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12/04/12

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF, USTA and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update April 2012)

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 13th of April 2012 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 1 player TOP 100 WTA (Petra Martic – 2001 winner)
• 1 player TOP 200 ATP (Javier Marti – 2002 winner)
• 7 boys and 7 girls… in total 14 players are in TOP 100 ITF
• 3 boys and 1 girl are in TOP 10 ETA under 16
• 4 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14
• 1 boy is in TOP 10 USTA under 14
• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 USTA under 12

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1997 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA (1997 – 2nd Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1998 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3rd Smrikva Bowl)

1999 – 4th Smrikva Bowl

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

2000 – 5th Smrikva Bowl

GIRLS
Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #237 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Marin Draganja, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #1172 on ATP ranking list.
Dino Marcan, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #328 on ATP ranking list.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #57 on WTA list (TOP 100 WTA). Petra’s best raning was #47 on WTA list in September 2011.
Indire Akiki, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #447 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 #187 on ATP list. His best ranking was #175 ATP as of February 2012.
Giacomo Miccini, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Italy, was ranked #1035 on ATP list in May 2009.

GIRLS
Martina Caregaro, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #432 on WTA ranking list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #172 on WTA list.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #956 on WTA list, her 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 #614 on ATP ranking list. Junior ROLAND GARROS 2011 finalist, Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl under 18 winner.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #657 on ATP ranking list. Junior US OPEN 2011 semifinalist.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, was ranked #195 on ITF ranking list in March 2010.

GIRLS
Jennifer Ren, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Great Britain, not currently ranked on WTA list.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #588 on WTA list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #172 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, was ranked #76 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

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

BOYS
Ivan Levar, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #558 on ITF ranking list.
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #54 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #876 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #59 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #118 on ITF ranking list

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #630 on WTA ranking list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #505 on ITF ranking list.

Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #119 on ITF ranking list.
Anna MAMALAT, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #824 on ITF 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 #31 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #64 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #5 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #1294 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 #39 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Luka ILIC, , 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #114 on ITF ranking list.
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #131 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #630 on WTA ranking list.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #582 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #111 on ITF ranking list.
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #313 on WTA list and is ranked #72 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #51 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

“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 #5 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #1294 on ATP list.

GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #94 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and #742 on WTA ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #27 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Switzerland, is ranked #73 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 #40 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Gabriella Umoquit, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is not ranked 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 #238 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #8 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16).
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #211 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #70 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #3 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16) and is ranked #97 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100).
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #47 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #9 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #7 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).

Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #20 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Domonique Garley, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #63 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #131 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #221 in Europe in under 14 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #102 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Andrea Guerrieri, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #450 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #13 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #7 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #2 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #444 on under 14 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #1 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #12 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Gabriella PATRICIA TAYLOR, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from UK, is ranked #10 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).

“Little Mo” TEAM
Justin LEE, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #44 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
William BLUMBERG, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #23 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #111 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Paulina Ferrari, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #73 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #176 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #25 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #216 in under 14 european ranking.
Miomir KECMANOVIC, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist, from Serbia, is ranked #13 in under 14 european ranking.
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw
winner, from Australia, is ranked #32 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #101 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #72 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #61 in under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #2 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Alex GEE, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #19 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #4 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #35 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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 too young for under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Yshai OLIEL, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Israel, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Andrei Taica Radu, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Romania, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Jovana VUKOVIC, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Paula Arias Manjon, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up, from Spain, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Neli SUNJIC, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Croatia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Kristina NOVAK, ranked 3rd on 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010, from Italy, is too young for under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max Motlagh, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #77 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Claire LIU, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #3 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Alexa Butera, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #62 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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.

Please visit www.smrikve.com to learn more about Smrikve, Istria from Smrikve, Smrikva Bowl, one of the most important under 10 tennis tournaments in the World, and Villa Smrikve, for your accommodation with swimming pool in Stinjan (Pula – Pola) if you decide to spent your holiday in Istria, Croatia.

08/04/12

Smrikve Spring news 2012...

The spring is at the door… and I am pleased to share just few words with our most important spring news :)…

… a lot of time has been dedicated to the new Smrikve Lounge construction… and also the setting of the annual stage for already legendary tennis talents gathering – Smrikva Bowl… require its own time…

Eight months ago we started to dig the land for the Lounge…

…the place where Smrikva friends could return to relax and exchange their tennis knowledge with La Bottega di Smrikve …

Last year from May onwards almost every week there was a former Smrikva player in „La Bottega“ di Smrikve…

The application process for the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 was concluded a week ago… and top talents from over 30 countries have been confirmed for this year too… there are several new countries thus the Ambassadors’ presence around the globe could reach the 57th country…

… and… just one more news that might be of interest to the older Smrikva players…

Next week (14th of April)… a good friend of Smrikve… Luca Appino with Rafa Nadal’s uncle Toni… will hold a *two days stage on mental traning subject in San Remo (ITALY)… there are only 3 working groups of 8 players envisaged thus if you wish to learn more please download the following pdf files…

Download Mental Training Stage by Luca Appino and Toni Nadal (pdf ~0,35 MB)

To all the Smrikve community best wishes for the beginning of the spring… and looking forward to see some of you in Smrikve!

07/04/12

Alexei Popyrin, 12 years old Smrikva Bowl player, trained by Riccardo Piatti...

I’ve just received a notice from Alexei family that he started to train with Riccardo Piatti... one of the top coaches on the ATP Tour…

Alexei Popyrin played Smrikva Bowl twice: in 2008 and 2009… and although being of Russian origin… he was born in Australia and grown around the World…

The first time he played 13th Smrikva Bowl in 2008 when he reached the quarterfinals of the Main Draw when he was 8 years old… and the year after he won the Consolation Draw after meeting in the first the round the winner of the 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 edition Alvaro Regalado Pedrol from Spain…

Alexei Popyrin in the following video hit with Jim Courier in Dubai where he lived at the time… he was 9 years old in the video :)...

For those who understand Italian I am pleased to share the article published yesterday on SPAZIO TENNIS ...

POPYRIN, L’ALLIVEO AUSSIE DI PIATTI
di Alessandro Nizegorodcew e Enrico Carrossino

“Sembra Malisse”. Silvano Papi non è un tecnico che si esalta per nulla ed è tutto salvo che un venditore di fumo. Udita questa sua frase, agli Internazionali BNL d’Italia 2010, mi sono avvicinato a Silvano per analizzare insieme a lui il giovanissimo Alexei Popyrin, australiano classe 1999. Un servizio stilisticamente molto bello, un dritto potente e preciso, un buon rovescio e ottimo tocco nei pressi della rete. Insomma: un giocatore già piuttosto formato, sebbene all’epoca undicenne.

Il cognome, come si può evincere, non è australiano bensì slavo. I genitori di Alexei si sono trasferiti “down under” ben 15 anni fa e il giovane Popyrin è nato e cresciuto lontano dalla “madre Russia”. Una famiglia numerosa, tra l’altro, che può contare su altri 3 fratelli, uno dei quali, Anthony, deciso a seguire le orme di Alexei. “Ci siamo trasferiti successivamente a Dubai” – racconta il papà Alex – “e dove Alexei si è allenato con Zeeshan Ali, un ex numero del mondo under 18 indiano. I ricordi di quel periodo sono bellissimi per tutti noi, con il momento più emozionante quando Alexei, 9 anni all’epoca, giocò sul centrale di Dubai contro Jim Courier di fronte ad uno stadio pieno per il torneo Atp.”

