Lost in the semis to Zeballos 5-7 6-3 6-2 in Sao Leopoldo. Zeballos was pretty aggressive and Blaz finally got some matches in though he had an injury timeout on his back at 0-1* in the 3rd set.
Off to Marbella and then there'll be history with 3 Slovenes into the Aus Open directly. Trupej really hasn't done anything to improve Blaz since they've been together.
Blaž and Aljaž Bedene on a Slovenian show talking about 3 men in the top 100 for Slovenia. Since I speak crap Slovenian, translation of the good parts would be fantastic.
Zemlja spoke about his good work with the trainers needs to keep working hard.
Blaz talking about the issues he has had with his back preparing to go to Chennai, Melbourne. Play a mix of Challengers and ATP, but most importantly wants to get over the injuries.
Bedene came back too soon from the appendicitis surgery, didn't have enough time for fitness preparation, plus having some issues with the wrist as well.
I watched that, the interview itself was a bit of a bore so nothing new to say.
Kavcic
- talked about having to play tournaments in obscure places because losses on the ATP level can damage your confidence and he needs to boost himself up by winning weaker tournaments(talked about having to wash himself with a bucket in Uzbekistan)
- said that he won most of the matches against Zemlja in the U-14 category but started losing once they got to the professional level (the host avoided mocking them for never having beaten Zemlja in their matches)
- said that they used to make fun of Zemlja in juniors because he hated getting up in the morning and he kept coming to early matches sleepy and grumpy.
- Kavcic and Zemlja are playing 2 exhibitions in Slovenia these days.
- believes he's had luck picking the right coaches
- travelling to Australia with him will be Petra who won the ballot of one of Blaz's sponsors.
Bedene
- talked about his twin brother Andraz who retired this year, but will be travelling with Aljaz as his sparing partner. They used to be very close game wise but Andraz never broke out.
- said about the traumatic experience in Brazil when there was an explosion in their hotel and he could've died had he not been outside.
They both also mentioned that they're starting the season in Chennai. The rest was pretty much what you've already mentioned.
A very easy upset against Bellucci in the first round with a 6-3 6-1 6-3 win. Next up is James Duckworth. Huge chance to reach the third round if he keeps it together.
He has never been known for having a brain when it comes to scheduling, but what is up with him now?
He goes to a random US ATP and chokes to Hewitt, instead of continuing to play the American events, he returns to Europe and plays none of the tournaments there and then goes and shows up in Dubai?
And why is he not playing those challengers aka ATP events in his beloved South American jungle?
Blaz has been involved in a car accident, very lucky that he is alive and it will be interesting to see how he handles tennis after a big scare like this.
Blaz has been involved in a car accident, very lucky that he is alive and it will be interesting to see how he handles tennis after a big scare like this.
That twitter pic shows nothing really. It doesn't seem like a car crash with the car being non-damaged and just a little muddy. Did he drive into a river?
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