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Jared Donaldson

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Perhaps the creation of this thread is a bit premature. But yesterday Jared prevailed over Farukh Dustov in the first round of the US Open qualies, and today he plays Ilya Marchenko.

I don't think a win against Marchenko is very likely. But, hey, the kid is only 16 and he picked up an ATP win. Nothing to sniff at. Let's keep an eye on this kid.

 
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More info:

Birthdate: 16 (09 Oct 1996)
Plays: Right Handed (Double Handed Backhand)
From Cumberland, Rhode Island

JD is from a well-off family. He has a younger sister, an equestrian, who he doesn't get along with. He trains in Argentina for the last 2 1/2 years. Temporarily quit tennis in February, but returned to the sport after consulting with a sport psychologist :awww:

He is a versatile ballstriker with good height (but is on the skinny side). Was said to be 6'1 to 6'2 last summer. Jared needs to work on his serve, conditioning, and mental game. Current ranking is 1055 (made a quarterfinal of the Venezuela futures in his pro debut last year two weeks after turning 16).

The video that made me fall in love with him. Into the stock market at the age of 12 :worship:, loved his Muhammad Ali quote.



Lost in the Kalamazoo 18s final to Collin Altamirano earlier this month.


At K-Zoo

http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2013_08_01_archive.html
 
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Watching the 16 yr old Donaldson play Ptschner with Brad Gilbert right behind me dressed in his gray Raiders long sleeve shirt and cap. The German is slice back handing the kid with his Western grip. This kid is from Cumberland RI, known for its supermarket, Cumberland Farms. He’s tall and lanky, but Petz is a proven and usually a Main Draw player. I’ve never seen a guy hit only slice backhands, but that’s the steady diet Petz is giving the kid, who’s down a break early. His forehand is big, but Petz just gave him a dink slice and the kid moved up to the ball tentatively and slow. It’s fun watching Petz play, he just hit serve volley winner.
Talking to Gilbert. He said Petz plays with the slice all the time. He has a 2 handler, but doesn’t hit it. BG says an American, Steve Johnson plays the same was on backhand. P is giving Donaldson a clinic. The kid doesn’t have a chance when P draws him up to net.
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Donaldson GOGOGOGO

Hope he is real hope. Unlike Ryan Harrison and Donald Young
 
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Lost 62 76(4) but good effort in reaching 1st semifinal. With this result, should break inside the Top 700 and also have SE for next week's tournament. JD is the highest ranked 1996 American in the ATP ranking, but Ernesto Escobedo is narrowing the gap and will only be 1 point behind if he wins the Costa Mesa futures tomorrow.
 
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Donaldson Tapped for Training with Federer



Seventeen-year-old Jared Donaldson has been invited to train with Roger Federer in Dubai for three weeks next month. Federer is known for asking junior players to serve as hitting partners while he competes in tournaments and also during his off-season workouts in Dubai, where he trains to prepare himself for the heat of Australia in January.

Donaldson, this year's Kalamazoo 18s finalist, is now working with Taylor Dent and his father Phil at their academy in Fountain Valley, California. Taylor will be accompanying Donaldson on the trip to Dubai.
http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com...tter&utm_campaign=Feed:+Zootennis+(ZooTennis)
 
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Training with Federer: Jared Donaldson on Five Things He Learned from Roger in Dubai Last Month

http://tenniskalamazoo.blogspot.com/2014/01/training-with-federer-jared-donaldson.html


When I heard back in November that 17-year-old Jared Donaldson had been invited to train with Roger Federer in Dubai for several weeks, I asked Taylor Dent, who Donaldson is now working with, if the Kalamazoo 18s finalist would be interested in writing about his experience for ZooTennis.com. Having interviewed Donaldson several times at Kalamazoo, I was impressed with his analysis and his candor and thought his impressions of the experience would be valuable to other juniors, to coaches, to parents and to fans of the game. And so it proved. Donaldson's post:

Roger, Dubai and Me
by Jared Donaldson

First and foremost team Federer and the USTA were very kind and generous to extend the invitation to me to train with Roger in Dubai.

5 lessons learned (or relearned):

1. You don't have to be a jerk to be the best! I've heard people say that you have to be mean, or a jerk to be great. Roger flat out proves that wrong. He's one of the nicest and most sincere people I've ever met in tennis.

2. Surround yourself with a good team. Everyone that played a part in Roger's tennis was very supportive and honest. They all got along very well, and for the amount of time they spend together, that's a must.

3. Make practice specific. The only time Roger would just hit, would be the warm up. After that, every drill had a specific purpose for HIS game. Nadal may not do the exact same drills as Federer, but I'm sure he makes his workouts specific to his game just like Roger.

4. Intensity. Roger didn't practice 5 hours straight. He took plenty of breaks and drilled for about 2 hours. But when it was time his intensity was at 100%.

5. His level. Watching him play on TV or even from the stands does not do his game justice. Hitting with him gives you a whole new appreciation for how good he really is. His ball quality is so good that it's tough just to get the ball back in play. The amount of spin and heaviness he hits is eye opening. Not the "flat" ball as seen on TV. I also feel that his speed is as big of a weapon as his spin. He moves so well that it is extremely difficult to hurt him.

Another part of his game I noticed from playing with him was his ability to take the ball early and on the rise a lot of the time, giving me less time to get set and ready.

Lastly, his serve was a huge weapon as well.The pace on his serve was great, but I felt that his incredible precision and accuracy with his serve is what made it so difficult to get into the point.

Again it was a true privilege to get the invite out. I wish him and his team an incredible 2014!
 
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