Allez je me dévoue.

Bon son père est jamaïcain, sa mère allemande, et a une grand-mère brittanique...
il est né en Allemagne, a vécu une partie de son adolescence en Jamaique, puis est revenu en Allemagne, où il s'entraine.

Il joue pour la Jamaique, mais a pris contact avec la Federation anglaise suite à sa 1ere participation à Wimbledon :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8752793.stm

BBC a écrit:

The world 105, who has a British grandmother, invited UK tennis chiefs to make contact after his first round loss to 16th seed Jurgen Melzer. "If they help me improve my game then that's something I would have to look at," said the 25-year-old Brown. "But something has to happen from the LTA. If they're interested, then they have to step towards me." Brown became the first Jamaican to play at Wimbledon for 40 years on Monday, losing 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 to Austria's Melzer, but would be eligible to play for Great Britain if he changes nationality. Former British number one Greg Rusedski, who represented Canada until the age of 22, made a similar move when he adopted British citizenship in 1995. "It's not because I don't want to play for Jamaica anymore. I just have to try to further my career," said the 6ft 5in Brown. "I've played for Jamaica all my life. But with Britain I'll be one of the only players, or even the number one player." Brown said he has had no contact with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) so far and insisted the onus was on them to make the first move. "They have to approach me and then have a sit down," said Brown. Britain will be without star player Andy Murray in next month's Davis Cup tie against Turkey, where defeat would see them relegated to the bottom tier of world tennis for the first time. Brown, who is based in Germany, has rocketed 460 places up the rankings since 2008 and is now ranked 55 places above British number two Alex Bogdanovic. "I played for Jamaica in 2002, but I'm pretty sure the cooling off period is 36 months, and I haven't been playing Davis Cup lately at all," said Brown. He added that Jamaican tennis authorities had failed to inform him he was playing at Wimbledon until days before the event. "They've given me no funds, no coaching and no help," he claimed. "Neither does it help getting an email two days ago telling me 'Congratulations on your wildcard for Wimbledon'." Brown rise towards tennis' top 100 has been through a somewhat unorthodox route. He spent half of the last decade trawling around the low-level European circuit in a camper van, which was a gift from his parents - a Jamaican father and German mother. "Money was pretty tight most of the time. I was playing Futures, on the road all over Europe, and making $170 to lose in the first-round match is not exactly a good amount of money," Brown said in an interview with the Observer newspaper on Sunday. "But with the camper, it was possible... that pretty much saved my career. It was a bit of an adventure." With Britain's Davis Cup fortunes at a low ebb, the UK tennis governing body have not ruled out drafting in Brown. "We have had no contact with him yet. But, if he satisfies the International Tennis Federation regulations, we will be happy to do so," said an LTA spokesman.

Là j'ai du mal à comprendre s'il jouerait à plein temps pour les couleurs britanniques, ou uniquement la Coupe Davis?
En tout cas, sa demande respire pas l'amour de ses racines , il est juste intéressé par avoir une vraie fédé derrière lui. (mais entre la fédé anglaise et la fédé allemande, a priori y a pas photo, non ? )

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/jun/22/wimbledon-2010-dustin-brown-british

The Guardian a écrit:

