Mad athletes Tennis

“Michael and I have known each other since getting coached as 10 year olds at Wheelers Hill Racquet Centre. We then went our separate ways and ended up at the same coaching venue again when we were both around 14 years old. Since then I have gone on to compete on tour and Michael has turned his efforts into becoming an elite coach. At around that stage, we would often train together on court, and also often off court in various runs we would frequently do. Michael was super competitive as was I, and we hated losing to each other. This would create an environment that pushed both of us to be at the top of our game in both tennis and fitness. Since Michael has turned his attention to coaching, we have still gone on our runs whilst I’m back in Melbourne for the Australian summer preparing for the Australian Open. We would often go down to the Mornington Peninsula for intense off court training and also do endless hours of on court drilling. He is still as competitive as ever, and I love the way he puts in his all when helping me out. He still hits the ball great for someone who stopped playing competitively years ago due to injury. I have witnessed Michael work with extremely young students all the way to the elite junior. He has unbelievable patience and his attention to detail is exemplary. I have no doubt that Michael has the skills/qualities needed to work a player just starting out all the way to someone looking to take tennis on as his/her profession.”