half A dozen days before her 16th birthday has stortalentet in Danish tennis, Clara Tauson, got an early and very welcome gift.
One of the industry’s largest players in the sportswear and rackets, japanese Yonex, thus becoming her first major sponsor.
– It says a lot when a brand like Yonex have got the eyes up for Clara and think she can go far. They would like at an early stage to be a part of the project, says Mikkel Nissen, who is the nordic agent for Caroline Wozniacki and now also advises Clara Tauson and her family.
– Yonex have stretched out far to meet her needs and support her rapid development, so it is a strong signal that they really believe in her.
She already plays with a Yonex-racquet and feel comfortable with it, so it’s a very important agreement that is about her main tool.
Clara Tauson has really made a name for himself in 2018, where she won five tournaments on the ITF’s juniortour with the Grade A tournament in Osaka as the largest.
Clara Tauson play in advance with the Yonex, so she must not to get used to a new racquet. Photo: Jonas Olufson
She won the U18-european championship on the old-age exemption, and at the French Open she made grand slam debut as a junior, reached the final 16 in single and forward to the semifinals in the doubles. She finished the season with a third place at the juniorernes sæsonfinale and ended up as number four on the juniorverdensranglisten.
Clara Tauson has gotten more help from the Danish Tennis Federation and Team Denmark, and from his new club, the K. B., but it is not enough to keep her running on the international tennistur. Also why is Yonex agreement more than welcome.
– There is no doubt that it is in this stage where there is a lot of expenditure, are important partners on the economic side. It will help Clara and the family to be able to do the right thing and make the right decisions in relation to her development, says Mikkel Nissen.
director, Benni Holst Andersen, who represents the Yonex in the Nordic region, is happy.
– We have followed Clara through a long time, and been impressed with her performance. She exudes the quality, which is a keyword in our company. Everything fits together perfectly, he says of the three-year agreement.
– I feel quite sure, that our cooperation will extend further than that. She is a future star, and makes it insanely good.
Right now, the coach Clara Tauson up to a new season, where the first big challenge is the Australian Open. Photo: Jonas Olufson
After the new year, for the first time the Australian Open for Clara Tauson.
Right now, the coach she fucked with a specific focus on the physical in order to be ready for the new season, says Mikkel Nissen.
– Her father is by looking at the planning for next season, where to find the right balance between play juniortennis and download some more experience at senior level.
