She and her husband live on a small farm in South Jersey, with two horses, eight sheep and various other animals. Paul and his older sister started spending every afternoon playing tennis at the health club. Beating his sister, who would go on to play collegiate tennis, was his earliest goal. MacMillan said that when Paul started playing — and winning — tournaments at age 6, he barely knew the rules or how to keep score. “He just loved to hit the ball.”That love never faded, even as Paul played plenty of baseball and basketball before focusing exclusively on tennis when he was about 13.

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Persons: ”, Jill MacMillan, Stefano Travaglia, Paul, Grandma Betty —, —, MacMillan, “ Locations: Italy, South Jersey, Greenville, N.C