“My home is my car”
Henri Laaksonen has been racing from tournament to tournament for five years – it’s a constant struggle for survival. It’s gradually starting to pay off for the 29-year-old.
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Always on the hunt for points, dollars and luck: Henri Laaksonen in New York.
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Henri Laaksonen is well tanned, he has not a gram of fat on his fine upper body, and his legs are defined down to the last muscle fiber. If you were to ask him to run the New York Marathon, he could probably make it off the ground. “Henri wants to train a lot, hit balls for hours,” says his coach David Pultr. “Only then does he feel good. He is very professional, very responsible. “
The US Open started on Monday, but the two have been here for almost three weeks. Laaksonen wanted to arrive as early as possible to get used to the conditions. It was worth it. He survived the qualification with difficulty and defeated the Australian John Millman (ATP 43) in round 1. That earns him $ 115,000. And he’s approaching the magical limit of the top 100 again.
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