May 1, 2007

Grade 3 tournament in Spain -Day 6

Hey everybody!!!
Today was the FINALS and it means that it's my last day as a blog-maker of ITF. But I will do my best to finish it perfectly.
Ok, guys first of all, the morning started with warming up on and off the court. Some people went to our doctor to put the tape. For them, it was the most important match of this week. Carlos Boluda came to watch final and JC Ferrero was with us too. Garcia Lopez left to go to the Estoril Open. All coaches and workers started to clean the courts after the rain, so many people came to watch the final, the central court looked perfect with so many sponsors, posters and etc. All matches started at 11 o’clock.
The first match was between Johanna Konta (AUS) vs Julia Goloborodko (UKR). The match started, everything was good, but after a couples of minutes the players had to change the court because that one was not good for the final. All the players and coaches from the academy helped to put chairs around the new court. It was alittle physical work for us but the changes did not spoil girls’ will to win. Ok, everything was ready; second try to start the match. It was really exciting match with so many passing shots. Konta Johanna(AUS) won this match. GAME SET MATCH AND CHAMPION OF THE TOURNAMENT.
The second final was between Milan Seculic(SWE) vs Rafael Mazon(ESP). Seculic has showed a great fight in this tournament. He is really the anti player of academy Equelite. He beat all players from our academy in main draw. Yeah, these were good matches, he showed his powerful tennis. What about the Spanish matador Rafael,he showed that Spanish players feel good on clay court like fish in the sea. The match was very difficult, three sets, a really long and very exciting match!!! Each side showed powerful passing, all the people were like VAMOS RAFA, but in this match Seculic was stronger. GAME SET MATCH AND CHAMPION OF THE TOURNAMENT. Congratulations!
From the courts everybody moved to enjoy the last final part - prize giving. The most important historical moment came, Samuel, Madrona, JC Ferrero , his father and sponsors presented the winners and finalists with the CUPS. The was a photographera (I think, for sure, its ITF not ATP and WTA photographer. Lol) After the main part, everyone could relax and enjoy the party: eat, drink and remember the most interesting and hard moments of this week. It was a really big day. Next year will be another tournament here (on clay or hard, maybe, grass, we will see hehe), more players, new winners and interesting matches.
Ok guys that’s it…..This week was such a fantastic week for me. I’m so happy that ITF gave me the chance to write the blog. Thanks ITF for this opportunity and YOU, guys, that have read my weekly reports from Spain.
Hope to see all of you in my Equelite Blog. I wish that all players find their way to success in tennis and in life (in the court and outside). And I will do my best to do it and show good tennis.
Good luck everybody and see you later.
P.S. Yeah, the word of the day: There is no rule to success it’s just only YOU!!!