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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 .
15
Industry News
Tecnifi bre 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 profes-
sional tennis player.
He is coached by the Jorge Aguirre, the man who has been with Alejandro from the very begin-
ning.
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 men-
tally to step up his game:
“I’m still extremely surprised. I only started to prac-
tise 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 aff ordably. Applicable products will be available
to demo on court and in the classroom. Topics include Tracking Trends to Increase Profi ts, Captur-
ing 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 Direc-
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