So-Cal boy headed for Florida?Posted
Saturday, September 10, 2005
, 7:06:00 PM GMT by tennisdear
A little bird (in the form of certain American telelvision tennis commentators) has it that Taylor plans to head for Sarasota to work at Bolletieri's, the famed tennis training academy that has churned out greats from Seles to Courier to Sharapova and more.
Oh, alright alright. It's not technically a rumour, I just wanted to use the rumour icon again. You know, its so hard to come across juicy tennis gossip. Anyway, Taylor actually confirmed the plans in his post-match interview from Sunday:
Oh, alright alright. It's not technically a rumour, I just wanted to use the rumour icon again. You know, its so hard to come across juicy tennis gossip. Anyway, Taylor actually confirmed the plans in his post-match interview from Sunday:
Q. You reportedly have gotten a place in Sarasota.
TAYLOR DENT: I made an offer. Not quite there yet. Not quite there yet, but yeah.
Q. My question is, so what's the deal with California? Are you still going to hang out there? Is that going to be past history?
TAYLOR DENT: No, I'd like to move back out there after my tennis, but I just feel that there aren't enough high level players out there at, you know, top pro players out there to really play and work with. And I don't have the facilities kind of at my disposal. Whereas down in Bollettieri's, everything's right there. It's kind of like a kid in a candy shop. I love doing the stuff. If it's convenient and easy, you can't get me out of those places. But when I'm in southern Cal, I kind of have to work to get there a little bit and I roll the eyes.
Of course, it would go a long way in silencing those who say that Taylor's not serious about his fitness. Hopefully we won't have to wait too long to see if the deal went through.
TAYLOR DENT: I made an offer. Not quite there yet. Not quite there yet, but yeah.
Q. My question is, so what's the deal with California? Are you still going to hang out there? Is that going to be past history?
TAYLOR DENT: No, I'd like to move back out there after my tennis, but I just feel that there aren't enough high level players out there at, you know, top pro players out there to really play and work with. And I don't have the facilities kind of at my disposal. Whereas down in Bollettieri's, everything's right there. It's kind of like a kid in a candy shop. I love doing the stuff. If it's convenient and easy, you can't get me out of those places. But when I'm in southern Cal, I kind of have to work to get there a little bit and I roll the eyes.
