Filip Krajinović
Country (sports) | Serbia |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Born | Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia | 27 February 1992
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach | David "Red" Ayme & Chip Brooks (2007–2009) Ivica Ančić (2009–2011) Đorđe Najdanov (2012–2014) Diego Nargiso (2014–2015) Dušan Vemić (2015) Petar Popović (2017–) |
Prize money | $1,960,349 |
Singles | |
Career record | 32–44 |
Career titles | 0 9 Challenger, 2 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (23 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 36 (1 October 2018)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2015, 2016) |
French Open | 1R (2012, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015, 2018) |
US Open | 2R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5–13 |
Career titles | 0 1 Challenger |
Highest ranking | No. 201 (16 April 2018) |
Current ranking | No. 238 (1 October 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2015) |
US Open | 1R (2018) |
Last updated on: 1 October 2018. |
Filip Krajinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Филип Крајиновић, pronounced [fǐlip krajǐːnoʋitɕ]; born 27 February 1992) is a Serbian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 on 23 April 2018.[2] He made his ATP World Tour debut at the 2009 Serbia Open, losing in the first round.[3] His best individual result has been a Masters 1000 final and a Davis Cup semifinal. He holds victories over Novak Djokovic, Gastón Gaudio, Sam Querrey, Gilles Simon & John Isner.
Career
Junior career
Krajinović started playing tennis in local tennis clinic TK Žak.[4] In 2006, he reached the fourth round of 2006 Orange Bowl, losing to Bernard Tomic.[5] Soon after, in 2007, he signed a contract with prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The same year, Krajinović won four junior singles titles — Pančevo, Atlanta, Texas and Boca Raton.[6]
In 2008 Krajinović won a junior title in Loverval.[6] He reached the 3rd round of 2008 French Open, losing to Evgeny Donskoy.[7] At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, he reached his first junior grand slam semifinals, losing to eventual champion Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets.[8][9] Krajinović also lost to Devin Britton (after winning the first set 1–6) in the semifinals of 2008 US Open.[10]
Throughout his junior career, Krajinović compiled a singles win/loss record of 54–9, reaching as high as No. 6 in the junior combined world rankings in February 2009.
Professional career
2008–09: Early Career
Krajinović made his professional debut at the Futures event in 2008 at Miami Beach, Florida, but lost in the first round.[6] He played at several more futures and challengers, his best result being the semifinals in Knoxville, Tennessee, when he retired from his semifinals match against Bobby Reynolds due to a foot injury.[11] In Knoxville he had a large group of supporters, mostly Serbian students attending the University of Tennessee. In February 2009 Krajinović played qualifications for 2009 SAP Open, but lost to Somdev Devvarman in the first round.[12] In March Krajinović was invited by Serbia Davis Cup team captain Bogdan Obradović to be with the team for their 2009 Davis Cup World Group first round tie against Spain, but didn't play in an official match.[13] In April he reached the quarterfinals of 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships qualifications in Houston, Texas, losing in straight sets to Michael Russell.[3] Krajinović received a wild card into the 2009 Serbia Open main draw, losing to Marcel Granollers in three sets in the first round.[3] In the summer, he reached the finals of three events — Futures in Chico and Rochester and a Challenger in San Sebastián.[3]
2010: Breaking the top 200
In February 2010, he took part in Challenger tournament GEMAX Open in Belgrade, defeating Somdev Devvarman in the first round but losing to Alex Bogdanovic.[14] Krajinović played the qualifications for the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. He defeated former French Open champion Gastón Gaudio in three sets in the first round, but then lost to Tim Smyczek in the second.[15] During the tournament, Krajinović practiced along with world No. 1 player Roger Federer.[16] Upon losing to Harel Levy in the second round of Challenger in Sunrise qualifying, he was awarded with a wild card for 2010 Sony Ericsson Open main draw,[17] where he lost to former world No. 4 American player James Blake in three sets in the first round.[18] Krajinović then earned a wild card for 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell,[19] where he lost to Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round.[20] Receiving a wild card for 2010 Serbia Open, Krajinović collected his first ATP World Tour victory over Evgeny Donskoy. He then defeated Horacio Zeballos in the second round and won the first set against the first seed and world No. 2 Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals when Djokovic retired.[21] Krajinović lost to the third seed and eventual tournament winner Sam Querrey in the semifinals. He then joined Viktor Troicki and Nenad Zimonjić in the team of Serbia at the 2010 ARAG ATP World Team Championship in Düsseldorf, Germany.[22] Krajinović also made the second Challenger final of his career in Kosice, Slovakia.
