Tallon Griekspoor is best known as a Dutch professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 34, achieved on 17 April 2023. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 217 achieved on 31 October 2022. Griekspoor is the current Dutch No. 2 men’s singles player.
Who is Tallon Griekspoor coach Dennis Schenk?
Dennis Schenk is 54 years old tennis coach from Amsterdam who since 2013 resided in Palma de Mallorca. He was not a great tennis player, but then he finished his education in sports at CIOS and was appointed as tennis coach at Amstelpark Tennis Academy when he was twenty.
He was also an assistant coach at the Dutch National Juniors’ tennis team. Familiar with his good work there, when become too good and was able to stand on his own feet, Robin Haase hired him as a private coach. Then he worked with players like Igor Sijsling, Thiemo de Bakker, and Tim van Rijthoven.
In the first-year coaching Griekspoor, he led him to one Challenger title at Banja Luka Open, and in the next one Tallon qualified for the first time in the main singles draw of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open.
“Dennis does hammer a lot on discipline and focus during training. The way you train is also the way you play a match, he says. I train better now, more concentrated and more attentive.” said Tallon at the beginning of their collaboration.
The biggest result together, so far, they made it in season 2021 when Griekspoor wrote history by winning eight Challengers in one year. In 2022 alongside one more Challenger title, came the first ATP title, this time playing in doubles with Botic van de Zandschulp at European Open in Belgium.
At the beginning of this year, Tallon won his maiden ATP singles title, defeating Benjamin Bonzi in the final at Maharashtra Open, which led him into the top 40 ATP players in the World.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
