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #770 on WTA ranking list.
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #63 on WTA list.
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #570 on WTA list.
Camilla ROSATELLO, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Italy, is ranked #762 on WTA list.
Jana FETT, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Croatia, is ranked #84 on ITF ranking list.

Dorothy TANG, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

2006 – 11th Smrikva Bowl and 5th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Italy, is ranked #3 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #404 on ATP list.
Andre BIRO, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalist, from Hungary, is ranked #145 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #562 on ITF ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #55 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Dea HERDZELAS, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 quarterfinalists, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #262 on ITF ranking list.
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Switzerland, is ranked #1 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #325 on WTA list
Giulia PAIRONE, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Italy, is ranked #75 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Nina STOJANOVIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Serbia, is ranked #20 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)

Christina MAKAROVA, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #17 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF), and is ranked #942 on WTA ranking list.
Gabriella UMOQUIT, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked #337 on ITF ranking list.

2007 – 12th Smrikva Bowl and 6th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Italy, is ranked #1289 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #130 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and is ranked #497 on ITF ranking list.
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #313 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #960 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #2 in Europe in under 16 cathegory and #2 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and # 381 on WTA list.
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #119 on ITF ranking list.
Ivana JOROVIC, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Serbia, is ranked # 660 on WTA list.
Jazzi PLEWS, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from UK, is ranked #127 on ITF ranking list
Bianka BEKEFI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player, from Hungary, is ranked #102 on ITF ranking list

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #809 on ITF ranking list.
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #166 on ITF ranking list.

Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #554 on ITF ranking list.
Domonique GARLEY, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked on ITF ranking list.

IN 2008 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM 5 CONTINENTS AND TURNED INTO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2008 – 13th Smrikva Bowl and 7th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Luka PANIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Switzerland, is ranked #734 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #1078 in Europe in under 16 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #447 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Andrea GUERRIERI, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #313 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #284 on ITF ranking list.
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #297 on ITF ranking list.
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #159 on ITF ranking list.
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #1247 on under 16 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #142 on ITF ranking list.
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Serbia, is ranked #268 on ITF ranking list.
Gabriella Patricia TAYLOR, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from UK, is ranked #179 on ITF ranking list.
Marija CURNIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Croatia, is ranked #570on ITF ranking list.

Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #1115 on ITF ranking list.
Paulina FERRARI, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

IN 2009 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 6 NEW COUNTRIES AND 1 NEW CONTINENT THUS REACHED THE TOTAL OF 40 COUNTRIES AND 6 CONTINENTS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2009 – 14th Smrikva Bowl and 8th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Alvaro REGALADO PEDROL, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from Spain, is ranked #183 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #2 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is ranked #98 in under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #439 in under 14 european ranking.
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, from Serbia, is ranked #3 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA U14).
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw
winner, from Australia, is ranked #10 in under 14 european ranking (TOP 10 ETA u14).
Max STEWART, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from UK, is ranked #13 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #52 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #40 in under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #50 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #22 in under 14 european ranking.

IN 2010 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 9 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 49 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2010 – 15th Smrikva Bowl and 9th”Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Nicola KUHN, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Spain, is ranked #69 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #98 in under 14 european ranking.
Yshai OLIEL, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Israel, is ranked #14 in under 14 european ranking.
Andrei Taica RADU, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Romania, is ranked #198 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Jovana VUKOVIC, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #40 in under 14 european ranking.
Paula ARIAS MANJON, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Spain, is ranked #309 in under 14 european ranking.
Neli SUNJIC, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Croatia, is ranked #85 in under 14 european ranking.
Kristina NOVAK, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Slovenia, is ranked #346 in under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max MOTLAGH, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is too young for the ITF ranking list.

IN 2011 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 4 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 53 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION

2011 – 16th Smrikva Bowl

2012 – 17th Smrikva Bowl

IN 2013 SMRIKVA BOWL HAD 5 NEW COUNTRIES AND REACHED THE TOTAL OF 62 COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATED IN THE TOURNAMENT SINCE ITS FOUNDATION...

