H E A LT H Y L I V I N G
SWEET SPOT TENNIS ACADEMY
By Mariam Polding
Sweet Spot Tennis Academy (SSTA) and Gatorade Saudi Arabia sponsored 10 Saudi youth tennis players to be part of the seventh annual 2015 MWTC in January. The SSTA participants were Osama Al Nemery, Omar Al Nemery, Layan Rajab, Sadeen bin Mahfouz, Maan Al Yafei, Sophia Arif, Mohammed Alireza, Hisham Alireza, Adam Alireza and Arish Virani.
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The 10 SSTA students had the opportunity to spend three days watching the best players in the world compete at the MWTC, including Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Stanislas Wawrinka, Nicolas Almagro and Feliciano Lopez. On Jan. 1, SSTA students were invited by the Mubadala organizers to play on center court, opening the first match between Murray and Lopez, followed by a second match played by Almagro and Wawrinka. With Murray and Wawrinka advancing to the next round, SSTA players awaited their exclusive clinic with Stan “The Man” Wawrinka.
Andy Murray with SSTA Founder Mariam Polding and daughter Sophia Arif .
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The seventh annual 2015 Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC) at the International Tennis Center at Zayed Sports City in Abu Dhabi draws young Saudi athletes.
Clinic with Stanislas Wawrinka — SSTA player Omar Al Nemery Mubadala