Titlar:
- Laura Hietaranta, Finland/Nina Vargova, Slovakien i Buzau, Rumänien W35
- Harri Helliövaara, Finland/Henry Patten, Storbritannien i Wimbledon Grand Slam
- Fredrik Krogh Solheim, Norge/Kasra Rahmani, Iran i Neunkirchen, Tyskland J100
- Nicolai Budkov Kjaer, Norge i Wimbledon Junior Grand Slam
- August Holmgren, Danmark i Nottingham, Storbritannien M25
August Holmgren, tell us about the week in general. What are you most satisifed with during the week that has passed?
– I’m most satisfied with my ability to stay mentally tough in difficult moments and that I stuck to my game plan during important points.
You had a tough three-setter in the quarterfinal against former No14 in the world Kyle Edmund where you saved three matchpoints! What was the key to get away with that win?
– That was a really good match from both of us. We had to go indoors because of the rain and everything went too fast for me in the first set. In the second set, I changed my court position to be a bit further behind the baseline and was able to gain more control of the points. What I found cool in that match was that both of us were fully committed to our patterns – I would serve wide, and hit to the open court, and he would serve to my backhand and hit his forehand either cross or inside-in to my forehand side. Because of the speed of the courts, it didn’t matter that we knew what the opponent was doing, because if the play was executed with quality, it was very difficult to turn the situation around. We both had break points in the third set, and it could have gone either way, but I ended up playing better than him in the tiebreak.
This was your first title this year, do you consider it important to win titles or where do you get most of your confidence from?
– Winning a lot of matches and titles plays generates confidence. I want to capitalize on this momentum by playing a lot of tournaments in the coming weeks. In the times when I don’t win a lot of matches, I keep up my confidence by remembering the many years of dedication to my training and everything else that goes into it. I think this is the most important type of confidence. Something that can’t be shaken by the fluctuations of success at tournaments.
Last year you also went all the way in Nottingham, in April. Something special you enjoy in this town, or is it just a coincidence?
– I think the conditions in Nottingham suit me. The outdoor courts are pretty slow, so I’m able to run around and hit a lot of forehands.
What’s up for you the next couple of weeks now?
– I’m gonna stay on hard court and play a bunch of challenger tournaments for the rest of the summer. I’ll play two in Spain, then Portugal, Poland, and other places in Europe.
Finaler:
- Carl Emil Overbeck, Danmark i Kursumlijska Banja, Serbien M15
Semifinaler:
- Victor Rydén, Sverge i The Hague, Nederländerna J60
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