Goetzke recalls, "Afterwards, I asked, 'You okay?' "I returned to see him re-born," says Franker, who stays to see Krajicek win 7-6(5), 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2. Let's stop complaining and play,' I told myself. "Then I turned a switch in my head," says Krajicek. Won the first set 7-6(5), then I lost 6-7(5)."Īt 1-4 down in the third set, Krajicek is on the edge. "I got back in my negativity, in my old ways for the first two sets. "The third round was bad weather, windy and cold," says Krajicek. I remember leaving the court, because it was so frustrating." "He was trying so hard to lose the match. "He wasn't focused," remembers Stanley Franker, who, at the time Krajicek comes up against Steven on the 'graveyard.' Court No. The announcement comes through on 20 June,įollowing the Austrian's 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss to Brett Steven at the Gerry Weber 2-ranked Thomas Muster is angeredīy his seeding of seventh and withdraws due to a left thigh muscle injury that With two first-round losses at The Championships - to decent grass-court players:ĭarren Cahill in 1994 and to Bryan Shelton in 1995, Krajicek's main goal is Was that I was able to play the way I did." Told I was quite strong, but because I was always serve and volleying, and I
"My knee wasĪlways a problem," explains Krajicek. Out of action for five months without going under the knife. I hitĪ few times on hard court, only 20 minutes a day, then I kept having a goodĪged 24, Krajicek has already overcome two knee surgeries and he's also been Reading this article that when Andre Agassi won Wimbledon in 1992, he spent Maybe I was serving and volleying good, but I had no timing. So short that after a couple of days on the grass, I felt I was playing worseĪnd worse. "My game wasn't too much rhythm, but the points were "We decided to train on hard courts, as I always struggled with rhythm," You need to enjoy the process, the ride." "You can win this," Goetzke tells Krajicek. But he soon calls Goetzke, ready to work.
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Rohan, although life as a professional tennis player is hugely stressful for "We had planned to go to Austria, for a sporting vacation," remembers You're going to look back on your career and wonder where it went. Goetzke tells Krajicek, "There's nothing wrong with your game. My attitude was bad, not even that - I wasn't There were times in practice when myĬoach would be shaking his head. "I wasn't motivated to play," admits Krajicek. "He was hitting the ball okay, but he wasn't confident." "He put in a shocker," recalls Goetzke, his Australian coach of nearly Narrow wins over Jacco Eltingh and Hendrik Janĭavids precede a 6-4, 7-5 loss to Paul Haarhuis. His spirits, and those of his coach, Rohan Goetzke, This story was originally published on 7 July 2016.Īt the only grass-court tournament in continental Europe, the lawns are wetĪnd the tennis balls are low bouncing. During the next two weeks will look back on memorable matches and happenings at the grass-court Grand Slam. Editor's Note: But for the COVID-19 pandemic, Wimbledon would now be underway.
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