another good result for Ryan.

JonH comes home wrote:

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Apparently he had a form of cancer when a youngster which he battled but it also held back his growth. Hes done well to become a pro sportsman.

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 Wow! we have a few inspirational players at the moment. 

JonH comes home wrote:

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From wiki

As a child Peniston survived rhabdomyosarcoma, a soft tissue cancer, and had to have surgery to remove a tumor and chemotherapy at St Bartholomews Hospital in London. Annual check-ups revealed that the cancer slowed his growth process, and he was much smaller than his classmates until he was 16 years old. Aged 13 years old he moved to Nice, France to train at ISP Academy before going to College at 18.[2] A graduate of the University of Memphis tennis programme[3] he was part of the GB University Team, managed by the LTA, that won the nations first ever team gold medal at MasterU Championships.[4][5]

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That's a lot for a young person. to take on. As a parent it's not the route I would have taken but who knows the whole story. He's added to my hero list. GO RYAN! 

indiana wrote:

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Jaffa wrote:

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Out of interest, how many of these tournaments are there a year? i cant ever remember seeing a challenger 50?

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 A wikipedia article says 8 out of 106 challenger events this year. 

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 Thank you Indiana. Shame its so few but not surprised. There should be more.