Young Croatian tennis hopefuls Mate Pavic and Borna
Coric received invitations for the 24th Vegeta Croatia
Open, which will be held in Umag from July 18 to July 28.
Tournament director Vanja Bozickovic will announce the third
invitation just before the tournament begins.
Last year, Mate Pavic completely fulfilled expectations of Umag
tournament organizers with his sensational victory in the first
round against Juan Carlos Ferrero, former World No. 1 player
and Umag champion. "Mate is a member of the Croatian Davis Cup
team, and this year he has achieved the best ATP ranking in his
career, 295th position. There was no doubt that he deserves an
invitation for Umag," Bozickovic
explained.
Currently number 6 on the junior rankings, 16-year old Borna Coric
won a title this year at a Futures tournament in Great Britain,
played on clay. He got to the semi-finals at Australian Open and
Roland Garros, and recently reached the quarter-finals at
Wimbledon. "Borna is one of the most promising Croatian
juniors, the future of our tennis. His appearance at Umag will be a
great experience for him and I'm convinced that playing in Umag
will help with his career development," said
Bozickovic.
Young Croatian tennis players will test their strength against
truly impressive competition, lead by defender of title Marin Cilic
and ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet. Former champions Alexandr
Dolgopolov and Fernando Verdasco will also be returning, and
debuting will be Polish player Jerzy Janowicz, a recent Wimbledon
semi-finalist, and Frenchman Gaƫl Monfils, one of the most
attractive players at the ATP Tour.
Young Croatian tennis hopefuls Mate Pavic and Borna Coric received invitations for the 24th Vegeta Croatia Open, which will be held in Umag from July 18 to July 28. Tournament director Vanja Bozickovic will announce the third invitation just before the tournament begins...