Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr.is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles. Until Novak Djokovic in 2016, Courier was...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth17 August 1970
CitySanford, FL
CountryUnited States of America
His game may not be obviously adaptable to grass, but his attitude is,
In the beginning, he did everything with the viewpoint of what's in it for Andre. But he transformed himself from just another selfish athlete into a generous, caring, enlightened person, someone who ran away from responsibility and now dresses himself up in it.
We are excited to launch the Champions Cup Series and unveil another high quality tennis property in the United States.
He would just outwork people. You think you hit a winner and the ball comes back to you. OK, you think. But when that happens on every single point it can really mess with you.
We'll fill in with someone else. We have some options. I'll play at 7 (p.m.), just not with Michael.
He's got to get a little more emphatic,
He's going to have to be a little more emphatic at times,
He has to be more emphatic at times. He tries to counter punch more ? it works well against everyone except Roger,
Roger (Federer) has said unequivocally that he doesn't want Hawk-Eye, he doesn't want to change anything, but if you're playing as well as he is, you don't want to change your socks, your underwear, your girlfriend, your agent, anything.
I don't think you know the magnitude of the award you're receiving.
He cannot rip the ball unless his body is moving into the ball ? he's not strong enough.
He'll be lucky to last five or six years on those knees. What it might have to come down to is playing less on hard surfaces and playing more on forgiving surfaces.
I think it will be a terrific addition for tennis.
I knew I was the second-best tennis player in the state of Florida and No. 8 in the United States of America when I was 12 years old and I couldn't tell you what I was in baseball, but I liked my chances in tennis of getting a scholarship to college.