Oggi Alexei non ha esattamente un coach qualunque. Il suo nome è Riccardo Piatti. “Noi viviamo a Bordighera” – spiega ancora papà Alex – “e quindi è molto comodo per noi sia quando Riccardo segue Ljubicic e Gasquet a Montecarlo che ovviamente a Bordighera. Alexei è in ottime mani e sta lavorando benissimo; con Riccardo il rapporto è bellissimo e credo di poter dire, senza possibile smentita, che mio figlia stia lavorando con uno dei coach più bravi al mondo.”

Il giovane Popyrin ha viaggiato e girato tanto durante i suoi primi anni da “piccolo professionista”. “Siamo stati in molti paesi e visitato tante scuole tennis” – prosegue Alex – “Abbiamo passato diversi mesi alla IMG Academy di Nick Bollettieri, così come in Spagna, precisamente ad Alicante. L’anno scorso si è allenato parecchi mesi in Australia al National Tennis Centre. La federazione australiana infatti ci ha dato una grandissima mano durante tutto l’arco del suo soggiorno. Gran parte della stagione la passiamo in Europa, affinché Alexei possa giocare sulla terra. In inverno ci spostiamo negli Stati Uniti e in Australia, per giocare sul veloce e competere con altri avversari di grande livello.”

E la scuola? E’ sempre una questione piuttosto “scottante” in situazioni di professionismo precoce. Alexei è iscritto ad una scuola telematica americana che gli lascia il tempo di allenarsi e girare per tornei senza problemi. “Sono molto contento, perché Alexei riesce ad andare bene anche a scuola. E in più viaggiare tanto, e contemporaneamente studiare, gli hanno permesso di conoscere inglese, russo, spagnolo e italiano, che sta imparando…”

Parliamo di tennis giocato. Papà Alex ci spiega nel dettaglio le caratteristiche tecniche del figlio: “Alexei pul tirare il vincente con tutti i colpi e gli piace molto chiudere il punto a rete, un classico della scuola australiana. Il periodo passato in Spagna gli ha però insegnato a difendere anche con ordine e sacrificio. Il rovescio è molto molto buono e il diritto potentissimo; un fondamentale che utilizza per comandare lo scambio. Sa variare molto bene il ritmo, anche se con Riccardo Piatti sta lavorando tanto per implementare questa caratteristica. Stessa cosa possiamo dire per il servizio, che acquista in potenza con la crescita fisica.”

A questo punto chiediamo ad Alexei quale sia il suo sogno nel tennis e stessa cosa facciamo con papà Alex… Il padre risponde che “sogno sia felice.. se sarà come campione di tennis o altro non importa, la cosa che conta è che abbia solidi valori etici che lo aiuteranno ad ottenere qualsiasi cosa vorrà”.. Più pragmatico Alexei: “Voglio diventare il numero 1 del mondo e rimanere in vetta alle classifiche Atp per tanto tempo!”

Tennis, Genitori & Figli. Non poteva mancare la parentesi dedicata al rapporto tra padre e figlio tennista. “E’ naturale che ogni figlio” – spiega papà Alex – “voglia crearsi la propria indipendenza e molti genitori dovrebbero capirlo ad un certo punto. Penso anche che sia necessario che i ragazzi sentano che le loro aspirazioni sportive siano totalmente supportate dai loro genitori. Devo dire anche che siamo stati fortunati perché Alexei è stato sempre seguito da grandi professionisti e quindi io e mia moglie potuti rimanere sempre dietro le quinte.”

Chiudiamo con gli obiettivi per la stagione in corsa. E’ il giovane Alexei a risponderci: “Vorrei giocare tornei under 14 in Europa e spero anche Roma all’inizio di maggio. Compiuti i 13 anni vorrei provare a confrontarmi con qualche tornei Itf under 18.”

L’obiettivo è quello di formare il giocatore, lavorando duramente ma sempre divertendosi. “Ringrazio Spazio Tennis per questo spazio che ci ha concesso” – conclude papà Alex – “e approfitto della vostra disponibilità per lasciare i nostri contatti ([email protected]) qualora ci fossero addetti ai lavori che vogliano parlare con noi o, non si sa mai, qualche sponsor interessato…”

05/04/12

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR THE 17th SMRIKVA BOWL 2012 CANDIDATES... The confirmation e-mails have been sent to all the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 candidates.

All the candidates that have indicated the correct e-mail adress in their application forms should have received the confirmation e-mail of their acceptance or impossibility to invite them to play.

For the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 annual the application forms received exceeded by far the number of total places available envisaged for this year edition of 64 players in total (32 + 32 Draws)... thus the decision was taken to extend the number of accepted players to the Smrikva Bowl historical number of around 100 players… 48+48 Draws format will be used... in total 96 players…

We accepted 14 players above our limit, thus there will be no waiting list.

The players that have not received any confirmation e-mail but have sent the application form via fax please inform Smrikve Tennis Club via e-mail by writing to: [email protected].

31/03/12

The possibility to candidate players for the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 edition have been Closed on 30th of March 2012. The candidates that have applied please read the following...

Smrikva Bowl was traditionally limited to 100 players...

For the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 annual the application forms received exceeded by far the number of total places available envisaged for this year edition of 64 players in total (32 + 32 Draws)...

... by taking into consideration the very high number of top players who presented their candidacy... the decision was taken to extend the number of accepted players to the Smrikva Bowl historical number of around 100 players… thus 48+48 Draws format will be used also this year…

The candidates are from 33 countries. There are four new countries that might be represented for the first time at the Smrikva Bowl: Philippines, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Thailand… the total number of countries covered by Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors may reach with this year the 57th country…

As indicated in the application instructions top players from each country will be preferred. In addition, the preference will have players born in year 2002.

All the candidates will receive the confirmation e-mail of their acceptance or impossibility to invite them to play before April 5th, 2012.

The players that do not receive any information e-mail by the 5th of April please inform via e-mail: [email protected]

25/03/12

Smrikva Bowl Library story and the spring... JRL once said... "books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind..." ;)

The 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 generation will be known in a week time… and… while few days ago I recalled the story of circle of life that is linked to our little Ambassadors and the old olive trees we plant…

... today I would be pleased to recall another story that is linked to the books and the title of today… linked to the books but also to our players who bring them to their Smrikva Bowl… :)

...it is the story of heritage… but as written in the title… it is again a story related to the spring via pollen … but this time is a kind of mind pollen… ;)…

James Russell Lowell compared books to the bees and I like it… “books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind…”

In 2009 we started the building of the Smrikva Bowl Library… and since than each Smrikva Bowl player is requested to bring with him a cultural book that will remember his stay in Smrikve and will represent part of his culture of origin to be shared with other Smrikve friends…

Nowadays Smrikva Bowl Library consists of over 270 books from over 40 countries… :)

…Smrikva Bowl Ambassadors are today spread in 53 countries and all the continents… and historically their task was to help us in our search of talented kids in their countries of origin and invite them to play the Smrikva Bowl but from 26th of March 2009… since Istria from Smrikve was put on line… they are also ISTRIA Cultural Ambassadors’ seeds.

