Saturday, April 12, 2008

De Heart Has a Great Tennis Mind

Ryler De Heart.

MOBILE, Al -- Ryler De Heart has a great tennis mind. He was asked Saturday -- after defeating Michael Yani 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) -- about Travis Rettenmaier who would be his opponent in the final of the Newton Cox USTA Men's Professional Tennis Classic.

"He is a very crafty player," Ryler said. "He likes to come to the net. Crafty player. Talented. It will be a tough match."

"He likes to come to the net." That is something I saw in Rettenmaier when he defeated Artem Sitak 6-3, 7-5. I remember writing a note about Rettenmaier: 'very proficient at the net.'

Like De Heart said, it makes for a tough final.

Travis Rettenmaier.Michael Yani.

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