2 years agoJonah Ziff, 2, has been wowing his coaches with his backhands and smashes and has even beaten players four years older than him.he has already mastered forehands, backhands and the over-arm serve, and enjoys the game very much.
‘Most kids his age wouldn’t know how to hold a racket, let alone hit it like he does. They just don’t have that level of co-ordination.‘Apparently his technical ability is way beyond his years.’
Jonah is obsessed with tennis, which is very unusual for a child his age. He started off watching his brother play and wanting to copy him.‘People may see him play and put it down to me but at two it’s very difficult to tell them what to do. Jonah just has natural ability.’
Jonah, who is 30 months old, now plays in short ‘best of three’ games against other youngsters at the club and is expected to compete at a junior competition later this year.