Ahhh, it's probably better for your career that you took up modelling. A lot of tennis players that aren't in the top five really struggle with money to field for tournaments. Things are changing for the better now, but it would have been tough. My first years were near impossible. I was living off canned food and staying in seedy hotels to fund for everything.

Yes, but I suppose I am rather biased in that way, seeing as Akaya is younger than me. Well, it's not much of a surprise now, but..well! ^__^