re: The Championships, Wimbledon 2013 Official Thread

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I know its a different threat, but I believe Steve Johnson got a WC into the main draw.

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Yeah, he won the Nottingham Challenger, and got a WC as a result. Sweet deal, really.

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Junior Ore (aTm), Mitchel Frank (UVa) and Kudla all trained together as juniors in Maryland. Kudla skipped college and after a year or two on the tour, seems to be hitting his stride. Kudla did beat Ryan Harrison in a challenger about a month/two months ago. Very promising future.

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Kudla is actually from Arlington, VA -- which is actually where I live -- but he trained up at the tennis academy in College Park, Maryland where a lot of those guys train. He was ranked #3 in the world as a junior, so it made sense that he skipped college. He certainly does have a promising future, and it is awesome to see his game finally start to come together.