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 the Smrikva Bowl Library too…

I used to write in my first book on European Union and Cosmopolitan Democracy that we are those who represent the current civilization…

I find it as 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 till today, which our institutions in part are able to pass onto future generations… sometimes this is not easy at all…

The books represent the greatest 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 that great heritage…

We have gotten used to rapid technological progress, but social and civil progress is slower… more complex. Humans learn throughout the whole lifetime, from books… schools, but mostly from personal experiences…

Smrikva Bowl mission is to develop and spread cosmopolitan values. Love, friendship and empathy are cosmopolitan values per excellence for people and humanity…

Thanks in advance to all the 17th Smrikva Bowl players who will help this year with their visit to Smrikve to build another piece of the Smrikva Bowl World library :)

21/03/12

Spring is at the door... nature awakens... :)

In 2005, for the 10th Smrikva Bowl anniversary, we started a tradition of planting an Olive tree… the Olive tree selected was older than the oldest man living on the earth today…

… in many countries the olive tree is a symbol of peace… while the age of the Smrikva Bowl olive tree is a symbol of intergenerational responsibility…

… every person is born without knowing anything about life on this earth and it is the responsibility of every generation to try to understand and to learn to preserve all that each of us is born with…

… the spring moment when nature wakes up… is the moment when the new Smrikva Bowl generation will be known… and to me it is a nice moment to recall the story of the circle of life… :)

Smrikve, March 2008

AMBASSADORS’ OLD OLIVE TREE AND THE CIRCLE OF LIFE…

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. They 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.

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. 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. 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’s 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.

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… a good King should know that everything around us lives in a delicated equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. The intergenerational responsibility alone will allow future generations to enjoy the beauty of life, the sunsets and the seasons of the earth. Enjoy the circle of life.

I am pleased to repeat words of a Nobal 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 delicated equilibrium and with intelligence we should try to understand it and respect it. It is true that every generation face new challanges but there are many examples in the past how the old generations managed and solved particular problems and this is way knowledge, human curiosity and will to learn are important.

Miodrag Bozovic

13/03/12

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF, USTA and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update March 2012)

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 13th of March 2012 the ranking summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls is the following:

• 1 player TOP 100 WTA (Petra Martic – 2001 winner)
• 1 player TOP 200 ATP (Javier Marti – 2002 winner)
• 7 boys and 6 girls… in total 13 players are in TOP 100 ITF
• 3 boys and 3 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16
• 4 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14
• 1 boy is in TOP 10 USTA under 14
• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 USTA under 12

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1997 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA (1997 – 2nd Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1998 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3rd Smrikva Bowl)

1999 – 4th Smrikva Bowl

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

2000 – 5th Smrikva Bowl

GIRLS
Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #267 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Marin Draganja, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #1252 on ATP ranking list.
Dino Marcan, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #361 on ATP ranking list. Dino’s best ranking was #330 ATP in October 2011.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #55 on WTA list (TOP 100 WTA). Petra’s best raning was #47 on WTA list in September 2011.
Indire Akiki, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #474 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 #176 on ATP list.
Giacomo Miccini, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Italy, was ranked #1033 on ATP list in May 2009.

GIRLS
Martina Caregaro, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #437 on WTA ranking list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #165 on WTA list.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #952 on WTA list, her 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 #614 on ATP ranking list. Junior ROLAND GARROS 2011 finalist, Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl under 18 winner.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #707 on ATP ranking list. Junior US OPEN 2011 semifinalist.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, was ranked #195 on ITF ranking list in March 2010.

GIRLS
Jennifer Ren, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Great Britain, not currently ranked on WTA list.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #591 on WTA list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #165 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #76 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

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

BOYS
Ivan Levar, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #533 on ITF ranking list.
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #36 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #873 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #61 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #104 on ITF ranking list

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #625 on WTA ranking list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #347 on ITF ranking list.

Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #131 on ITF ranking list.
Anna MAMALAT, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #830 on ITF 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 #66 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #54 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #10 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #1426 on ATP list.
Nikola MILOJEVIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #13 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #44 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Luka ILIC, , 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #105 on ITF ranking list.
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #120 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #625 on WTA ranking list.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #576 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #117 on ITF ranking list.
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #392 on WTA list and is ranked #45 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #56 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

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 #10 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #1426 on ATP list.

GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #96 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and #739 on WTA ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #21 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Belinda BENCIC, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006, from Switzerland, is ranked #74 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)

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

BOYS
Sacha MERZETTI, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 winner, from Italy, is ranked #214 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #7 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16).
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #233 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #70 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #4 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16).
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #50 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #9 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #5 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).

Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #14 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Domonique Garley, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #70 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #108 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #197 in Europe in under 14 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #125 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Andrea Guerrieri, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #410 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #10 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #4 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #2 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #414 on under 14 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #1 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #11 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Justin LEE, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #46 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
William BLUMBERG, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #27 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #92 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Paulina Ferrari, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #77 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #151 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #35 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #247 in under 14 european ranking.
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw winner, from Australia, is ranked #27 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #144 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #64 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #49 in under 14 european ranking.

Michaela GORDON, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #5 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Ashley LAHEY, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #44 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max Motlagh, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #87 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

Claire LIU, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #6 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Alexa Butera, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #72 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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

02/03/12

Smrikva... inspiring tennis festival...

INSPIRING… SMRIKVA…

... 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 throught 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 mutch 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 beleive 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 caoch 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 would like to inspire its players and Ambassadors to beleive in their dreams and work hard to reach them.

Sport and music are in general good educators and the vision of sport prefered 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.”

02/03/12

Petra Martic, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner and #66 player on WTA list, played her first WTA finals in Malaysia... the BMW Malaysian Open USD 220.000 worth tournament... and defeated two TOP 20 players on her road to the finals

Petra Martic, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, is the best ranked former Smrikva Bowl player on WTA ranking list… currently she holds #66 place on WTA list…

This week she is played the finals of the BMW Malaysian Open USD 220.000 worth tournament played in Kuala Lampur on extreeme conditions due to rain delays of the matches…

Her road towards the finals of the Main Draw of the BMW Malaysia Open is the following:

1st round: Petra Martic – Erika SEMA (Jpn) 4:6, 6:4, 7:5
2nd round: Petra Martic – Kurumi NARA (Jpn) 6:2, 3:6, 6:0
Quarterfinals: Petra Martic – Shuai PENG (Chn) 4:6, 7:6, 6:4
Semifinals: Petra Martic – Jelena JANKOVIC (Srb) 6:7,7:5,7:6
Finals: Petra Martic – Su Wei HSIEH (Tpe) 6:2, 5:7, 1:4 ret.

The ranking of the players that Petra played is the following:

Erika SEMA (Jpn) – #138 on WTA list
Kurumi NARA (Jpn) – #144 on WTA list
Shuai PENG (Chn) – #19 on WTA list
Jelena JANKOVIC (Srb) – #14 on WTA list
Su Wei HSIEH (Tpe) – #123 on WTA list

from the Associated Press:

Hsieh wins Malaysian Open when Martic retires

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei became the first Asian winner of the Malaysian Open on Sunday when her opponent Petra Martic retired with exhaustion after playing both her semifinal and final matches on the same day.

The unseeded Hsieh beat the fifth-seeded Martic 2-6, 7-5, 4-1.

Earlier Sunday, Martic beat second-seeded Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-7 (5), 7-5, 7-6 (5) in a semifinal lasting more than three hours. Rain triggered a suspension of play Saturday at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

The Croatian had only a few hours to rest before facing Hsieh. Both were playing a WTA final for the first time.

The 21-year-old Martic won the first set and led the second by 4-2 before she began to significantly tire. She lost the set after appearing to have leg cramps.

Hsieh, 26, led 4-1 in the third set before Martic retired after an hour and 45 minutes.

