#ATPUMAG #30ATPUMAG OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE ATP TOURNAMENT • No 3 • 16. 07. 2019. ORDER OF PLAY PARTY PROGRAM GORAN IVANIŠEVIĆ STADIUM GRANDSTAND COURT 1 COURT 2 11:00 Kids’ Week 16:30 16:00 16:00 16:00 17:00-18:00 Marco Trungelliti(ARG) vs. Martin Kližan(SVK) vs. Peter Torebko (GER) vs. Stefano Travaglia (ITA) vs. SUPer drive polygon Nino Serdarušić (CRO) Facundo Bagnis (ARG) Paolo Lorenzi (ITA) Thomas Fabbiano (ITA) 18:00-19:00 Not before 19:00 followed by followed by followed by SUPer Mini Tennis Andrej Rubljov (RUS) vs. Attila Balázs(HUN) vs. Pablo Andújar (ESP) vs. A. Behar (URU) / Robin Haase (NED) Viktor Galović (CRO) Leonardo Mayer (ARG) N. Lammons (USA) vs. followed by followed by followed by N. Ćaćić (SRB) / ISTRIA GOURMET FESTIVAL Taro Daniel (JPN) vs. T. Fabbiano (ITA) / P. Lorenzi (ITA) vs. O. Marach (AUT) / D. Lajović (SRB) Wine tasting – aged Teran Filip Krajinović (SRB) S. Bolelli (ITA) / F. Fognini (ITA) J. Melzer (AUT) vs. followed by P. Sousa (POR) / UMAG PARTY NIGHTS Corentin Moutet (FRA) vs. S. Travaglia (ITA) Salvatore Caruso (ITA) Queen Tribute Band Tickets are available on the official website www.croatiaopen.hr. FREE ENTRY TO THE PARTY PROGRAM. The organizer reserves the right to change the program and timetable. All news in the program can be followed using the official website of the tournament www.croatiaopen.hr. 1 1. FOGNINI, FABIO ITA MAIN DRAW 2. BYE F. FOGNINI [1] 3. TRAVAGLIA, STEFANO ITA SINGLES 4. FABBIANO, THOMAS ITA Q 5. BALAZS, ATTILA BRA WC 6. GALOVIĆ, VIKTOR CRO 7. DANIEL, TARO JPN 6 8. KRAJINOVIĆ, FILIP SRB 3 9. ĐERE, LASLO SRB 10. BYE L. ĐERE [3] Q 11. TOREBKO, PETER BRA 12. LORENZI, PAOLO ITA PR 13. STEBE, CEDRIK-MARCEL GER J. VESELY 14. VESELY, JIRI CZE 7:6(5), 3:6, 7:6(2) 15. ANDUJAR, PABLO ESP 8 16. MAYER, LEONARDO ARG 5 17. CECCHINATO, MARCO ITA A. BEDENE 18. BEDENE, ALJAŽ SLO 6:3, 6:2 19. SOUSA, PEDRO POR J. SINNER WC 20. SINNER, JANNIK ITA 1:6, 6:3, 6:4 21. RUBLJOV, ANDREJ RUS 22. HAASE, ROBIN NED 23. BYE D. LAJOVIĆ [4] 3 24. LAJOVIĆ, DUŠAN SRB 7 25. KLIŽAN, MARTIN SVK 26. BAGNIS, FACUNDO ARG Q 27. TRUNGELLITI, MARCO ARG WC 28. SERDARUŠIĆ, NINO CRO 29. MOUTET, CORENTIN FRA Q 30. CARUSO, SALVATORE ITA 31. BYE B. ĆORIĆ [2] 2 32. ĆORIĆ, BORNA CRO 1 1. CARUSO, SALVATORE ITA QUALIFYING S. CARUSO [1] Alt 2. RAZBORŠEK, NIK SLO 6:3, 6:2 S. CARUSO [1] SINGLES Alt 3. ZEKIĆ, MILJAN SRB 5:7, 6:4, 6:3 T. ROBREDO [5] 5 4. ROBREDO, TOMMY ESP 6:2, 6:3 2 5. MOLLEKER, RUDOLF GER R. MOLLEKER [2] 6. ORNAGO, FABRIZIO ITA 6:7(3), 7:5, 6:2 A. BALAZS [8] WC 7. KALENDER, ADMIR CRO 6:2, 6:4 A. BALAZS [8] 8 8. BALAZS, ATTILA HUN 6:0, 6:3 3 9. BALDI, FILIPPO ITA P. TOREBKO 10. TOREBKO, PETER GER 7:6(4), 6:3 P. TOREBKO WC 11. ALTMAIER, DANIEL GER D. ALTMAIER 6:3, 7:5 7 12. BERLOCQ, CARLOS ARG 6:2, 6:4 4 13. TRUNGELLITI, MARCO ARG M. TRUNGELLITI [4] 14. ŽURBIN, ALEKSANDR RUS 7:5, 7:5 M. TRUNGELLITI [4] 15. BARRANCO COSANO, JAVIER ESP S. NAPOLITANO 6:7(4), 6:2, 6:3 6 16. NAPOLITANO, STEFANO ITA 7:6(1), 3:6, 6:2 2 Lawrence Goran Frankopan Ivanišević The director’s view The legend’s view WE’VE UMAG IS SEEN HOW SO HIGHLY UNPREDICTABLE REGARDED In my tennis career, I have visited every continent, played TENNIS CAN BE at nearly all the tournaments, at some multiple times or at least once, and I can say that I’ve seen a great deal We lost the defending champion in the first round, from a perspective that audiences don’t see. Television but that’s tennis. It’s unpredictable, and that makes can’t portray this, and only a few reports offer insight into things more exciting. We saw in the Wimbledon fi- what happens “behind the scenes”. But it is only players nals that anything can happen. Two championship who can tell you about what they actually experience at points were not enough. tournaments. Surely, we are sad, because Mar- be starting, who found out the- And how does Umag stand? I’m not won’t forget that. It’s rare for players co Cecchinato is one of the nicest ir opponents on Monday when saying this because it’s a Croatian to have this kind of treatment at an guys in the Tour. But it was a good players were placed in the brac- tournament, nor because we’re ATP 250 tournament. The Croatia thing for Slovenian fans