Second Fan Essay Contest Now Open

Hey Young Writers,

Thanks for the fantastic stories you submitted for the first installment of our Fan Essay Contest. Not only did you impress our judges, but one essay so moved one of the subjects, John Millman, that the Aussie reached out personally to thank the author, 16-year-old Connor Joyce of Melbourne.

Now it’s time for the second contest. You have until Friday 22 May at 12 noon ET to submit your essay of no more than 500 words to [email protected]

The best three entries will be featured on ATPTour.com.

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Our New Fan Essay Topic: If you could work any job at an ATP Tour event, what would it be and why? Describe some of your duties and how you would execute them. In your job, would you have any direct interactions with players, and if so, how would you handle those?

If you know someone who works at an ATP tournament, you can also write about what they’ve told you about their job and what you’ve learned from them. Perhaps you’ve already worked at a tournament, maybe as a ballkid or in some other role. Feel free to write about that.

Below is a list of jobs for your consideration. However, you don’t have to choose from the list. Perhaps you can make up a tennis job that doesn’t yet exist!

• Ballkid
• Chair umpire
• Linesman
• Courtesy car driver
• Reporter or photographer
• Post-match on-court interviewer
• Stringer
• Locker room attendant

Fans must be 18 and under to enter. Winning entries will be determined by the ATPTour.com editorial team.

Entrants are limited to one entry per essay topic, but may submit entries for each new question in the competition. There will be a new topic every two weeks. Essays must be written in English and submitted to [email protected]. Please do not send essays as attachments. Paste the text into the body of an email.

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