Archive for July 2014
Jul/14
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Lleyton Hewitt Begins Reading “Facing Hewitt”
4 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski I was able to give the subject of Facing Hewitt a personal copy of his own book on Friday afternoon after his post Steve Johnson match press conference. He said Thanks mate, paused for a couple of photos. I also gave his wife Bec a copy on Wednesday. Now that Hewitt has […] Continue to read full article...
Australia · Lleyton Hewitt · Newport · Wimbledon · Yonex
Jul/14
8
Hewitt Overcomes Harrison In Newport
21 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Ryan Harrison rolled to a stunning 6-l first set vs. Lleyton Hewitt but could not finish off the still feisty Aussie from 5-5 in the second set, which was won by Hewitt 7-5.
Struggling with his shoulder, which he used an injury timeout for in the second set, Hewitt seemed to find his groove in the third. Continue to read full article...
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The only American grass court ATP tournament in Newport has begun. Qualifying finishes on Monday.
Take a look at some of the early matchups
Tournament Main Draw - Singles
[1] J Isner (USA) vs. Qualifier
T Smyczek (USA) vs. Qualifier
M Ebden (AUS) vs. R Ram (USA)
A Kuznetsov (USA) vs. [7] J Sock (USA)
[3] L Hewitt (AUS) vs. R Harrison (USA) Continue to read full article...
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Can you believe what both players showed today?
Both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic played this match like it was their first and last Wimbledon final. Continue to read full article...
Jul/14
5
A Bouchard Wimblewin could be huge for WTA
10 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Eugenie Bouchard is a unique sensation for tennis. Her "Genie's Army" of fans are far more colorful, animated, devoted and prevalent than the fan bases of Serena, Maria or any other star WTA player.
Genie's Army makes it's presence felt and seen at all women's events, most notably the Australian Open. Continue to read full article...
It was a very tense, thrilling battle all the way through four sets. Djokovic saved three set points late in the fourth set but I thought the key moment was when Djokovic unleashed his emotional adrenaline after escaping the 45 game, with a big serve on break point which Dimitrov netted with a backhand. Up to that point Djokovic was mostly reserved and composed. At that moment we saw how desperately Djokovic wants to win this Wimbledon title, after failing in his previous two Grand Slam final appearances. Continue to read full article...
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We've seen some wonderful one hand backhands in tennis, Federer, the Lopez slice carve, Wawrinka, Haas, Hanescu (though he never gets any credit for it), etc etc but the most aesthetic one of all, for my eyes, is Grigor Dimitrov. Continue to read full article...
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Nineteen year old wildcard Nick Kyrgios, who was playing the Challenger circuit in Florida and Georgia this spring, has shocked the tennis world by destroying Rafa Nadal in four scintillating sets at Wimbledon. With a huge forehand, killer serve, and nerves of steel, young Kyrgios performed a masterclass at Wimbledon like we haven't seen in decades. Continue to read full article...
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