Matija Kozjak

Service, backhand, forehand, out, nec, smash, volley, etc. they are not just expressions, but blows that I have been training day after day, for hours, over and over for 7 years. 

I have been playing competitive tennis for more than 5 years. When I have won already a few mini and midi tournaments, the coach at the time said that I was one of the biggest talents he knew, and that it doesn't make sense to compete in the children's category. After I began to build myself, my knowledge, and climbed slowly, with hard work, towards the top of the Slovenian tennis ranking.

Last season (2021/2022), after winning many tournaments at home, I won the so-called triple, which means that I became the national champion in singles and doubles, won the final master's tournament and finished the first in U12 category. After a successful season, Head also invited me to his house for the next two years, where I was delighted with the new rackets.

I continue this season in U14 category, where I am currently in 4th place in Slovenian ranking, but with two semi-finals and a final match of the last tournament, with older boys, I still feel extremely good form, desire and fighting spirit, which I would like to use for many European tournaments.