MAX: I started training at The Bollettieri Tennis Academy full time when I was 13 years old and ended up finishing high school here. Then, as I started playing professionally, I began traveling much more, but I was still coming back to train at the Academy as much as possible.

QUESTION # 2. SCOTT: Because of your extensive traveling, how many weeks out of the year are you able to train at Bollettieri's?

MAX: I get to spend about 10-12 weeks a year here.

QUESTION # 3. SCOTT: What are some of the advantages of being able to train at the Bollettieri Academy?

MAX: For me it's a combination of a few things. First of all, the facilities here are the best in the world. You can train and prepare yourself for any type of tennis tournament as far as the many different surfaces are concerned. And definitely the weather conditions are very suitable for tennis, so you can play outdoors all year around and get as much practice as you need on as many courts as you need. Another very important issue is the ability and the help of the professionals here because there are many professional coaches here and they know their tennis and it always helps to get very good advice.