American Sam Querrey visits with the volunteers and ball kids at the Miami Open presented by Itau, and discusses how they are so helpful to the players.
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There is a feeling of nostalgia at the Crandon Park Tennis Center this week as the Miami Open presented by Itau stages its 32nd and final tournament in Key Biscayne. For some ATP World Tour stars, the facility evokes memories of formative years at the Orange Bowl, the prestigious junior tournament and the stepping stone to professional tennis. For others, it’s a regular practice haunt and a career-maker or breaker since 1987. “I think the fans make it really, really special,” said Marin Cilic. “It’s a big mix of Latin American fans and here from the United States. It’s also enjoyable being on the practice courts to feel the atmosphere – especially playing in big matches.” Alexander Zverev agrees. “I...
Former World No. 1 Ken Flach, one of the world’s leading doubles players of the 1980s, a winner of six Grand Slam titles and the 1988 Seoul Olympics gold medal (w/Seguso), passed away aged 54 on Monday after a brief illness. One week ago, Flach was playing 36 holes of golf, the sport he was addicted to, in California. Later that day, Flach fell ill with bronchitis, which in the space of four days turned into pneumonia and then into sepsis. Put on life support, he slipped away on Monday night with his family by his bedside at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. Carling Bassett, a former WTA pro and the wife of Robert Seguso, said in...