Before going into my first week at the academy I think that I should provide some background on my tennis game and current physical status. I hope to use this as a baseline so that in one year I can look back and see how far, or not far, I have come.
Stats as of June 4, 2018
- 28 years old
- 148 Lbs.
- 5′ 8″
- Right-handed, one-hand backhand
- Ranking: N/A
- Level: 4.0 – 4.5
- Tennis bio: Playing tennis since age of 6, never competitively, not in high school, college, or tournaments, Captain of intermediate corporate tennis team
- Taught tennis at a club (more of a day camp) for 7 summers
Below is a video of me at IMG in March of 2018. (I visited the adult program at the IMG Academy for one week, a few months before embarking on my tennis odyssey)