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Article: Sunday Special: Justin Gimelstob at a crossroads
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- September 5, 1998
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HAL BOCK AP Sports Writer
AP Online
09-05-1998
Tennis has a track record for consuming its young, often devouring promising players, leaving them drained of desire, burned out and beaten far too soon.
Not to worry. The USTA development program will always supply new, warm bodies, teen-agers eager to become the next Sampras or Davenport, Agassi or Seles.
Step right up, kids _ those other players can't go on forever.
That's where Justin Gimelstob comes in. Long touted as one of the glamour boys of tennis' next generation, he is bright, well-spoken and dedicated to the sport.
Gimelstob arrived at the U.S. Open in the middle of a spotty season. There were mixed doubles Grand Slam ...