The tournament has been plagued by rain delays and injuries all week. Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland withdrew Friday because of an elbow injury.

Below is a short video registred at US Open 2011 of Petra’s first round match with Bardora Zahlavova.

28/02/12

Particular gift received from Smrikva Bowl friends :)...

I am convinced that many Smrikva Bowl friends without particular description have recognized the gift just received… :)

... it has a signature… and is linked with it…

My hope and wish is that in the following decade a Smrikva kid may deserve his or her signature inscribed on a racket and become the inspiration for generations to come as the one whose signature is placed on this particular Wilson racket ;)...

... and to see you in Smrikve from time to time…

27/02/12

Massimo Stupar played the finals of the under 14 Ogulin TTK Warriors Indoors

This weekend Massimo Stupar – Max played the finals of the under 14 tennis TTK Warriors Indoors tournament that was played in Ogulin at TK Ogulin.

Max is 14 years old “La Bottega” di Smrikve tennis school member and one of the best permanent junnior players in our tennis school.

He started to play tennis at “La Bottega” di Smrikve just a bit more than year and a half ago and his motivation and love for the game of tennis is allowing him to continue to progress month after month.

Max’s road towards the finals in Ogulin was the following:

1st round: Massimo Stupar – Lovro Azinovic 6:0, 6:1
2nd round: Massimo Stupar – Luka Giljanovic 6:4, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Massimo Stupar – Tonci Paleka 6:2, 6:0
Semifinals: Massimo Stupar – Marko Boltuzic 6:1, 6:4
Finals: Massimo Stupar – Jarko Brkic 6:4, 0:6, 4:6

The ranking of the players Max played are the following:

Asinovic – not ranked player
Luka Giljanovic – # 34 under 14 HTS ranking list
boy from Zadar – not ranked player
Marko Boltuzic – # 39 under 14 HTS ranking list
Jarko Brkic – # 13 under 14 HTS ranking list

Congratulations Max!

19/02/12

18 Smrikva Bowl players out of 128 were in the Main Draws of the Open Super 12 - AURAY 2012 start... in quarterifinals 7 out of 16... in semifinals OLIEL, MACHAC, KANKOVA, ARIAS MANJON... and in the finals Paula ARIAS MANJON defeated Lucie KANKOVA

OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY is played since 1985 and many top world players played this tournament considered one of the most important under 12 International Tournaments in the World.

Some of the known names are: Les Français Richard GASQUET, Gaël MONFILS, Paul-Henri MATHIEU, Julien BENNETEAU, Tommy ROBREDO, Raphaël NADAL, Mickaël YOUZNY, Féliciano LOPEZ, Amélie MAURESMO, Justine HENIN, Kim CLIJSTERS and Dinara SAFINA.

Two years ago the winner of the girls draw was Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, while last year OPEN SUPER 12 AURAY 2011 winner was Anastasia MIKHEEVA 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 player…

... and this year winner is Paula Arias MANON, 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 runner up :)...

Out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized 18 former Smrikva Bowl players… in the second round 13 players out of 64… in the third round 10 out of 32… in the quarterfinals 6 out of 16:

Paula ARIAS MANON (ESP)
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE)
Kristina NOVAK (SLO)
Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (ROM)

Yshai OLIEL (ISR)
Tomas MACHAC (CZE)

In the semifinals... 4 out of 8:

Paula ARIAS MANON (ESP)
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE)

Yshai OLIEL (ISR)
Tomas MACHAC (CZE)

In the finals:

Paula ARIAS MANON (ESP) – the winner
Lucie KANKOVA (CZE) – runner up

Detailed results of Smrikva boys and girls on this year OPEN Super 12 – AURAY 2012 are the following:

GIRLS:

Paula ARIAS MANJON (Esp) -15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Paula ARIAS MANJON – Sophie MUNTEAN (Fra) 6:3, 6:1
2nd round: P.ARIAS MANJON-R.RANDRIANASOLOSON (M) 6:1,6:1
3rd round: Paula ARIAS MANJON -Maria BUDIN (Uk)6:7,6:2,6:2
Quarterfinals: Paula ARIAS MANJON -Kristina NOVAK (Slo) 6:1,6:1
Semifinals: Paula ARIAS MANJON – N.BOLTINSKAYA (Rus) 6:1,6:4
Finals: Paula ARIAS MANJON – Lucie KANKOVA (Cze) 6:2, 6:0

Lucie KANKOVA (Cze) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Lucie KANKOVA – Linda KARAKUS (Fra) 6:1, 6:2
2nd round: Lucie KANKOVA – Anca CRACIUN (Can) 6:0, 6:3
3rd round: Lucie KANKOVA – Maeva ROQUEBERT (Fra) 6:1,6:1
Quarterfinals: Lucie KANKOVA – D.YASTREMSKA (Ukr) 6:4,5:7,7:5
Semifinals: Lucie KANKOVA – Tatiana MAKAROVA (Rus) 6:2, 6:0
Finals: Lucie KANKOVA – Paula ARIAS MANJON (Esp) 2:6, 0:6

Kristina NOVAK (Slo) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 semifinalist
1st round: Kristina NOVAK- Marie Amelie DARDAINE (Fra) 7:5,6:1
2nd round: Kristina NOVAK- B. RAMASAMY (Can) 5:7,7:5,7:6
3rd round: Kristina NOVAK- Jovana VUKOVIC (Srb) 4:6,7:6,7:6
Quarterfinals: Kristina NOVAK – P. ARIAS MANJON (Esp) 1:6, 1:6

Mihaela Lorena MARCULESCU (Rom) -15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mihaela MARCULESCU – Anaelle ARCHER (Fra) 6:2,6:1
2nd round: M.MARCULESCU – Dana RADOVANOVIC (Fra) 6:0,6:2
3rd round: Mihaela MARCULESCU-Judith VAN KESSEL (Nld)6:0,6:1
Quarterfinals: M.MARCULESCU-N.BOLTINSKAYA (Rus) 6:7, 1:6

Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA (Srb) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 winner and 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up
1st round: Jovana VUKOVIC – Maria Natalia LYVEN (Ukr) 6:0,6:1
2nd round: Jovana VUKOVIC – Tiphanie FIQUET (Fra) 6:0, 6:2
3rd round: Jovana VUKOVIC – Kristina NOVAK (Slo) 6:4,6:7,6:7

Alexandra HUNTER (Uk) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Alexandra HUNTER – Clara VITANZA (Fra) 5:7,6:4,6:2
2nd round: Alexandra HUNTER – Lian BENEDEJCIC (Slo) 6:3,6:2
3rd round: Alexandra HUNTER – D. YASTREMSKA (Ukr) 4:6,1:6

Lian BENEDEJCIC (Slo) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Lian BENEDEJCIC – Opheline DEPOILLY (Fra) 7:5, 7:5
2nd round: Lian BENEDEJCIC – Alexandra HUNTER (UK) 3:6,2:6

Irina CANTOS SIEMERS (Bel) -15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Irina CANTOS SIEMERS – E. DARTRON (Fra) 6:0, 6:0
2nd round: I. CANTOS SIEMERS-N.BOLTINSKAYA (Rus) 5:7,2:6

Giulia PEONI (Ita) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Giulia PEONI – Maeva ROQUEBERT (Fra) 5:7, 1:6

BOYS:

