Category Archives: Tour Life

Financing the Tour

Posted on June 24, 2013 by James Mc Gee

Hello again everyone, I’d like to use my blog to answer some of the questions I receive frequently from younger players, parents and general tennis fans. I tend to hear a lot of questions to do with training/travelling/funding/motivation and in … Continue reading →

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Post Wimbledon Update

Posted on June 20, 2013 by James Mc Gee

Hello Everyone! I know it has been months since my last update but I figured I might as well stop procrastinating and get back writing. I am back home in Dublin now after returning back from Wimbledon Qualifying earlier in … Continue reading →

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Last Few Months On Tour

Posted on February 10, 2013 by James Mc Gee

2013 has started off on a positive note. I reached the final of my first tournament of the year in Israel 3 weeks ago and followed that up with a couple of solid performances in Davis Cup the following week. … Continue reading →

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Penza, Russia: 5 Days I’ll Never Get Back

Posted on August 8, 2012 by James Mc Gee

I hadn’t heard too many bad things about Penza from guys who played the event last year aside from the fact that it was difficult to get to so I decided to go ahead and enter the tournament. Little did … Continue reading →

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Grinding and Hustling on the Pro Tour

Posted on June 15, 2012 by James Mc Gee

There’s a bit more to it than hitting tennis balls… One of the biggest things I’ve learnt since being on the tour is that so much of it is not just about hitting tennis balls. There’s a huge amount of … Continue reading →

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