To that end, she made arrangement for him to train under former Croatian tennis player Nikola Pilic and in September 1999 the 12-year-old moved to the Pilić tennis academy in Oberschleibheim, Germany, where he spent four years.
Ukuze afeze lokho, wamenzela amalungiselelo okuba aqeqeshwe ngaphansi komdlali wangaphambili wethenisi waseCroatia uNikola Pilic kwathi ngoSepthemba 1999 oneminyaka engu-12 wathuthela ePili the tennis academy e-Oberschleibheim, eJalimane, lapho ahlala khona iminyaka emine.