Yshai OLIEL (Isr) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010 semifinalist
1st round: Yshai OLIEL – Nil MOINET (Fra) 6:4, 6:0
2nd round: Yshai OLIEL – Afonso VAZ VIANA (Prt) 6:1, 6:3
3rd round: Yshai OLIEL – Alexey ZAKHAROV (Rus) 6:4, 6:3
Quarterfinals: Yshai OLIEL – Dorian BAHLOUL (Fra) 6:2,7:6
Semifinals: Yshai OLIEL – F. AUGER ALIASSIME (Can) 4:6,3:6

Tomas MACHAC (Cze) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Tomas MACHAC – Thomas CHIBRAC (Fra) 6:0, 6:2
2nd round: Tomas MACHAC – Elohan BLANCO (Fra) 6:1, 6:0
3rd round: Tomas MACHAC – Ewen LUMSDEN (Sco) 6:3,6:0
Quarterfinals: Tomas MACHAC – Daniel RODRIGUES (Prt) 6:2, 6:1
Semifinals: Tomas MACHAC – Alen AVIDZBA (Rus) 4:6, 2:6

Ewen LUMSDEN (Sco) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Ewen LUMSDEN – Pierre JOFFRE (Fra) 1:6, 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Ewen LUMSDEN – Noam MUNSTER (Bel) 6:1, 6:2
3rd round: Ewen LUMSDEN – Tomas MACHAC (Cze) 3:6, 0:6

Mischa LANZ (Sui) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mischa LANZ – Wilhem LABRADOR (Fra) 6:3, 6:0
2nd round: Mischa LANZ – Maxim VERBOVEN (Bel) 6:3, 6:1
3rd round: Mischa LANZ – Rayane ROUMANE (Fra) 3:6, 6:2, 3:6

Tomas CURRAS ABASOLO (Esp) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: T.CURRAS ABASOLO – L.GRANDOUILLER (Fra) 6:2, 6:3
2nd round: T.CURRAS ABASOLO – Rayane ROUMANE (Fra) 2:6,2:6

Mark KEKI (Hun) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Mark KEKI – Youlian IAKOVLEV (Fra) 3:6, 1:6

Berke Eser COSKUN (Tur) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Berke Eser COSKUN – Theo DANCER (Fra) 7:5,3:6,2:6

Damien WENGER (Sui) – 15th Smrikva Bowl 2010
1st round: Damien WENGER – Dorian BAHLOUL (Fra) 3:6, 0:6

Anthony POPYRIN (Aus) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Anthony POPYRIN – Axel CRETON (Fra) 0:6, 1:6

18/02/12

Uros Jovic and Senka Deletic are the winners of the 4th "Turnir Teniskih Nada" played this week in Belgrade (under 10 Tennis Hopes Tournament)...

Four years ago I received an e-mail from Ivan Petkovic – the tennis coach native from Cacak (Serbia) – that over the years brought several talented players to the Smrikva Bowl.

In his e-mail he explained to me that he had the idea of organising a tournament for the best under 10 players in Serbia and would be pleased to offer as a prize for the winers the possibility to enter the Smrikva Bowl main draw.

I supported his idea by offering to his winners this opportunity and this is the fourth year in the row that Teniske Nade Turnir was played and it is the fourth year that the winners of his tournament are welcome to compete in the Smrikva Bowl.

The winner of the girs finals was Senka Deletic who defeated in the finals Mina Andjelkovic, while in the boys finals Uros Jovic defeated Hamad Medjedovic.

GIRLS:

Semifinals:
Senka Deletic – Jovana Cvetkovic 5:2, 5:3
Mina Andjelkovic – Teodora Vujicic 5:4, 5:4

Finals: Senka Deletic – Mina Andjelkovic 5:2, 4:5, 10:8

BOYS:

Semifinals:
Uros Jovic – Ilija Zoroja 5:2, 5:3
Hamad Medjedovic – Milan Macura 5:1, 5:2

Finals: Uros Jovic – Hamad Medjedovic 5:3, 5:3

A special congratulations to Uros Jovic and Senka Deletic with hope that they will enjoy the 17th Smrikva Bowl 2012 edition.

14/02/12

Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction

Today… in many countries around the World the LOVe Day is celebrated… and I thought it is worth to dedicate few words to this particular FORCE :)…

Smrikva Bowl mission has always been dedicated towards spreding the cosmopolitan values… and LOVe, friendship and empathy are among those values per excellence…

… today it is still hard to imagine what kind of beauty the Smrikva Bowl seeds around the World will be able to create…

… they are growing… and as of 13th of February 2012… on various World, European and US ranking lists the following summary gives you an idea of the growing seeds of the tennis of tomorrow.. spread in 53 countries and all the continents…

• 1 player TOP 100 WTA (Petra Martic – 2001 winner)
• 1 player TOP 200 ATP (Javier Marti – 2002 winner)
• 9 boys and 7 girls… in total 16 players are in TOP 100 ITF
• 3 boys and 4 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16
• 5 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14
• 2 boys are in TOP 10 USTA under 14
• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 USTA under 12

The title of today article… was borrowed from a quote of Antonine de Saint- Exupéry… the author of the Little Prince book… and I would like to recall an article being part of Smrikva Bowl mission section since April 2009 … and is dedicated to THE FORCE… we like to name “LOVe”… and I like to think of it as… the ”eVOLve”… :)

… very powerfull but also very painfull force… from time to time…

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 into many different languages thus become a love gift for many generations around the world.

It is a children’s book writen for the olders… and 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…

… and just one more thing… 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 in the title of todays’ article that: “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction”…

…whatever he thought with that say… I like it… ;)

13/02/12

Top Smrikva Bowl and "Little Mo"/Smrikva Bowl players on ATP, WTA, ITF, USTA and European under 14 and 16 ranking lists (update February 2012)

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 13th of February 2012 a summary of the very TOP former Smrikva Bowl boys and girls current ranking is the following:

• 1 player TOP 100 WTA (Petra Martic – 2001 winner)
• 1 player TOP 200 ATP (Javier Marti – 2002 winner)
• 9 boys and 7 girls… in total 16 players are in TOP 100 ITF
• 3 boys and 4 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 16
• 5 girls are in TOP 10 ETA under 14
• 2 boys are in TOP 10 USTA under 14
• 1 boy and 2 girls are in TOP 10 USTA under 12

IN 1996 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM ISTRIA AND KVARNER (1st Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1997 SMRIKVA BOWL GATHERED TOP PLAYERS FROM CROATIA (1997 – 2nd Smrikva Bowl)

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

IN 1998 SMRIKVA BOWL STARTED TO BE INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENT (3rd Smrikva Bowl)

1999 – 4th Smrikva Bowl

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

2000 – 5th Smrikva Bowl

GIRLS
Tereza MRDEZA, 5th Smrikva Bowl 2000 winner, from Croatia, is currently ranked #266 on WTA list.

2001 – 6th Smrikva Bowl

BOYS
Marin Draganja, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #1257 on ATP ranking list.
Dino Marcan, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #352 on ATP ranking list. Dino’s best ranking was #330 ATP in October 2011.

GIRLS
Petra MARTIC, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #60 on WTA list (TOP 100 WTA). Petra’s best raning was #47 on WTA list in September 2011.
Indire Akiki, 6th Smrikva Bowl 2001 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #490 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 #184 on ATP list.
Giacomo Miccini, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Italy, was ranked #1032 on ATP list in May 2009.

