This spectacular sport-filled day has ended in an even more spectacular way. The Goran Ivanišević ATP Stadium was too small to fit all those who wanted to see the exhibition match between Croatia's best tennis player of all times, and Andre Agassi, who had Juan Carlos Ferrero come to his aid since the American's back injury prevented him from exerting himself.
Over 4,000 people enjoyed the moves and tricks of the three great tennis players, who at times looked as if they were playing in a serious match and not an exhibition. Entertainment was still the underlying theme of the match, which is why Goran and Andre were not only on the opposite sides of the court but at one point teamed up to play against the future of the Croatian tennis, Dino Prižmić and Marc Majdandžić.
On the night that he was given the opportunity to play tennis at the stadium that only a few hours earlier had been named after him, Goran managed to both lose and win. He had to admit defeat in the match against Juan Carlos Ferrero but then he and Agassi won against the youngsters.
"I'm confident that seven or eight years from now the two of them will be playing on this court and doing great," Goran said about Dino and Marc, who received a thundering applause from the Umag audience. We couldn't have wished for a better ending: with a remainder of the great tennis days past and a glimpse into the great new ones to come…
This spectacular sport-filled day has ended in an even more spectacular way. The Goran Ivanišević ATP Stadium was too small to fit all those who wanted to see the exhibition match between Croatia’s best tennis player of all times, and Andre Agassi, who had Juan Carlos Ferrero come to his aid since the American’s back injury prevented him from exerting himself.
