Tom Downs is the Head Staff Professional and Traveling Coach at the Harold Solomon Tennis Institute in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Tom has worked with junior and professional players, including Sam Stosur and Rennae Stubbs, at all 4 Grand Slam events, as well as other major tournaments around the world. Tom was an elite Australian junior players, who was ranked in the top 10 nationally in all age divisions. He played college tennis at South Carolina State University where he helped lead the team to a conference championship before graduating with a degree in communications in 2005.
Tom Downs
Tour Strokes
Two signature shots: heavy serve, heavy forehand. Sam Stosur and I both grew up in the state of Queensland, Australia, in towns about 30 minutes apart. I was a couple of years ahead of Sam in the Australian juniors and...
Tour Strokes
Let's take a look at Sam's advanced, ATP style forehand. In my first Tennisplayer article on Sam Stosur's serve I talked about my history with Sam going back to the Australian juniors, and then how we reconnected at Saddlebrook where...