The game of tennis in the Northern Region is expected to improve for the better following the arrival of an expatriate Dutch coach Amon Udo in Mzuzu over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Udo from Rotterdam City in Netherlands, is on contract with Khaya Volunteers, a South African organization which has partnered with Mzuzu-based tennis organisation Saved By the Ball (SBB).<\/p>\n
Udo said with continued discipline from players and support from SBB management, he hopes the techniques he will impart will bring an impact on their game and make them ready for top tournaments.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am happy to be in Malawi, Mzuzu in particular and I hope I will learn a lot during the six weeks I will be in the country,\u201d said the 19-year-old Dutch.<\/p>\n
Udo, who has already started imparting skill to the youths in Mzuzu, said the only challenge he has met was language because some kids can hardly speak English.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy English is not good because it\u2019s not my language, but I also face problems as kids can\u2019t speak the Queen\u2019s language either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
However, he said with the SBB management\u2019s support, some are learning very fast.<\/p>\n
The arrival of Udo is a big boost to Malawi\u2019s top junior lawn tennis star Lamesh Banda, who is struggling to improve on his game ahead of his Africa Championship qualifiers in September in Morocco.<\/p>\n
Banda qualified for the Africa junior championship two months ago in Botswana after winning gold and said he was banking on the expatriate coach to improve on the attack, fire power, net volley and smashing.<\/p>\n
SBB director, Owen Mfune, said the coach will be taken to schools around Mzuzu city to teach the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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