You know the tennis cycles are getting shorter and shorter when Croatia is cast as a fading tennis power, but that is what this story from Reuters suggests. And this quote from Goran Prpic, Davis and Fed Cup captain for Croatia, has a familiar ring:
"We're not that successful in turning young talents into pros. I often hear from players that, while in the young categories, they were beating some of those who later reach top class. We have a wide base of young talents, but far from enough top coaching experts."Coaching certification is being pushed, and that's certainly a good thing, but there are still only 100 spots in the top 100, no matter how competent your coaches are.
The Asia/Oceania Closed ITF B1 is underway in India, and I found this preview in The Hindu. Australia's Bernard Tomic is the top seed, but according to The Hindu "Sriram Balaji starts favourite." I'm not familiar with him, so I'll reserve judgment on that. Sanam Singh, mentioned in the story, has begun his freshman year at the University of Virginia.
And although this story from the Augusta Chronicle requires registration, it is a detailed look at the Pro Circuit $25K singles final between 18-year-old Alisa Kleybanova of Russia and Tanja Ostertag of Germany. (Kleybanova is not, as this article states, going to be WTA Top 50 after her win). There is also a brief mention of the doubles final, won by Madison Brengle and Kristy Frilling.
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