Prižmić After Defeat: Glad Grass Season is Over, Ready for New Tournaments

Croatian tennis talent Dino Prižmić concluded his Wimbledon campaign in the second round, falling to Félix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets. Despite the 3-0 scoreline, Prižmić described the match as highly competitive, particularly in the first and third sets where he held set points.

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I think this is a good experience for me because I don't have many matches on grass. I played very well in the first set, but in the tie-break I was a bit passive, in my opinion.

Prižmić acknowledged that a momentary lapse in concentration in the second set proved costly against his more experienced opponent. He identified his limited experience on grass courts as a significant challenge, noting the unpredictable bounce and the difficulty in adapting his movement and game style to the surface.

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I think I lack that kind of experience on grass which some players gain through matches, and some can never find that balance. It's much harder to move, the ball jumps differently all the time and it's quite unpredictable. I've been fighting constantly for a week trying to find a game.

"I think this is a good experience for me because I don't have many matches on grass. I played very well in the first set, but in the tie-break I was a bit passive, in my opinion," Prižmić stated in an interview. He added that the first set's tight finish and a missed break point were crucial to the match's outcome.

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I honestly don't like grass very much and I'm glad my grass season is over and I can now move on to new tournaments. I gave my maximum, but today it wasn't enough. Maybe next time.

Looking ahead, Prižmić expressed relief that the grass-court season is over, as it's a surface he doesn't particularly favor. He is now eager to move on to new tournaments and focus on his goals for the remainder of the year: staying healthy and accumulating experience at major events. "My goals are to play many big tournaments and stay healthy until the end of the season. That would be quite positive," he concluded.

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My goals are to play many big tournaments and stay healthy until the end of the season. That would be quite positive. I still have many tournaments ahead of me and I mostly look at it positively.