Just spotted Jan Silva in the crowd

[TennisandMusic]

They showed Jan Silva during the Ljubicic Baghdatis match, though I don't think they said anything. Kinda funny. Anyone else catch that?

 

[HewittSuckz]

wow...congratulations on that achievement.

 

[MEAC_ALLAMERICAN]

Who is Jan Silva?

 

[Fee]

Run a search here, there are a few threads about him. 5 year old boy from Sacramento, CA who plays tennis and is now at Baghdatis' academy in France. His father has posted here in the past.

 

[MEAC_ALLAMERICAN]

Run a search here, there are a few threads about him. 5 year old boy from Sacramento, CA who plays tennis and is now at Baghdatis' academy in France. His father has posted here in the past.

Thanks, got it.

 

[TennisandMusic]

wow...congratulations on that achievement.

:roll:

:mrgreen:

 

[jansilvatennis]

Jan Silva is my son!

 

[skuludo]

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[MEAC_ALLAMERICAN]

Drink much????

Kills me to read this kind of stuff...Is his childhood based around hype and tennis? Do you know? Can a kid have a childhood and play tennis and be good enough that people actually know who he is? Hype is in my shameful opinion something that is not real. If you dont believe he is real now...You will believe it later!

What does this have to do with me not knowing the kid?

 

[slice bh compliment]

Kills me to read this kind of stuff...Is his childhood based around hype and tennis? Do you know? Can a kid have a childhood and play tennis and be good enough that people actually know who he is? Hype is in my shameful opinion something that is not real. If you dont believe he is real now...You will believe it later!

Anyone else need a translation?

Why, yes. I'll take a stab.

''Whatt? You don't know my son's name? Well, you will soon.' What kind of rock are you living under?"

''Hype is bad. Well enough about that, my son is good at tennis, did you know that?''

''He is a normal kid. I'm just a father trying to protect his child's privacy. Please stop hyping my son as the greatest 5 year old the world has ever seen. That is the last thing I would want. Thank you kindly, sir.''

"I'm just so happy my son's name somehow already got into this subforum. Ahhh, Pro Match Results and Discussion."

"That name again is Jan Silva."

 

[whistleway]

Here you go. An article by a respected tennis writer, Mark Hodgkinson.

Jan Silva: the Roger Federer of the future
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/10/31/stsilv131.xml

It even includes a video and several pictures as well. And the father of this kid also posts on this forum under several usernames.

 

[Venetian]

Dad does it for the LoLz!

 

[jansilvatennis]

happy times

 

[TennisandMusic]

Geez, I didn't mean to stir anything up. I just thought it was amusing that I saw the kid in the crowd, behind whoever it was they were zoomed in on. I meant nothing at all by the location of the post (I posted it here because it was during an on going match). Strange how sensitive people are...