I beat Federer as kid but spent ‘lonely’ tennis career playing in front of no crowds… now I work in commercial property

CONOR NILAND beat Roger Federer as a junior and practised with Serena Williams.

He even trained with Andy Murray and took on Novak Djokovic in the biggest tennis stadium in the world, the Arthur Ashe at the US Open. 

GettyConor Niland’s pro tennis career was a far cry from glitz and glamour[/caption] APHe faced Novak Djokovic at the 2011 US Open – but had to retire due to food poisoning[/caption]

But like the majority of tennis players, his journeyman career which peaked...