Peter Bake is the father of Felix, one of the Pro-M players, and since recently chairman of the junior department of the region Midden / Gelderland of the Dutch Tennis Federation. Peter writes every month a column for this website in a very attractive style, which is difficult to translate. Paula and one of the Pro-M players or coaches of the Pro-M Tennis Academy are the recurring theme.
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 ……Maat werk zonder fysio grenzen …
De stemming is landerig. Wachten. In de grochten van het toptennis is het wachten geblazen. We zitten i… |
 I have an appointment with Stephan Ehritt because Paula is also financially preparing for her future, so I have a few conversations with her sponsors… |
Granted I have not seen or spoken Paula a while. So I have to guess how the Renaissance came about Paula. A few open doors:
Of course the Co… |
Balancing Exams and league competition ...
Her gaze was far away. The drops of perspiration glistened. Everywhere but in tennis. Outside bec… |
On the 23 of december I hooter, and we wave. Paula de Man (17 years), Garbriela van der Graaf (16) Felix Bake (16) and I. We are st… |
The father of Paula, who is always very involved, acknowledges it. Paula had more patience with her knee injury than he had. Sometimes you fe… |
Tennis is often patience, waiting, sometimes for the fault of an opponent, sometimes at the chance to attack, sometimes on a dry court .… |
Straight. The backhand inside out is straight. Do I imagine it or did Paula hit him even easier than she did before? It is h… |
 In my enthusiasm as coordinator of the girl football club Victoria 1893 ME1, I had the idea to select group of girls from 7 and 8 of prima… |
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I see Paula's house steps. And on the way back I chuckle. Little inside fun. |
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Het was alweer een jaar geleden. Toen was er sneeuw, een witte kerst, Paula nog zonder rijbewijs stapte in, en we zwaaiden naar Thomas Schoorel di… |
 "Hi Peter, nice that you were there ... .." Paula smiled, then to add "sorry .." I could not place that comment, and she also not actually, I suspect… |
I do not know if you know Herke. He is the manager of the Tulip tennis complex in Hilversum. You undoubtedly know it. You will have played many… |
16 Grand Slam finals, of which 11 won. The King of the baseline, a Swedish ice rabbit in a cream coloured Fila shirt, what big collar, a vertical … |
Soms heeft Sint geen geluk,
En zucht onder het reizen-juk,
Nu zit hij gevangen door sneeuw in Doha Quatar,
Geen aansluiting het weer in Engelan… |
 Whether I wanted to fetch or deliver Ronald and Felix to Eemnes. Ronald would stay the night. The " party " of Paula was on … |
Duisburg, Ruhr, sometimes you forget Dortmund is it also, as a columnist I am angry with myself. I was just a few kilometers from Paula … |
 Soest Zuid, sandwiched between hockey clubs and local football clubs SO Soest SEC and is the tennis club Soest Zuid. The two courts that ha… |
 Paula did not want to drive along. She just went swimming. And then she and Ronald took a train. |
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The pace was good. Seriously, with respect, and even light, Felix Bake and Jelle Sels on their way to a tournament. |
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