Inside Money & Tracy's partnership: From surgical procedure & finance to US Open stardom

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Inside Money & Tracy’s partnership: From surgical procedure & finance to US Open stardom

Be taught extra concerning the former American school standouts

September 04, 2025

When JJ Tracy was going via the method of determining which college he would attend, the product of Ann Arbor, Michigan and Hilton Head, South Carolina visited Ohio State College. His host on the journey was Robert Money, whom he had crossed paths with within the juniors however by no means performed in opposition to or with.

“Normally as a result of I would not make it that far within the tournaments,” Tracy stated.

“No, he is not giving himself credit score,” Money, from New Albany, Ohio, rapidly added.

Each People laughed. At present, they’re shut mates and doubles companions on the ATP Tour who’re into the semi-finals of the US Open, attempting to change into the one All-American males’s doubles workforce to say the title this century moreover twins Bob and Mike Bryan.

However the former Buckeyes’ bond actually started to kind on that go to earlier than they have been teammates.

“I simply realised how all the way down to earth JJ was. It is form of uncommon in tennis,” Money stated. “I felt like we had a connection off the rip. We have been very comparable in a number of methods. He was very cool, very humorous, meshed with the workforce extraordinarily properly on his go to after which when he began college, he labored more durable than all people else and that is what I actually admired about him.

“He tried so exhausting on the court docket and was an unbelievable teammate, unbelievable good friend. I simply assume that we get alongside so properly off court docket and on court docket, and it helps us each methods.”

Money’s longtime dream has been to go to medical college and finally change into a surgeon and his associate, Tracy, studied finance at Ohio State.

“By no means actually acquired to get an enormous head about any particular finance main as a result of we had a pair docs on the workforce,” Tracy joked.

The pair’s skilled journey almost was over earlier than it started. Within the 2024 NCAA Doubles Championship, Money and Tracy confronted two match factors within the semi-finals. Had they let slip a type of factors, Money would have totally centered on medical college functions and Money would have put his power into singles.

As a substitute, they received the event and earned a US Open wild card. In addition they have been awarded a wild card into the Corridor of Fame Open, reaching their first ATP Tour closing there. The People made sufficient progress on the ATP Challenger Tour on the finish of the season that they determined to forge ahead collectively and Money put his dream of turning into a surgeon on pause.

This yr they received their first tour-level title in Los Cabos and with their semi-final run in New York are eleventh within the PIF ATP Reside Doubles Groups Rankings.

“It is unbelievable. I used to be taking part in singles again then, however by no means in one million years would I am going play a 15K or a Challenger in singles and commerce it for this. I imply, that is unbelievable,” Tracy stated. “It has been tremendous particular to see us climb the ranks, from profitable our first Challenger event to stringing just a few of them collectively, making our first ATP look and Los Cabos, getting our first title.

“We have been getting interviewed some in Los Cabos and I saved saying that our aim is to win one among each degree of event. We have knocked out every thing besides 500, 1,000 and this, so this may be a very good one to knock off.”

A transparent motive behind the People’ success is how properly they get alongside and work collectively. They don’t simply merge collectively properly when it comes to their video games, but in addition their personalities.

“He is simply very easy to be round. He is all the time acquired a very good angle, nice power,” Money stated. “Individuals feed off of him, and nothing actually brings him down, so he is all the time acquired a smile on his face, bringing individuals, placing smiles on individuals’s faces round him, and such a simple man to be round.”

Tracy stated: “[He is a] superb chief off the court docket, on the court docket. There’s been occasions in my life I used to be down, there are occasions I am down, he is all the time knocking on my door saying, ‘What is the deal, dude? What’s good?’ He’s all the time attempting to choose me again up. He led all via school as a teammate, as a good friend.”

When Money and Tracy superior to the final 4 on Wednesday night, countryman Ben Shelton posted his congratulations on Instagram Tales: “Hype for these boys”. They have been all in school on the similar time.

“I assumed it was very good of him, the school crew form of sticks collectively. That man completely is crushing it. He hit the bottom operating. He is a brilliant, tremendous good man off court docket. Very humble, very grounded, and he is been nothing however supportive and good to JJ and I off the court docket,” Money stated. “He did not have to do this. He is High 10 on the planet in singles. He does not have to present us the time of day, however he is such a pleasant man off the court docket, and we’re actually appreciative of that.”

The previous school standouts know their job isn’t but completed. Money and Tracy return to the court docket Thursday to face this yr’s Roland Garros champions Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos for a spot within the closing.

“Our coach has been on us on a regular basis about it off the court docket. He tells us to remain within the dust. Keep within the dust, simply do not go too far within the clouds, look too far upfront,” Money stated. “We’ve acquired to take it one step at a time. There’s nonetheless matches to be performed, matches to be received. The job’s not completed, so we must be joyful, have fun the win tonight. However we’ve acquired to focus and put all our power and energy in direction of the match tomorrow.”