There are not many people training in Portugal, the ones av… - João Sousa

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There are not many people training in Portugal, the ones available were older like Frederico Gil and Rui Machado and in the north region there was no one like in Lisbon, so I had to go for other solutions"

João Sousa

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About João Sousa

João Sousa (born March 30, 1989) is a Portuguese professional tennis player. He became the first player from his country to win a tournament at ATP World Tour level and is often regarded as the greatest Portuguese tennis player of all time.

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Native Name: João Pedro Coelho Marinho de Sousa

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Thanks to all these results, people in Portugal are starting know and become more interested in our sport. Tennis is more and more popular in Portugal and we don't talk about only football anymore. I am glad to help in that process.

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