RIJEKA »  »Više nisam direktor Vegeta Croatia Opena. S 30. rujnom istekao mi je ugovor, nakon toga više nije bilo kontakata. Okrećem se novim izazovima, u sportu i izvan njega«, prvoga je dana 2015. godine otkrio Vanja Božičković, koji je umaški ATP vodio od 21. do 25. izdanja, dok je prvih 20 odradio Slavko Rasberger, stvorivši »brand« od umaškog ATP-a.

   – Zahvaljujućem se suradnicima, a pogotovo Ivanu Ljubičiću i Željku Franuloviću, koji su mi na početku bili od velike pomoći. Ponosan sam na činjenicu da smo dovodili naše najbolje igrače, a 2012. godine za pobjednika konačno imali domaćeg igrača, Marina Čilića – dodaje Božičković. 

   Velike promjene u vlasničkoj strukturi »Istraturista«, što ga je po cijenu 120,1 milijun eura, kupivši 93,04 posto dionica, preuzela »Plava Laguna«, koju drži grupacija Lukšić, donose i prve promjene kada je u pitanju ATP turnir. 

   Posljednjih godina »Zagrebačka banka« je uložila dosta novca u umaški ATP, Franjo Luković postao je i predsjednik Hrvatskog teniskog saveza. No, »Zagrebačka banka« se, po nalogu njezinog vlasnika »UniCredita«, željela riješiti svake vrste poslovanja koji nije bankarski pa je došlo do prodaje udjela u »Istraturistu«. Postojala je bojazan da će »Vegeta Croatia Open« postati teret novim vlasnicima, ali novi predsjednik uprave Istraturista Ronald Korotaj najavio je prije mjesec dana da će se ATP zadržati. 

   – Želimo unaprijediti turnir koji je postao jedan od najprepoznatljivijih sadržaja Umaga, kao i jedan od najpoznatijih događaja u Hrvatskoj – rekao je Korotaj. 

Nick Kyrgios is clearly in disagreement on Borna Coric’s statement made a few days ago, who defined himself as his generation’s best player (although he later withdrew), of which also the Australian is part.

Here is Kyrgios’ reply: “When I read Coric’s statement, who said he was his generation’s best player and that he plays like Djokovic, I started laughing. He got a couple of good results and he already thinks he plays like Djokovic or Murray. You can have problems if you think like that, because they are physically and mentally stronger than us. We still have a lot to do.”

Kyrgios doesn’t see a “revolution” in the ranking’s position. “The Fab Four keep being there and they are the hardest to defeat. I believe they’ll stay in those positions for at least the next two or three years, reaching finals and winning tournaments” says Nick, who believes Dimitrov and Raonic will both fight to stay in the first ranking’s positions.

The Australian seems very careful and with firm goals in his mind. “There are many young players that stick out but it doesn’t mean that after a couple of positive results you can immediately compete with the best players every day”. Finally he talks about Federer “He was the best one for more than 10 years. You work thinking you’re like him. I was in Zurich to practice with him for a week and it was one the most fun things I’ve ever done. It’s unbelievable how he works with the goal of being the best and how he follows his routine, things I had never seen before. That’s why he keeps being on top of the ranking”.