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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Brittany Collens

Bedbugs, anxiety and friendships: the ups and downs of life on tennis’ lower rungs

Brittany Collens: ‘A missed tournament opportunity can be career-changing'
Brittany Collens: ‘A missed tournament opportunity can be career-changing'. Photograph: Jon Parry

“You get depressed for the first two days returning home and the first two days on the road, too?”

I thought I was the only tennis player who struggled with this part of tour life. I’m talking with one of my best friends in professional tennis, Taylor Ng, a Dartmouth University graduate who worked on Wall Street for two years before pursuing a professional career. Today, she ranks around No 650 in the world.

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