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Apr/24
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How Matija Pecotic Met Mike Tyson!
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This week at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger I asked Matija Pecotic, who beat Preston Brown in qualies yesterday 60 62, What was the best you ever felt on court? “Junior year at Princeton, like from March to May. I refused to lose. I felt like I was going to win the match before […] Continue to read full article...
Delray Beach Open · Matija Pecotic · Michael Jordan · Mike Tyson · Milan Tyson · Venus Williams
Three very interesting matches today at the Sarasota Open qualifying tournament. First on stadium featured the future UCLA Bruin and local Kaylan Bigun, who scored his first ATP match win 76 76 vs. Bogdan Bobrov from Russia. Bigun was a top 20 junior, a lefty with a slight edge in fire power that seemed the […] Continue to read full article...
Bogdan Bobrov · Joel Josef Schwaerzler · Kyle Edmund · Matija Pecotic · Sarasota Open · Stefan Kozlov · Wayne Ferreira
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 477. Pecotic is playing the 2024 Sarasota Open qualies tomorrow. DOB: July 3, 1989 In: Croatia First Tennis Memory: Watching Pete Sampras at Wimbledon on TV when I was four years old. Tennis Inspirations: Glenn Michibata, my Princeton coach, who taught me everything I know about tennis. Rafael Nadal. […] Continue to read full article...
Delray Beach Open · Jack SOck · Matija Pecotic · Novak Djokovic · Pete Sampas · Princeton · Rafael Nadal · Sarasota Open
Apr/24
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Nadal’s Imminent Retirement Explained by DiMaggio
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By Scoop Malinowski Retirements of sporting icons is always a sensitive, intriguing, dramatic process. It’s not only the metaphorical death of a hero in the arena, it’s much more than that. Nobody ever wants to stop what he or she loves doing. Nor does the audience or the business itself. Rafael Nadal is at the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Joe DiMaggio · New York Yankees · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros
Yes Bernard Tomic is still at it. The 31 year old Australian has a 14-9 match record mostly on the ATP Challenger circuit. The former ATP no. 17 is ranked 284 right now, just a slight rise above the 289 he started 2024 ranked. Progress has been gradual but Tomic must be unwavering in his […] Continue to read full article...
MAIN DRAW ENTRY LIST for the 2024 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger April 7-14 at Payne Park in Downtown Sarasota. Get your tickets here link JJ Wolf, an Ohio State University star earning All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year honors, is currently ranked #94 and has been ranked as high as #39. […] Continue to read full article...
ATP Challenger · Denis Kudla · Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Kyle Edmund · Michael Mmoh · Thasasi Kokkinakis
Apr/24
1
Is Sinner A Robot Or A Mannequin?
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By Scoop Malinowski Jannik Sinner is an amazing, dynamic, wonderful champion and marvelous tennis talent. But he may be the most boring major sports figure in the last 25 years. While the ATP world no. 2 is lighting up the courts with his actions and athleticism, his words make you wonder if he’s a scripted […] Continue to read full article...
By Johan Kriek Waiting to watch the Dimitrov versus Sinner final at the Miami Open…. Just thinking back to the times I played at Key Biscayne etc. and listening to the “Fanduel” ad even spouted by the commentator on TV. Amazing…. How far we have come.. or fallen. The betting companies never came close to […] Continue to read full article...
American tennis · Lake Nona · Orlando · USA · USTA
Mar/24
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Dimitrov Lectures Student Carlos At Miami Open
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Grigor Dimitrov once again flashed the tennis world with another masterpiece performance by dominating world no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz 62 64 in the Miami Open quarterfinals. “I think I played good tennis. I mean, I left the court thinking that probably I had to change my game a little bit earlier, but anyway, I feel […] Continue to read full article...
Mar/24
28
Memory Lane: First Federer Nadal Clash Was 20 Years Ago Today
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The first time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal clashed was exactly two decades ago, in the third round of the Miami Open, then called the Nasdaq 100, on stadium court. Highlights of the historic clash here It was a monumental moment in tennis history and one of the highlight performances of Nadal’s career. I once […] Continue to read full article...
