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Dec/17

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Biofile: Su-wei Hsieh Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: WTA No. 1 ranked doubles player for the third time. Winner of eight Grand Slam titles, including 2024 Australian Open women’s doubles and mixed doubles.   DOB: Jan. 4, 1986 In: Hsinchu, Taiwan First Memory Of Tennis: “I remember when I play the first tournament. I was playing under the big rain […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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How Many More Years Will Venus Get Wildcards?

Venus Williams asked for and got wildcard entry into BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open despite not doing much on court to deserve it. In a “what have you done for me lately” sport as tennis, the former world no. 1 and Grand Slam queen hasn’t accomplished anything of note for years. Her match record […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

16

Experts Analyze If Coco Is Overrated

I asked several former professional players if they think Coco Gauff, if you strip away all the excessive hype and promotion, is overrated and basically on the same level as Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin and Danielle Collins? The query elicited some interesting responses in favor of the 20 year old 2023 US Open […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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Is Coco Overrated and Overhyped?

If you strip away all the excessive hype and promotion of Coco Gauff, is she really much better than Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin or Danielle Collins? Yes, Coco Gauff is a very exciting, flamboyant player who wins a lot of matches in singles and doubles. She’s in the top five of the rankings […] Continue to read full article...

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A 20-time Grand Slam champion is not overly thrilled by the direction the modern game of professional tennis is evolving towards. Roger Federer told Gentleman’s Quarterly magazine that today’s game is starting to lack variety and his goal when he was on the ATP World Tour from 1998-2022 was to mix things up: “What we […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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BNP Paribas Notes

Jim Courier called Daniil Medvedev the “best on court interview in tennis.” The Russian beat Grigor Dimitrov 64 64 in a round of 16 duel which extended his career head to head to 7-3 vs the Bulgarian veteran. Holger Rune saved a match point to beat Taylor Fritz last night round of 16, 26 76 […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

12

Major Upset: Djokovic Falls To Nardi

Luca Nardi, the little known Italian Lucky Loser, created one of the upsets of the year as he defeated world no.1 Novak Djokovic 64 36 63. The 20 year old ranked 123 seemed to have too much firepower for the usually reliable Djokovic defense system but it can be said the Serbian superstar is not […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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Healthy Monfils Is “Ready” To Slay Dragons

At age 37 and coming back from some injury setbacks, Gael Monfils is thrilled to back in top form. And the veteran Frenchman even hinted he feels so good right now, anything is within his reach. In Indian Wells Monfils upset world no. 8 Hubert Hurkacz in three sets and then crushed Max Purcell 61 […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

10

Looks Like Bouchard Has Quit Tennis

After over a half decade of mediocre results, it looks like former Wimbledon finalist and WTA top 5 player has decided to give up on tennis. Bouchard has not played a professional tennis tournament since WTA Guadalajara in Mexico in September 2023, where she beat Renata Zarazua in the first round 61 76 but then […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

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Fritz Switches To Boss

Top ranked American Taylor Fritz has officially switched from Nike attire to Boss. The 12 seed at the BNP Paribas Open scored his first win wearing the new clothing (and Nike shoes) with a 76 62 win vs Alejandro Tabilo. The 26 year old is 11-3 on the season. The former world no. 5 (in […] Continue to read full article...

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The ATP Challenger Sarasota Open tournament is required to have certain pieces of equipment for the players at the tournament site (Payne Park) and the hotel (Ameniti Bay) and we are short in both areas.    We are looking for people or organizations that can lend us any needed equipment from Saturday, April 6 through […] Continue to read full article...

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