Nine-year-old Milan Tyson is a lot of things. Child. Tennis player. Daughter of one of the most famous athletes ever. And when the tennis world sets its eyes on the desert and mountains of Indian Wells, she also turns into Novak Djokovic's quasi–hitting partner.

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Milan, spawn of Mike Tyson, receives periodic tutelage from Robert Lansdorp, who has coached the likes of a few non-slouches named Tracy Austin, Pete Sampras, Lindsay Davenport and Maria Sharapova.

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The kid's got the goods, but it remains to be seen whether she becomes the all-out bruiser that her father was or, heaven forbid, turns out to be a counterpuncher.

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