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Think tennis is just about smashing forehands? Think again! Renowned coach Gabe Jaramillo just dropped some brainy wisdom on CGTN’s Health Talk, comparing the sport to chess — and the parallels are
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Jaramillo breaks it down like a TikTok tutorial: Tennis players, like chess grandmasters, need lightning-fast strategy shifts. Imagine calculating angles and opponent weaknesses mid-sprint — it’s basically 4D chess with sweatbands.
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\"It’s not just physical—it’s about outsmarting milliseconds,\" says Jaramillo. Whether you’re a casual player or a Queen’s Gambit fan, this episode will make you see rackets and rooks differently.
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