Damir Dzumhur

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02.07.2018

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 23

[DUN I LOVE]

Damir zagra pojutrze o Top-20.

[Barty]

Miał zapaść w ostatnich miesiącach, ale w sumie wygrał 3 turnieje ATP w przeciągu roku.

[Damian]

Superstitious Dzumhur Hoping Routine Reaps Rewards

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Bosnian star prepares to take his game to the next level

It is a match day ritual that Damir Dzumhur cannot break free from. When he wakes, he showers, eats the same breakfast and heads on site, wearing his preferred tee-shirt to prepare for a match, where he avoids walking on the lines of a court; and then, during every change of ends, sips water, towels down, drinks a sports drink, towels down and drinks water, once more. Finally, upon his return to the clubhouse, he uses the same shower, stretches and takes a massage, eats the same food, and returns to his accommodation to relax, talk tactics and contemplate his next Groundhog Day.

The rituals, although not too dissimilar to Goran Ivanisevic’s myriad superstitions en route to his Wimbledon title run in 2001, were triggered as a junior and have become his effective, daily staple at every tournament. “It has to be the same if I won the previous day,” Dzumhur told ATPWorldTour.com. “For a while I tried not to be superstitious too much, scaling it back, but it didn’t work out. I know I may be crazy, but it works.”

You only need to look inside his parents’ three-bedroom, two-story flat in Sarajevo — on the top floor of a tower block with no lift — for evidence of their effectiveness: hundreds of trophies and medals scattered across shelving, shoeboxes and on the floor of his old bedroom, which, as a result, is difficult to enter.


After two straight weeks on grass and fresh from winning his third ATP World Tour trophy — his first on grass courts — at the Turkish Airlines Open Antalya on Saturday (d. Mannarino), Dzumhur has given himself the best possible chance to do well at The Championships this year. “The same player with confidence or without it, is a totally different player,” said 5’9”, 154-pound Dzumhur. “I know, myself, how I feel when I am confident. I’m physically well prepared, while mental strength comes with confidence and it helps give you the opportunity to play your best tennis.

“When I have confidence I am much cooler on the court, talk less to myself or to my team [including his coach father, Nerfid], and I break fewer racquets, in private, on the practice court. But if I have no emotions, it’s simply not me. I do need to talk to myself and get the energy to be confident. It helps me get the motivation to play well. But again, if I talk too much, I don’t play so well. It’s a real balance.”

Dzumhur’s hope to play with greater poise and resolve at Wimbledon was highlighted in his first match at the All England Club, a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over Germany’s Maximilian Marterer on Tuesday. In the past 10 years, of the 17 players who have won an ATP World Tour grass-court title the week prior to The Championships, only four have advanced to at least the fourth round (or better) — David Ferrer (2009, quarter-finals), Feliciano Lopez (2014, fourth round), Steve Johnson (2016, fourth round) and Novak Djokovic (2017, quarter-finals). Dzumhur has made a point to play throughout the grass-court swing, aiming to better three straight third-round showings at the past three Grand Slam championships.

“My team always said I could play well on grass, but I brushed it off,” said Dzumhur. “It was only two years ago, when I beat defending champion Denis Istomin in Nottingham, then played Denis Kudla, and finally lost to [Pierre-Hugues] Herbert at Wimbledon, in five sets, that I realised I could do well. And even though I lost to Grigor Dimitrov at Queen’s Club [6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3 in the first round of the Fever-Tree Championships] two weeks ago, it was a good match and a learning experience. So I travelled to Antalya with confidence, knowing my game was there and I could further improve.”

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From No. 1,664 in the ATP Rankings at the end of 2009, to his current career-high of No. 23, Dzumhur has improved year-on-year, physically and mentally. It’s not bad for someone who used to bunk off school to watch from the touchline at the FK Zeljeznicar football stadium, a stone’s throw from his family home.

In reaching his first ATP World Tour final in August 2017 at the Winston-Salem Open, Dzumhur took another step, but was mistakenly happy to get to the championship match, rather than going into his match against Roberto Bautista Agut with a winning mentality. “I was a little bit tight,” says Dzumhur. “I went on the court, thinking reaching the final was good enough, but ‘I don’t have to win this’. You don’t have to think you have to do something, but being confident and having in your mind that ‘I can do this’, rather than ‘I did well’ and ‘it’s alright’ is very different.

