Short questions with Dana Perino for Nicolas Yannicelli

For a number of months now, I’ve enjoyed checking in with some of your favorite Fox personalities to learn more about who they are behind the scenes. 

But as you may recall, I did promise to throw in some surprise appearances here and there!

This week I wanted to do a curtain raiser on the US Open’s men’s final match taking place in New York City this weekend. 

I talked with the tennis coach forced to spend time with me on the court as I try to learn this new hobby. 

I’m excited for you to meet my coach and friend, Nico Yannicelli!

He's not just a tennis coach, though — he's an actor and an entrepreneur as well. While spending half of the year in the U.S., he also runs Perspectiva Producciones, a production company in Argentina.

He describes himself this way: "I'm a dreamer, a person who believes that everything can be achieved, that every dream is achievable, that every thought can become a reality. Thus, the engine of my life, my true and only passion, are challenges."

Read on to learn more about him and his terrific insights into tennis, television, patience — and people!

This week, ahead of the US Open tennis finals, Dana Perino talks with tennis pro and actor Nico Yannicelli about the game, about coaching, about acting — and what he loves about the American people. "They are the reason I spend six months away from my family," he said.  (Fox News)

Q: How old were you when your passion for tennis began? Did you have any family members that also played tennis?  

NY: My passion for tennis began very early; I was around six years old when my father started teaching me. 

He would take me to the club and play with me. He was my greatest inspiration, introducing me to tennis. His idols were Bjorn Borg, Guillermo Vilas,