The Sunday Mail
“I had no doubt that they (my kids) were going to be tennis players, as I knew the richness, enjoyment and privilege that I had playing the game and representing my country.
“We were blessed with four kids, and I took it upon myself to coach them. From the age of three, I had them on the tennis court, and for the next 12 years, I just trained them as best as I could.
“We took them to tournaments, would wake up as early as six in the morning, train a bit and then go to work afterwards. The minute I came back home, we would train again.”
Langton Nyakwenda and Tinashe Kusema
ZIMBABWE was once a Mecca for big-name tennis pilgrims.
The sight of a surprisingly balding 29-year-old Andre Agassi – who was ranked sixth in the world then – making his way up the City Sports Centre auditorium to join Zimbabwe fans in song and dance is likely to be indelibly etched in the minds of local tennis lovers who witn...
