In Colombia, we don’t have a holiday celebration like Thanksgiving. For me growing up, it was simply something that we saw in all the TV shows, but I actually had no clue what it was all about. During my ten years living in Florida, there was never a celebration because the holiday always fell on ... Read more

When the USTA had its national training center in Boca Raton (Before they moved to Orlando), they had a series of banners around the courts with famous sayings from former athletes. My favorite one was always the one that said “I let my racket do the talking. That’s what I am all about, really. I just ... Read more

Dear Tennis Academy Family, Yesterday, we said goodbye to our dear Coach Fanni. Fanni and her husband (Omar) have decided to move to California because he has signed a fulltime coaching position with Slone Stevens (Grand Slam champion). Fanni has been a part of our team and our family for almost three years. Her coaching ... Read more

My first attempt to become a competitive junior player and follow my father’s steps didn’t go well at all. As a ten-year-old, I played in 5 or 6 tournaments and did NOT win one match. Quitting the game was a natural decision that was understood at our house. However, during the summer of 1987, at ... Read more

Juan Carlos Ferrero (Former Number one player in the world and French Open champion) coached Alexander Zverev for seven months in 20217. During the time that they spent together, Zverev maintained a top ten in the world ranking and a future champion status. However, early in 2018, Ferrero decided to leave the team saying that ... Read more

The New England player has to endure the weather challenges to reach their potential every single year (with at least 7 training months of indoor court time). One of our priorities as a program is to train our athletes to develop offensive skills that will help them differentiate themselves from the players who grow up on environments that include more outdoor training (clay courts, wind, sun, and more).