Have some lunch on me brother

When you see Novak or Rafa play a qualifier ranked in the hundreds in the first round of a major it’s equivalent to Man United playing a semi-pro team from Kentucky in terms of financial resources. Novak and Rafa certainly have earned the money to pay for coaches, fitness trainers, chefs, and materials to maximize their talents. They fly private jets to tournaments, while the qualifier likely had to take a connecting flight through Des Moines, Iowa, and may have had to battle with the airline to locate lost luggage. The disparity in terms of financial resources is massive and likely lost on the casual fan of tennis. I have a lot of respect for tennis pros, men and women, who grind it out on the lower circuits in pursuit of their dreams. It’s a tough gig for sure.

We should all just micro fund this guy hard for a year, call ourselves a sponsorship squad and see how far Simon gets. I support bro's honesty a lot more than some other player channels that do little more than troll for clicks and ad rev. I would support this guy.

You should definitely open a channel membership option. I almost had a stroke hearing the amount of yearly expenses it takes to be a pro tennis player, and I know that me and many other ppl would be more than happy to help you fund your career though a membership on this amazing channel! I love your videos and hope that you will soon become an even more amazing tennis player and keep progress on your journey!

Good luck to you, Simon. Keep pushing mate, rooting for you.

I have been playing tennis since my teens, anm like 59yo now. Was nationally ranked D-3 in the days and still play pretty well. Never played at your level but attaining a world ranking at any level on the ATP tour is a huge accomplishment. You should be proud

Great insight, Simon! Definitely a topic not a lot of people talk about. Huge fan of the channel and best of luck on the tour!

Keep doing what you love mate! Respect the hustle

love this video, honest and heartfelt, keep it going Simon!

All the best to you. Hats off to all pros that are pursuing their dreams despite the challenges.

Keep it going Simon. Ur definitely an inspiration for us amateur players and every time you post a video it lights up my day.

Thanks for these insight man , very cool to learn !

Thanks for the video Simon, always appreciated. You can always go back and work later in life, but you can't go back and give pro tennis a shot. Enjoy it while it lasts!

Watching you push through despite the challenges really pushes me to move forward with my dreams even with so many roadblocks! Thank you!

Go for it bro! Push hard this year 💪

thanks for vid giving an honest account of your financial situation. wish best of luck on your journey as an atp player. keep going, this channel deserves more subs.

Keep going mate, you're a huge inspiration!

This is exactly why i was never able to chase the ATP tour even when i was 1 of the more hyped north American highschool prospects in 2014

Thanks for the video Simon. Your transparency is appreciated (and very rare). Also, I really like that RS shirt you are wearing in the video. I am going to track it down on the website. Wishing you continued luck in your professional career!

Good luck, I wish you to stay healthy, strong and get up those rankings!

this video is so true, appreciated it. You're a very good player and as a person you seem even better. I hope you the best, and i wish to see you in Italy!

Nice one, thank you Simon. You seem to be such a humble guy.

Keep pushing, man!

Hi, remember you in São Brás de Alportel, Algarve, Portugal Tournament! Great to see you playing!

Great break down and best of luck with your tennis - you can do it. Wishing you all the best 👍🏽😎

Great video, keep on going, I really do believe that you can make it on doubles circuit, you have a great feel for doubles and I can see you in top50 in the world with the right partner. Singles is a tough gig but good luck!

wow good luck to u bro! great journey! hope u can make it all work and fall into place. keep sharing more!!

Simon man i hope and i’m looking forward to seeing your videos still in the future! Firstly it’s very entertaining but secondly it’s a huge inspiration for me because i am planing to go to the US to play College Tennis and you motivate me once more to put the work in to reach my dream! Thank you man❤️

These are the types of videos I like. I want to know about the unrealistic costs of being a tennis player.

Amazing video! I was watching it as I am working on a short documentary about the struggles of Pro Tennis Athletes. Anyway, Thanks for sharing!

Keep up the great work brother, big inspiration to everyone who’s following your journey, you surely got a bright future man… Greetings from Brazil!

