Arrived in Chile to find out that my coaches flight had been cancelled not once but 3 times. Found my way to the tournament in Quillota about
2 hours bus ride from Santiago. Nick arrived just in time for the start of qualifying. I made it through and then lost first round against LONDERO, Juan Ignacio (ARG) 2-6 6-2 1-6 ranked 640.
Found it hard to get use to the surface in Chile and then had some problems with my glute and hip area which was very frustrating as it hindered my progress for the further two tournaments in which I was unable to qualify. Although I had this injury I was still there with Nick and we were able to work on other things which was good.
Marcus Daniell and I joined up in Switzerland for the next round of tournaments. After training for a week in Taverne I was still struggling to move well and had some tough losses.
I arrived in Crete, Greece where I meet up with my friend Miles Bugby from Bath UK. We played 3 tournaments all in the same place. I was able to make the main draw on all three tournaments but didn’t manage a win to gain ATP ranking points.. but in the doubles, Miles and I lost to the winners three weeks running. Losing all in quite tight matches!
I am now on my way to Germany where I will have a week of light hitting and fitness to try and get my body back to 100%. I will be playing for a club in a place called Rastatt, which is near Karlsruhe and the French border by Strasbourg ( this was set up by Frank Moser who is a top 100 doubles player). Playing for only three matches which will help me earn some money for the next part of my trip.
After Interclub finishes, Davis cup player Rueban Statham and I will meet up to get back into the Futures tournaments and hopefully I will be 100% fighting fit.
Any support would be greatly appreciated and thank you sincerely for helping me to achieve my goals.
Kind regards
Anton Bettink
bettink@xtra.co.nz
