How I got into tennis
During middle school, my cousin and I were dragged to the
park by an older cousin. He gave us
tennis lessons against our will. To be
fair, it was a lot better than the computer programming lectures he gave us the
summer before. But seriously, what was
wrong with him? Teaching C DOS commands
to kids during summer vacation!
Anyhow, I don’t play the sport anymore. In fact, haven’t touched my rackets in years
due to a) I suck at tennis and b) reoccurring back ailments obtained from a hydroplane
car crash four years ago (surprised I’m alive to be honest). But I like to
watch matches and follow players on and off the court, especially on social
media. I started following the women’s
game closely in 2011, but shifted my attention to the men’s a year later (because
the men tennis forum was pathetic and in need of updates). In the last several years, I grew to love
junior tennis. Find it exciting to watch
young players develop and transition to the main tour.
My favorite player is Rhyne Williams. Several people have asked, why? Rhyne might not be a slam winner and he may
not mount to anything big. However, I
like his game and envy his care-free personality. Plus, I love avid fishermen (fishing being a
favorite childhood hobby of mine). I
enjoy following his career despite aging a year for every Rhyne match I witnessed.
Some of my other favorite active players are Robby Ginepri,
Jared Donaldson, Brian Baker, Louisa Chirico, and Vicky Duval. Also try to support other Americans because I
am patriotic by nature (unfortunately).
So this blog will focus on American tennis, as well as juniors
but is not limited to those subjects. I’m
not a great writer and English is my third language so I apologize ahead for
grammatical errors. Originally, I wanted
to go with “Ace Away” for the blog title, but it didn't really reflect the type
of tennis I enjoy watching. So I settled
for “Just Drop The Ball”, inspired by this video I created.
For my next post, I will talk about the history of my YouTube
account and address the “Subliminal Message” accusations so stay tuned or not.
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