2011: Injury
He missed first four months of 2011 due to a shoulder injury from previous year.[23] He returned to tour for four tournaments during May and June; however, on 14 July, Krajinović took the option of having an operation to fix the persistent injury.[24]
2012: Return to Futures circuit, Grand Slam debut
Starting from scratch with a ranking of 1403, Krajinović returned to the ITF Futures circuit & ATP Challenger tour. In May, he made his Roland Garros debut, defeating 3 opponents, all of whom were ranked several hundred places above him, in the qualifying round and returning to the top 500 in the process. In November, he began training at "Piatti Tennis Team" camp where he was coached by Riccardo Piatti and Ivan Ljubičić among others.[25][26]
2013: Continued rise
He was runner-up at four Futures tournaments and finished the year ranked 226.
2014: Breaking the top 100
Krajinović won his first professional title on 6 April 2014 at the ITF tournament in Harlingen (TX, USA, 15k).[27] He followed that up with another Futures title and his first Challenger final, in which he lost to Nick Kyrgios. Later that year, he won two Challenger titles on Italian clay courts, qualified for the US Open main draw, and entered the top 100.
2015–16: Davis Cup quarterfinals
Krajinović earned his first direct-entry into the main draw of a major at the 2015 Australian Open; his first win at a major came at the US Open to Alejandro Gonzalez, before losing to David Ferrer in the second round. In both 2015 & 2016, Krajinović's efforts contributed to the Serbian team finishing two consecutive years in the Davis Cup quarterfinals. In 2016, he once again spent several months sidelined with injury, first in May and June, then ending his season in early September; as a result, he dropped out of the top 200.
2017: Masters final & Davis Cup semifinal
In 2017 he won five challenger tour titles, all on clay: the Neckar Cup, Marburg Open, Thindown Challenger Biella, BFD Energy Challenger in Rome, and the Almaty Challenger. Krajinović broke into the top 75 after reaching the second round of Moscow as a qualifier. He made an unexpected late-season run at the Paris Masters, qualifying for only his second ATP main draw of the year. After defeating Yūichi Sugita, Sam Querrey & Nicolas Mahut, his quarterfinal opponent, world No. 1 Rafael Nadal, withdrew from their match due to injury. He then beat John Isner to reach the final, becoming the first qualifier to reach the final at Masters level since Jerzy Janowicz in 2012 and the lowest ranked player to compete in a Masters 1000 final since world No. 191 Andrei Pavel in Paris in 2003.[28] He lost to Jack Sock in the finals, but as the runner up, reached a career high ranking of 33, likely leaving the Challenger tour & qualifiers behind him in 2018.
2018: Top 30
After an early exit in Qatar & missing the Australian Open due to injury, he found solid form making the final 16 in Rotterdam, losing a tight match to world No. 5 Grigor Dimitrov & a quarterfinal appearance at the Open 13. At the Dubai Tennis Championships, he made his first ATP 500 semifinal allowing him to reach the top 30. In Indian Wells he ran into world No. 1 Roger Federer in the third round, losing in straight sets. He did not compete at the 2018 French Open.
