A Fresh Start

A new season, new chances. Marat looks fit and ready for a new begin. And that's what we need, a fresh start at Kooyong Open.

Marat looks good and he says he feels well and is hoping to stay this way the whole season. This contents his physical part, no injuries and no pain in the knee etc. No tennis.

I, and I hope you as well, am going to support Marat this year as good as I can, because he needs to do something this year which will be good for his mental part, the confidence. He has to be confident to win a grandslam or whatsoever. That's why he needs our help to get him over that line.

At Kooyong, AAMI Classic, Marat will face Andy Murray in the first round of Round Robin. This means a tough match, mentally and phisically. Let's not forget Murry is a great player who just won the title of Doha (tournament before Kooyong).


This tournament is more sort of like an exhibition. Marat won't get any ranking points for this tournament. It's more for match practise and preparation for the Australian Open. The tournament uses a Round Robin-system, so Marat will play at least 2 matches, depending on how many matches he wins/loses, he will move on to the nex round.

Marat will play his first match tomorrow against Andy Murray (current ranking: nr. 9). They have met once before in Cincinatti 2005. Marat won this match in three sets.
Remember this: times have changed now.