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Courtside with...Shaheed Alam

Singaporean, 22.
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A: Winning the 2015 ITF Juniors Title here in Singapore in front of my family and friends. It was extra cool because I was the first Singaporean male to do so.

A: When you're on court alone and have to deal with the match situation by yourself as no coaching is allowed. But honestly that's what makes tennis really interesting.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 23, 2021, with the headline Courtside with...Shaheed Alam. Subscribe