2013 – 18th Smrikva Bowl

11/07/13

Noa KRZNARIC after winning the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 won also the "Little Mo International"

The week after winning the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 edition…

Noa Krznaric went to the USA and won the “Little Mo” International…

Bravo Noa! :)

10/07/13

Lara joined "La Bottega di Smrikve" with her family and friends :)...

Few days ago little Lara from Belgrade joined “La Bottega di Smrikve” with her family and friends…

Dasha keeps working hard every day :)...

... and for little Lara this is the first in the “White House”... that’s how she names the LOUNGE ;)...

... if you do not have mirror on the court to see what you do… the way ballet dancers do while exercising… you can always ask help to the Sun… and shadow… and that’s what we do from time to time ;)...

we do shadow… “imitacija”... watching Dasha and Karlo training…

and when the strokes are good… and we like them on the shadow… we interrupt Miro, Dasha and Karlo for some seconds…

... and jump on Dasha’s court to make picture together :))

game game game… and fun fun fun ;)

... and there is no better way to conclude the long tennis summer day than swimming at night :)

06/07/13

11 Smrikva Bowl players on Junior Wimbledon 2013... Belinda BENCIC and Gianluigi QUINZI are the junior Wimbledon Champions; Ana KONJUH reached semifinals while Borna CORIC, Laslo DJERE and Nikola MILOJEVIC reached quarterfinals...

There were several Smrikva Bowl players that I noted competing in the Main Draw of this year Junior Wimbledon 2013… actually the exact number is 11… :)...

... 11 out of 128 were at the beginning (8,6%)...

... 8 out of 64 were in the second round (12,5%)...

... 6 out of 32 in the third round (18.8%)...

... 6 out of 16 in the quarterfinals round (37,5%): Borna CORIC, Laslo DJERE, Gianluigi QUINZI, Nikola MILOJEVIC, Belinda BENCIC and Ana KONJUH

... 3 out of 8 in the semifinals round (37,5%): Gianluigi QUINZI, Belinda BENCIC and Ana KONJUH

... 2 out of 4 in the finals round (50%): Gianluigi QUINZI and Belinda BENCIC...

... and Belind BENCIC and Gianluigi QUINZI corwned themself the junior Wimbledon Champions... only a month ago she won also the junior Roland Garros, while Ana Konjuh was the winner of the Junior Australian Open…

In the following you can read more detailed results related to former Smrikva Bowl players on this year Junior Wimbledon 2013 played in London this week:

Boys:

Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner
1st round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Samm Butler (GBR) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Johannes Haerteis (GER) 6:3, 7:5
3rd round: Gianluigi Quinzi – Johan Sebastien Tatlot (FRA) 6:1,6:1
Quarterfinals: Gianluigi Quinzi – Nikola Milojevic (SRB) 6:4, 6:3
Semifinals: Gianluigi Quinzi – Kyle Edmund (GBR) 6:4, 6:4
Finals: Gianluigi Quinzi – Hyeon Chung (KOR) 7:5, 7:6

Borna Coric (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Borna Coric – Naoki Nakagawa (JPN) 7:5, 6:4
2nd round: Borna Coric – Quentin Halys (FRA) 6:4, 7:6
3rd round: Borna Coric – Filippo Baldi (ITA) 6:4, 7:5
Quarterfinals: Borna Coric – Hyeon Chung (KOR) 6:7, 3:6

Laslo Djere (SRB) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up
1st round: Laslo Djere – Cameron Norrie (GBR) 6:3, 3:6, 6:3
2nd round: Laslo Djere – Karen Khachanov (RUS) 6:7, 6:3, 6:3
3rd round: Laslo Djere – Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 3:6, 6:2, 6:0
Quarterfinals: Laslo Djere – Maximilian Marterer (GER) 3:6, 4:6

