My Italian Adventure

How did a question about strings lead me to start a tennis camp in Italy? Talk about destiny. In my wildest dreams I could not have imagined the course of the events that unfolded from such a simple request when, last March, John Yandell forwarded me an email from an Italian father with questions regarding strings for his daughter's racket. At the time I was in the middle of planning a trip to Europe that would include a stay in Italy. The summer before, my wife Cynthia and I had spent a wonderful week in Monza with Marco Mottadelli and his wife Franca. Marco had been an admirer of my articles on Tennisplayer.net and after years of emailing and phone calls we finally met up in Italy to share our passion for tennis. Cynthia and I became great friends with Marco and his entire family. Marco Mottadelli, tennis fanatic, a red indoor clay court, and me! That trip also included a visit to Prague (gorgeous) and my first ever appearance at Wimbledon. Based on that fantastic trip the wanderlust hit me head on. Since I was no longer directing the Nike Tahoe Tennis Camp, we were free to return to...