Susita Das, a tennis player from India, shifted around the globe but the one thing she took along with herself was her love for the sport. She talks to us about her pursuit of tennis, her break from the sport and finally touches upon her plans for the future as a tennis coach. Sarah Fatima: …
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Connecting players and coaches with academies, resorts and travel Companies worldwide with its aim to increase participation in sport, SportsProsConnect is a platform which connects job seeking tennis coaches to their future employers. We caught up with its founder, Mark Wylam to talk about tennis coaches, employers and the current market amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. …
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Ushna Suhail is a professional tennis player who has represented Pakistan in different international events like the ITF Pro Circuit, South Asian Games, and the Fed Cup for over the past 12 years. We caught up with her to talk about her career, the Fed Cup journey, and women’s tennis in Pakistan. Saqib Tanveer: How …
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We speak to Jay Surovy, founder of the SportPass app, a former pro-tennis player and coach. He has founded and runs a web application which serves as a reservation system & client booking forum amongst many more services. Hear the story here. Share your story with us, Jay, you are a former tennis pro turned …
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Smartphones have taken over traditional laptops and tablets and are becoming more and more versatile in terms of usage. We overview the key points of the role of mobile applications in today’s sports user experiences and test interrelations between variables related to use the smartphone on sporting events and download and use apps for sports …
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touchtennis was founded by Rashid Ahmad in 2002 and his initial vision was simple - to create a sport that works for every age and every ability, can be played anywhere, will foster fun and connection above all, as well as, of course, getting people fit, energized and moving. Today, touchtennis is a growing global …
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In another special, from our Dreamers series, we caught up with Zamir Mohamed Yacob, who is a 33-year old tennis coach from Malaysia. Currently, he is a full-time tennis coach in Bali, Indonesia where he works with tennis players of all ages and levels. Tell me a little bit about your own background in tennis? …
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Lisa Stone is the founder of ParentingAces, an invaluable resource for parents to help guide them (and their children) through the complex world of junior tennis. We caught up with her to talk about her mission and company as a whole. Zushan Hashmi: Tell me a little bit about your own tennis journey Lisa Stone: …
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Thirty30 Tennis is a shortened format of tennis where every point counts, inspired by T20 cricket, this format is part and parcel of the evolution of the game in contemporary times. In this feature piece for our sports tech & entrepreneurship section, we caught up with founder, Mark Milne, to talk about why he started …
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Sikander Hayat is a tennis player in Pakistan. In this exclusive, he shares his journey of playing tennis in his country, and how the sport is evolving. Furqan Ur Rehman: What are you up to these days? Sikander Hayat: As you know, the coronavirus is everywhere, so, like all people, I am also in self-isolation …
