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re: Will there ever be another dominant American in mens tennis?
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:17 pm to lsupride87
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:17 pm to lsupride87
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I cant stress to people who ask my opinion how important this is.
100%
It's stressful on the kids, but totally vital.
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Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:18 pm to little billy
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Peter Smith (the head men's coach at USC) is a director and is out on the courts with the kids all the time.
Does Stevie J ever stop by and show off his sweet moustache?
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:21 pm to SystemsGo
Yes
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:26 pm to SystemsGo
quote:I used to beat the shite out of Stevie
Does Stevie J ever stop by and show off his sweet moustache?
He was considered nothing special heading into college, and then he exploded ETA: I was two years older than him though. But still, he was good not great in the juniors
This post was edited on 7/9/15 at 3:28 pm
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:31 pm to lsupride87
Lsupride87 - to what extent are you still involved with the game? Do you still play / compete? Are you a club pro? Or have you moved on from tennis?
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:34 pm to little billy
quote:I have moved on completely. Still somewhat "active" in the tennis community as some former teammates are top pro players and one of my former teammates is a top coach at McEnroe academy in New York
Lsupride87 - to what extent are you still involved with the game? Do you still play / compete? Are you a club pro? Or have you moved on from tennis?
I will play some money tournaments from time to time just to collect a paycheck
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:35 pm to lsupride87
Also, I was "technically" a coach at the US Open last year
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:38 pm to lsupride87
Right on. Appreciate your insights.
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:39 pm to little billy
quote:No prob. I figured it can help people on this board. It can be very foreign for some parents to put their kids in tennis because they just have no experience with it themselves
Right on. Appreciate your insights
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:43 pm to Meatball
Americans suck at tennis because all of the best white athletes are in football and baseball. Imagine if Mike Trout dedicated his life to playing tennis. He would have Rafael Nadal 2.0.
Posted on 7/9/15 at 3:44 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:While the premise is good, it isnt quite that simple. Tennis takes a special mind as well. While Trout certainly is physically there, the mental part is unknown.
Americans suck at tennis because all of the best white athletes are in football and baseball. Imagine if Mike Trout dedicated his life to playing tennis. He would have Rafael Nadal 2.0.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 8:20 am to lsupride87
With Opelka winning Wimbledon juniors, USA now has 3 of top 5 juniors in the world:
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This year's Kalamazoo will be one of the best ever with ITF World No. 1 junior Taylor Fritz, French Open champion Tommy Paul, Wimbledon champion Reilly Opelka, ITF No. 3 Michael Mmoh, No. 10 William Blumberg, as well as Stefan Kozlov and Frances Tiafoe
And I know its only World Team Tennis, but Fritz beat Denis Kudla, who is ranked inside the top 100, in a set this week.
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This year's Kalamazoo will be one of the best ever with ITF World No. 1 junior Taylor Fritz, French Open champion Tommy Paul, Wimbledon champion Reilly Opelka, ITF No. 3 Michael Mmoh, No. 10 William Blumberg, as well as Stefan Kozlov and Frances Tiafoe
And I know its only World Team Tennis, but Fritz beat Denis Kudla, who is ranked inside the top 100, in a set this week.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 8:58 am to Meatball
Yes, at some point. This is not a team sport, all it takes is one.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 11:49 am to Meatball
Whatever you consider winning at life, Andys doing a pretty good job of it.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 3:41 pm to mattz1122
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Freddy Adu
Donald Young is Freddy Adu.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 3:50 pm to RogerTempleton
True fact: White Europeans are better athletes than White Americans in pretty much every sport. They're better in soccer, basketball, hockey and tennis just to name a few.
Posted on 7/17/15 at 9:41 pm to Bench McElroy
The USTA Boys national championships are held in my hometown of Kalamazoo, MI. I'll let you know if any of the kids look like the next Agassi.
Posted on 7/28/15 at 3:45 pm to DevinTheDude
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The USTA Boys national championships are held in my hometown of Kalamazoo, MI. I'll let you know if any of the kids look like the next Agassi.
Kalamazoo 18s Top 8 seeds announced:
1 Francis Tiafoe: former World #1 and currently playing in Atlanta ATP 250
2 Fritz: Current world #1 and 2 time Wimbledon Jr. semi-finalist and French Open runner up
3 Kozlov: former World #2 junior who could still be playing juniors, but plays futures/challengers.
4 Paul: 2015 French Open Jr. Champion
5 Mmoh: Current World #3 who just won future in Ill. taking out some top college players;
6 Opelka: Current World #4 and 2015 Wimbledon Jr. Champ;
7 Rybakov: Current World top 10 junior;
8 Blumberg: Current World top 10 junior
Should be some high caliber tennis at the Zoo in a few weeks.
Posted on 7/28/15 at 4:57 pm to Roscoe
Jared Donaldson won 3 matches in qualifying and 1st round in Atlanta 250.
Tiafoe was hanging in there with Groth, but looks like Groth will run away with it in the second with an early break.
Tiafoe was hanging in there with Groth, but looks like Groth will run away with it in the second with an early break.
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