For Prižmić, tennis is life, and he is sure to bank on this investment

The first day of the tournament is behind us, with several matches that deserve to be commented on. Dino Prižmić joined the club with a victory in an ATP tournament. He is still very young, not even 18, although it should be noted that he didn’t have much of a challenge as Duje Ajduković played very badly, not even close to what he is capable of. All in all, we have one player in the second round.

When it comes to Marin Čilić, no one could tell how prepared he really was. I think he himself didn’t know if he could play at this level. He had some good moments, but you could tell that he hadn’t been active in six and a half months. He made many mistakes, and Cobolli played very well after gaining confidence in the qualifiers.

I’m sorry that the young Spanish player Landaluce didn’t make it through. He had his chances, but didn’t manage to take advantage of them. But he will be a good player. He didn’t make it this year, but this might change next time round.

Dominic Thiem got his victory, but it was evident that this isn’t the same Thiem we watched a few years ago. He is facing the first-seeded player Lehečka in the second round, and this could be an interesting match. The Czech player is the favourite, but this tournament might be a turning point for Thiem, leading him to play like he played before! In any case, the tournament is once again very interesting, with star players on the one side and young, promising players on the other.

I think it will be particularly interesting to watch Prižmić in years to come. I like his approach to tennis. He is fully dedicated to the game, and it means everything to him, it’s his whole life. He has his goals, knows what he needs to do, he wants it and he is sure to bank on it. We can’t know how much yet, though. I admit it’s not the kind of tennis I prefer, but I still think he’ll do very well. He’s a player who won’t hand anything to anyone on a silver platter. You have to play very hard to beat him even now, who knows where he will be in a couple of years. Anyone who wants to beat him will have to play very well. He’s a huge fighter, good runner, but there are things he’ll need to improve, of course.

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