“So from that first experience to my two finals in Russia [titles at the St. Petersburg Open and the VTB Kremlin Cup in late 2017] and last week in Antalya were completely different. I was better prepared mentally. After the first title, I fell to the ground and I was almost crying, but on Saturday after the Antalya final, I knew it had been a good week, but I needed to keep going. The emotions were different and I knew I needed to focus on Wimbledon. But winning three of the four finals shows that I can play well in big matches.”

A perennial figure in the Top 40 of the ATP Rankings since late September last year, Dzumhur is now close to breaking into the Top 20. “Winning in St. Petersburg and Moscow last year was a huge confidence boost for me,” said Dzumhur. “It was a vindication of the work I had undertaken and the support I received from my family. For much of my life, I have followed a routine in training on and off the court. It was always a goal of mine to be a tennis player and playing Futures and Challenger tennis for six years, you begin to question yourself. But at the Russian tournaments, I played with the right mentality and it highlighted to me what I needed to do to move up another level.”

With each step up the professional ladder, the 26-year-old has dealt with the pressure by operating on the basic of working hard for a reward. Do well and, for example, he buys a new phone or a pair of shoes, for bigger victories, such as his ATP World Tour title runs, it has been a car. “Sometimes I can be a bad loser, when things don’t go the way I want, I am moody,” said Dzumhur. “But to stay motivated and work towards a goal, I dangle the prospect of reward. It helps me to focus.”

Only time will tell if his career trajectory will mirror that of another great Balkan thinker and baseliner, Janko Tipsarevic, who traipsed across a tightrope of emotions to break into the Top 10. One thing is for certain, with a solid first serve and forehand, in addition to an ability to consistently return, the hard-working Bosnian is on the rise.

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[Damian]

Did You Know?
Damir Dzumhur opens play on Centre Court Tuesday, competing against qualifier Lucas Miedler. One year ago, Dzumhur earned his maiden ATP World Tour title in St. Petersburg, and he now owns three tour-level trophies.

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Defending Champion Dzumhur Makes Winning St. Petersburg Return

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Struff sets Thiem second-round clash

Damir Dzumhur made a winning return to the St. Petersburg Open on Tuesday, recovering from a slow start to defeat Lucas Miedler of Austria 7-5, 6-3.

Having captured his first tour-level title at the event in 2017, the sixth seed struggled in the opening stages of his title defence. Dzumhur trailed Miedler by a double break in the first set, but rallied well to extend his unbeaten streak in the Russian city to six matches.

The defending champion converted five of nine break-point opportunities and won 70 per cent of first-serve points to advance after 84 minutes. St. Petersburg debutant Miedler was seeking his first ATP World Tour victory after straight-sets wins over Viktor Troicki and Uladzimir Ignatik in qualifying.

Dzumhur, who achieved a career-high No. 23 ATP Ranking on 2 July, will meet Ilya Ivashka or Guido Pella for a spot in the quarter-finals. The 26-year-old is yet to meet either potential opponent at tour-level.

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Jan-Lennard Struff also enjoyed further success in St. Petersburg, beating #NextGenATP Russian Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(6). The 2017 semi-finalist notched his fourth win in six matches at the event after 68 minutes, landing 18 aces in a strong serving performance.

Struff did not face a single break point throughout the first-round encounter, winning 88 per cent of points behind his first serve. The World No. 50 will face top seed Dominic Thiem in the second round.

Gstaad champion Matteo Berrettini needed just under two hours to overcome 2013 finalist Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-3. The 22-year-old converted his only break point of the match in the decider to progress, improving to 17-15 at tour-level this season. The Italian awaits #NextGenATP Canadian Denis Shapovalov or Adrian Menendez-Maceiras in the second round.

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[Damian]

Sixth seed Damir Dzumhur, who lifted his first tour-level trophy in St. Petersburg one year ago, ousted Argentine Guido Pella 6-4, 6-4 in 77 minutes to move closer to retaining his crown. The 26-year-old has won two more titles since his breakthrough in Russia. But if he’s to add a fourth to his trophy case, it will not be easy.

In the quarter-finals, Dzumhur will face former World No 3 Stan Wawrinka, who summoned some of his best tennis on Wednesday to defeat home favourite and fourth seed Karen Khachanov in two tie-breaks. Dzumhur won their only previous FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting last season in Dubai.

