Fredrick Moyo
Masvingo-based tennis coach Privy Fanisai’s dream came true years after venturing into one of the most expensive sporting disciplines after becoming the only African tennis coach to be called for a coaching camp in United States of America (USA).
Founder and head coach of Inspiration Tennis Academy, Fanisai (30) was invited to attend a tennis coaching and training camp that will run for two months (June 13 2022 up until August 14, 2022).
Speaking to TellZim News, Fanisai expressed joy on achieving a goal she dreamt of at a tender age and said the exposure will not be to her benefit only but for her academy and the nation at large.
“I am happy for the recognition, and that I have achieved a big goal in my life and this will not only benefit me as an individual but it is going to help a lot of players, not only from my province or academy but the nation at large, as I am learning a lot of things from different coaches here.
“I am also happy with the invitation because I failed to reach this level as a player but luckily I am here as a coach and also want my players to reach this level at a tender age using the experience that I will get from this camp. As for me, I want to go places that I failed to get to as a player,” said Fanisai.
She added that her journey was not easy as there was lack of exposure as she started paying coaches for training seasons.
“My journey was a bit tough after primary school as I had to pay coaches for training sessions and also faced challenges of accruing the much needed items for me to have proper trainings. The journey was cut short when I was 16 because of the increasing challenges and lack of exposure,” added Fanisai.
She however thanked God for the talent and a supportive family as well as friends who stand by her in difficult times and motivate her in her day to day life.
“I would like to thank God for the talent and I am very happy to have supportive friends who allow me to follow my dreams and I have also been getting a lot of encouragement from my family members and also my assistant coach Derrick Mukweva who I work with. I would also like to thank parents for trusting me with their children,” she said.
Recently, Fanisai’s Tennis Academy Inspiration Tennis Academy (ITA) scooped 25 medals 12 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze for seven participants in National Tennis tournaments played in different age groups including Under 12, 14 and 18.
