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'Tennis isn't waiting' for former junior champ

By Bonnie DeSimone
Special to ESPN.com

Friday, February 16, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- You have to be an optimist to do what Phillip King is doing, so when he says "I think things are looking bright," it's hard not to take him at his word. At 18, King was a two-time reigning U.S. junior champion, weighing whether or not he had enough game to turn pro. Now, at 25, he is No. 360 in the world, weighing whether he has enough game to persevere. In between, King earned a Duke University degree, double majoring in computer science and political science. He was a fou ...

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