Keep chasing your dreams brother the money will come back your youth and hunger for the game won’t.

Dont give up!!!! theres still fire in you, give everything you got! no regret! lets gooooo , its very fun to follow you!

Keep grinding baby!

This video helps a lot thanks

Glad that you are showing the world how a true tennis gladiator as yourself lives. Keep pushing for the greatness that you have inside you, the passion. You won't regret what you are going through because you are giving all possibilities, sooner the universe will open the path you dream of. Hang in there!

wow! professional tennis financial reality hits me hard! I didn't know it was so expensive to go professional @.@. When I watched all the pros like Federer, Nadal, Soderling play. I feel like they just walk up to the court and perform lmao...... gosh how wrong I was. My gosh, the financial stress and also winning matches, can all affect you!. It shows you how mentally strong you need to be, and no matter how many matches you win or lose, you keep going. Kind of like life as well. Life will go up and down at times. But you just gotta keep on moving on. I support you man! I was so happy and hyped up when I saw you practicing with Robin Soderling. But thank you for sharing what you struggled with in becoming a professional tennis player. Take big risks/chances and see where that goes!

Keep it up Simon.

just keep going man... you can make it... salute!

Best of luck and success to you!

Keep chasing your dream man!

Lovely young guy and very insightful. I hope you keep progressing up and one day you'll be on the big bucks

all the best back for you , Simon 🤞🏻 🇬🇷

Thanks for sharing Simon. That’s really rough for pro tennis players outside of the top ranks, something has to change. Your job as a pro should be to get paid doing what you do not to PAY to do what your do even at that level. I wish you all the best

happy to support you via membership. really enjoy your content. love your forehand :)

Your kind heart will lead you to great success. Best wishes, bro.

Support from Italy my friend! :) Like the ciao finale !

keep going and live your dream, you will have time after to make the money and or get back to a lower ranking and get paid more. A young 18 year old college player had a nice run at the Newport Hall of Fame tournament in the USA and got to the finals, so keep pushing.

Man it definitely isn't cheap being a pro tennis player but I really hope,that you continue to play for many more seasons and you can eventually crack the top 500/400 in singles and progress from there. We're all right behind you Simon rooting for you👍👍

This video is very eye opening i think, the life you live is not an easy one. Props to you though and hope to see you succeed more and more

You are impressive ma man. You are handling so much at once and still able to be a top player.I used to say that I totally saw you as a top 200 player...now, I'm going to say at least top 50. A true inspiration and a true joy seeing you with your videos. Tennis is a hard game on its own and when you add all these variables it just takes it to another level. With full support and thanks so much for doing this video. I know that I started this whole thing, so thank you! M

Getting to to travel the world at a young age is the best perks of proffesional tennis

thanks a lot for your video, it was really interesting, i hope your dreams come true.

Keep posting man Im a former junior player who became a university athelete and then quit after 5 years of play

Great video brotha 🙏

Love your videos your my favorit KZfaqr ❤

What's your exit plan if you have one? And what kind of job would you apply for if you could not play tennis tomorrow?

Djokovic was the only guy from big 3 to fight for more money across the whole ATP but for some reason, western media marked him as the bad guy.

Tennis needs more sponsorships from community clubs! Sponsoring local pros helps the sport grow and their club. Tennis needs more televised tournaments, & more betting opportunities, like the other big sports. Treat it like the other sports & athletes can start getting paid.

Subscribed and letting your videos run with full adverts and liking each one. Every little helps (I hope!) All the best :)

Glad you are sharing. Folks need to understand how dedicated you are to the journey. … keep working …Allen Yap

Thanks!

What a great Video!! I hope you can climb more on the ladder! Liked and subscribed. Hope to see you on a ATP some day.

somehow it feels like youre the best advertising investment those sponsors made so much mental fortitude to keep grinding. keep going!! get that prize money up lol

RS Tennis balls feel is actually really high quality and super good for consistent rally if you wanna inprove your game.

God bless and best with your tennis journey, I think you will make it!