GIRLS
Martina Caregaro, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 winner, from Italy, is ranked #449 on WTA ranking list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #164 on WTA list.
Ema BURGIC, ranked 3rd on 7th Smrikva Bowl 2002, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #935 on WTA list, her 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 #623 on ATP ranking list. Junior ROLAND GARROS 2011 finalist, Eddie Herr International and Junior Orange Bowl under 18 winner.
George MORGAN, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Great Britain, is ranked #711 on ATP ranking list. Junior US OPEN 2011 semifinalist.
Ciprian PORUMB, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Romenia, was ranked #195 on ITF ranking list in March 2010.

GIRLS
Jennifer Ren, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 winner, from Great Britain, not currently ranked on WTA list.
Silvia NJIRIC, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #580 on WTA list.
Ajla TOMLJANOVIC, ranked 3rd on 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003, from Croatia, is ranked #164 on WTA list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Emmett EGGER, played 2nd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #76 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

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

BOYS
Ivan Levar, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Croatia, is ranked #510 on ITF ranking list.
Miki JANKOVIC, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #35 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #868 on ATP ranking list.
Filip VEGER, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist, from Croatia, is ranked #54 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)
Danil ZELENKOV, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 player, from FYR Macedonia, is ranked #94 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #624 on WTA ranking list.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Mitchel POLNET, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #337 on ITF ranking list.

Blair SHANKLE, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #127 on ITF ranking list.
Anna MAMALAT, played 3rd “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #807 on ITF 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 #74 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Laslo DJERE, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Serbia, is ranked #53 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Gianluigi QUINZI, ranked 3rd on 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005, from Italy, is ranked #6 on ITF ranking list (TOP 10 ITF) and is ranked #1780 on ATP list.
Nikola MILOJEVIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation tournament winner, from Serbia, is ranked #13 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Borna CORIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #41 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Luka ILIC, , 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Serbia, is ranked #92 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Franko MIOCIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #108 on ITF ranking list.

GIRLS
Saska GAVRILOVSKA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner, from Serbia, is ranked #624 on WTA ranking list.
Olga IANCHUK, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 runner up, from Ukraine, is ranked #567 on WTA list.
Irina Maria BARA, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Romania, is ranked #97 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Donna VEKIC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #391 on WTA list and is ranked #30 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).
Iva MEKOVEC, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, from Croatia, is ranked #54 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF).

“Little Mo” TEAM
Jeffrey Schorsch, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #575 in the USA in under 18 cathegory.
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 ranked #61 in the USA in under 18 cathegory.

Dorothy Tang, played 4th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #81 in the USA in under 18 cathegory.

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

BOYS
Gianluigi QUINZI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Italy, is ranked #6 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and is ranked #1780 on ATP list.

GIRLS
Eleanor DEAN, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 winner, from Great Britain, is ranked #93 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF) and #735 on WTA ranking list.
Ilka CSOREGI, 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalists, from Romania, is ranked #16 on ITF ranking list (TOP 100 ITF)

“Little Mo” TEAM
Daniel Maese, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #529 in the USA in under 16 cathegory.
Aries Wong, played 5th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is still not ranked 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 #185 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Bogdan BORZA, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #6 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16).
Gonzalo MORELL, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Spain, is ranked #215 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.
Sergiu BUCUR, ranked 4th on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Romania, is ranked #54 in Europe in under 16 cathegory.

GIRLS
Ana KONJUH, 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007 runner up, from Croatia, is ranked #5 in Europe in under 16 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U16).
Nina POTOCNIK, ranked 3rd on 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007, from Slovenia, is ranked #43 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Eduardo NAVA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #9 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).
Tommy PAUL, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #6 in the USA in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U14).

Ndindi NDUNDA, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #15 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Domonique Garley, played 6th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #74 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #175 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Mihnea TURCU, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Romania, is ranked #175 in Europe in under 14 european ranking list.
Grega KOKALJ, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovenia, is ranked #107 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Andrea Guerrieri, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Italy, is ranked #388 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.

GIRLS
Katarina JOKIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #8 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Maia LUMSDEN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up, from Scotland, is ranked #3 in Europe in under 14 cathegory.
Viktoria KUZMOVA, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Slovakia, is ranked #4 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Estela Perez-Somarriba, ranked 3rd on 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008, from Spain, is ranked #460 on under 14 european ranking list.
Olga FRIDMAN, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Ukraine, is ranked #2 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).
Nikolina JOVIC, 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is ranked #9 in Europe in under 14 cathegory (TOP 10 TE U14).

“Little Mo” TEAM
Justin LEE, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #76 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
William BLUMBERG, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #47 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

Ingrid NEEL, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #93 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.
Paulina Ferrari, played 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #79 in the USA in under 14 cathegory.

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 #163 in under 14 european ranking.
Samuele RAMAZZOTTI, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Italy, is ranked #26 in under 14 european ranking.
Karlo SUEVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Slovenia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Alejandro DAVIDOVICH, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Spain, is ranked #224 in under 14 european ranking.
Alexei POPYRIN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw winner, from Australia, is ranked #27 in under 14 european ranking.

GIRLS
Katie SWAN, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner, from United Kingdom, is ranked #160 in under 14 european ranking.
Jovana VUKOVIC – JOKA, 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up, from Serbia, is too young for under 14 european ranking.
Inci OGUT, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Turkey, is ranked #62 in under 14 european ranking.
Arianna CAPOGROSSO, ranked 3rd on 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009, from Italy, is ranked #39 in under 14 european ranking.

“Little Mo” TEAM
Noah SCHACHTER, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #4 in the USA in under 12 cathegory (TOP 10 USTA U12).
Alex GEE, played 8th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #12 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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

“Little Mo” TEAM
Max Motlagh, played 9th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl, from the USA, is ranked #98 in the USA in under 12 cathegory.

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

04/02/12

Neven Krivokuca, 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player, played his third ITF tournament in Oman and obtained the victory in doubles playing with Braun from Germany

I enjoyed watching over the last months from the new Smrikve Lounge terrace the preparation of Neven with Miro Hrvatin…

The first check was Bangladesh International Junior Tennis Tournament 2011 at the end of the last year played in Dhaka… and there Neven obtained his victory in single…

This time in Oman… at International Junior Oman 2 his trophy was obtained in doubles with Bruan from Germany…

... now it is a good time to increase the preparation and training level… day after day we will start going in Smrikve towards spring… a good weather season… thus good time to continue to increase the preparation for new challanges…

Bravo Meštri!

31/01/12

It is a good moment to congratulate all the Smrikva Bowl boys and girls that made excellent results around the World over the last few months... Florida, Rome, Tarbes...

