ANDRE SA on playing Henman at Wimbledon & more (PODCAST)

ANDRÉ SÁ is one of the most likable guys on the tour. And that’s probably why Tennis Australia recently named the Brazilian head of player liaisons. Before that, he had the same job with the ITF. And before that, he had an impressive professional career, beating Mark Phillipousis, Andy Roddick and Feliciano Lopez and is part of the illustrious final 8 club at Wimbledon.

He spent 5 years at the Bollettieri Academy, coming up with the likes of Tommy Haas and Max Mirnyi. And as a doubles player, he won 11 titles and a gold medal at the Pan American Games.

On this episode, Brazilian stalwart, ANDRÉ SÁ explains what next year’s “Summer Down Under” will look like. He tells us what got the cab drivers in Brazil to realize that a tennis racquet was not just a small guitar. And he tells the story of what it was like to challenge Great Britain’s greatest hope on center court of Wimbledon.

(Recorded March, 2019. Released July 1, 2019). UNDER REVIEW is a podcast in which tennis insiders share unique stories and insightful perspective. For more information, please contact info@underreviewtennis.com

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL:

More on Tennis Australia can be found at: https://www.tennis.com.au/

For other episodes of UNDER REVIEW with Bollettieri Academy alumn, check out:

And for an episode with the coach himself, check out: NICK BOLLETTIERI [Ep28]

If that’s not enough, check out our episode with TIM HENMAN [Ep10].

KEYWORDS:

Adelaide, Andre Agassi, Anna Kournikova, atp, ATP Cup, Australia, Australian Open, Bianca Andreescu, Bollettieri Academy, Brasil, Craig Tiley, Davis Cup, Denis Shapovalov, Doubles, Fernando Gonzalez, Grass Courts, Guga, Gustavo Kuerten, ITF, Laver Cup, Luiz Mattar, Marcelo Melo, Max Mirnyi, Melbourne, Nick Bollettieri, Olympics, Tennis Australia, Thiago Wild, Tim Henman, Tommy Haas, Stafanos Tsitsipas, Wayne Arthurs, Wimbledon

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