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— Oscar Wilde.
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My experience as a Tennis player
In this blog, I´m going to talk about my experience as a player in the Tennis world. I love being a tennis player and i´m going to talk about how I got here.
First, I grew up playing the sport I will always love. Softball. Since I was 3, I grew up playing this wonderful sport only loving it more as I got older. I loved it for the game and the thrill and all the fun it contained. I met the team that will always be my team and spent around 4 years until came the dreaded, High school. I was a good player, but obviously there were better players. I thought about it long and hard. This team, the Dirt Devils wouldnt be back so I made the decision to quit softball.
I knew making the team at Eureka would be hard and considering my dad was a Pro Tennis player, i decided my chances at Tennis would be much better than softball. I could play tennis year long while Softball I didnt have an offical team anymore.
Tennis at the high school was no cut, “Go out and have fun and see this season If you like the sport” my dad told me. I made low Jv but considering I´ve only been playing for a few months. After season, I told my dad I really liked this sport. So there came the dedication.
That winter, I didnt play much but when spring came, I joined my dads highest clinic. Elite. I wasn´t as good as the kids and wanted to give up but I kept going. Summer came and that was the best summer Ive ever had. I played 5/7 days in the week every single week.
Sophomore season came by and I made top of JV. I didn’t make what I wanted it seemed like, Varsity my sophomore year was my dream, but I felt discouraged. My parents told me the process from going from bottom of JV to top was a huge accomplishment. I practiced with Varsity and sometimes even got to play with them during matches which made me feel good about myself and I know my chances of next years season will be even greater. Fast forwarding to current day. I play twice a week and occasionally tournaments. Im ready for this summer to do the exact thing and work hard in my future tennis dream.
I can only thank my dad since hes the one that has taught me this game that I love to play. Hes always there for me and supports me every step of the way. Im always begging to go out and play everyday and I know that I will always love this sport.
Through a Pro Tennis player eyes
I have the incredible experience of having a past Pro Tennis player as a dad. I talked to him and found about more about himself and his job and what his experience is as being a top tennis player in the WORLD. Here’s what I gathered.
My first question was How did you get to where you were? In his words, “Practiced everyday with training”, after high school he went on to play for Missouri State in college and only got better from there. Hours and Hours on the court everyday for weeks, months,whatever it took until he felt satisfied. Growing up in Columbus, Ohio was a big step going over 9 hours away from his home.
Next I asked about his experience He replied with “spending most of the year on the road, country to country, city to city”. The training for his future dream never stopped as he loved the game.
My next question is about What he did as a Professional Tennis player? “Hoping to do well at smaller tournaments to make it into the big tournaments”. My dad, Wynn featured in big tournaments apart of the ATP tour as the US Open and the Australian Open in 1998. His best ranked included #260 in the world for Doubles. He played fellow competitors, The Bryan Brothers, one of the top doubles team in the world and even got a few matches off of them.
What does he currently do with Tennis? My dad works at Chesterfield Athletic Club and Meadowbrook Country Club where he teaches the sport he grew up playing to all ages hoping to make them pros. Check out the websites of these two places to get a private lesson with a Pro Tennis player. https://www.meabrk.org/ http://www.chesterfieldathleticclub.com/
Lastly some advice he gives for young players hoping to pursue in their dream includes “Don’t expect to go pro, enjoy the game, playing professionally is a very small amount of people”.
My top ratings: Top Tennis racquets
The next blog of my series “My top Ratings” is going to be rating different types of companies and helping you decide which racquet you should buy.
First in no typical order we have the Babolat Pure Aero. It’s a $229 racquet and described as “is ideal for hard charging intermediate players”.
Next we have the Wilson Pro Staff. This is a $249 racquet and described as “ideal for intermediate and advanced players who value precision and feel.” and comes in a variety of different weights.
Next I have on my list, the Wilson Blade which is worth about $169. “The Blade is loaded with precision and feel, but they also have a modern and spin-friendly side. … They tend to be more arm-friendly and less powerful though”.
Next we have the Prince Phantom. Its listed for around $189. Described as ” Classic feel meets modern aggression in the thin-beamed dagger “.
Lastly we have listed the Clash Blade. I have two of these racquets and not being biased I love them. They are the perfect weight for any age and are very sturdy by experience. Its listed for around $186.
My top ratings: Pro tennis players
A section on apart of my blog is going to be ratings so we’ll first start with top current Professional Tennis players, referring to the website tennis.com. This website gives us a ranking of the ATP tournament.
- First is Rafael Nadal from Spain, his current ranking points is 9,985. He has 19 grandslams
- Next we have Novak Djokovic from Serbia. He has 9,145 points and 16 grandslams.
- Then we have Roger Federer from Switzerland. He has 6,950 points a little further behind our top two, but does have the most grandslams with 20.
- Trailing behind we have Dominic Thiem from Austria. He has 5,825 points currently. Although he has no grandslams, he has 16 ATP singles titles.
- Last up on our list we have Daniil Medvedev. He is from Russia and has 5,705 points. Only 23 years old and has won seven ATP singles titles, including two Masters 1000 titles
Key words: Grandslam-The Grand Slam tournaments are the four most important annual tennis events including Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
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