Tennis Prose




Archive for December 2011

Dec/11

30

An Utterly Aimless Tennis Essay

I have a match today at 11, against a player from Sarasota, we met by tennisopolis.com a couple of days ago and bang, we're gonna play already. This is the first time I've ever played anyone from that site. Abel says he has trouble finding quality players down here, he's just moved here from Boston. We meet at Bayfront Park courts but both courts are filled and we have to wait an hour. Continue to read full article...

No tags

Dec/11

29

Biofile with Don Mueller Ph.D

Residence: Rockland County, NY First memory of tennis? Playing with the old wood rackets. Maybe six or seven years old at the time. Tennis inspiration(s)? You could say that I'm the current caretaker for two-racket tennis - increasingly becoming known as the Two Racket Guy. So when I hear from someone I've introduced to the two-racket game and they tell me how much they enjoy playing two-racket tennis, well that is quite a thrill. I've received many compliments in this regard... Continue to read full article...

No tags

Dec/11

26

Funny Court Memories From The Pros

Some funny tennis memories… Flavia Pennetta: “My first match when I was 11 was very funny because I was so nervous on the court. And I went to the hospital, so [laughs]. (Why?) Not so good. I was down like 6-2 and so nervous and they bring me to the hospital.” Andres Gomez: “I was playing doubles together with Ilie Nastase in Rome in ‘82, we were playing Tomas Smid and Pavel Slozil and Nastase keep talking to them and making fun of them... Continue to read full article...

Dec/11

20

Biofile with Jesse Levine

Status: ATP #160. Will play in the main draw of the 2012 Australian Open after winning the wildcard playoff in Atlanta this past weekend. DOB: October 15, 1987 In: Nepean, Ontario Ht: 5-9 Wt: 155 Tennis Inspiration: "Obviously, right now, to get back into the top 100. I'm kinda taking one step at a time. Obviously, the big goal is to be top 20. For right now my long term goal is top 20." Continue to read full article...

No tags

Dec/11

19

Scoop Gets Interviewed By Love4Tennis.pl

Scoop Malinowski was requested to do this wide-ranging interview with the popular Polish web site: www.Love4tennis.pl... Q: During your job while you were interviewing tennis players which person were impressed you the most and why? "That's a hard question to answer because so many of the players are extremely intelligent...some that stand out: Ljubicic, Nadal, Federer, Zvonareva, McEnroe, Djokovic, Agassi, Santoro, Tracy Austin, Roddick, Vilas, Hingis, Evert, Seles. I think all the top players in ATP and WTA are very smart, it's not just physical ability that propels them to the top but also their intelligence to play the right tactics and behave like a champion." Continue to read full article...

No tags

Dec/11

15

Guillermo Vilas on Boxing

THE great former tennis champion Guillermo Vilas, the muscular, left-hander from Argentina, is not only an avid follower of the boxing, he was also close friends with the likes of Carlos Monzon, Victor Galindez, Nicolino Locche, among others. "I was good friends with Monzon. I saw him many, many times," says Vilas, during our conversation in Flushing Meadows, New York at the recent US Open where he played a senior mixed doubles event. "Monzon was a very good guy, very cool. I liked him very much. Very straight-forward. I'm a boxing fan. I like it. I always follow a lot of boxing. But Monzon was always very special." When asked what is the appeal of boxing, Vilas, who has authored two poetry books, replied: "Because of it's survival. Boxing is a way people survive before, from thieves, they adjust to whatever problem they have." Continue to read full article...

No tags

Dec/11

15

Biofile with Ellis Ferreira

Status: Winner of the 2000 Australian Open Men's doubles title with Rick Leach and the 2001 Australian Open Mixed doubles title with Corina Morariu. Winner of 18 ATP doubles titles. Competed on ATP Tour from 1994-2003. Currently co-owns the Eagleton/Ferreira Tennis Academy in Longboat Key, FL. First Tennis Memory: "Going into the tennis club with my parents on the weekend." Tennis Inspirations: "John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Wimbledon classics of '78, '79." Last Book Read: "Talent Code." Greatest Sports Moment: "Playing Centre Court Wimbledon. (Over winning the Australian Open?) Yes. Just because, again, like I said, my inspiration came from those Wimbledon finals. And so I was saying it would be a dream to actually play there. So being able to play there was pretty cool considering I had dreamt of it at eight years old and it actually happened. (Who did you play?) I played against Rick Leach against Patrick Rafter and Jonas Bjorkman. In the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. We lost in five sets but it was the best experience of my life. Loved it." Continue to read full article...

Dec/11

14

Walter Iooss Jr. Meets Johnny Mac

Found this interesting essay by renowned Sports Illustrated photographer Walter Iooss Jr. about his Wimbledon dealings with Johnny Mac... I was sort of obsessed with John McEnroe. In 1980 I was hired by a Japanese company to photograph only McEnroe for the entire fortnight at Wimbledon, and I had SI too, so I went to every one of McEnroe's singles matches and every doubles match and, of course, attacked it just as I did with Tiger. Continue to read full article...

No tags

My Interview with Sebastian Carrizo of La Tercera which was published in one of Chile's most respected daily newspapers La Tercera on Dec. 5... Sebastian Carrizo: When your interest in Marcelo Ríos was born? Why? Scoop Malinowski: "1995 U.S. Open first-round match vs. Thomas Enqvist. Though he lost in the fifth set tiebreaker, Rios played tennis like a wizard and looked an inner city gang member at the same time. It was a fascinating spectacle." Sebastian Carrizo: What feature of his playing highlights Ríos? Scoop Malinowski: "He's a magician, a maverick and an artist when at his best." Continue to read full article...

Dec/11

10

Longboat Key Tennis Blog

I'm down in Florida for a family reunion and got lucky to stumbled across a couple of good junior players at the Bayfront Park courts in Longboat Key. Two Austrian boys, Niko and Yannick, coached by Wolfgang. Yannick is 11 and playing in the Orange Bowl under 12s next week. I'm surprised that he can hit equal with me, very steady from the baseline and can play an all court game. He is deadly with the forehand on the run, his two-handed backhand is solid but his slice needs work. He can volley too and I get stunned a few times with his quickness at net and ability to make volley winners. Continue to read full article...

No tags

Older posts >>

Find it!

Copyright 2010
Tennis-Prose.com
To top