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Nurture kids talent summer camp.

kenya is largely not a tennis playing country

Massu Antony

Nurture kids talent tennis academy has decided to a tennis tournament and training camp for kids of different tennis levels. such tourneys are important for their development in the field of tennis. Coach Johannes Okumu who is the head-coach at the academy said they decided to host such a tournament every year to help nurture kids especially from disadvantaged backgrounds. with a prize money tagged on it, sponsors hope to come to the support of poor tennis playing kids through cash and other available incentives. the one week camp involves under 12,14,16,18 and 21 ages of tennis players. it is important to note that tennis as a sport is very difficult if kids are not closely monitored by a professional trainer. the nurture kids talent tourney is one among less than ten tournaments that take place countrywide. Kenya is not largely a tennis country thus tournaments are few as many players jostle for the few available slots on the limelight of glory. Nurture kids talent academy was started mainly to improve the talents of children rural western Kenya particularly migori county where it is based. for training, the children hardly have proper courts. Balls and rackets come from well wishers who make donations. however these setbacks have not stopped the kids from excelling. Basil Sweta has reached the quarter final stages in the Kenya open for his category while David Fidel was the winner of the Kenya open Junior back-draw. the kids are hopeful that their situation will change for the better and tennis will open doors for them.

The greek god.

Massu Antony

For any ATP player beating Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic in one calendar year is a dream in the day. However beating the big three over and over again has become the norm for Greek prodigy Stefanos tsitsipas. The lanky Greek is the youngest player in the top ten world rankings at number five. This makes the 21 year old the first Greek to feature in top ten. With a glittering career still ahead of him, Stefanos , coached and managed by his father Apostolos Tsitsipas has already won 4 ATP titles and reached nine finals. His biggest win, the just concluded ATP nitto finals saw the next gen sweep aside all the four players ranked ahead of him to claim the title. His heroics included sleeping a side the hard-hitting Dominic thiem and the inform Novak Djokovic. Left-handed Spaniard Rafael Nadal and the games Legends Roger Federer who are not spared the Wrath of Tsitsipas. Stefanos is stepping into 2020 as the hottest property on the tennis market with a name to convert into a legacy. the onus is on his coach to come up with a masterstroke that shall solidify his grip on the top position in the rankings and throw in a grand slam or two to raise his credibility. Tsitsipas is coming on the back of an array of tennis flops who did not make it to the apex of their promising careers leaving fans groaning with displeasure. with the big four now seeming to be on their way out, perhaps it is now time for someone else to take the mantle and run the ATP show. The future is warming up for young Tsitsipas and we can only hope it gets better for him.

Emery, Bye Arsenal?

Antony Massu.

With the mounting pressure to win games for arsenal, Unai emery’s tenure at the helm of the north London club looks to be coming to an end. hailed for his heroics at Seville where he won back to back Europa league titles with a seemingly weak squad,emery’s coaching career seems to take a nip in the bud at London. Arsenal’s dressing room demons are following Emery onto the pitch. Following an unending string of poor results, Arsenal tactician Emery seems to be on his way out of the north London club.

The Spaniard seems to have failed to replicate his heroics in Spain and in France where he won a handful of trophies with Paris Saint Ger-main. The Spaniard has won only won one of his last six premier league games with losses against Sheffield Wednesday and Leicester city being the highlights of what looks like a woeful season for Arsenal. Emery’s troubles have been coupled with changing room woes. Emery has come under pressure in recent times over squad selection with Mesut Ozil, Nicholas Pepe, Hector Bellerin an Alexander Lacazzete rousing debate amongst fans and stakeholders. The team’s two nil drubbing by Leicester over the weekend seems to highlight the crisis at the north London club. Emery however has maintained that he has the full backing of the club’s board of directors, despite rumors of a looming Jose Mourinho takeover at Emirates.