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I first started playing tennis seriously in 1997 with a warped, green Spaulding. I discovered Volkl racquets about two years later. It happened by chance, really. After a 3.5 league match win, I played with a total stranger one Saturday afternoon at Van Saun Park and Mike became a close friend, one of my best friends actually. Back then, he knew the guy at Tennis Outlet in Hackensack, who used to lend him racquets to try out. I tried one of his used Volkls - a purple C9 something and instantly liked it, and bought it a few weeks later. It lasted a year or two before it proved to be no match for a frustrated smash on concrete. For years my bag was filled with various Wilsons, Heads, Dunlops, a crazy mix of all kinds of head sizes. Continue to read full article...

May/26

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Brooksby Slump Continues

Jenson Brooksby is in a major slump. After his return last year to the top 50 after a two year absence, the American is plummeting. He is a lousy 4-11 on the year and lost again today at Bordeaux Challenger in the first round 26 57 to Alex Molcan, ranked 113. That is four first […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

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Cash And Tracy Becoming ATP Doubles Force

Underdog stories aren’t frequent on the ATP World Tour as the elites are tough to knock off their high stations. But there’s a good one in progress in doubles. The American duo of Robert Cash and James Tracy are steadily rising up the doubles rankings and winning titles. The pair from Ohio State, which won […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

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Upset of the Century?

Former ATP top 40 player JJ Wolf was shockingly eliminated at the Mardy Fish ITF Vero Beach $15,000 pro tournament by an unranked player who was “28 spots deep as an alternate into the qualifying draw last Sunday” according to director Randy Walker. This ranks as one of the biggest upsets in pro tennis. Wolf […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

5

Pickleball is outmarketing tennis

By Scoop Malinowski You, like me, are sick of the cliches that all players speak now. Over and over all we hear is congrats to your team, good luck the rest of the season, super excited with this win, you have a great team, blah blah blah. It’s all phony scripted baloney and it’s killing […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

5

News From The Tennis World

Former world no. 1 Marcelo Rios was kicked out of a bar in Chile after a loud argument with his girlfriend. He was filmed talking with police in the street. Alexander Zverev has stopped following Sinner and Alcaraz on Instagram. Barbora Krejcikova yelled at the crowd to “SHUT UP!” during a match in Rome vs […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

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Carole Lombard Loved Tennis

Carole Lombard (born Jane Alice Peters on October 6, 1908) was an American actress, renowned for her energetic, often off-beat roles in screwball comedies. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked Lombard no. 23 on its list of the greatest female stars of Classic Hollywood Cinema. Lombard was born into a wealthy family in Fort […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

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Facing Kei Nishikori

By Scoop Malinowski Kei Nishikori has announced he will retire at the conclusion of the 2026 season. The Japanese juggernaut has achieved an outstanding career, reaching no. 3 in the world, defeating Roger Federer three times, Rafal Nadal and Novak Djokovic and of course he reached the 2014 US Open final. After arriving at age […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/26

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Biofile Mitchell Krueger Inteview

Status: ATP no. 275. Best career ranking was 135. Has won six ATP Challenger Tour titles. Has an ATP World Tour match record of 11-25 and a total of $1.95m in career prize money earnings. Ht 6-2 Wt: 180 DOB: January 12, 1994 In: Fort Worth, Texas First Tennis Memory: Going with my mom (Marla) […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/26

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Questions Questions Questions?

Why is it always Zverev who gets forced to play until 2 am and never Sinner? Why would Carlos announce he has a wrist injury to the whole world and pull out of the next Grand Slam a month later instead of desperately trying to heal, rehab and fix his supposedly hurt wrist? Why not […] Continue to read full article...

Rafael Jodar is the hottest young player in the ATP World Tour right now. He just beat Joao Fonseca in Madrid and is on his way to the top 20. The 19 year old is shooting up the rankings and showing flashes of being a formidable threat and challenger to thwart the Alcaraz/Sinner duopoly. In […] Continue to read full article...

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