Nikola Milojevic (SRB) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 consolation draw winner
1st round: Nikola Milojevic – Jamie Malik (GBR) 6:4, 6:2
2nd round: Nikola Milojevic – Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 6:2, 6:4
3rd round: Nikola Milojevic – Enzo Couacaud (FRA) 7:5, 6:4
Quarterfinals: Nikola Milojevic – Gianluigi Quinzi (ITA) 4:6, 2:6

Girls:

Belinda Bencic(SUI) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Belinda Bencic – Freya Christie (GBR) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Belinda Bencic – Greetje Minnen (BEL) 6:0, 6:4
3rd round: Belinda Bencic – Anett Kontaveit (EST) 6:4, 4,:6, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Belinda Bencic – Jamie Loeb (USA) 6:2, 6:3
Semifinals: Belinda Bencic – Louisa Chirico (USA) 6:0, 6:3
Finals: Belinda Bencic – Taylor Townsend (USA) 4:6, 6:4, 6:1

Ana Konjuh (CRO) – 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up
1st round: Ana Konjuh – Akvile Parazinskaite (LTU) 6:2, 6:3
2nd round: Ana Konjuh – Harriet Dart (GBR) 6:1, 7:6
3rd round: Ana Konjuh – Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 6:2, 6:3
Quarterfinals: Ana Konjuh – Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 6:3, 6:2
Semifinals: Ana Konjuh – Taylor Townsend (USA) 6:2, 6:7, 5:7

Katie Boulter (GBR) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Katie Boulter – Adrijana Lekaj (CRO) 6:3, 6:3
2nd round: Katie Boulter – Elise Mertens (BEL) 3:6, 6:3, 1:6

Jana Fett (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Jana Fett – Victoria Rodriguez (MEX) 6:2, 7:5
2nd round: Jana Fett – Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 3:6, 1:6

Maia Lumsden (GBR) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up
1st round: Maia Lumsden – Petra Uberalova (SVK) 6:4,3:6,1:4 ret

Gabriella Taylor (GBR) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: Gabriella Taylor – Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 1:6, 1:6

Nina Stojanovic (SRB) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 player
1st round: Nina Stojanovic – Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) 2:6, 4:6

06/07/13

Selected photos of the 18th Smrikva Bowl 2013 edition are available in the Photo Gallery...

18th Smrikva Bowl Photo Gallery 2013

04/07/13

Andjela Skrobonja, 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011 and "La Bottega" di Smrikve player, won the under 12 Serbian National Championship 2012

The under 12 Serbian National Championship 2012 was played in Belgrade this week and I just received the news that Andjela Skrobonja, 16th Smrikva Bowl player and periodical “La Bottega” di Smrikve student, in the finals defeated Ksenija Tmušić, 16th Smrikva Bowl runner up…

Andjela Skrobonja (Srb) – 16th Smrikva Bowl 2011

Quarterfinals: Andjela Skrobonja – Aleksandra Stankovic 6:0, 6:0
Semifinals: Andjela Skrobonja – Jovana Babic 6:0, 6:4
Finals: Andjela Skrobonja – Ksenija Tmusic 3:6, 6:2, 7:5

04/07/13

The Japanese 2013 Smrikva Bowl team left Smrikve this morning... Kaoru, Remika, Hibiki, Rio, Erika and Masaya... :)

After the Smrikva Bowl Kaoru, Remika, Hibiki, Rio, Erika and Masaya… stayed in Smrikve… :)

… and we spent some nice tennis moments together… with Ari, Leki, Ivan, Julia and other tennis friends arriving to Smrikve these days…

Himari and Toru went to Porto San Giorgio… and the rest of the team stayed in Smrikve…

Erika, Rio and Remika :)

Kaoru supervise the Japanese team… and on court number three Miro is supervising Max, Karlo and Dasha… during their morning practice…

Yesterday Remika assisted me in having a lesson with a friend from Milan Maurizio, big tennis fun, who was happy to have the #1 girl from Japan under 10 helping him to improve his tennis game…

… and the most special day… was the sea day…

we walked from Smrikve till the seaside… to swim :)…

and this was the most special day ;)…

I hope to see some of you again in Smrikve!