Spotlight on Gavin Manders
Posted: 2010-03-23
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Favourite Athlete: Roger Federer
Most Difficult Opponent: Michael Shabaz and Eugene Highfield
Most Memorable Performance:
My match against Eugene Highfield of the US Virgin Islands in El Salvador in 2009. It was a three-and-a-half hour match on red clay in 97 degree weather. If I would have lost that match, we (Bermuda) wouldn’t have been promoted to Group III. We had an epic 22-point game at 4-4 in the third set and it takes 24 points to win a set so we pretty much played a set in that game. I held my serve at game and went on to win 7-6 in the third set which got us promoted.
Your Biggest Thrill:
Being the first tennis player to win Athlete of the Year and having my family there at City Hall to see it was my biggest thrill
Biggest Disappointment:
It would have to be my loss to Andy Bray at the Coral Beach Invitational at the end of 2008. I had beaten him in the last two tournaments and soldified my number one ranking in Bermuda. Then I played him on clay courts which should suit me more. It was my first time playing the Coral Beach Invitational and I lost to him in three sets.
Most Underrated Participant in Your Sport: Jacob Trott
Favourite Food:
French fries
Best Place Visited:
Greece and Costa Rica
Miscellaneous Likes:
Playing Fifa
Miscellaneous Dislikes:
Cold weather
Favourite TV Shows:
Sportscenter
Favourite Singers:
Jah Cure, Gyptian and Lil Wayne
Favourites Other Sports:
Table tennis, football and cricket
Biggest Influence On Career:
My father Arnold Manders
Sporting Ambition:
To become one of the best tennis players Bermuda has ever produced. I hope to come back and contribute to Bermuda tennis and help develop better players than me. I also hope to go back into cricket one day.
Who Would You Most Like To Meet:
Tennis players Roger Federer and Andre Agassi
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