Collingwood football star Mason Cox reveals he is a big tennis fan in our Celebrity Match series.
Melbourne, Australia, 19 July 2023 | Leigh Rogers
Mason Cox is an Australian Football League star.
The towering 211-centimetre ruckman and forward, who was born in America, has played more than 100 games and kicked over 100 goals for Collingwood.
Cox is a popular media personality too and hosts his own podcast, The Mason Cox Show.
In our Celebrity Match series, Cox shares his favourite Australian Open memories and explains why he enjoys playing tennis …
Tell us about your tennis experience. Have you played before?
Never at a high level growing up, but I always played with my family. We had a tennis court behind our house where we used to play. My older brother has actually finally surpassed me and my ability to play tennis, so he continually reminds of that when we play our yearly tennis match. Tennis is the only sport he can beat me at, so that’s the one thing he’s hanging his hat on still to this day.
What is your best shot and why?
My serve. I’m freakishly tall, so I get a good angle over the net and can get pretty good leverage onto the ball too. It’s an ace or nothing sometimes from me.
What are your earliest tennis memories?
Growing up we had a tennis court behind our house. We used to go down there, even though it was a bit sketchy and probably illegal, and climb the fence late at night. It was probably five-metres high, but we’d climb over, turn on the lights and play for hours on end until mum would give us a call and tell us we needed to come back home. We never had a key or booked the court, but we always managed to find a way to play tennis whenever we wanted to. A lot of tennis balls went missing over that fence!
Do you have a favourite tennis memory?
I was at the Australian Open in 2020 and watched the semifinal between Ash Barty and Sofia Kenin with my brother. This was before I had my Australian citizenship and I think we were the only people in the crowd who were American and cheering on Kenin. It was quite funny and awkward at times, but there was great banter between everyone who was there. Everyone got into it and it was absolutely hilarious. Luckily the American pipped the Australian. Although, I’m also a big Ash Barty fan.
Do you remember the first professional match you saw live?
It was a doubles match back in 2017. It was Bradley Mousley and Alex Bolt playing Sam Querrey and Donald…
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