Tennis plz answer truthfully this will affect my whole life!!!?

Question

iam 14 very athletic and good at sports i pick up well on most sports and was wondering if i trained in tennis for 2 to 4hours everyday could i become a pro by age 20 to 24

Answer 1

No, you will be fat and living in a trailer park at 21.

Answer 2

Depends on what you mean by pro. It is certainly possible. You would need to ask a good coach to assess you and tell you, however. It is not just athleticism. Every sport is different. And there are different levels of pros. I however, do not believe you will be since you don't even seem that interested in it. You must want to play it, not just for the pro status, but for fun and for yourself.

Answer 3

If you can dream it, you can do it....just depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice to get it!

Answer 4

No, most pros start very young and are already perfecting their groundstrokes by age 5! And then they play as Juniors and go to the grandslams. and then when they are 17 and 18 they have a choice to play ATP. So it doesn't look very likely b/c the competition is stiff. Just play for fun.

Answer 5

Absolutely although I would recommend your practice lean toward the 4 hours than the 2. I know a young lady personally that didn't pick up a racket until she was a freshman in High School. By the time she was a Junior, she was the #2 seed in the largest High School in Cincinnati and regularly beat the #1 seed!

Now keep in mind, this girl was absolutely fanatical about the game and was up at 5am every morning to get a workout in before school even started not to mention the hours of practice after school so there's a tremendous committment involved. But if you're disciplined and passionate, there's no reason why you couldn't compete on a pro level at some point. It may take a little longer than the kid that started at age 7 but it's certainly possible!

Good luck and chase your dream even if someone says you can't! Remember, the people who say you can't do it are always passed up by the people doing it!

Answer 6

It's posibble..

Good luck..

Answer 7

not unless you went to bolletieri every session and trained your *** off. i'm talking the mandatory 4 hours and hitting afterwards. then playing tournaments to get match experience...i'm saying no. you might play college tennis. maybe. trust me. i've played tennis every day since i was five and i could play college level (playing at an sec school next year) but i'm nowhere near pro.

Answer 8

Probably not!

Answer 9

Are we talking pro like teaching/challanger series pro, or are you talking wta/atp tour pro?  If you are willing to put in the hours with a good coach, I see no reason why you couldn't become a pretty fair club pro and maybe pick up some money on the challenger series tour if you are so inclined.  But as far as a world class top ranked pro on the main tour, I would truthfully have to say no.  Most (but not all) tour players have gone to academies that train them for as many as 6 hours a day and that includes physical fitness training as well as court time with top pros and competition that you would be hard pressed to find on your own.  Even those who don't attend academies start at a younger age and are pretty advanced by age 14.  Even if you practiced more than 2 to 4 hours a day, you'd be starting from a huge disadvantage.  There are 12 and 14 year olds on the junior circuit who are quite capable of giving some of the top pros good competition.

If you really love tennis, here's what I would do.  Start with small goals first, like making your high school or local club tennis team.  Get a good coach and practice as much as you can daily.  As you get better, try entering some local USTA events.  I think you'll be shocked at the level of competition.  A lot of those players are very good, and they're not even at the top of the junior game.  Always try to play players that are better than you, you will improve faster that way.  As you get more experience you will better be able to gauge where you are in relation to other players.  If you keep at it and have talent for the game, you should get to a level where you can possibly play collegiate tennis.  Keep in mind that most of the players at the college level are not tour level players and most of them will never play professionally.  If you still have the passion after college, there are many career possibilities in the teaching/coaching profession, as well as the lower tier tour events.  These will never bring you fame and fortune, but if you really LOVE the game, it's a way to keep tennis in your life.