Passion and drive behind every serve By Ruwanthi Herat Gunaratne The daughter of a former Sri Lankan tennis champ, 17-year-old Niluka Madurawe, is herself a rising star in the competitive junior international tennis scene View(s): View(s):If I had one word to describe Niluka Madurawe it would be energetic. Niluka was in Traralgon for the warm up G1 and in Melbourne for the Junior Australian Open Tennis Tournament in January this year. The Australian Open Junior Championships ​is one of the four Junior Grand Slam tournaments played as part of the International Tennis Federation’s Junior under 18 world circuit. “Nearly ten years ago!”Self-motivated and competitive, Niluka dabbled in quite a few sports including competitive swimming before deciding to pursue tennis as a 12-year-old. I have lessons, school work and actual teachers so I never feel like I miss out on that whole secondary school experience.”But what of the actual social activities associated with high school?

Source: Sunday Times February 24, 2018 19:41 UTC