Wimbledon is a great place for people to grab their 15 minutes of fame; the perfect venue to hog the spotlight for a fleeting moment, often never to be seen again. Many who have snatched their opportunity have been home players pushing a bigger name close, or occasionally even beating them. But yesterday, the man attracting most of the attention was a dreadlocked Jamaican, born in Germany, who may or may not be eligible to play Davis Cup for Britain one day. At 25, Dustin Brown was playing in the main draw of a grand-slam event for the first time – a far cry from his days spent on the lower levels of the tour where he often had to live in a camper van and was reduced to snatching the odd complimentary meal at tournaments. The first Jamaican to play at Wimbledon in 40 years, his experience among the glitterati was relatively brief, but he showed enough in the one hour, 48 minutes that he was on court against the Austrian No16 seed, Jürgen Melzer, to suggest he may get another crack at Wimbledon and the other grand-slam events in the future. In the end, Melzer proved far too experienced for the raw Brown and clinched a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 victory. But the crowd crammed into Court No18 – which at one stage included British No2 Alex Bogdanovic – were clearly enjoying themselves, with one "Dustin wins" flag waved every time he unleashed an enormous forehand or drop‑shot winner. The 105-ranked Brown's game is built around a massive first serve, behind which he likes to attack the net whenever he can. A viciously whipped slice is the pick of the rest of his unique, wildly unorthodox repertoire. He has his idiosyncrasies, too, always demanding a particular ball back from the ball-boys and -girls if he has hit a winning shot. His shot selection may be questionable, but that will improve with matches at this level. The presence of Bogdanovic in the crowd was intriguing, to say the least. The British No2, smarting from having his funding cut by the LTA, has decided not to play in next month's Davis Cup relegation tie against Turkey – a match Britain need to win to avoid falling to the bottom rung of the competition. With world No4 Andy Murray also absent, Britain will be left with Jamie Baker and James Ward, both ranked outside the top 250, which perhaps explains some of the noises surrounding Brown and his family tree. To be eligible to play for Britain, Brown has to either have a British passport or have lived in the UK for at least two years. At the moment, he does not qualify on either front; however, reports of a British paternal grandparent means it is a possibility – but only if the LTA come knocking. So far there has been no contact, but Brown admits he would listen to any approach. "I would say that something has to happen from the LTA," he said. "If they're interested, then they have to step towards me, because just changing my nationality now and getting a British passport is not going to solve the problem. "I've played for Jamaica all my life and I'm actually pretty happy to play with Jamaica. Going to a tournament and seeing the Jamaican flag, it's there for me and not for another 20 guys. That's definitely a nice thing. If the LTA would definitely offer me things that would help me improve my game, then obviously that's one of the things I would have to look at. Not because I don't want to play for Jamaica anymore. I just have to try to further my career. Anything that would help me definitely is worth listening to and looking at." The 25-year-old's disillusionment with the Jamaican tennis federation, who he says has not backed him enough during his career, reached a nadir just before Wimbledon when it sent an email congratulating him on his wild-card entry. In fact, Brown got into the draw on merit. "I've worked really hard and been struggling through and I get in on a direct entry, don't have to go through qualifying, and then you get an email like that from the president. It's like, what are you guys doing at work? Sitting down, doing nothing. If the president doesn't know what the No1 player is doing, he doesn't care."

http://www.tennisnet.com/de-DE/Welttennis/Artikel/2010/06-2010/20-06-2010/Wimbledon_Brown_Portrait.aspx

Es wurde nicht besser. Es wurde schlechter. Dustin kam Anfang 2004 als Nummer 500 der ATP nach Europa, eineinhalb Jahre später stand er gerade noch unter den besten tausend. Fünf Jahre tingelte er durch die Gegend. Bis die Sache mit den Schuhbändern passierte.

„Es war im Januar 2009. Ich spielte mit meinem deutschen Freund Peter Steinberger in Spanien Futures. Beim Kofferpacken bei ihm Zuhause fiel mir eine Schachtel mit bunten Schnürsenkeln auf. Ich sagte zu ihm: ,Wenn wir beim ersten Future das Finale erreichen, spielen wir es mit denen. Okay?‘ Er hielt die Idee für blöde, aber sagte okay. Wir erreichten tatsächlich das Finale, spielten mit den bunten Dingern und verloren. Peter hat die Schnürsenkel wieder rausgetan, ich hab sie drin gelassen. Und in den nächsten drei Wochen drei Turniere im Doppel gewonnen, zweimal Finale im Einzel gespielt.“ Seither spielt Dustin Brown mit bunten Schuhbändern.

Alors, si quelqu'un de bourrin en allemand peut confirmer, mais c'est assez fun quand meme. Il explique que tout à changer dans ses résultats l'an dernier quand il s'est mis à jouer avec des lacets colorés (effectivement, sur la photo).

Un peu plus haut, Koubek (une reference...) dit qu'il est complétement fou.

merci pour le topic !

en plus, il a la "gasquet touch", il demande toujours la balle "qui gagne" pour jouer le point suivant; même si le ramasseur est à l'autre bout du court !

Moi, j'aime bien, c'est divertissant de voir ce gars et ses coups improbables

ces autres photos sont un peu "gay" quand-même (qu'on trouve sur Google) donc j'ai pas posté

tu dis ça parce qu'il est très canon.

Après avoir hésité à jouer pour l'Angleterre grand-maternelle plutot que sa Jamaique paternelle... Dustin Brown joue maintenant pour l'Allemagne maternelle!