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Behind the racquet
05  mars     12h32
August Holmgren
Zach Mitch    It was my father who introduced me to tennis. We would go to the indoor bubble in Denmark about once a month when I was four. Then we’d see how many times we could get the ball over the net. Our record was , I think. I started practicing with a club when I was
23  février     18h15
Maria Timofeeva
Zach Mitch    At first, I started vlogging just for fun because I like watching those videos. Then, my friend and I were like, Okay, let’s do this and see how it goes. We didn’t really expect people to watch it. We were just doing it for ourselves, but then people started watching and writing a lot of
05  janvier     00h41
Oliver Crawford
Zach Mitch    I got into tennis when I was two. At preschool I crawled around the classroom batting an eraser with a pencil until my knees were raw. My parents used to ask, What is wrong with this kid My mom took me to our local tennis pro and said, All he wants to do is hit
28  décembre     12h28
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Zach Mitch    My father has a club, and my mother was also a tennis coach, so both introduced me to tennis. I’ve had a racquet in my hand since I was three years old. I think I got lucky when I was young, because I won the Orange Bowl under . From there, I thought, Oh, I’m
21  novembre     15h24
Joey Dillon
Zach Mitch    MyBTR I was always heavier than most of my peers, but I didn’t let it stop me from playing. I ate, slept breathed tennis, but knew playing college or pro would never happen. I worked with the Ohio State tennis programs in undergrad at the WTA after I graduated. Being in those
16  novembre     12h19
Joao Fonseca
Zach Mitch    On the court, I think I’m a more aggressive player than normal. I’m courageous in important moments of the game a match . In my opinion, it was the biggest difference in winning the US Open. I’ve always been like this it wasn’t just some adaptation I made in the moment. Before winning the US
19  octobre     14h00
Tim van Rijthoven
Zach Mitch    In juniors, there was always potential and the talent to become a good player, but a lot of things have to fall in place. For me, the tennis talent was there, but I’ve always struggled a bit mentally. I didn’t have the greatest of childhoods. My dad was pretty tough on me, which put a
06  octobre     17h27
Marc Maurer
Zach Mitch    MyBTR I started playing tennis when I was seven, but I stopped because I had to decide between a team sport, which was hockey, and tennis. I went on and played hockey, but I’ve always appreciated the game. I’ve watched a lot, and now I’m taking lessons again every Friday. On the last holiday I
28  septembre     12h51
Katherine Hui
Zach Mitch    I started playing tennis when I was around four or five years old. It started just for fun, kind of just a lesson a week. At seven, I started playing tournaments and by the time I was or , I started wanting to play professionally. I remember when I was around or ,
09  septembre     12h02
Leolia Jeanjean
Zach Mitch    Tennis changed my life pretty quickly. I signed big contracts and left for the federation to train when I was very young. Back then, I had a lot of pressure on my shoulders, and many people were expecting me to be in the top before I turned . Everyone told me that I would