Archive for November 2017
Nov/17
30
Radek Stepanek Officially Joins Team Djokovic
115 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
Crafty Czech Republic tennis legend Radek Stepanek has officially joined forces with former ATP World No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
"Its official, I'm honored to be a new member of Novak's team," the recently retired Stepanek said on his Instagram account. "It is a new and exciting challenge for me, which I'm looking forward to and I believe that as a team we can help Nole to reach his goals. As longtime friends off the tennis court, I believe that our friendship and similar views will translate onto the court..." Continue to read full article...
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Serena Williams recently married and gave birth to her first baby, but her tennis career is still on the backburner behind family priorities. The 2017 Australian Open champion has not decided if she will attempt her much-anticipated comeback in Melbourne in January, to defend her title.
Serena's longtime coach Patrick Mouratoglou told CNN this week that he is scheduled to join the 36 year old, 23-time Grand Slam champion for training in Florida where it will be decided if she is sufficiently prepared to play the Australian Open, which is set for January 15-28th. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
Status: Â Former WTA No. 4 ranked tennis player (2002); Winner of six WTA singles and four doubles titles. 348-221 record in singles. Turned pro in 1998 and retired in 2014. Author of her new autobiography Unbreakable.
DOB: April 12, 1983 Â In: Osijek, Croatia
Childhood Hero: "Steffi Graf."
Tennis Inspirations: Well,it's a little different story for me because I already played once and then I had some time off with some personal problems, so, for me, I feel like I'm kinda starting the second part of my career. So I just want to try and see and try to do as well as I can. There's a lot of goals for me and a lot of things I would like to do but we'll see how far I can go." Continue to read full article...
David Goffin might be the greatest player in tennis history, pound for pound, inch for inch. Somehow this five-foot, eleven inch, 150 pounder, who could pass for a ballboy or an ITF 16s junior at Hollywood casting, is really a gargantuan tennis terror in disguise. A week ago Goffin swept through the ATP World Tour Finals all the way to the finals in London where he lost by a nose to Grigor Dimitrov 64 in the third. Continue to read full article...
Major changes are coming to the Grand Slam format in 2018, but the big break from tradition will take place in 2019. The Grand Slam committee and the four majors - Wimbledon, US Open, Australian Open and Roland Garros, have decided to introduce a 25-second clock at all four major tournaments and in another step to diminish subtle gamesmanship, players who delay the start of play during warm-ups at the beginning of a match will now be hit with fines. Continue to read full article...
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By Scoop Malinowski
Status:Â Tennis Hall of Famer. Won the U.S. Pro Championships in 1950 (d. Kovacs), 1951 & 1952 (d. Gonzalez).
Ht:Â 5-6Â Wt:Â 160
DOB:Â June 20, 1921 in Guayaquil, Ecuador
First Tennis Memory:Â Somebody gave me his racquet. And I always watched. And I held it with two hands. I was seven-years-old. And I played against the wall. I loved it. I learned to hit the ball on the rise. I never let the ball come to me, I went to the ball. Except when returning first serve. Then you have to let the ball come in if your serve is 120 miles per hour.
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The best seat in the house for pro tennis is on the court where the ballpersons are the closest to players. Here a few ballkids share some of the memories of being on the court with the pros...
* "My most memorable story was getting admonished by Agassi on court in Cincinnati because I gave him a bottle of water he asked for but I forgot to peel off the label - he wasn't sponsored by that brand."
* "Pat Cash gave the ballboy next to me one of his checkered bandanas." Continue to read full article...
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I love these posts by Johan Kriek on Facebook. Check out the latest on fake news and his near brawl with Bob Hewitt...
Been thinking......
about the new term âfake newsâ that has been heard virtually every day now.....
Unless you have been a recipient of âfake newsâ you will not understand how infuriating it is.
Imagine an instance where you are at a party in your neighborhood and your good friend and next door neighbor says âso I heard you are moving away because of financial issues?â âI heard it from so and so 4 houses downâ. It couldnât be further from the truth as to why but you as you know you are going to move as the kids need a pool which you currently donât have etc or you want to move closer to a school etc. You are now the recipient of âfake news Continue to read full article...
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Nov/17
14
Radek Stepanek: Farewell to a Tennis Legend
67 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
Radek Stepanek turned pro in 1996 and struggled for five years as a doubles journeyman until November 2001 when he approached Petr Korda asking how he could improve his game. Korda responded, "I will help you but you will listen to everything and I guarantee to you that you will be ranked in the top 70."
Stepanek listened to Korda's advice and inspiration. He began 2002 ranked 547 and finished at 63. That was just the beginning. Continue to read full article...
Nov/17
11
Would you prefer if there was bad blood between Rafa and Roger?
90 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski
The rivalry of Federer vs Nadal is one of the greatest in tennis and perhaps sports history. These two titans have had dozens of epic duels on all surfaces in just about all of the biggest arenas of tennis.
Yet not once has there ever existed even a hint of any dislike, resentment, personal grudge or anger between the two. Their battles have always been the utmost displays of fine sportsmanship meshed with violent, beautiful tennis pitting a bloodthirsty bull against the greatest matador of all time. Continue to read full article...
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