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Austen Childs

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Austen Childs
Full nameAusten Denis Childs
Country (sports) New Zealand
Born (1989-02-23) 23 February 1989 (age 35)
Mount Maunganui,
New Zealand
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record1–0 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 1504 (20 Mar 2006)

Austen Denis Childs (born 23 February 1989) is a New Zealand former tennis player.[1]

Childs grew up in Mount Maunganui and was ranked amongst the world's top 50 players on the ITF Junior circuit, with a quarter-final appearance at the Australian Open a highlight.[2]

Instead of professional tennis, Childs opted to attend college at the University of Louisville in Kentucky and play collegiate tennis. As a junior in 2010 and unseeded, he became the first New Zealander to make an NCAA Division I Championship final. He was beaten in the final by Bradley Klahn of Stanford.[3]

Two-weeks after making the NCAA final he was called into the New Zealand Davis Cup team, captained by his childhood coach Marcel Vos, for a tie against Pakistan in Taranaki.[4] Considered a surprise selection, Childs was used for the deciding fifth rubber, picked ahead of Michael Venus who had earlier played a lengthy match in losing to Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi. Childs was able to defeat Aqeel Khan in straight sets to secure the tie for New Zealand.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennis: Two newcomers named in NZ Davis Cup team". Otago Daily Times. 16 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Coach ecstatic as Austen rolls on". NZ Herald. 25 January 2006.
  3. ^ "Tennis: Childs beaten in NCAA final". Otago Daily Times. 1 June 2010.
  4. ^ "Excited Childs set for cup debut". NZ Herald.
  5. ^ Hills, Murray (24 July 2010). "Childs makes most of chance to impress". Stuff.co.nz.
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