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EXCLUSIVE 110 MIAMI LIVING Peter Vaclavik: A lot of tennis players at home, dream of having a tennis lesson from a world-class player. If you have the time and opportunity would you give one? AM: Yeah, I do spend a little bit of time on court with people I normally know and try to help. But also as much as being on top of the game, you may understand a lot of the sport but it is very different coaching and teaching someone. You know, I have absolutely zero experience with doing that so that is difficult. If I was a sort of a young tennis player, rather than having me as a coach, come on and try to help and tell what to do, to actually sit and watch the players from close up and watch them train, it is more beneficial then maybe having a lesson with the player. Javier Delgado: What are some of your favorite places to hang out in Miami? AM: Nobu is a restaurant I like. Obviously I go to the Heat at American Airlines arena. I like the beach here. South Beach sometimes gets busy over weekends but the beach on Key Biscayne is very nice beach and much quieter. Marty McGraw: Which grip do you keep after hitting a ground stroke? I'm always standing on my forehand grip. It is a lot easier for me to change from that. Also, you hit I would say 65% of your ground strokes tend to be forehands for the professionals, so it makes sense to be established that way. MA: How about on your return of serves, would you keep your forehand grip? AM: Ah (pauses to think), yes... forehand grip I hold. For me, it is a very slight change to go from backhand to forehand grip. Alex Johnson: Miami is a great place to drive a sports car. Do you have one, if not, would you get one? AM: I don't have a sports car here. Actually, at the tournament in the last few years The Collection sponsored the event and they have given a few nice cars for players to drive around. Chris Seelig: How often do you travel with your dogs? AM: Not much. They have come to America one time and then one time they came to France, which is about 3 hours from UK by train. I don't travel much with them. The only time I did, over a year ago, it was actually because I wasn't going to see them for over 3 months and they came for 4 weeks or so, which was nice. Adriana Garuolis: You have become the global ambassador for the world wildlife fund. What would you like us to know about illegal wildlife trade? AM: This is something I knew went on, but I did not necessarily know how big of a deal it was. And then when I started working with WWF I spoke to a few people that worked there and I also spoke with a few policeman that worked at Heathrow airport in London and they explained to me how huge a business it is and how obviously dangerous and lethal it is to the animals and species that are left. I love animals and preserving life is very important to do. A lot of times the animals are getting killed for reasons that are actually unjustifiable, medicines that people believe will cure cancer when scientifically it's never been proven and it is sad that this goes on. It would be great if that could stop. andy answers QUestions froM MIAMI LIVING readers