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About Deja. Most of the footage from this video is Deja between the ages of 10 &12

Deja is currently 13 years old, 5'5 126 pounds with blazing speed, explosive power, and soft hands!

Deja began her tennis dream at age 3. Deja's father noticed that she was an exceptional athlete and that she had a special ball striking skill. He began to nurture Deja's talent. Instead of teaching Deja from a textbook he let Deja develop her own style and strokes. By age 4 Deja was practicing, watching film of the greats, and had began to carefully build her body to perform at an elite professional level. Although Deja was working to become a professional, her young parents were unable to afford standard coaching, or the expenses of playing a full junior schedule. As a result Deja played approximately 5 tournaments per year, a relatively low number of events. By age 10 Deja was strong enough to compete with older players, so the decision was tentatively made that Deja would play in the older age groups. Before moving to Florida from Northern California Deja had became a top 20 player in the 10s division, this was despite that fact that Deja played only a few tournaments. That year Deja also played in a few14s/16s events winning about half of her matches and placing in several. In Nov 2006 Deja's family moved to Florida so that Deja could play tennis year round, the Northern California winters were not ideal for tennis. On many occasions Deja and her father practiced in the rain or hit through the back of an SUV for target practice when the courts were too wet or if it was too cold for full practices. When Deja arrived in Florida she had just turned ten, and she had won 3 straight 10 year old tournaments(2 in California, and 1 in Georgia) Deja's father had heard a lot about Florida tennis and he wanted to see how Deja's game compared to the girls her age in Florida. Deja was entered into a tournament located between two of Floridas top academies Saddlebrook, and the Bolitierri Academy. The family realized early on that Florida Tennis was booming. If Deja was to be a top ranked player in Florida she would have to play nearly 30 tournaments per year as all the other top ranked kids were doing. This simply wasnt possible. Deja's father had to make a choice. Would Deja play a few 10 year old events and not learn much, or would she play a few 18 year old events and learn more. Deja was plenty strong enough, so the family decided that if Deja was to win her ten year old event against the academy kids in Florida, that she would then focus on the 18 year old age group and receive a higher quality learning. Deja in fact won the tournament(making it 4 in a row) without loosing a set. From that point on she played in predominantly 18 year old events with two or three 14 year old events sprinkled in along(3 years) the way. Deja has won about half of her 18 year old matches in Florida(the toughest junior players in the world)This year she has also won two small 18 year old events. Deja's game is completely unique as she can serve and volley, slice, chip, loop, or boom a powerful ground stroke at anytime. Deja's game does not resemble many up & coming players that you will see today, but let me assure you that she has every bit the consistency, talent, and athleticism. Deja was raised to be a very confident youg lady, and she has huge dreams. Since moving to Florida Deja has recieved offers from agents,academies, and from coaches across the world. Deja however has decided to "do it her way", and will remain at home. Will Deja be able to find her way playing from instincts, When most girls are paying thousand of dollars per year for training? Stay tuned to find out. One things for sure it wont be easy!! Thanks for taking a look at Deja a young lady who has dedicated her life to the game of tennis, and who is doing everything in her power to reach her goal of adding flare and variety into professional womens tennis.To follow Dejas progress click the link below

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