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Smash Hit?


Your child has a killer backhand and looks great in whites, but does he or she have what it takes to be the next


Andre Agassi said the tennis court was his prison. Venus and Serena Williams revelled in being groomed as future tennis champions from birth. Mary Pierce and Jelena Dokic both had abusive and domineering fathers. Rafael Nadal was coached from the age of four by a strict but loving uncle—and still is. Searching for a pattern? Forget it. There isn’t one. So what do you do if your child suddenly starts hitting


a hard, fast ball low over the net, time after time? However much of a role a parent plays (and are you sure


BY RICHARD EVANS COURTESY THE MURRAY FAMILY; ELLA LING/BACKPAGEIMAGES.COM


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