Arantxa Rus, a Dutch tennis player, was born on December 13, 1990. She defeated Australian Jessica Moore in the final of the Australian Open to win the girl’s singles championship in 2008.
Who is Arantxa Rus’ coach Julian Alonso?
The previous world No. 30 Julian Alonso has joined Leylah Fernandez’s coaching staff, and the Canadian’s work ethic and potential have the world No. 30 thrilled. Spanish-American Among others, Alonso has collaborated with Nicolas Almagro, Ajla Tomljanovic, and Sabine Lisicki. He is currently Arantxa Rus’ coach.
Apart from his collaboration with Rus, he will also maintain his relationship with Fernandez’s father, Jorge Fernandez, albeit it won’t be a full-time one since he will have a helper to assist with the Dutch player.
Julián Alonso was born on August 2, 1977, and played professional tennis for ten years, retiring in 2003. His formidable serve and forehand, which he compared to Goran Ivanišević’s, made him well-known in the tennis world.
Playing against the second-seeded Ivanisevic in 1997 at Long Island, he defeated him for his maiden Top 10 victory on the way to the semifinals. In that match, he fired a serve at 143 mph, making him just the third player (after Rusedski and Philippoussis) to record a serve of at least 143.