Great breakdown, we gotta fix that echo inside though haha.

Wow that aint easy. Thank you for sharing

great video, you did sugar coat it a bit but thats fine haha. most players on atp ranking are in minus at least 20 to 30 k eu per year on average . this almost always gets covered by parents who are only sponsors for most players. also this goes without taking in to account many years of trying which are also prime years of someones life . so spending 5 to 10 years trying to make it without gaining much is also an issue. many people see this as complaining but its just quality info , and thats always good. people need to know as much about the sport as possible and then its up to them to decide , is it worth it or not . because once u get going its hard to stop. about coaching after u retire : 99% of players never made any money and once they start coaching they need to make money. simple as that. so in a way its better to play as long as possible. bright side is things can always change for better. so yeah try u best.

Thank you for sharing the information. I think you should not play doubles and focus on singles. If you play doubles it will affect your singles playing in a negative way. Make up your mind and wish you all the best.. God bless..

I am glad Simon has savings at his age with his career.

Danke!

You can do it💪💪💪

Tack!

Hey Simon, Thanks for the breakdown. I had seen somewhere else a breakdown for Noah Rubin where I believe his annual costs were something like $120,000. This is where you're 100% right about the coaching costs; this is where the majority of his expenses were (coaching in his case included not only pure coaching, but also court hire and hitting partners). He got up to about #125 in the world, and his prizemoney was around $150,000 in that year. I personally think the prizemoney is a scandal. It's way too low given the skills involved. Many of you guys have trained for 15 years to get where you are. That's longer than a lot of doctors and lawyers, and look at what they get paid.

Once again, how does the clubmatches work? Do they pay you to play, do they pay in prize money, who are paying for club matches?

Good luck!

I think you should try a series where people could pay for you to react and advise their tennis skills from their own matches and highlights videos. It would probably be a nice bit of income and wouldn’t take much time….

Brilliant video, great insight, noticed that sync is mainly a protein drink - what do you use as a electrolyte drink ?

One Major 1st round draw would pay for your expenses for a year!!! Lets gooooooooo!!!!

Are you going to Film vlogs When you are playing for WB Würzburg?

You can do it bro. I play tennis as a trained player. I have confidence in you. deliver food with uber, Just Eat.

I wandered in the "futures" wilderness for 4-5 years. I only have 1 (only 1!) Challenger appearance to my name. Luckily, my parents funded 90% of my expenses. I cannot imagine self-funding during an era of huge inflation. In retrospect, I wouldve joined a prestige level academy and monetized my game in a more consistent/professional manner. Note: you have a superb game, but your racket acceleration/ split-step/ etc variety needs to mirror your practice sessions. The Jannik Sinner hit-around illustrates your skill level, which is significant. I would've gladly traded my 1-dimensional serve-forehand game for your all-around game. You're healthy right now. Lets kill it!! 💪

My Coach told me some of the very low ranking players fix a lot of matches and end up making up to millions.

Tack, super interesting. Do you think Svensk tennis when it was at the top should have put more aside or? Then of course how much did LTA spend until result. Anyways super fint och hoppas jag ser dig spela ngn gång, sw19 :)

Tough road

Keep it up Simon. If you can reach 600 you can reach 300.

Hi, Simon! What racket specs do you use?

Witch string from robin söderling are you using Simon?

Can you do a breakdown of your gear and racket specs and string setup etc

Also his parents have invested in coaching him since childhood.

Thanks for the insights. What about the travel and accommodation costs?

thx for the reality!!

Subscribed to help your channel to get sponsorships

Keep doing ! You will get it 💪🏻🎾 how old are you mate ? 😃

how do you make ends meet? sounds very difficult.

Tennis is mostly a hobby for you. It's not a profession if there is no net income. Enjoy the journey while it lasts! Good luck.

Perhaps you could coach mega-wealthy people for a premium rate, with video analysis and drone analysis of movement around the court.

Why 4 racquets every year ? And why more than 4 would be helpful ? Thanks and good luck

Los tenistas ITF viven de amañar partidos i lo sabes 😊