Biofile: The Jared Donaldson Interview

Status: ATP #168. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 160 DOB: October 9, 1996 (age: 18) Born in: Providence, Rhode Island. First Tennis Memory: "Would be when I was four years old, we belonged to a country club in Rhode Island. And we'd go over to the pool when we were young, every day in the summer. And I remember walking over to the tennis courts and playing tennis for like five hours a day when I was younger. I don't know why. Just wandered over there, and they gave me a racquet and I just played till, literally, my mom (Rebecca) said it was time to go home. We'd get there at like twelve and we'd leave at like six. And I was there all day playing tennis. That's my first memory of tennis [smiles]. So, balls being fed at me from the service line, me hitting like two-hand forehands." Tennis Inspirations: "Djokovic and Federer." Last Book Read: "Was Forgotten Warrior." Continue to read full article...

"Federer was serious but a lot of fun."