The Drama of Platform Tennis
A conversation with George Hamilton
By Brooke Sussman
When documentary filmmaker George Hamilton brought his camera to a singles platform tennis tournament in his hometown of Greenwich, CT three years ago, he didn’t know how the footage he captured would impact his business or the sport. Knocked out of the tournament early, Hamilton hung around and – with the permission of the tournament chairman – shot some footage of tournament play. “The club had a great place to shoot from…
When A Former #1 Tennis Pro Takes Up Platform Tennis
A conversation with Jared Palmer
By Brooke Sussman
For professional tennis player Jared Palmer, picking up platform tennis at 40 is a new, exciting challenge. In his time on the ATP Tour, Palmer won 28 professional doubles title and one singles title, ranking as high as No. 1 in the world as a men’s doubles player and No. 35 in the world as a men’s singles player. It wasn’t until a fateful dinner party in 2009 that Palmer was introduced to the world of platform tennis.
Palmer had just moved from the west coast to Rowayton, CT…