Serveitup Tennis Magazine #14

Issue14 April 2017 

Junior Players 

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‘‘they got game!” 

The amount of junior tennis players who ‘got game‘ 

is staggering across the board. No one can deny 

the impact they are having on the sport of tennis. 

This is driving the game forward and demanding 

that the sport of tennis make room at the table for 

them... cause they are the next generation of tennis 

superstars we’ll be talking about. 

It’s totally amazing the caliber of shots that some 

junior tennis players in the 12’s and the 14’s now 

possess. By the time these players move into the 

16’s, their overall strokes and movement, are pro 

level. The only thing that’s missing at that time is 

their maturity. 

Junior tennis players, have blown the old adage 

about kids being seen and not heard, completely 

out of the water. They are now here to stay, and 

we are not only seeing them, we are also hearing in 

a very loud way, what their rackets are saying. 

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First Serve 

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Are You Trying To Look 

Spectacular. 

Got Game? 

Court Sense. 

in this issue 

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Features 

Attack Or Approach. 

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24 

Cover Story: Who Is 

Aaron Uter. 

Why Some Juniors 

Players Never Make It. 

30 

Specialty Shots 

Off Court Training. 

32 

Tennis Tip. 

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Photo Of The Month. 

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e you trying to look 

pectacular 

ut otherwise playing 

oolish 

Some players are out there trying to hit spectacular 

strokes, to look good for the crowd, but otherwise 

playing foolish tennis. In the end it’s not about how 

many fancy shots you hit and how hard you hit them. 

Did you win is the question. Did all those fancy shots 

you hit clear the net and stay in the court, or were 

they all errors. It’s not about the fancy or spectacular, 

it’s about being effective on the court that matters. 

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got ga 

If you got game, bring it. This game is not for the faint of 

heart. The sport of competitive junior tennis, is going to 

build character in you. You are going to have to get tough, 

because players are coming out there, ready for battle. So 

if you think you got game, bring it, and take your bumps 

and bruises until you become the one, everyone fears. 

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Attack 

Getting a short ball in a 

portunity to take charge 

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the short ball to transitio 

or 

Approach 

The easiest way to decide 

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the height of the bounce 

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of the net, you should att 

This is particularly useful 

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er. It is very critical that 

relatively aggressive mann 

player will not have muc 

shot. Your main focus sh 

point and pressure your 

clean winning shot. 

If the bounce of the shor 

of the net (photo right), 

portunity, to hit an appro 

the rest of your point at 

overheads. On lower ba 

the ball aggressively, beco 

fact that you have to lift t 

ing able to flatten it out. 

best to hit low-bouncing 

over the center of net, sin 

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as effective as possible in 

weaker ball that you can

match, is a perfect opof 

the point. One of the 

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point outright, or use 

n to the net. 

whether you should “Att 

ball should be based on 

of the incoming ball. If 

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in doubles when chooswards 

the opposing playyou 

strike the ball in a 

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he ball up, instead of be- 

In most instances, it is 

short balls crosscourt 

ce that is where the net 

ry to hit your approach 

the hopes of receiving a 

then ultimately finish. 

by 

Gene Paul 

Lascano 

Director of Tennis 

Hammock Beach Resort

Aaron 

Who is 

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Uter 


Cover Story 

I 

took an interest in tennis 

at the age of 6, I was quite 

a stubborn kid my dad 

always said, and I didn’t 

always want to listen to my dad 

sometimes when it came to tennis. 

I’m Aaron I started at age 

11 competing in local USTA 

tournaments, I would lose the first 

round sometimes, but win at least 

one round in the consolation. 

At the age of 12, I got to my first 

Boys’ 12 main draw finals after 

beating the No.2 seed in a 10 

point tie breaker, I lost to the 

No.1 seed in the finals 6-2, 6-1. At 

age 13, I decided to focus all my 

talent on tennis, which I felt I had 

excelled at more inherently. 

I started copying my favorite 

tennis player Roger Federer from 

forehand to backhand to serve; 

and from then on I have never 

stopped copying him. The next 

stage in my development was to 

watch his court positioning, court 

play and how he reacts to each 

ball when he is about to hit it. 

My plan is to define my game 

style by developing inside-out 

forehand and drop shot like my 

favorite player Roger Federer. 

By 14, I was fully immersed in the 

game of tennis, playing two or 

three tournaments per month and 

practicing five to twelve hours 

a week, along with two hours of 

conditioning. For me, tennis is 

tough and isn’t just a sport you 

play and just forget about. It is a 

part of my lifestyle. 

Roger Federer is a hard act to 

follow but I intend to do just that. 

My Facebook: Aaron Uter 

My Instagram: Aaron_Uter

Teenagers 

on Pro 

2 males 

5 femal

in Top 100 

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in the ATP 

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hard work pays off

Tennis 

mental 

why some junior players 

Never Make it 

The number one reason a player who has all 

the physical attributes never make it, is attitude. 

I mean having the wrong attitude. Most junior 

tennis players go through a phase, where they 

fall in love with themselves and their game. 

When this happens, they walk around with a 

huge ego as if they are some famous celebrity 

that everyone should recognize. Also they have 

this belief that certain players are beneath them, 

so they even refuse to hit with those players. 

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This attitude is also manifested on the court, by 

the way these players respond to their coaches. 

Where there used to be a deep respect, and 

doing everything instantly ‘to please the coach‘ 

there is now questioning, disagreements and 

even refusal to do exactly what the coach asks 

them to do. They eventually do it but, their way. 

This disrespect is very evident by their little 

smirks and snickers, their lack of effort, anger, 

and even outburst at other players, which is 

sometimes meant for the coach. 

This reaches beyond the court and into simple 

tasks like preparation for practice, interacting 

with people, taking personal responsibility for 

their actions, and even self motivation. 

Having the wrong attitude can truly affect and 

destroy your entire career and future. That’s 

why it’s so important to surround yourself with 

a strong team, who won’t let you get away with 

adolescence behaviors, that can ruin everything 

you worked for so long, so hard. 


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Fitness 

off court 

train

ing 

Today’s athletes are bigger, faster, stronger 

than ever before. When you compete against 

them, you’re going to have to do at least everything 

they do, just to be able to keep up 

with them. There is absolutely no room for 

cutting corners. Staying on the court and just 

hitting tennis balls, won’t get it done. You’re 

going to have to get out there, and work, like 

you never did before, or you’ll be left behind.

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Photo of the 

Month 

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