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Johnson County Tennis Star May Be America's Best Hope in Men's U.S. Open

By Greg Echlin
Published August 27, 2015 at 6:15 AM CDT
Jack Sock at Wimbledon. (Photo via ATPworldtour.com)
Jack Sock at Wimbledon. (Photo via ATPworldtour.com)

American tennis star Serena Williams hopes to complete the Grand Slam of tennis at the U.S. Open next week in Flushing Meadows, New York. She’s armed with victories this year at Wimbledon, the French Open and the Australian Open. So far, world tennis action on the men’s side has been dominated by foreign players. But a high school graduate from Johnson County is hoping to change that. KPR’s Greg Echlin has more on Jack Sock, the up-and-coming player who grew up in Leawood.
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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