Bios
Before the US Open I was invited by Miguel Seabra to a Racquet Magazine event with Maurice De Mauriac watches on Rockefeller Center rooftop. The latest issue of Racquet, on display at the party, featured an unexpected cover story – Anand Amritraj, a former Indian tennis great from the 1970s. I thought to myself what […] Continue to read full article...
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The Arthur Ashe Stadium roof stopped the rain delay tributes for Jimmy Connors 1991 US Open magical but we won’t… Here are the highlights of Jimmy Connors greatest 11 days of his career… Continue to read full article...
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Su-Wei Hsieh hadn’t played a pro match since the WTA Finals in doubles in Guadalajara in November 2021 but the long hiatus had little effect as she and partner Barbora Strycova beat the Chan sisters Laticia and Angel, 16 62 10-3 in their first match encounter at Mutua Madrid Open. Match point was Strycova serving […] Continue to read full article...
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Apr/23
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Stagnated Sock Still Stuck In Fourth Year Of Comeback
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Jack Sock came to Houston this week as a wildcard, desperate for a win or two or three to salvage his stagnated singles career and he seemingly had a good draw with qualifier Tomas Machac as his first round opponent But in the first night match on stadium court Sock was not up for the […] Continue to read full article...
This interview is presented by www.onlinecasinosnoop.com By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP world no. 1 for 160 consecutive weeks and 268 weeks overall. Won eight Grand Slams. Hold three ATP records – 109 titles, 1557 matches and 1274 match wins. Also won 16 doubles titles, two doubles majors and Davis Cup 1981. Retired in 1996. […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Ilie Nastase · Jimmy Connors · John McEnroe · LeRoy Neiman · Muhammad Ali · US Open · Wimbledon
Frances Tiafoe is a bonafide ATP star now, a consistent elite performer. The 25 year old who turned pro in 2015 is now ranked 16 in the world (his best was 14 last month). After a few years of stagnation Tiafoe has clearly improved under coach Wayne Ferreira, a former top ten ATP player himself. […] Continue to read full article...
Frances Tiafoe · Nike Court · USA · Yonex
Guillermo Vilas was once called “the reluctant tennis champion” by an Esquire magazine 1978 cover story in part because of his inherent artistic inclinations, which included dabbling in music, writing and poetry. Now another new Vilas type personality has emerged on the ATP World Tour because of his diverse interests outside the tennis universe – […] Continue to read full article...
BNP Paribas Open · Guillermo Vilas · Leonardo Da Vinci · Stefanos Tsitsipas
Another marker that trumpets Novak Djokovic as the greatest champion of tennis history… Top three best winning percentage at each of the four Grand Slams… Australian Open91.8% Djokovic90.6% Agassi88.5% Vilas Roland Garros97.4% Nadal96.1% Borg84.2% Djokovic Wimbledon92.7% Borg90.0% Sampras89.6% Djokovic US Open88.8% Sampras86.4% Federer86.2% Djokovic Continue to read full article...
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Novak Djokovic, the uncrowned ATP real world no. 1… On the US border policy which states un vaxed non Americans will not be able to enter the country which will cause him to miss Indian Wells and Miami Open: “I saw it, but I don’t think it’s official. Look, if it is official, then it […] Continue to read full article...
Michael Antonius of Buffalo, NY won the boys 12s title 6-2 6-1 vs. Tabb Tuck. Antonius was dominant all week losing just eight games in six matches. Arthur Gea of France won the boys 18s title by beating University of Florida freshman Jonah Braswell of Sarasota. Mayu Crossley, Japan, won the girls 18s title vs […] Continue to read full article...
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