2021 boys’ Wimbledon champion Sameer Banerjee was a hitting partner to players participating in the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. Bring top juniors to the year-end championship is part of ATP’s Junior Hitting Partner Initiative launched in 2016.

Speaking of the experience, Banerjee said:

It’s been great. Just being able to hit with all these top guys, seeing how they conduct themselves, how they run their practices, how they prepare for matches, how they are in the locker rooms, it’s pretty cool. It’s something I didn’t think I’d be able to see.

Banerjee got to spend a lot of time with Daniil Medvedev, who reached the final where he lost to Alexander Zverev. Medvedev told Banerjee that the differences between players in the Top 200 are very small. Top players just do some small things better.

Banerjee will be attending Stanford University in the fall after initially committing to Columbia University and backing out. He reached a peak junior ranking of world number 2 in July 2021.

Spanish tennis player Albert Ramos Vinolas played college tennis at the University of the Pacific in California. Ramos Vinolas is a gifted lefthander player who can grind down his opponents with heavy topspin forehands and double-handed backhands.

Ramos Vinolas reached a peak ranking of world number 17 in 2017. Like most Spaniards, he loves playing on clay. In 2017, he reached the finals at Monte Carlo where he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. His best grand slam result came at the 2016 French Open where he reached the quarterfinals.

His idol when growing up was Alex Corretja. He is a fan of the Barcelona soccer club. His sponsors are Joma and Babolat. He has earned over $10 million in his career. 

Albert Ramos Vinolas’ Sponsors

Joma

He has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Joma. Joma is a Spanish company that produces footwear and apparel for a several ports.

Babolat

Ramos Vinolas has a racquet contract with Babolat. He uses the Babolat Pure Drive racquet.