2011-07-18

Swedish Open Båstad/tennis week

Which tennis week!

Two great weeks of tennis is over. Båstads tennis week was rounded off with a Swedish victory in both singles and doubles.

All-Swedish semifinal of the women's race and the finals of Johanna Larsson. A quarter-finals of the Davis Cup in Halmstad and victory in the men's race Båstads for Robin Soderling and Robert Lindstedt. Plus a whole lot more. There has been a great propaganda for the Swedish tennis on the West Coast for two wonderful weeks.

Robin Soderling brought an end to a dream week in which he ended by dismissing two top 10 players with clinical perfection.

- It's fantastic fun and I am very pleased with how I have kept up my level and my focus throughout the tournament, says Robin Soderling after having gone through the tournament almost flawlessly.

In doubles tournament was a repeat victory for Robert Lindstedt and Horia Tecau. The finals defeated a pair who played together for the first time, Simon Aspelin and Andreas Siljeström. Aspelin made ​​his final tournament of his career and Siljeström played his first ATP final of his career.

- I hope to work with tennis in some form in the future. Perhaps it could benefit from my economics training or help Swedish Tennis Association with the best players to start, I have some time off, says Simon Aspelin.

See interview with Simon Aspelin here!

When Aspelin now ending, there is a vacancy in the Swedish national team.

- First, let me just say it was an honor to play with Simon this week and it would be a great honor for me to represent Sweden in the Davis Cup but it's Thomas decision, says Andreas Siljeström just as Aspelin from College Education in the United States.