Does Mls Have Open Tryouts

1

PRESENTATION

Kuerten, Gustavo (1976 -), Brazilian tennis player.

2

Gustavo Kuerten OR THE ADVENT OF A STYLE: THE ATTACK OF THE BOTTOM OF SHORT

Born in Florianopolis (Santa Catarina) in a family keen on sport Gustavo Kuerten's tennis, but also football and basketball at the age 6 years. Amateur surfing, which today remains one of his passions, but he embraces the professional tennis career at age 14. Coached by Larri Passos (his "surrogate father" after the latter's death), he tries to pass the qualifying tournaments in Europe, without getting any results.

The experience proved very profitable, and Gustavo Kuerten joined the ATP professional circuit in 1995. His attacking game of the baseline, based on an exceptional speed, dry air strikes and use of topspin both backhand forehand that destabilizes its opponents, just like the style in many respects identical to the American players such as Jim Courier and Sergi Bruguera of Spain was able to prove problematic a few years ago.

3

Gustavo Kuerten, "MASTER" of clay

His surprise victory at the Internationaux de France in 1997 marked a turning point in the career of Gustavo Kuerten - sometimes nicknamed 'Guga "by his admirers - now" launched "to the top of the world rankings. Adulation in his country, where he dethroned the greatest football players in terms of popularity, he knows two seasons later downs.

Still surprisingly relaxed in front of the sports and media pressure, it is the highest level at the tournament in Monte Carlo in 2000. Competed in his quest for a re place worldwide by the young Russian Marat Safin in particular, it required but a few months later at Roland Garros for his second victory in a Grand Slam, then concludes the season with consecutive multiple exploits at Masters of Lisbon (Portugal): winner Andre successively Agassi and Pete Sampras in the final of the event, on a fast surface rather favorable to the real attacker, he ousts Safin in a re place in the ATP rankings.

winner on clay in Paris for the third time in 2001 - only Bjorn Borg and Henri Cochet did better with respectively 6 and 4 wins - Gustavo Kuerten experiencing uneven 2001 season, when disappointing Masters competed in Sydney ( Australia), it nevertheless retains the 2 th place in the ATP rankings, behind Australian Lleyton Hewitt, thanks to excellent results in early year. The following year, injury thwarts its development and can not play a limited number of games won only one title and thus concluded the 2002 season at the 36 th up the world rankings.