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Tsitsipas, Dzumhur Reach New Heights In Shenzhen

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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Damir Dzumhur started their Shenzhen Open experience at another level on Tuesday. The second and fourth seed visited the Ping An International Finance Centre and its observatory floor at 550 metres on Tuesday morning. The Ping An International Finance Centre was completed in 2017 and is currently the fourth tallest building in the world.

“It was an extraordinary experience for me. Hopefully I can make it to every tall building like this in the world. It's one of my bucket list goals in life,” Tsitsipas said.

Greece's #NextGenATP star is playing in the ATP World Tour 250-level tournament for the first time and still has plenty he wants to achieve in 2018.

“I'm pumped. I'm working hard to get to my first title this year. Hopefully I play some good tennis this week,” he said.



The 20-year-old Greek is in 13th place in the ATP Race To London. The top eight will qualify for the prestigious season-ending Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 11-18 November at The O2 in London.

Dzumhur, a three-time ATP World Tour titlist, reached the Shenzhen semi-finals last year and enjoyed the experience on Tuesday.

“It was really great. First going up this high and then standing at those windows where you can see what is down under yourself, it's quite scary,” he said. “It was a really great experience. We played a little bit of tennis. We had a lot of fun.”

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[Damian]

In Thursday's first match, which lasted 87 minutes, Dzumhur swept past Indian qualifier Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4, 6-2.

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[Damian]

The Champ is Here: Damir Dzumhur made history in 2017 as the first player to sweep both Russian tournaments in a single season. The St. Petersburg and Moscow champion ended 2017 on a 24-7 run. Dzumhur added his third ATP World Tour title at Antalya in June.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Damir Dzumhur, this year’s Turkish Airlines Antayla Open champion (d. Mannarino), notched the 100th match win of his career with a 6-4, 7-6(5) win over German qualifier Peter Gojowczyk. He now faces Greek No. 14 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas, who has qualified for next week’s Next Gen ATP Finals in Milan.

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[Lleyton]

In the third round, Djokovic will face three-time ATP World Tour titlist Damir Dzumhur, who upset #NextGenATP Canadian and Intrum Stockholm Open champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-3 in just 71 minutes. It will be the pair’s first FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.

Dzumhur, the No. 52 player in the ATP Rankings, owns four wins against Top 10 opponents in his career, but he is 0-4 this year. The 26-year-old captured his 100th tour-level match win in the first round in Bercy, defeating German Peter Gojowczyk.

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[Damian]

Damir kończy sezon z jednym zwycięstwem turniejowym (Antalya), jednak kończy na pierwszym miejscu pod względem liczby granych turniejów w tym sezonie.

31 - Damir Dzumhur
30 - Mischa Zverev
29 - Adrian Mannarino
28 - Nikołoz Basilaszwili, Robin Haase, Benoit Paire, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Fernando Verdasco

[Damian]

2018 w liczbach:

Ranking: 47
Bilans meczów: 25-31
Tytuły: 1 (Antalya)
Finały: 0
Zarobki: $1,108,420

[Lleyton]

Why Dzumhur Is Polite When Asking Federer, Djokovic For A Photo

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The three-time ATP titlist talks about the 'Last Time' with ATPTour.com

Damir Dzumhur has had two of the best seasons of his career, winning three ATP titles in the past two years. Now if he could only remember where he put his keys.

Dzumhur, who's representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in Davis Cup action against Australia this weekend, talked with ATPTour.com about "The Last Time" he lost those keys, the vital lesson his father taught him and why he still feels like he has to politely ask Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic for a photo after a practice session.

The last time... I lost something important?
My home keys I lost a few months ago, but it's not the first time that I've lost them. I'm not really good with keys... I had four pairs of home keys at home. I always make enough so in case I lose a pair, I have one.

I paid money to rent a tennis court or buy tennis balls?
In March, in Los Angeles, between Indian Wells and Miami... I had to pay for a tennis court. Balls, I had with me from Indian Wells... I played at a club where my coach used to play sometimes, and he knows people at that club but we still had to pay... I definitely need better connections. I think we had two hours of court time, about $15 an hour.

Watch: Born Into War, Dzumhur's Inspirational Journey To ATP Titlist

I strung a tennis racquet?
When I was a kid [ages 14-20], I was stringing my racquets. Of course, [with the support of my] father or even brother, because he learned to string racquets when he was very young and would sometimes help me. But I was the one taking care of it.

