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contents 32 2020 VISION What will the top 10s look like in 2020? Our intrepid forecasters select and rank Generation Next. Is it farewell to the Big Four? Is Nick Kyrgios a shoo-in for No.1? Prepare to be surprised.
FEATURES 18 THE CAPTAIN’S CALL
52 WELL SCHOOLED
22 ON THE MOVE
54 WINNING EDGE
50 GUIDING GEN NEXT
57 BEST FOOT FORWARD
Wally Masur may be interim Davis Cup captain but his Australian team is set to be a force well into the future. Australia doesn’t have just young male prospects to get excited about. A bevy of teenage girls are casting a positive glow over the future of Aussie women’s tennis. Parenting an aspiring tennis star is no easy task. Some top players recall their junior journeys, and how their parents helped them succeed.
Turning pro early isn’t the best option for all. More Australians are developing their games at US colleges. How do you turn around a losing streak? We look at successful strategies used by the pros.
At first glance, AFL and pro tennis seem poles apart. But footballers and tennis players are networking and learning from each other.
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BEST OF THREE
Bernard Tomic, Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are serving up a bright new dawn in Australian tennis. JUNE 2015 AUSTRALIAN TENNIS MAGAZINE
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