Get the latest stats and tournament results for tennis player Bjorn Fratangelo on ESPN.com. They are either approved or deleted. As a tennis player, you need to be okay with being alone, and sometimes that gets hard. Aside from the players I compete against, my greatest challenge is the travelling we have to do. The French Open in Paris was moved from early June to the end of next month, and England’s Wimbledon, the annual late June-early July tradition, was called off or the first time since World War II. “It started last summer in July; I started feeling some pain in my right foot,” Fratangelo said. “Luckily, they helped me a lot. Plum native Bjorn Fratangelo returns a shot from France’s Adrian Mannarino during the second round of the 2017 U.S. Open in New York. He then took more time off to continue rehab. I’m so lucky to have a unique job. It’s a little unexpected. Michael Love is a Tribune-Review staff writer. With all the other sports coming back, if tennis doesn’t come back, we kind of get forgotten. Being a tennis player from Pittsburgh is very different from the ‘norm’. We value thoughtful comments representing a range of views that make their point quickly and politely. Just get out there and enjoy the sport. https://www.coretennis.net/tennis-player/bjorn-fratangelo/2914/profile.html That was some match. Now, it’s just a matter of having tournaments to play and being able to get back to competitive form.”. Know that tennis is a marathon and not a sprint. A few things we won't tolerate: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, proselytizing and SHOUTING. “I just have to wait for my opportunities to come,” he said, “and then hopefully make the most of them.”. “I had been on the court with him before, and I know him well,” said Nunez, who recently partnered with Fratangelo for the latter’s latest training regimen. Fratangelo didn’t have surgery and played through the pain, competing up to and through one match at the U.S. Open, his 10th Grand Slam tournament. You can contact Michael at 412-856-7400 x8632, mlove@triblive.com or via Twitter . I’ve got a big family at home and it gets really hard when I go a long time without seeing them. You are solely responsible for your comments and by using TribLive.com you agree to our Know that tennis is a marathon and not a sprint. I’m not very good, but I like playing. He is named after tennis legend Bjorn Borg and began playing the sport at the age of four. Growing up, my idol was Roger Federer. On and off the court. By screening submissions, we provide a space where readers can share intelligent and informed commentary that enhances the quality of our news and information. Surgery was discussed.”. This is a sport that can stay with you for life and you’ll get out of it what you put into it. It can definitely be world class.”. Bjorn Fratangelo live score (and video online live stream*), schedule and results from all . 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I love to play tennis because I’m a competitor. ATP & WTA tennis players at Tennis Explorer offers profiles of the best tennis players and a database of men's and women's tennis players. Sometimes I’ll do two tennis sessions, then a fitness session. “I am hoping to rebuild my ranking as it has fallen off a bit,” said Fratangelo, who sits at 262 in the FedEx ATP singles rankings, which have been frozen since March 16. “It ended up being a pretty severe case. “It is hard because professional tennis is so international with players normally coming and going from all over the world,” Fratangelo said. Instead, corrections will be made in a blog post or in an article. Cooking is a great way to kick back too. We will make them as carefully and consistently as we can. But these suggestions should be sent This is a sport that can stay with you for life and you’ll get out of it what you put into it. By submitting your email address to Dunlop you agree to our Privacy Policy. Like many other sports, professional tennis and its tournaments throughout the U.S. and the world were postponed or canceled in March. He’s looking really good right now. To relax, I love watching ice hockey. Being a tennis player from Pittsburgh is very different from the ‘norm’. Terms of Service. I’m so lucky to have a unique job. But Fratangelo instead entered a Challenger event in Ann Arbor in early January.