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Industry News
Tecnifibre congratulates Fokina
The No . 8 seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ( Spain ) won the fi nals of the Wimbledon Juniors ( an ITF Grade A event ) by beating Axel Geller ( Argentina ) in 2 sets : 7-6 ( 2 ), 6-3 in 1 hour 27 minutes . The last time a Spaniard won the junior event at Wimbledon was 50 years ago . At 18 years old , Alejandro who hails from Malaga , rewrote Spanish tennis history when he took home his fi rst Grand Slam Junior tournament . Seriously injured when he was 13 years old the young Andalusian player with a strong personality did everything he could to reach his goal : to become a professional tennis player . He is coached by the Jorge Aguirre , the man who has been with Alejandro from the very beginning . Semi fi nalist at the Roland Garros juniors as well as fi nalist at the ITF $ 25000 Bakio tournament this season , Alejandro has improved drastically mentally to step up his game : “ I ’ m still extremely surprised . I only started to practise on grass 2 days before the tournament . I knew straight away that I could play well on this surface but to win here is just incredible ! Before , I couldn ’ t manage my emotions after a good win , but now things have changed . When I step back onto the court for the next challenge , I only think of one thing . Win , Win , Win !” Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has been part of the Tecnifi bre Team for 3 years and plays with the T- Flash 315 racket and Black Code 1.32 string
Upcoming PTR conferences
Hilton Head Island , SC — Professional Tennis Registry ( PTR ) announced its Tennis Technology Conference & Expo will fi nally be held November 13-14 , 2017 . The dates had to be moved due to the impact of Hurricane Matthew on Hilton Head Island . Participants will have interactive sessions covering the latest developments integrating tennis products and software . Attendees will learn how to implement cutting edge technology in their coaching and tennis businesses immediately and affordably . Applicable products will be available to demo on court and in the classroom . Topics include Tracking Trends to Increase Profi ts , Capturing and Analyzing Video , Implementing Video Analysis , On Court Technology , Software Integration , and more . For detailed information , visit www . ptrtennis . org Participants who are directors of tennis may choose to stay November 15-16 , for the PTR Directors of Tennis Conference . This annual event covers a wide spectrum of topics relevant to directors of indoor , resort , country club , public and private facilities , all lead by expert directors and consultants in the fi eld . Each day ’ s broad based learning experience will close with peer to peer round table discussion on best practices . Discounted price for attending both conferences . PTR is the largest global organization of tennis coaching professionals with more than 15,700 members in 125 countries . It has the greatest percentage of multicultural and women members of any such organization . PTR is dedicated to educating , certifying and servicing tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game .