Kaylan Bigun
August 15, 2024
“Honestly, tennis has been in my life ever since I could remember. Some kids have a lullaby – my dad took out the toys and tied tennis balls around the mobile. From the beginning, I always wanted to be a pro. My heroes were Rafa, Roger and Novak. I was always the biggest Rafa guy, and my brother was always the biggest Djokovic fan. I remember making our own posters to watch their matches in the living room that said, “Let’s go Rafa,” or “Let’s go Novak.” I would wear all the Rafa headbands and do his routines, mimic his strokes, I had the bag… From a young age, I think I was pretty gifted with hitting the ball. However, there was a time when I was probably 15, where I was just losing more matches. That was also the only year where I felt like my brother was a better player than me. I was just struggling, struggling, struggling. Some of it had to do with my game, some of it had to do with me growing. That’s the only time I can remember where I was not the happiest playing. I still loved it, but I had to
“Honestly, tennis has been in my life ever since I could remember. Some kids have a lullaby – my dad took out the toys and tied tennis balls around the mobile. From the beginning, I always wanted to be a pro. My heroes were Rafa, Roger and Novak. I was always the biggest Rafa guy, and my brother was always the biggest Djokovic fan. I remember making our own posters to watch their matches in the living room that said, “Let’s go Rafa,” or “Let’s go Novak.” I would wear all the Rafa headbands and do his routines, mimic his strokes, I had the bag… From a young age, I think I was pretty gifted with hitting the ball. However, there was a time when I was probably 15, where I was just losing more matches. That was also the only year where I felt like my brother was a better player than me. I was just struggling, struggling, struggling. Some of it had to do with my game, some of it had to do with me growing. That’s the only time I can remember where I was not the happiest playing. I still loved it, but I had to