TAG: ATP player Pierre Duclos now sits in jail
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Pierre Duclos: From The ATP Tour to a Florida Jail Cell Hellhole
48 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios, Scoop
Former ATP tennis player Pierre Ludovic Duclos has singles victories over Feliciano Lopez, Kevin Anderson, Ryan Harrison and Tim Smyczek. He had two match points against James Blake at the Montreal Masters Series. He got a wildcard and played doubles against Lleyton Hewitt and Rafael Nadal. He lost 64 64 to David Ferrer on grass while the feisty Spaniard was ranked number four in the world.
But life has changed for Pierre Duclos, from St. Foy, Quebec, Canada. Miami, Montreal, the IMG Academy training center, the pristine grass courts of Newport, Rhode Island must seem like dreams a million miles away. Today, Duclos sits in a jail cell with six other inmates at a Palmetto jail in Manatee County, Florida. Continue to read full article...
