Canberra\u2019s emerging talent will be the focus for Canberra Velocity in this year\u2019s Asia Pacific Tennis League (ATL).
\nNational coach and Canberra Velocity manager Todd Larkham said he would be using the competition as part of Tennis ACT\u2019s athlete development program.
\n\u201cWe are going blood our talented ACT junior players,\u201d Larkham said. \u201cThis will be an invaluable experience for Dimi [Morogiannis] and Imogen [Clews], playing against former and current professional players, matches they couldn\u2019t get in an ordinary tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n
Larkham said it is great for these young players to train and play alongside experienced professionals.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s not everyday they get to practise with players of this level and I have no doubt they will raise their level as a result.\u201d
\nAustralian Open junior champion Nick Kyrgios will headline Velocity\u2019s men\u2019s team for the event in November.
\nKyrgios, now ranked an impressive 215 in the world, shocked Czech player Radek Stepanek in the first round at this years\u2019 French Open.
\nThe Australian Open Boys Junior title holder will play alongside AIS scholarship holder Alex Bolt, Robert Howe and Jake Eames.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt will be great to have Nick back home competing again for Canberra Velocity,\u201d he said. \u201cHe\u2019s had a great year and will be a huge boost for the team.\u201d
\nAlison Bai and Ashley Keir will again spearhead the Velocity women\u2019s team alongside Tyra Calderwood, Nicole Hoynaski, and Clews.
\n\u201cAlison has had an excellent year, slashing her ranking from 900 to 440, she\u2019s in really good form,\u201d Larkham said.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a solid team which definitely has a chance to win the league.\u201d
\nHe said he hoped Annabel Parolo\u2019s (nee Ellwood)\u00a0 return to the doubles court will give the team the edge it lacked last year, when it finished sixth.
\n\u201cLast year our doubles wasn\u2019t strong enough, we hope Annabel will help us there\u00a0 and I look forward to seeing her on a court again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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