Some tennis enthusiasts whine about the underarm serve, suggesting it’s poor sportsmanship but the truth is it’s clever, creative strategy to surprise and outsmart the opponent. It’s also a risky play because if it’s not hit accurately, the returner gets an easy sitter to rip for a winner. Boxing like tennis has a similar surprise […] Continue to read full article...
Alexander Bublik · Buster Douglas · Corentin Moutet · Mike Tyson · Nick Kyrgios
By Scoop Malinowski Courageous tennis hero Ons Jabeur says she’s been called “a terrorist” for trying to help starving people in Gaza. The Tunisian former Grand Slam finalist has been one of the few professional tennis players to publicly support Palestine against Israel’s brutal genocide which has been executed for two years as the entire […] Continue to read full article...
All tennis coaches mean well and try their best to help a player perform better. But it’s not always the case that a coach guides a player to become a better player. To the contrary, there’s been a few shocking, outrageous examples of tennis coaching malpractice over the years. One I personally witnessed was in […] Continue to read full article...
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Benoit Paire is 35 now and ranked 556 but he’s still playing a busy schedule – ten tournaments so far – with the aid of plenty of wildcards into Challenger draws. He’s 6-9 on the year and has earned $14,800. This year he has played in: New Caledonia, Thailand, Quimper, Montpellier and Lille France, Bahrain, […] Continue to read full article...
Bobby Riggs was 55 when he lost to Billie Jean King in the famous Houston Astrodome Battle Of The Sexes match. Riggs lost to King in three sets in 1973, in “the most talked about match in the history of tennis.” Earlier that year Riggs beat no. 1 player Margaret Court 61 62 in what […] Continue to read full article...
Lacoste CEO says Novak Djokovic wants to play until 2028 and that they will discuss a contract renewal soon. The current Djokovic/Lacoste contract ends this year. “Novak wants to go to the Olympic Games in 2028. I have no doubt that we will find common ground in the coming weeks. We mainly discuss the type […] Continue to read full article...
How’s this for a surprise. Nick Kyrgios has announced his first live tour. The former Grand Slam doubles champion and Wimbledon finalist will perform seven live events in London, New York and five more in Australia. The plan is for Kyrgios to interview yet-to-be determined guests live in a stage show format. “GOOD TROUBLE IS […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status ATP no. 217. His best ranking was 191 in 2023. Ht: 6-3 Wt: 176 DOB: May 12, 2003 In: Tallinn, Estonia Nicknames: My last coach started calling me Kiki for some reason. It makes no sense. So now all my French friends call me Kiki. First Memory Of Tennis: Is actually […] Continue to read full article...
Andy Murray · Carlos Alcaraz · Estonia · Mark Lajal · Novak Djokovic · Wimbledon
Alexander Zverev is the ATP world no. 2 and has earned over $52m prize money from playing tennis. Like most players he’s endured a stretch of substandard results this year at age 28 and some tennis media have even tagged him as the worst world no. 2 ever, ahead of Petr Korda, Tommy Haas, Michael […] Continue to read full article...
Zizou Bergs and coach Kristof Vliegen have disbanded. “After much to be proud of and with lots of gratitude, Zizou and I mutually agreed to part ways. In the past few months Zizou reached the top 50 for the first time with big wins and his first ATP final. Surely many great things to come […] Continue to read full article...