Playing style and endorsements
With hard court as his favourite[29] and double-handed backhand as a favourite shot, Krajinović is often compared to Andre Agassi, for which was named Agassi of Sombor.[30] In a 2008 article published by The Independent, Nick Bollettieri himself compared him to younger Agassi.[31]
After signing a contract with prestigious Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Krajinović also signed a sponsorship deal with Nike.[32] In 2009 he signed with Wilson Sporting Goods.[4] He is currently managed by Olivier van Lindonk of IMG and coached by Petar Popovic.
Personal life
Krajinović was born on 27 February 1992 to Vera and Stjepan Krajinović in Sombor, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia.[citation needed] He has a brother Damir and sister Katarina,[citation needed] and starting playing tennis at age five,[29] Krajinović cites Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and Andy Roddick as his idols.[citation needed]
Significant finals
ATP Masters 1000 finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2017 | Paris Masters | Hard (i) | Jack Sock | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2017 | Paris Masters, France | Masters 1000 | Hard (i) | Jack Sock | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
This table is current through the 2018 US Open.
Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q3 | 1R | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
US Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | Q2 | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0 / 9 | 1–9 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 3R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
Miami Open | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | A | A | 4R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 |
Shanghai Masters | NH | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | F | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 3–4 | 0 / 9 | 8–9 |
National representation | |||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | Alt | A | A | A | Alt | 1R | QF | QF | SF | 0 / 4 | 4–2 | |
World Team Cup | A | A | RR | A | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–2 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 5 | 4–4 |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 40 | |
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–5 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 7–4 | 4–13 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 10–11 | 31–43 | |
Year-end ranking | 901 | 356 | 213 | 1404 | 416 | 226 | 101 | 101 | 237 | 34 | 42% |
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 23 (11–12)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2009 | USA F14, Chico | Futures | Hard | Ryan Harrison | 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2009 | USA F15, Rochester | Futures | Clay | Vasilis Mazarakis | 2–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2009 | San Sebastián, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Thiemo de Bakker | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | Jun 2010 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | Aug 2013 | Poland F5, Bytom | Futures | Clay | Blaž Rola | Walkover |
Loss | 0–6 | Sep 2013 | Morocco F4, Agadir | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 0–7 | Oct 2013 | Morocco F5, Taroudant | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 0–8 | Oct 2013 | Hungary F2, Budapest | Futures | Clay | Piotr Gadomski | 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6 |
Win | 1–8 | Apr 2014 | USA F10, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Daniel Smethurst | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 2–8 | Apr 2014 | USA F11, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Daniel Smethurst | 6–1, 7–6(7–1) |
Loss | 2–9 | Apr 2014 | Sarasota, US | Challenger | Clay | Nick Kyrgios | 6–7(8–10), 4–6 |
Win | 3–9 | Jun 2014 | Vicenza, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Norbert Gombos | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–9 | Aug 2014 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Gaio | 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Win | 5–9 | Jul 2015 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Paul-Henri Mathieu | 6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 6–9 | Aug 2015 | Cordenons, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Adrian Ungur | 5–7, 6–4, 4–1 ret. |
Loss | 6–10 | Oct 2015 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 6–11 | May 2016 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Kyle Edmund | 6–7(2–7), 0–6 |
Loss | 6–12 | Aug 2016 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Leonardo Mayer | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Win | 7–12 | May 2017 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Norbert Gombos | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 8–12 | Jul 2017 | Marburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | 6–2, 6–3 |
Win | 9–12 | Aug 2017 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Salvatore Caruso | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 10–12 | Oct 2017 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Daniel Gimeno Traver | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 11–12 | Oct 2017 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Clay | Laslo Đere | 6–0, 6–3 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Apr 2015 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Ilija Bozoljac | Nikoloz Basilashvili Alexander Bury |
6–1, 6–2 |
Head-to-head record against top-20 players
Including ATP World Tour main draw and qualifying, Grand Slam, Davis Cup, Challenger and Futures matches
Statistics correct as of 27 August 2018[update].
