Jurgen Zopp

I played with Jurgen in a few challengers over the years. He was always an inspiration to me as someone who made the top 100 and was from a small country. He is the ultimate hard worker. He’s struggled with injuries over the years but what a player and all around good guy.

1. How did you first get that tennis racket in your hand?
2. When did you decide you wanted to be a professional player?
3. What surface did you grow up on?
4. How was Estonia tennis wise and people to practice with?
5. Did you play the ITF Junior tour?
6. There was a good group were you to practice with?
7. What separated you from the group?
8. When you finished juniors were you already playing futures?
9. Was that pivotal point funding coming into the Estonian federation?
10. Did you have the same coach throughout juniors?
11. Where did that hard work come from?
12. How was the transition from juniors to the futures tour?
13. Did you ever doubt yourself?
14. How did you make progress when you felt you got stuck?
15. What was the big difference he gave in your game?
16. What do you look for in a coach?
17. How was the transition to the challenger tour?
18. How did you go further then challengers? And make the top 100?
19. What difference with the ATP and the challenger guys?
20. When did your back injury come?
21. How did you deal with the injury?
22. How are you feeling going forward?
23. Are you big on goal setting?
24. What’s your plans for the rest of the year?
25. What have you noticed in the amount players spending in the gym?
26. Have you noticed a difference in the futures level?

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