Tennis and life go hand-in-hand. All the qualities needed in a good and successful tennis player closely resemble life and teaches the players, umpteen number of things. Such is the fairy-tale story of Russia’s Aslan Karatsev. The man who failed nine times to qualify for the majors but did not lose hope and ended up reaching the semis in his debut Grand Slam event, a feat unmatched till now. Such is life. One should not ever lose hope and patience and this incredible story also brings life to the statement, ‘Fortune favours the brave’.