Working hard and having fun in Paris

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Working hard and having fun in Paris

Sam Groth is hoping to gain some more traction at Roland Garros.

Published May 22, 2017

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I managed to get through qualifying in Heilbronn. It was good to get three solid matches before moving into the main draw. Unfortunately, I went down in the first round but it was the first time I'd won a string of matches in quite a while.

Britt and I spent one more day in Heilbronn, a region we found out that, in Germany, is famous for its wine. We took an afternoon trip out to a local family run winery, Weingut Neumann where the owner's sons took us on a tour of the winery and a tasting session.

Working hard and having fun in Paris

Working hard and having fun in Paris

On Thursday, we took the train from Stuttgart to Paris. We checked into our apartment, which is about a mile from Roland Garros. It's nice to be able to stay in an apartment and get away from hotel rooms for a couple of weeks. Also, from past experiences, I know that hotel rooms in Paris are incredibly small... so having some extra space is nice.

I started practicing and training at Roland Garros on Friday with Billy. We did a bike session and went straight on court to get our first hit on site. On Saturday we came in early and got two hours of work in - one hour of work just us and one hour of point play.

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Working hard and having fun in Paris

Working hard and having fun in Paris

On Sunday I did two sessions again and thought my preparation for qualies was done. The draw came out late Sunday night and I play Filip Krajinovic. But, surprisingly, I don't play on Monday—I'm one of the 16 men's matches that have been scheduled to play on Tuesday. So, I'll get back on court and do everything I can to be in the best shape for my match on Tuesday.

Working hard and having fun in Paris

Working hard and having fun in Paris

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