question for the tennis lovers

i'm a full time tennis player? how old are you? i'm trying to go pro and i have to train 4-5 hours a day. plus its pretty expensive and super hard work

Good luck to both of you. I "love" tennis! ha ha.... Heres my tennis joke... What do you call a tennis match between 2 blind people? Answer: Eternal Love! Ha ha... I know... corny, but i love it. lol

i'm a full time tennis player? how old are you? i'm trying to go pro and i have to train 4-5 hours a day. plus its pretty expensive and super hard work

I'm 21 I train ever time I get a chance which is usually is Monday I but I wheb I don't get to play I work out even harder

....So, what specifically are you asking for, if you train every chance you get and work out even harder on the days you don't get to play?

I was a ranked tennis player in my younger years (#64 in New England, USTA Women), and let me tell you, it is a full time job. A FUN job, but its HARD work, dedication, determination, drive. Its 50% physical and 50% mental. If you really want it, dont give up. Start taking lessons from head pros at your tennis club. Start hitting with people who are better than you. Stand at the baseline and serve balls until you think your arm is gonna fall off. memorize what a "good" shot feels like and try to repeat it everytime. I miss it. I wish I never stopped playing. The good news is, its a sport you can play almost your whole life, and its easy to get into a club, lesson, ladder, tournament in most places. Thehardest part Ive found lately is reminding my HEAD that my BODY is not as physcially fit as I used to be....but it can be! Practice, practice, practice!

This.

And off the court, I would recommend a lot of plyometric routines. You're gonna need a lot of lower body power for those baseline sprints.

oh and how many calories shold I eat a day

That has very little to do with the sport you are playing, and everything to do with how tall you are/how much you weigh/how much you are working out/etc.

well i dont wanna ruin your ambitions but 21 is a little too late to start. i'm 16 and have played since i was 7. let me tell you, its extremely hard and takes years and years of hard work. but its great for a hobby you can play at any age!

I picked up my first tennis racquet 3 years ago and initially logged 15-20 hours per week on the courts doing drills and playing social matches. Outside of tennis I was cycling, playing hockey and running regularly. The athleticism helped a lot, but I couldn't compete with upper level players that grew up playing the sport. At the time I started as a USTA 2.5 player and now at 3.5 the level of dedication/resources required to achieve anything beyond a 5.0 skill ranking seems monumental. But I'm 29

All this to say, I believe that if you want it enough and can dedicate your life to becoming pro... it's absolutely possible. But it does appear to be a full time job and it will require top notch conditioning and skills training. Djokovic stated that during his recent 40+ winning streak that a huge part of that was his new conditioning and diet regimen. And of course, his confidence and skills only built on that. I wish you the best of luck and look forward to hearing updates on your successes!