and for kets after the qualifiers. here now, but it’s truly a great event Open has won plenty of awards, and the region. And we mustn’t forget, This is great a opportunity for for the players, and it’s no surprise no one is giving them away for free. Aljaz played very, very well, and he both. This is the only big tennis everyone holds it in such high regard. Every year the organization team might be playing well the entire tournament in Croatia and is the It’s no coincidence either, because tries to do something different, to week. We know something about best opportunity for them to show you can’t trick players into saying one offer something it hasn’t before. In tennis, and we kind of understand what they can do. We’re glad to thing if they think another. If they’re the rest area for players, there’s a what happened here. have given them the wild cards, unsatisfied, there’s no escape, and if board with various activities players After the draw, comments that Ce- and we feel strongly that they de- they’re satisfied, you don’t have to can sign up for if they like, the tour- cchinato might have big problems served it. We hope they’ll do so- convince them. They’ll say it out loud. nament also has some promotional were no coincidence, despite his mething special. I don’t know if anyone has ever said activities they can participate in, so being the defending champ and Both are good players, we had so- anything bad at a press conference there’s quite a lot of choice and it a great player. This proved to be a lid reasons for showing them our in Umag. I suppose they don’t have a creates a great picture of the tour- good assessment. trust. Nino got the chance last reason to, because this isn’t a tourna- nament. Maybe it has even spoiled Aljaz has been on the Tour for year and he played a very good ment like all the others. The matches players in some way, because we’re some time now, he knows the match. When he got his first wild don’t start early, you have a chance all human, and the more you give the Tour inside out, there is nothing he card for the tournament, he didn’t to sleep in and still train well or play more they want, but it still leaves a can’t do, and he’s had some great win a set, but last year he showed a match in the evening. The transfer great impression. The sea is literally victories over the years. Looking at that he could play against a player service is perfect: if you say you need a few metres from the stadium, the the draw, there are great players in the top fifty, and he wasn’t far a car at a particular time, a driver will accommodation is fantastic, the throughout. This is a very strong from victory. Viktor, on the other be waiting. The food is exceptional atmosphere is exceptional. Players draw and it is quite exciting. hand, has plenty of experience and free of charge, and many don’t recognise that and praise the tour- Tomorrow is a new day, the rema- with ATP Challenger, he has played know that isn’t the case at all tour- nament. It’s not easy to reach that ining matches in the first round plenty of matches against players naments. status, you need years and years of will be played, and we can expect ranked like his opponent on Tue- It might look like a little thing, but it investment and even more effort many more great moves and big sday, Attila Balazs, so that will isn’t. This shows that the tournament and good will, but it all pays off in surprises. Croatian players will surely help him. takes care of its players, and they the end. 3 BORNA CORIC RECOVERS FROM INJURY UMAG IS MY FAVOURITE TOURNAMENT After two years, Borna Coric is back injury which had supposedly preven- sted in what’s right in front of me.” Novak Djokovic, but it’s fascinating in Umag, and he will be playing a ted him from playing entirely, and as Of course, Borna made sure to wat- how Federer plays at 38. On the one new match after four years. The this was a core muscle, it made the ch the Wimbledon finals on Sunday, hand, that kind of tennis is inspiring year before last, he was supposed injury even more uncomfortable. and he was full of praise for both to us all, but it’s depressing on the to be one of the main favourites Borna’s first appearance against an players.