SGTennis
Bradenton, FL
Male, 24
After completing my four years at a division one college tennis program, I went on to compete on various professional tennis circuits nationwide. Between traveling, training, and competing, little time is left in between stages. Thus, routines and rituals rule my life. All of the matches are won in-between the lines, but the most challenging work is done outside of them. "A perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquility." - Billie Jean King
There are all sorts of sponsorships from even simple discounts from various manufacturers to full-on, “we will send you anything you want, anytime.” Sponsors are generally looking for long-term impact so they have a tendency to target the most talented, youngest players available. Sometimes it can be a game of who you know, but anyone who is consistently able to compete at the challenger level will be able to attain multiple sponsorships.
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While tennis at the highest level has quite a following, the term "groupies" would be used rarely to describe many of the Futures or Open level tournaments. However, from tournament to tournament, the interest and fan support is different at each club or site. However, not having fans for many of the matches makes it all the more thrilling when you are able to play in front of hundreds of engaged fans of the sport.
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Tough question but my gut says Roger Federer. Most number of majors won, most consistent of anyone out there. Players can get hot as Novak Djokovic did over the last season but I see Roger continuing on his record setting career with more major grand slam wins.
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Yes, many times. My most regrettable outburst was in a college match vs. Stanford. I was in a tie-breaker in the third set and I lost a point to go down 6-5 and I yelled..."Fuuuuu***..." but didnt exactly finish out the curse word. Regardless, the official gave my point penalty for the obscenity which ended the match. I pleaded my case of saying half(ok maybe 2/3's of the word) but he heard none of it. Worst part was this was a live streaming match through Stanford's website and many family members were watching....Not my brightest moment. One match after many disagreements with an official, I accidentally smacked a return aggressively and hit the official in the ear with a 80+mph shot. He was so emotional about getting hit that he tried to default me from the match since he thought I meant to hit him. Another official calmed him down and they gave him the rest of the day off. He was fine and I never saw that official again...I hope he didn't quit because of that.
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Is having a weatherman really better than just throwing to a 5-day forecast screen?
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How often do you have to fire someone, and does it ever get ugly?
I currently play both singles and doubles. Each game is quite unique and equally challenging. It is hard not to love the ultimate battle of one person versus another but doubles brings an increased pace which I prefer. Also, over my life of tennis my highest achievements have come from the doubles court, so my opinion will naturally sway in that direction!
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For most players the act of fiddling with their strings is a ritual to keep them focused on the match and not on any distracting factors. However after a long point, or sometimes randomly the string pattern can move around a bit which can change the rackets feel quite a bit. And yes, some pros will use their racket as the scapegoat on almost every missed shot. However, you won't see them praising their racket when they hit an amazing shot.
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I would estimate that the players I compete with on a week-to-week basis at the Open/Futures/Challenger level tournaments would make from $15,000-$50,000. The key is to get sponsored, so at least all of the tennis-related expenses are taken care of.
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