How Alex Bolt is evolving his hustle to the top 100

Alex Bolt on his long road back to tennis majors

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Alex Bolt is back playing tennis and smashing it - something he didn’t always think would happen.

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The 29-year-old won the Cairns ITF after a six month hiatus, which halved his ranking from 1521st to its current 739th.

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"Last time (in 2016) I didn’t think I was gonna pick up a racquet again, but this time around I had an idea of what I wanted to do and how I wanted to do it, and I set out, put a plan in place with my team, and we went to work."

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The former No.125 underwent elbow surgery in April following the discovery of loose bone during the Indian Wells-Miami Sunshine Double’s tournament.

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His victory in Cairns helped to kickstart that necessary part of the recovery with the top 100 and a Davis Cup encore on the horizon.

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"Going into the surgery I was very sceptical how I was gonna come back. But it’s really made me realise how much I want to have a really good crack at tennis and get to where I want to get to in this sport."

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His victory in Cairns helped to kickstart that necessary part of the recovery with the top 100 and a Davis Cup encore on the horizon.

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The thought behind sport

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