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Bode Miller tries for US Open
Saturday June 5, 2010 - Email this article to a friend
He's mad keen at tennis and has attempted to get a wild card entry into the event. He was beaten though in a qualifying match.
If he was thinking about ending his skiing career with a move into professional tennis he should perhaps think again.
He was defeated in a qualifying tournament in Hawaii where he was beaten by 31-year-old Erik Nelson-Kortland.
Miller has always been a keen tennis player and we spoted on the tennis courts of Saas-Fee last October as he began his training for last season and the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
He had a highly successful winter Games winning a gold, sliver and bronze.
He couldn't do quite as well at tennis though.
"Tennis has always been a part of my life," said Miller in a press release issued by the U.S. Ski Team. "I've played my whole life and I'm a top level athlete, but I can get beat by high school kids or guys who were 500 in the world 20 years ago."
Bode in Saas-Fee
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