When the going gets tough, the tough get tougher! Damir Dzumhur was born right in Sarajevo amidst the chaos of the Bosnian War. He grew up tough, and it shows every time he steps onto a tennis court. That grit carried him all the way to history: at age 32, he became the first man from Bosnia and Herzegovina to reach a Grand Slam, landing in the third round of the 2014 Australian Open. By 2018, he’d soared to a career-high World No. 23—the best, ever, for a Bosnian player. But his troubles weren’t contained to the court.

On August 10, Dzumhur opened up in his first ‘My Point’ essay, calling life after Roland Garros 2022 “probably the worst moment of my life.” Just days after losing to Fernando Verdasco in Paris, a sharp stomach pain struck. Doctors quickly diagnosed acute pancreatiti

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