Every U.S. city that holds a tournament now dutifully sends a reporter out to interview the "next big thing" in U.S. tennis. It happened in San Jose, it happened in Memphis and today, Las Vegas got into the act. The Review Journal assigned a columnist for the Querrey story suggesting that Querrey is moving up in the sports journalism food chain. The stories all point out his normal teenage life and the fact that tennis never became an obsession, for him or his family. And of course, they all describe him as laid-back, which is almost as common an adjective for him as lanky. I think all these things are true, but as I've said ad nauseum, very few claim to have a blueprint for tennis success. Development cannot be scheduled or demanded; there may be guidelines, but the exceptions are often as important as the rules. I guess my point is that these stories should be read as an example of how one fast-rising tennis player navigated the developmental waters. Andy Murray, who has been receiving this (much greater) media attention for well over a year now, used an entirely different method. If it works, it's great, if it doesn't, well, hindsight is always 20/20.
Another article of interest appeared today, about USTA Player Development coach Mike Sell, who is now working with young pros like Ryan Sweeting and Alex Kuznetsov. This is the second story (the link to the one I posted two years ago is no longer active) on Sell to appear in a Philadelphia-area publication; it's obvious he's got a lot of friends in the area. That he's interested in some day coaching college tennis is an interesting revelation.
Another article of interest appeared today, about USTA Player Development coach Mike Sell, who is now working with young pros like Ryan Sweeting and Alex Kuznetsov. This is the second story (the link to the one I posted two years ago is no longer active) on Sell to appear in a Philadelphia-area publication; it's obvious he's got a lot of friends in the area. That he's interested in some day coaching college tennis is an interesting revelation.
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