OId Pilot’s Gin Announces Partnership With Borna Coric

Borna Coric has partnered with Croatian gin maker, Old Pilot’s Gin. The company was founded by Hrvoje Bušić and Tomislav Anadolac, both former army pilots, in Zagreb, Croatia. The founders met at a pilot academy over 20 years ago and decided to start a micro-distillery because both shared a passion for gin.

Old Pilot’s Gin has won a number of awards, including Best Croatian Craft Gin, a gold medal at the GinUrWay UK competition, a silver medal from the American Distilling Institute, and a gold medal at the  San Francisco World Spirits Competition.

It is with great pleasure I announce my new partnership with @old_pilots_gin. An inspirational story of two Croatian friends who founded the Old Pilots brand and team. A team that has grown to become producers of one of the leading gins in the world.

Very excited to be partnering with them on their journey. Together the future is extremely bright!

-Borna Coric

Coric is currently the number 1 ranked player from Croatia. He reached a career-high world ranking of 12 in 2018. He is represented by LJ Sports Group, founded by former Croatian tennis player, Ivan Ljubicic.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas: I Am My Family’s Sole Breadwinner

Stefanos Tsitsipas described what’s common among tennis families – he is the sole breadwinner for his family.   Parents give up their careers to travel with their children, putting tennis ahead of everything else.

My parents travel with me, help me, do everything to make me succeed. It’s not always easy. I never thought about it, but now in our family only I earn money. This is a responsibility. My brothers take an example from me, and this makes me happy.

I feel that I can provide for my family, my brothers study at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy, we settled in the south of France. It’s all thanks to me and my tennis. It is very nice.

-Stefanos Tsitsipas

Tsitsipas has two brothers – Petros and Pavlos. Petros Tsitsipas, who is 20 years old,  is currently ranked 986 in the world. He occasionally plays doubles with Stefanos Tsitsipas.

Tennis is an expensive sport. Training at a top tennis academy can easily cost over $50,000. Success is never guaranteed. A lot of things can go wrong – particularly with injuries. Many compare an investment in a tennis career to gambling. 

Very few families have more than one successful player on the tour. Novak Djokovic’s brothers – Marko and Djordje did not find any success on the tour. Mischa and Alexander Zverev have been successful but they are the exceptions.

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