He skipped the helmet and broke his nose on the ice. Now a hockey family is raising a tennis talent
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- Jan Kumstát, 19, has emerged as a tennis talent from a family better known for hockey.
- He climbed 322 places in the rankings over the past month and a half.
- Kumstát is now ranked as the world’s third-best teenage player.
The Kumstát surname is familiar in Czech sport mainly because of hockey. Now it is appearing on tennis courts as well.
Jan Kumstát, who stands two metres tall, has surged 322 places in the rankings over the past month and a half. At 19, he is currently the third-best teenager in the world.
His rise gives the hockey-linked family a new sporting connection, this time through a young player making a rapid breakthrough in tennis.
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Originally published by iDNES in Czech. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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