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**Marc Spilkintin** · 12-18-2011, 06:24 AM

Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs:
OOP Sunday, December 18, 2011

Women’s Final: 1:00 pm Stadium Court
(5) Gail Brodsky vs. (6) Madison Keys

Men’s Final to follow (best of 5 sets)
(2) Jesse Levine vs. (4) Robby Ginepri

Ti, aren't you pleased for Gail??

I'm very happy for her. I found her story on another site posted by "Meelis" with no source.

"It's always been my dream," Ms. Brodsky said before her practice session at the National Tennis Center in Flushing on Wednesday. "Ever since I was 6 we've been coming here every year. My dad's clients would always give him tickets because they knew he was so involved in my tennis. Sometimes we would even get box seats."

Mr. Brodsky's clients are not investment bankers or hedge fund managers who have financed his daughter's career. The story of the Brodskys, a Jewish family from Ukraine, is more compelling than that. When Mr. Brodsky arrived in America almost 17 years ago, he left behind his wife and infant daughter. He had $100 and a limited understanding of English. Back home, he was an accomplished competitive rower and an engineer who repaired ventilation systems. In America, he delivered pizzas. He worked for a furniture factory. Soon, he enrolled in a dog grooming school in Manhattan and took a job with Karen's for People & Pets on Lexington Avenue. In time, Mr. Brodsky obtained his own clients, and when his wife, Julia, a former gymnast, joined him in New York, he taught her the business. Gail stayed in Ukraine with her grandmother for a while longer. When the Brodskys could afford to reunite the family, Eduard reduced his clients by half and began to teach his daughter tennis.

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Marc Spilkintin Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 538 Senior Member	Australian Open Wild Card Playoffs: OOP Sunday, December 18, 2011 Women’s Final: 1:00 pm Stadium Court (5) Gail Brodsky vs. (6) Madison Keys Men’s Final to follow (best of 5 sets) (2) Jesse Levine vs. (4) Robby Ginepri Ti, aren't you pleased for Gail?? I'm very happy for her. I found her story on another site posted by "Meelis" with no source. "It's always been my dream," Ms. Brodsky said before her practice session at the National Tennis Center in Flushing on Wednesday. "Ever since I was 6 we've been coming here every year. My dad's clients would always give him tickets because they knew he was so involved in my tennis. Sometimes we would even get box seats." Mr. Brodsky's clients are not investment bankers or hedge fund managers who have financed his daughter's career. The story of the Brodskys, a Jewish family from Ukraine, is more compelling than that. When Mr. Brodsky arrived in America almost 17 years ago, he left behind his wife and infant daughter. He had $100 and a limited understanding of English. Back home, he was an accomplished competitive rower and an engineer who repaired ventilation systems. In America, he delivered pizzas. He worked for a furniture factory. Soon, he enrolled in a dog grooming school in Manhattan and took a job with Karen's for People & Pets on Lexington Avenue. In time, Mr. Brodsky obtained his own clients, and when his wife, Julia, a former gymnast, joined him in New York, he taught her the business. Gail stayed in Ukraine with her grandmother for a while longer. When the Brodskys could afford to reunite the family, Eduard reduced his clients by half and began to teach his daughter tennis.
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