A Sad Tale - The Death of Todd Reid

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Former Wimbledon Junior Champ, Australian Todd Reid has died at 34. Cause of death hasn't been announced but it's reported that there are no suspicious circumstances.

Reid was a tennis prodigy and started playing tennis at the age of four with his Dad, before he was invited to train with Nick Bollettieri's training academy in the USA at the age of 13.

He won Junior Wimbledon at 17 years old.

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Here is Reid against Federer at the AO in 2004.

 

[JesuslookslikeBorg]

his career got wrecked by soderling level mono in 2005, so I read.

one bloke got his 99th title..another bloke is dead.

………………………………………………….. D E A D.

 

[Horsa]

That's so sad. He was still quite young.