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May/25

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Did Ruud Dive For Sinner In Rome?

A very bizarre match was played today at Rome Masters quarterfinals between Jannik Sinner and Casper Ruud. Sinner smoked the recent champion of Madrid Masters by a decisive 6061 scoreline. But the curious, if not suspicious element of the drama was the reaction by the Norwegian, currently ranked no. 7, after absorbing the brutal beatdown. […] Continue to read full article...

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May/25

15

Djokovic Electrolytes

Now you can hydrate like a pro with Novak Djokovic and Waterdrop. The 24 time Grand Slam champion branched out into the electrolyte tablet business and you probably never heard about it due to the tennis media completely ignoring it. The tablets use no sugar, use real fruit and plant extracts, loaded with vitamins. Continue to read full article...

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May/25

14

What the hell is wrong with Italian tennis fans?

Are Rome, Italy tennis just naturally rude, obnoxious and nasty people? Or is the tennis deep state planting and incentivizing hecklers to disrupt and distract matches for corrupt or draw manipulation purposes? Because true tennis fans do not buy tickets to abuse players. A true fan respects ALL players. Yoshihito Nishioka: I saw those kind […] Continue to read full article...

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May/25

13

Djokovic Dismisses Murray

After about six months as a team, the Novak Djokovic/Andy Murray partnership has ended. In their time together, Djokovic did not win a title but did reach the final of Miami Open, a 67 67 defeat vs. Jakub Mensik. Most tennis observers expected Djokovic and Murray to stay together for Wimbledon but something has triggered […] Continue to read full article...

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May/25

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Is Learning More From Losing A Myth?

One of the most famous tennis cliches is “you learn more from a loss than you do a win.” Yet every time I’ve heard some sage say this observation, never once has the sage ever cited any specific examples of anything they learned from a loss. It never made any sense to me. Why can’t […] Continue to read full article...

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May/25

9

The Underarm Serve is an Uppercut Punch

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...

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May/25

8

Jabeur Attacked for Supporting Palestine

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...

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May/25

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Tennis Coaching Malpractice

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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May/25

8

Benoit Paire Will Not Give Up

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...

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May/25

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Sabalenka vs Agassi, Who Wins?

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...

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