The Cajun Classic, an annual tournament in the month of March, is the second of five “Super Series” from the annual tennis calendar. Apart from the Grand Slams, Super Series are the more important tournaments for disabled tennis players, and can be compared to the Masters 1000 by the able bodied category.
Tournament Process
For Sam, the tournament started with a Bye in the first round. In the second round, he was able to beat Brazilian player Leandro Pena with a score of 6-2 6-0. The quarterfinal he won from other Brazilian player Ymanitu Silva.
The semi-final ended in a three set against Japanese player Koji Sugeno with 6-1 5-7 6-4, which earned Sam a spot in the final against his doubles partner, Niels Vink. Sadly, Sam did not manage to beat Niels in the final and ended the tournament with 2-6 0-6.
Preview
Regardless of his loss at the Cajun Classic, Sam is both ready and motivated to work on his performance and hopes to do better at the Korean- and Japan Open, which follow each other respectively in April.
