Archive for August 2017
Elina Svitolina, #4 seed after 64 64 win vs Rodina, on if players complain about other players to each other: "I don't know. It's tough to say from behalf of the other players because I'm not really speaking like so much with everyone. Of course I have some friends on the tour and I don't really like to be one of the, you know, just behind the back speaking. I prefer just to stay away like I have my career and that's ... I don't really want to think about some other players." Continue to read full article...
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Observations and notes from the day at the US Open...
Patrick Kypson, the 17 year old Kalamazoo US National 18s champ, was holding his own with first-time major main draw qualifier Adrian Menendez Maceiras at 46 55. The match proceeded to a tiebreak and Kypson was ahead 5-0 but then ended up losing it 11-9. AMM is 31 and only has won two main draw ATP matches before today so you can imagine his desperation and hunger. Kypson was game and determined but AMM was starving for it. Continue to read full article...
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Aug/17
30
Rain Tuesday But Still Plenty of Scoops
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By Scoop Malinowski
Rain was not forecast but it just about decimated day two of the 2017 US Open where only eight matches completed with five on the enclosed Ashe Stadium.
Rafael Nadal again struggled to terminate Dusan Lajovic, falling behind early 35 and then double faulting a key point to lose serve late in the first set but he eventually settled and dismissed Lajovic 76 62 62. Continue to read full article...
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By Scoop Malinowski
A whole lotta observations and scoops today. In no order...
Misa Eguchi is an interesting story. Last year she was two points away from an ITF title vs. Krystina Pliskova but hurt her knee and had to retire - just two points away from winning a championship. The injury caused her to miss seven months and now she's back under protected ranking which allowed her to get into the main draw of her first Grand Slam. Her opponent today? Krystina Pliskova again. Japan's Eguchi lost 62 62. Continue to read full article...
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Aug/17
27
Interesting First Round US Open Head To Heads
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By Scoop Malinowski
Quirky head to head stats intrigue me so I looked up a few.
Gael Monfils and Jeremy Chardy are both 30 years old but they have only met twice on the ATP Tour, both in Grand Slams, with Monfils winning the 2009 US Open clash and Chardy winning the 2016 Wimbledon five setter. Just two meetings in over a decade - some players have actually played each other in consecutive tournaments. Heck, Lleyton Hewitt and Mark Woodforde played four times in one year. Continue to read full article...
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!['Yoshihito Nishioka performs the Marcelo Rios jump backhand at Miami Open today in three set win vs Thompson. @[100000725726230:2048:Brian Baxter] nice to meet you there. @[304163176274696:274:Marcelo Riosbook]'](https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p110x80/17424982_10210366930982881_7065850958533876718_n.jpg?oh=5f9ad6645508fb70ca1b1a5b51038fe1&oe=5A12F73C)
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Aug/17
25
US Open Qualies Friday: Perseverance Pays Off
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By Scoop Malinowski
Congratulations to Danielle Lao, the 26-year-old Californian who qualified today for her first main draw of a Grand Slam with a three set 16 61 62 win over J. Fett. Author of The Invaluable Experience e-book and former USC standout, Lao has proven that tennis perseverance pays off.
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Andy Murray was practicing on grandstand (new) with the NCAA ace Thai Son Kwiatkowski. Murray was accompanied by Ivan Lendl and Jamie Delgado but did not appear to be moving well at all. Limping quite clearly between points and on his walks to the chair for breaks. All the long, physical matches with the 30-year-old who turned pro in 2005. Usually Murray has fun in these type of practices, smiling and engaging with his practice mate but I saw none of that yesterday. Murray looked good but I don't see him being a factor in this tournament. Continue to read full article...
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By Scoop Malinowski
Here is the second edition of our new #NEXTGEN Focus series on the 19-year-old Athens, Greece player Stefano Tsitsipas. Stefano is ranked 161 in the world right now and won his first round US Open qualifying match in three sets today against China's Wu.
Stefano's dad and coach Apostolos reveals insights into Stefano's first full ATP season after a standout ITF junior career...
"We started the year after an injury with a ranking of 210. At the first Grand Slam - Australian Open - I couldn't say he was very well prepared and he achieved a second round of qualies Continue to read full article...
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By Scoop Malinowski
Status: ATP 171.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 170
DOB: May 22, 1997 In: Tokyo, Japan
First Tennis Memory: "I just remember seeing like a tennis poster. It made me want to play tennis. The poster had Roddick, Agassi, Sampras. I saw it in Japan."
Tennis Inspirations: "Carlos Moya. Roger Federer inspired me a lot. He's my favorite player. He inspires me to play tennis. What he just did (winning Wimbledon) is unbelievable." Continue to read full article...
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