Since foundation Smrikva Bowl was something more than tennis… the Ambassador’s Olive Trees… the cultural Library… the Ambassadors’ Day… the Smrikva Bowl Song… the wish to Inspire… but I would have never imagined the beauty of the story that former players would write around the World with their tennis rackets…

Today Smrikva Bowl boys and girls are spread in 53 countries and all the continents… and day after day they continue to write with their tennis virtue the new pages of the Smrikva story…

Over the last few months many World relevant junior tournaments were held and Smrikva Bowl brothers in arms ;) made honourable results everywhere…

“Little Mo” International, Orange Bowl, Eddie Herr, Lemon Bowl, Les Petit As just to mention few…

… and my wish today is to dedicate to all of them the article I wrote at the end of October 2010… that everyone can read with its own eyes and understand it through own experiences… but I would like to use it to say just CONGRATULATIONS AMBASSADORS :)

Smrikve, October 2010

The Star Wars “Return of the Jedi” is the first film I remember seeing with my dad at the cinema… it was 1983 and I was 10… the cinema was named “Istra”… I was the same age as the Smrikva Bowl players we host every year in Smrikve :)…

In the introduction of this article I would just underline that I like the way Jedi use the lightsabers and I like the way Smrikva Bowl kids use their rackets :)… Smrikve c Code is a story about virtue created by training and wish to learn…

My dad was pilot and for me watching The Star Wars with him at the cinema was a particular experience … I had many questions and he, as usual, with smile and pleasure answered to each of my questions…

Dad used to take me with him on the airport when I was little… and I remember him entering the cockpit of the plane with pilot helmet watching towards me and giving me the sign that he was ready to fly… than he turned on the engine of the plane and watched towards me again with smile in his eyes…

I stayed about 100 meters from the airplane with his colleagues and watched him taking his plane towards runway…

From the place where I stayed only part of the runway was visible because of the wood and he took the plane in the area that was invisible to me to prepare for the takeoff… I was able to hear the force of the engine… and when the sound of the force started to increase I knew that my dad will be visible soon… his colleagues were telling me “be ready soon your dad will come”… and when he started to be visible on the back of the plane there was the fire… almost half length of the airplane had the fire extension formed by his engine and I just noticed his helmet in the cockpit and followed by my kids eyes his airplane reaching the sky…

The Jedi are characters in the Star Wars universe bound to a code of morality and justice and are trained in the use of the light side of the force. They learn to use the Force, and weapons, known as lightsabers, which emits a controlled energy flow in the shape of a sword, to serve and protect their Republic and the galaxy from conflicts or government instability…

Since long time ago I started to note the ability of Smrikva Bowl kids using the racket and thinking at the same time on Jedi’s ability to use the lightsaber :)…

Some of my students use Wilson’s ying & young damper… known as Tao sign… they like the symbol but are still too young to have an idea about it ;)… I will try to use this symbol to help me explain how little the difference could be in forming a balance in anything we do… every action has a reaction in our World… in the first classes of physics we learn Newton’s third law…

Tao is an abstract concept found in Taoism, Confucianism, and more generally in ancient Chinese philosophy and East Asian cultures.

While the word itself translates as “way”, “path”, or “route”… it is often used philosophically to signify the fundamental nature of the World we are used to living on Earth… it is often referred to as “the nameless”, because neither it nor its principles can ever be adequately expressed in words.

While the Tao cannot be expressed, Taoism holds that it can be known, and its principles can be followed. Much of Taoist writing focuses on the value of following the Tao – called Te (virtue) – and of the ultimate uselessness of trying to understand or control Tao outright. This is often expressed through yin and yang arguments, where every action creates a counter-action as a natural, unavoidable movement within manifestations of the Tao.

I used the above short explenation to introduce the Codes used in the Star Wars universe…

As in the Tao symbol there were knights trained to use the dark side of the force and the light side… this is the way how mankind functioned since the human written memory goes back…

For new ideas people have to go beyond… out of the known patterns by using their imagination… the kids are many times Master in this…

“Truly wonderful the mind of a child is.”… :)

DARK SIDE (The Sith Code)

• Peace is a lie. There is only passion.
• Through passion, I gain strength.
• Through strength, I gain power.
• Through power, I gain victory.
• Through victory, my chains are broken.
• The Force shall free me.

LIGHT SIDE (The Jedi Code)

• There is no emotion, there is peace.
• There is no ignorance, there is knowledge.
• There is no passion, there is serenity.
• There is no death, there is the Force.

The Jedi Code was rewritten by Grand Master Luke Skywalker upon reestablishing the Jedi Order:

• Jedi are the guardians of peace in the galaxy.
• Jedi use their powers to defend and to protect.
• Jedi respect all life, in any form.
• Jedi serve others rather than ruling over them, for the good of the galaxy.
• Jedi seek to improve themselves through knowledge and training.

Smrikve c code is the code…

I am pleased to close this article with Dire Straits and their Brothers in Arms song… starting with the sound of the thunder… The concert was made in 1988 to honour Nelson Mandela…

*BROTHERS IN ARMS *

These mist covered mountains
Are a home now for me
But my home is the lowlands
And always will be
Some day you’ll return to
Your valleys and your farms
And you’ll no longer burn
To be brothers in arms

Through these fields of destruction
Baptism of fire
I’ve whittnessed your suffering
As the battles raged higher
And though they did hurt me so bad
In the fear and alarm
You did not desert me
My brothers in arms

There’s so many different worlds
So many different suns
And we have just one world
But we live in different ones

Now the sun’s gone to hell
And the moon’s riding high
Let me bid you farewell
Every man has to die
But it’s written in the starlight
And every line on your palm
We’re fools to make war
On our brothers in arms

Miodrag Bozovic

22/01/12

Smrikva Bowl players on 30th Les Petit As 2012:... 25 players out of 128 played Smrikva Bowl... Maia Lumsden and Gabriela Patricia Taylor reached the semifinals while William Blumberg the finals

Les Petits As is unofficial under 14 World Championship traditionally played in Tarbes in France.

Out of 128 players in both girls and boys Main Draws I recognized 25 former Smrikva Bowl players… in the second round 15 players out of 64… in the third round 8 out of 32:

Olga Fridman (UKR)
Maia Lumsden (UK)
Gabriela Patricia Taylor (UK)
Katarina Jokic (BiH)

Dylan Bednarczyk (CAN)
Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA)
Gian Marco Moroni (ITA)
William Blumberg (USA)

In the semifinals… 3 out of 8:

Maia Lumsden (UK)
Gabriela Patricia Taylor (UK)
William Blumberg (USA)

In the finals: William Blumberg (USA)

Detailed results are as follows:

GIRLS

Maia Lumsden (UK) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 runner up
1st round: Maia Lumsden – Julia SOICA (FRA) 6:2, 6:2
2nd round: Maia Lumsden – Cristina BUCSA (MOL) 4:6, 6:3, 6:2
3rd round: Maia Lumsden – Olga Fridman (UKR) 7:6, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Maia Lumsden – Raquel PEDRAZA (USA) 6:3, 6:0
Semifinals: Maia Lumsden – Alicia BLACK (USA) 1:6, 1:6

Gabriela Patricia Taylor (UK)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: G.P.Taylor – T.ANDRIANJAFITRIMO (FRA) 2:6, 6:0, 6:4
2nd round: Gabriela P.Taylor – Mariam BOLKVADZE (GEO) 6:1,6:0
3rd round: Gabriela P. Taylor – E.C. HIGUCHI (USA) 7:6, 6:2
Quarterfinals: Gabriela P.Taylor -Zaineb EL HOUARI (MAR) 6:4,7:5
Semifinals: Gabriela P. Taylor -J.A.CRISTIAN (ROM) 4:6, 2:6

Katarina Jokic (BiH)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 winner
1st round: Katarina Jokic – Katie SWAN (UK) 6:3, 6:2
2nd round: Katarina Jokic – Apolline RASSAT (FRA) 6:2, 4:6, 6:1
3rd round: Katarina Jokic – J.A.CRISTIAN (ROM) 5:7, 4:6

Olga Fridman (UKR) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 player
1st round: Olga Fridman – Sofya ZHUK (RUS) 6:4, 6:2
2nd round: Olga Fridman – Vanessa WONG (CAN) 6:4, 7:5
3rd round: Olga Fridman – Maia Lumsden (UK) 6:7, 2:6