My father wanted me to know what are my responsibilities, that I'm not going to get everything served on a plate, so I had to work for something. That's why today I don't have problems with doing those kinds of things, with expecting everything to just come to me; I have to get it.

I like that my father was always trying to teach me, to get the things, to not wait for them... He wanted me to know that it's one of my responsibilities. He's working all day on the courts as well, he doesn't have time to do it.

I cooked for myself and others?
Last time I did maybe two months ago when I was home... I cooked some beef. Beef is really easy to make, you just put one side, the other side, some oil, some salt, and if the meat is very good in five or six minutes, you're OK. I like beef medium so I don't have to cook it a long time and it goes very easy. With some beef I would get some corn with it. That's easy.

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I met a childhood idol?
Roger Federer, I met him four years ago for the first time... We played three years ago at Roland Garros and Wimbledon but I met him the year before, in Australia.

Meeting him [off the court] is a big thing, but I would say the real meeting was on the court. After the first match between the two of us, I had a chance to practise with him, to talk more with him, and I'm really happy to say that today when I see Roger he always comes and says, "Hi". In your head, it's a big thing when you know somebody who has won 20 Grand Slams, who's one of the best players ever, and he comes and talks to you.

I think this is something special that can happen in your life, especially if that is a guy who you were cheering for and watching on TV when you were 11, 12 years old, winning Grand Slam tournaments. That is really something special.

Read more in the 'Last Time' series: Federer | Kyrgios | Tsitsipas

I asked someone famous for an autograph or selfie?
When I finished a practice with Roger, I asked for a picture. Of course I do it not just with him, but with other players as well. But I would say, with him, it's a question, with other guys it's, 'Let's make a photo.' With him, it's like, 'Hey Roger, can we make a photo, please?'

Or with Novak Djokovic as well, with Novak, in Queens, in July, we were practising together and I just asked him... Those big guys who you have a lot of respect for, you just feel like you have to ask.
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Dzumhur Upsets Tsitsipas In Rotterdam Opener

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Monfils rallies to reach quarter-finals

Damir Dzumhur stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 on Wednesday, claiming his first victory of the season at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament.

The 26-year-old, who entered the match with a 0-3 record in 2019, converted five of 10 break points to reach the second round for the second straight year after one hour and 54 minutes. Dzumhur improves to 3-1 in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Tsitsipas, adding to wins in Istanbul in 2017 and at the Rolex Paris Masters last year.

Tsitsipas was bidding to record his first victory in Rotterdam after a first-round loss to eventual champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on his debut in 2017. The #NextGenATP Greek, who recently became the first man from his nation to reach a Grand Slam singles semi-final, drops to 7-4 this season.

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Despite failing to consolidate two service breaks, Dzumhur covered the court well to claim a third break of serve at 4-4. The World No. 56 held his nerve at the third time of asking, firing an ace down the T to secure a one-set lead.

Tsitsipas responded emphatically in the second set, racing to a 5-0 lead. The Australian Open semi-finalist soon levelled the match, holding serve to love with his fifth ace. But Dzumhur re-established his authority in the third set, extracting a series of forehand errors from Tsitsipas en route to a 4-2 lead.

Tsitsipas dictated on his backhand side to break back and appeared to have the momentum after saving two match points at 5-4. But Dzumhur soon claimed victory, breaking to love at 6-5 as Tsitsipas fired a forehand beyond the baseline.

"The momentum was on my side... [Damir] was just returning the ball inside the court and he was very fast. Those were his strengths," said Tsitsipas.

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Dzumhur will meet Mikhail Kukushkin for a place in the quarter-finals against Gael Monfils. The talented Frenchman booked his place in the last eight with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 comeback victory against Andreas Seppi. The 2016 finalist (l. to Klizan) landed 11 aces throughout the one-hour, 35-minute contest to record his 13th win in 20 matches at the ATP 500 event.

"I stayed very aggressive in this match," said Monfils. "I kept pushing and [Andreas] had a little drop early in the second set. I tried to play my game and dominate him from the baseline and push him back. In the end I got through."

Did You Know?
Dzumhur's two most recent wins on the ATP Tour have come against Tsitsipas. The World No. 56 picked up his 25th and final win of the 2018 ATP Tour season against the #NextGenATP Greek at the Rolex Paris Masters.

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