Tennis is all about timing.
Deciding to pursue a pro career can happen at all different times for talented juniors.
Watch: Dimitrov Discusses Game, Goals
Feliciano Lopez, Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic each recall their career epiphanies in a series of video interviews posted on Facebook by Wilson, the racquet sponsor of the trio.
"There is this moment where you think I might be a professional tennis player," says Lopez, whose father is a teaching pro.
Dimitrov, who is also the son of a tennis instructor, was "around 11 or 12" when he made the life-changing commitment.
Raonic's relationship to the sport was love at first sight.
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