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3 unusual facts about Ronald Holmberg


Ronald Holmberg

Attaining a top junior ranking in the United States, Ron was highly recruited and wound up taking his powerful serve and volley game to New Orleans, Louisiana and Coach Emmett Pare’ at Tulane University.

During these formative years Ron feels very lucky to have also worked closely with some of the all time greats: Pancho Segura, Pancho Gonzalez, Bobby Riggs, Jack Kramer and Emmett Pare’, all top playing professionals who took Ron under their wing and remained good friends throughout his career to the present.

“Basketball is my first love”, he says, “probably because I was better at tennis ... My good friend, John Andariese, (the voice of the New York Knicks) knows basketball the way I know tennis, but we both love the other sport ... life is funny that way.”



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