KIDS SAY: If you could ask a Volvo Car Open player one question, what would you ask?
For this week’s KIDS SAY question, Søren Spina aced his assignment while canvasing the Volvo Car Open grounds during Family Weekend. Not only did he collect some thought-provoking responses to his main query, but he sought out answers to the kids’ questions by polling six VCO players! That’s what we call taking the game to the next level!
I want to ask her how she trains and gets better so I can do the same tactics.
Carter
Age 9
“When I was nine I learned the basics before and after school. I focused a lot on technique and not on winning or losing. You want it to be fun and take it slowly.”
Raquel Atawo (USA)
“I think you have to find what you need to improve and then you need to enjoy playing and enjoy the time on the court.”
Lucie Hradecka (CZECH REPUBLIC)
I would ask her how she got so good.
Luke
Age 8
“Getting to where I am now took a lot of hard work and setting goals. I had a lot of help along the way. Surround yourself with people who care about you.”
Raquel Atawo (USA)
How much do you practice?
Asher
Age 12
“I play four hours of tennis a day and one and a half hours of fitness. Tennis takes a lot of practice.”
Asia Muhammad (USA)
“I do two or three hours of tennis a day. I think the most important part is fitness, which I do for two hours unless there is a match. If there is a match, then 30 minutes to an hour.”
Chan Hao-Ching (TAIWAN)
“I practice according to if there is a tournament or not. Before this tournament I practiced three to four hours of tennis and one and a half hours of fitness a day.”
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROMANIA)
“We train a lot every day. In a practice day, I play four hours of tennis and two hours of physical workouts.”
Kiki Bertens (NETHERLANDS)
How much practice did it take for you to get to this level?
Dedeepya
Age 6
“Practice got me to this level. If you enjoy what you do you can be better.”
Lucie Hradecka (CZECH REPUBLIC)
I would love to ask her what brought her into tennis.
Abram
Age 11
“My parents brought me into tennis. I loved playing tennis in college. There I developed the passion of tennis.”
Raquel Atawo (USA)
“I started when I was three and a half and my aunt was a tennis coach.”
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROMANIA)
“I started playing tennis because I was not doing much and my cousin was playing tennis.”
Asia Muhammad (USA)
“My uncle and aunts brought me into tennis.”
Kiki Bertens (NETHERLANDS)
“My sister brought me into tennis. I started playing tennis at five.”
Lucie Hradecka (CZECH REPUBLIC)
I would ask her what their fastest serve is.
Quantez
Age 9
“My fastest serve is 111 miles per hour.”
Raquel Atawo (USA)
“My fastest serve is 121 miles per hour.”
Asia Muhammad (USA)
“I think I have served 115 miles per hour.”
Irina-Camelia Begu (ROMANIA)
“My fastest serve was 124 mph.”
Lucie Hradecka (CZECH REPUBLIC)
“I have served 111 miles per hour.”
Kiki Bertens (NETHERLANDS)
“My fastest serve is 112 miles per hour.”
Chan Hao-Ching (TAIWAN)