Juan Esteban Vallejo is a boy who dreams of becoming a tennis professional and emulating Rafa Nadal, his idol. But the precarious economic situation of his family threatens to truncate his tennis dream.
“I can’t train because we need the resources“, this young tennis player explains naturally while training in his living room.
“The eviction will be done yes or yes … It will be done in 15, 30 or 40 days“, Explain Romulo Vallejo, the father of Juan Esteban.
“Since I was 3 or 4 years old I already dreamed of being a professional”
The Juan’s family had to leave Colombia seeking political asylum in Spain. But things are not going well, without work I could not pay his son for training.
“Tennis is a very expensive sport,” says the father of this little tennis player.
“Since I was 3 or 4 years old, I already dreamed of being a professional,” acknowledges Juan Esteban Vallejo, who acknowledges that his idol is Rafa Nadal.
“When I’m on the track, I feel happy“, recognizes this young tennis player.
With the right means, without hours of work on a track Juan has already achieved several tournaments in the youngest category.
“He dreams of it, wants it and is going to be a professional,” explains Juan Esteban Vallejo’s father.
