By Scoop Malinowski The Colony is long gone now for about a fifteen years – on the land now sits a new resort called the St. Regis, a five star quality super luxury site. The Colony Beach & Tennis Resort used to attract many prominent figures, including US presidents and Nick Bollettieri actually started his […] Continue to read full article...
Bud Collins · Burt Reynolds · George Bush · Longboat Key · Nick Bollettieri · OJ Simpson · The Colony
Milan Tyson, the 17 year old daughter of former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has had average results so far in her International Tennis Federation junior career. She is currently ranked 2748 in the world as a junior and her last ITF tournament was at a small J60 in Santo Domingo in April 2025 where […] Continue to read full article...
ITF · Mike Tyson · Milan Tyson · WTA
Juan Carlos Ferrero has unfollowed Carlos Alcaraz on Instagram. While playing against Adrian Mannarino in Montpelier, Ugo Humbert suddenly called for a pause in the tiebreak when it was 4-3 to look at something on his phone inside his backpack. After this bizarre delay Humbert did not win another point in the tiebreaker and lost […] Continue to read full article...
Emma Navarro · Juan Carlos Ferrero · Marinko Matosevic · Ugo Humbert
Feb/26
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Inspiration Academy Producing World Class Talent
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Abrie Du Plooy looks over some of the players in practice at Inspiration academy in Bradenton, where he is academy director. Islander Photo: Mark Scoop Malinowski By Mark Scoop Malinowski Special to The Islander A small tennis academy is thriving in west Bradenton. Inspiration Academy, 7900 40th Ave. W., Bradenton, attracts teen players to train […] Continue to read full article...
Abrie Du Plooy · Bradenton · Inspiration Academy · ITF · WTA
By Scoop Malinowski Christian Harrison has won the first Grand Slam major title of his professional career at the 2026 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. The long-time Bradenton resident teamed up with Great Britain’s 36 year old Neal Skupski to defeat the Australian team of Marc Polmans and Jason Kubler 7-6 6-4. Last year Harrison […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/26
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Djokovic Passes The Torch To Carlos
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It’s official now – Prince Carlos Alcaraz is the new King of tennis, the torch has been passed from Novak Djokovic. Carlos defeated the ten-time AO champion in four sets and at age 22 became the youngest man to win the career Grand Slam, US Open, Wimbledon, French Open and now AO. Djokovic full approves […] Continue to read full article...
Jan/26
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Mr Tennis Novak Djokovic Does It Again At AO
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By Scoop Malinowski We were privileged to witness another new dimension of the greatest champion in the history of sport Novak Mr Tennis Djokovic. He overcame the man who defeated him the last five times they played Jannik Sinner with one of his, if not his finest and most important effort, 36 63 46 64 […] Continue to read full article...
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has dismissed her coach of half a year Francisco Roig. The collaboration did not produce any WTA titles or notable results. Since she won the 2021 US Open title with Andrew Richardson, Raducanu has worked with an assortment of different coaches. Torben Beltz (5 months) -Dmitry Tursunov (6 mths) […] Continue to read full article...
AO26 · Emma Raducanu · Nike · Wilson
Aryna Sabalenka topped Svitolina in straight sets again but faced some controversy when the chair umpire called a hindrance mid-point on her for making an extended grunt “uh-aya.” “That’s actually never happened to me. Especially with my grunting. It’s so off I think. I was like ‘What? What is wrong with you?’ I think it […] Continue to read full article...
AO 2026 · Aryna Sabalenka · Christian Harrison · Elena Rybakina · Serena Williams
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Founder of Tennis Channel and Chairman and CEO of new racquet sport TYPTI. What Inspired The Idea For TYPTI? IT CAME TO ME OVER 30 YEARS AGO WHEN RUNNING SUMMER CAMPS AT THE PALISADES TENNIS CENTER. WE WERE SHORT ON COURTS… SO I BUILT SOME NEXT TO COURT #2 ON GRASS TO […] Continue to read full article...