Nikolina Jovic (SRB)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Nikolina Jovic – Valérie RIEGRAF (GER) 7:6, 6:1
2nd round: Nikolina Jovic – Zaineb EL HOUARI (MAR) 6:3,2:6,3:6

Iulia Maria Ivascu(ROM)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 quarterfinalist
1st round: Iulia Maria Ivascu – D.KRUZHKOVA (RUS) 1:6,6:3,4:6

Katie Swan (UK)- 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 winner
1st round: Katie Swan – Katarina JOKIC (BiH) 3:6, 2:6

Andreea Amalia Rosca (ROM) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 player
1st round: Andreea Amalia Rosca – Vanessa WONG (CAN) 2:6,3:6

Inci Ogut (TUR) – 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 semifinalist
1st round: Inci Ogut – Alessia D’AURIA (ITA) 1:6, 6:2, 2:6

Anastasia Mikheeva (UK) – 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007
1st round: Anastasia Mikheeva – K.GERLACH (GER) 2:6, 0:6

Marija Curnic (CRO) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 quarterfinalist
1st round: Marija Curnic – Simone ALIPIEVA (DEN) 5:7, 3:6

Jazzi Plews (UK)- 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007
1st round: Jazzi Plews – Apolline RASSAT (FRA) 4:6, 4:6

Nina Alibalic (CRO)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Nina Alibalic – Marketa VONDROUSOVA (CZE) 0:6, 2:6

BOYS

William Blumberg (USA)- 7th “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: William Blumberg – Calin MANDA (ROM) 6:3, 7:6
2nd round: William Blumberg – Nikola MIHALJEVIC (CRO) 6:1,6:0
3rd round: William Blumberg-Matteo MARTINEAU (FRA) 6:4,7:5
Quarterfinals: William Blumberg -Marko OSMAKCIC (SUI) 6:4,6:4
Semifinals: William Blumberg – Michael MMOH (USA) 6:4, 3:6, 7:5
Finals: William Blumberg – Francis TIAFOE (USA) 0:6, 2:6

Dylan Bednarczyk (CAN)- 12th Smrikva Bowl 2007
1st round: Dylan Bednarczyk – Dan ADDED (FRA) 6:0, 6:2
2nd round: Dylan Bednarczyk – Daniel COZMA (ROM) 6:4, 6:1
3rd round: Dylan Bednarczyk -N.PONWITH (USA) 1:6,2:6

Samuele Ramazzotti (ITA)- 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 runner up
1st round: Samuele Ramazzotti – Edris FETISLEAM (ROM) 6:1, 6:1
2nd round: Samuele Ramazzotti – Julien TREMBLAIS (FRA) 7:6,6:1
3rd round: S. Ramazzotti – Mikael YEMER (SWE) 6:7,6:4,4:6

Gian Marco Moroni (ITA) – 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Gian Marco Moroni – Benjamin SIGOUIN (CAN) 6:2, 6:2
2nd round: Gian Marco Moroni-Miomir KECMANOVIC (SRB)6:2,6:2
3rd round: G.Moroni- M.OSMAKCIC (SUI) 6:2, 3:6, 5:7

Karlo Boljat (CRO)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Karlo Boljat – Samuel SIPPEL (GER) 6:4, 7:6
2nd round: Karlo Boljat – Matteo MARTINEAU (FRA) 5:7, 3:6

Miomir Kecmanovic (SRB)- 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 quarterfinalist
1st round: Miomir Kecmanovic – Thomas BUGEAUD (FRA) 6:4,6:1
2nd round: Miomir Kecmanovic -Gian Marco MORONI (ITA)2:6,2:6

Grega Kokalj (SLO)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008 semifinalist
1st round: Grega Kokalj – Joao ANTONIO (POR) 6:2, 6:2
2nd round: Grega Kokalj – Mikael YEMER (SWE) 1:6, 6:7

Alexei Popyrin (AUS)- 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009 Consolation Draw winner
1st round: Alexei Popyrin – Quentin FOLLIOT (FRA) 6:1, 6:2
2nd round: Alexei Popyrin – Noe KHLIF (FRA) 2:6, 5:7

Zvonimir Oreskovic (CRO)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Zvonimir Oreskovic – Nicolas MEJIA (COL) 6:3, 4:6, 6:2
2nd round: Zvonimir Oreskovic – Nathan PONWITH (USA) 0:6,1:6

Eduard Adam (ROM)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Eduard Adam – Timur IGAMBERDYEV (RUS) 6:2, 6:2
2nd round: Eduard Adam – Louis TESSA (FRA) 2:6, 1:6

Gabi Adrian Boitan (ROM)- 14th Smrikva Bowl 2009
1st round: Gabi Adrian Boitan – Wolfgang OLIVIER (FRA) 1:6,2:6

Filippo Mora (ITA)- 13th Smrikva Bowl 2008
1st round: Filippo Mora – Jay CLARKE (UK) 2:6, 3:6

22/01/12

Smrikva Bowl players on Junior Australian Open 2012

The Junior Australian Open Grand Slam 2012 had nine Smrikva Bowl players competing in it.

Last year George Morgan, 8th Smrikva Bowl 2003 runner up, from UK, reached the semifinals while Christina Makarova from the US reached the quarterfinals.

Detailed results of all the Smrikva Bowl players on this year edition are the following:

Camilla Rosatello (ITA) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Camilla Rosatello – Zoe Hives (AUS) 6:7, 6:3, 7:5,
2nd round: C.Rosatello – Indy De Vroome (NED) 6:4, 1:6, 4:1 ret
3rd round: Camilla Rosatello – Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 2:6, 3:6

Christina Makarova (USA) – “Little Mo”/Smrikva Bowl 2006
1st round: Christina Makarova – Sara Tomic (AUS) 6:2, 6:2
2nd round: Christina Makarova – Ellen Allgurin (SWE) 6:2, 6:1
3rd round: Christina Makarova – Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 5:7,5:7

Iva Mekovec (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Iva Mekovec – Rutuja Bhosale (IND) 3:6, 6:4, 6:2
2nd round: Iva Mekovec – Eugenie Bouchard (CAN) 3:6,6:3,3:6

Ilka Csoregi (ROM) – 11th Smrikva Bowl 2006 semifinalist
1st round: Ilka Csoregi – Priscilla Hon (AUS) 3:6, 7:6, 6:3
2nd round: Ilka Csoregi – Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) 6:7, 1:6

Donna Vekic (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Donna Vekic – Julia Elbaba (USA) 4:6, 1:6

Nikola Milojevic (SRB) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 Consolation Draw winner
1st round: Nikola Milojevic – Jay Andrijic (AUS) 6:2, 6:0
2nd round: Nikola Milojevic – Quentin Halys (FRA) 6:3, 2:6, 6:3
3rd round: Nikola Milojevic – Joshua Ward-Hibbert (GBR) 3:6, 2:6

Borna Coric (CRO) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 player
1st round: Borna Coric – Markus Kalovelonis (GRE) 6:4, 7:6
2nd round: Borna Coric – Kimmer Coppejans (BEL) 6:4,2:6,0:6

Filip Veger (CRO) – 9th Smrikva Bowl 2004 semifinalist
1st round: Filip Veger – Andrew Harris (AUS) 2:6, 6:3, 4:6

Matteo Donati (ITA) – 10th Smrikva Bowl 2005 winner
1st round: Matteo Donati – Liam Broady (GBR) 5:7, 3:6