Player | Ranking | Record | Win % | Hard | Clay | Grass |
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Novak Djokovic | 1 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Roger Federer | 1 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
David Ferrer | 3 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Grigor Dimitrov | 3 | 0–4 | 0% | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
James Blake | 4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Juan Martín del Potro | 4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Dominic Thiem | 4 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Gastón Gaudio | 5 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Tommy Robredo | 5 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Gilles Simon | 6 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Nicolás Lapentti | 6 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Gaël Monfils | 6 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Mario Ančić | 7 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
David Goffin | 7 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
Jack Sock | 8 | 0–2 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Marcos Baghdatis | 8 | 1–0 | 100% | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Mariano Puerta | 9 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
John Isner | 9 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Nicolás Almagro | 9 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Pablo Carreño Busta | 10 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Lucas Pouille | 10 | 1–2 | 33% | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Sam Querrey | 11 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Paul-Henri Mathieu | 12 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Viktor Troicki | 12 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Fabio Fognini | 13 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Roberto Bautista Agut | 13 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Jarkko Nieminen | 13 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Nick Kyrgios | 13 | 0–3 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Jerzy Janowicz | 14 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Juan Ignacio Chela | 15 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Albert Ramos Viñolas | 17 | 1–0 | 100% | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Benoît Paire | 18 | 1–1 | 50% | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Marcel Granollers | 19 | 0–1 | 0% | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Stefan Koubek | 20 | 1–1 | 50% | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
References
- ^ ATP Rankings
- ^ Filip Krajinović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- ^ a b c d ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Activity – Filip Krajinović
- ^ a b Unofficial Website of Filip Krajinović – About Me
- ^ Junior Orange Bowl, 2006, Boys 14
- ^ a b c Filip Krajinović at coretennis.net
- ^ French Open / Roland Garros, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ^ The Championships, Wimbledon 2008 – Grand Slam Tennis – Official Site by IBM
- ^ Wimbledon, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ^ US Open, 2008, Boys 18 GA
- ^ SvetTenisa.net: Umor stigao Filipa i Bojanu
- ^ SAP Open Qualifications, 2009, ATP 250 – 1/16 Finals
- ^ B92: Sunce u Španiji, stigao Krajinović (4 March 2009)
- ^ Open Qualifications, 2010, Challenger, Main Draw Drawsheet
- ^ Vesti Online: IV: Krajinović bez glavnog žreba (11 March 2010)
- ^ Press: Filip Krajinović trenirao sa Federerom, Nole igrao fudbal (13 March 2010)
- ^ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Official Player Entry List
- ^ Tennis – Sony Ericsson Open – Drawsheet
- ^ 2010 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell: Future talents given chance to shine on day one Archived 24 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine (18 April 2010)
- ^ B92: Krajinović izgubio od Čele (19 April 2010)
- ^ B92: Filip u polufinalu, Đoković predao (7 May 2010)
- ^ B92: Krajinović protiv Sebaljosa na SK (15 May 2010)
- ^ TSS:Mladi lavovi srpskog tenisa (11 December 2011)
- ^ B92:Krajinović operisao rame (15 July 2011)
- ^ Rossi, Pier (22 November 2012). "Al Tennis Bordighera in allenamento Andreas Seppi e lo staff di Riccardo Piatti". bordighera.net (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Lauria, Donatella (24 November 2012). "Visita al Tennis club Bordighera, Scibilia: "è il vanto della città". ponenteoggi.it (in Italian). Retrieved 21 November 2017.
- ^ Sportske.net: Krajinović došao do prve titule u karijeri (7 April 2014)
- ^ "Serbian Soaring: Krajinovic Into First Masters 1000 Final In Paris | ATP World Tour | Tennis". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ a b ITF Tennis – Men's Circuit – Player Biography – Filip Krajinović
- ^ Blic: Filip je od malih nogu želeo da bude Federer
- ^ The Independent: Nick Bollettieri's Wimbledon Dossier: Serbia's run of aces is simply a freak – Tennis, Sport
- ^ Blic: Filip Krajinović novo tenisko čudo
External links
- Filip Krajinović at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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- Filip Krajinović at the Davis Cup
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