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Oct/16

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Biofile Gael Monfils Interview

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Status: Current ATP rank is #7. Winner of six ATP singles titles. DOB: September 1, 1986 In: Paris, France Ht: 6-4 Wt: 180 Tennis Inspiration: "Arthur Ashe." Childhood Heroes: "My hero was maybe Michael Jordan." Nickname: "Lamonf. Sliderman" Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

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Biofile: Svetlana Kuznetsova Interview

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Status: US Open and Roland Garros champion. Currently in the semifinals of the WTA Finals in Singapore.
Ht:  5-8 1/2   Wt: 160
DOB:  June 27, 1985  In: St. Petersburg, Russia
Tennis Inspirations:  "Well, just be on the top for me. I didn't believe it when I start. When I was little, no way was I gonna be there with the other girls. And just watching everybody play was amazing. I loved Marcelo Rios, Malivai Washington  and Yevgeny Kafelnikov. This is my three players. I had their posters on the walls."
First Tennis Memory:  "I went to practice then somehow I came back with my broken racquet. (What happened?) I don't know! I don't remember! I just came back like, oh, that's weird, my racquet is broken. But I didn't hit it. So I was surprised how I broke it."
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Oct/16

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Biofile: Elias Ymer Interview

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Elias Ymer Status: ATP #158. Just won his first ATP title in doubles at Stockholm with brother Mikael. Ht: 6-0 Wt: 173 DOB: April 10, 1996 In: Skara, Sweden First Tennis Memory:  "Was my father, he loved tennis. He was watching Michael Chang and Boris Becker and those guys. So he was really into tennis and it got me into tennis." Tennis Inspirations:  "Actually, growing up I really admired the Swedish players like Stefan Edberg, Magnus Norman. They're really professional and I think they were really great for Swedish tennis." Continue to read full article...

Oct/16

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Have you heard of the classic tennis book “World Class”?

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I received a copy of WORLD CLASS from a friend. It's "A Novel About The People And The World Of Professional Tennis" by Jane and Burt Boyar, published in the 1970's by Random House and again in 2012 by Marbella House. The Boyars spent a couple of years on the professional tennis tour learning about the top players and their very long, unique journeys to become champions. They learned the stories of top players who were discovered early and then developed to be world class champion players. Each story is different but true, based on reality. Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

20

You never know who you will meet on the tennis court

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by Scoop Malinowski Spending countless hours on the court since the early 90's I have had the fortune of encountering some famous people and players on the tennis court. The first brush with greatness happened a few days before the US Open in the early 2000s when a stunning female player was lighting up the FDU Teaneck court next to my friend and I. I wondered out loud if she was getting ready for qualies at the US Open. Well, her coach told me she was in the main draw. It was Catalina Castano of Colombia who was ranked just inside the top 100 in the WTA. Catalina was staying in nearby Hackensack, which has a considerable amount of Colombians living there. Continue to read full article...

Oct/16

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Kyrgios Creates Chaos in Shanghai

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OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Australian star Nick Kyrgios is at it again - the natural born controversy starter unleashed yet another strange eruption in Shanghai. Days after winning his third ATP singles title of the season in Tokyo, Kyrgios dogged it today in losing 6-3 6-1 to 110th-ranked qualifier Mischa Zverev in a weird encounter that lasted just 48 minutes. Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

12

Biofile: Mikhail Kukushkin Interview

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  Status:  ATP no. 89. Has career wins over Wawrinka, Monfils, Dimitrov, Haas, Seppi, Youzhny, Anderson. Ht:  6-0 Wt: 159 DOB:  Volograd, Russia   In: December 26, 1987 First Tennis Memory:  "The memory with my father introducing me to tennis. Bringing me on the court. It was very close to our house. He was my first coach, my first lesson. So this is my first memory about tennis." Tennis Inspirations:  "Tennis by itself. I like tennis. I love to complete. I love to fight on the court. I love the game by itself. I love the competition. The speed of the tennis, competing by itself is really nice and a beautiful sport. So all of this is inspiring me." Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

10

Stosur and Friends Stunned By Sharapova Ruling

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Samantha Stosur expressed considerable surprise that rival Maria Sharapova was able to get away with her "excuse" that she did not realize the substance "meldonium" was prohibited before testing positive for the drug at the Australian Open this year. Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

4

Biofile: Peng Shuai Interview

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Status: Former WTA No. 1 ranked doubles player. The first Chinese player, male or female - singles or doubles, to achieve the world No. 1 ranking. Winner of 19 career WTA singles titles including two this year. Ht: 5-8  Wt: 140 DOB: January 8. 1986  In: Xiangtan, Hunan, China First Tennis Memory:  "I started at eight years old. And then I'm not like strong, I'm small and skinny. And my mom think I need to get stronger. My mom had two brothers who are tennis players and that's why I chose to play tennis." Continue to read full article...

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Oct/16

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Sharapova Ban Reduced to 15 months

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miamiopenLooks like Maria Sharapova will be back on court next spring and in time for 2017 Roland Garros, a title she has won twice. Continue to read full article...

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