This posts marks the end of my grand experiment to join Tennis Canada and play in open-level tournaments against the top amateur competition the province of Ontario has to offer.

It was a fun conversation and it was cool to get a glimpse behind the curtain of what it’s like to be a professional tennis player.

Nearing the end of his first year of open-level tennis, Global’s Mike Arsenault enlists a Canadian tennis legend to help him with his game.

We got on court and I could tell right away that Sam possesses a tennis pedigree that I just can’t match.

With three OTA open-level tournaments under my belt and a playing schedule that has me on the court four to five times a week, I was beginning to feel a little anxious

Mike Arsenault takes his talents to a grass court in the latest installment of Second Serve. He finds himself up against the 49th ranked player in Canada in his first grass court tournament.

I’ve always known tennis is a hard game, especially at this stage in life, but that thought really coalesced for me on my visit to the Waterloo Tennis Club last month.

Global's Mike Arsenault continues his quest to climb the Tennis Canada leaderboard with the help of a training montage and some tennis south of the border.

The Friday morning before the beginning of my tournament in London, I was regretting my decision to sign up.

Global News Weather Specialist Mike Arsenault takes on rising Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu, and gets serving tips from national coach Andre Labelle