Patrick McEnroe Interview

11/03/09 • 26 min

The G-Cast - Your Guide to Junior Tennis in Florida

Patrick McEnroe, United States Davis Cup Captain and General Manager of USTA Player Development chats candidly about junior tennis with USTA Florida’s Andy Gladstone. A wide gamut of cutting edge tennis topics such as his vision for Player Development, skills he looks for in junior players, the virtues of college tennis and what changes he would like to see in the game. McEnroe, the avid sports fan even gives his opinion on the great Gator Tim Tebow. McEnroe and Gladstone are both from Queens, NY, were US Open ballboys together and enjoyed some laughs about the good old days in the big city.

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