HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As River Oaks Country Club hosts the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, top-ranked players and title winners are on full display. Not nearly as visible, while tucked in a tiny office down a hallway, is someone ...

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I raised my arm, swung my racket with all the strength and purpose I could muster, and just absolutely whiffed, hitting nothing but air. As the ball bounced mockingly to a rolling stop, I grimaced at the three 20-somethings I’d been paired with in this match.