Archive for February 2018
Feb/18
12
New York Open: The Intrigue of Korda vs Tiafoe and Harrison vs Young
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By Scoop Malinowski
The New York Open could not have scheduled a more dynamically interesting opening night card double bill which will feature Sebastian Korda vs Frances Tiafoe and Ryan Harrison vs Donald Young tonight.
For a tennis enthusiast these are two fascinating clashes. Tiafoe is or was one of the leaders of the American #NEXTGEN brigade but in the last six months his poor results have diminished expectations. After showing such bright promise earlier in 2017 with heroic losing efforts versus Federer, Del Potro and Isner, Tiafoe has failed to get over the hurdle and is suffering bad losses to the likes of Matt Ebden. Continue to read full article...
2018 NEW YORK OPEN PLAYER FIELD ANNOUNCED
LONG ISLAND (January 3, 2018) – The New York Open ATP World Tour tennis tournament will make its debut Feb. 11-18 with a player field highlighted by four of the world’s top-25 ranked players, the No. 1-ranked players from South Africa, Japan, Korea, and Israel, and nine Americans who have been accepted directly into the singles main draw. Continue to read full article...
Feb/18
8
Facing Sampras Inteview with Tennis Message
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I recently did this interview with Tennis Message magazine about my latest book "Facing Sampras."
(Photo by Danny Chamblee)
Question: What inspired you to write Facing Sampras?
Scoop Malinowski: "Curiosity to know what is it like to actually play tennis against Pete Sampras from an insider perspective. It's always interesting and educational to learn how the very best at their trade operate, in whatever sport or business or occupation. With Pete Sampras, most of us have seen the matches live or on TV. I wanted to investigate deeper by talking to the players about their experiences on the tennis courts with Pete Continue to read full article...
(Photo by Danny Chamblee)
Question: What inspired you to write Facing Sampras?
Scoop Malinowski: "Curiosity to know what is it like to actually play tennis against Pete Sampras from an insider perspective. It's always interesting and educational to learn how the very best at their trade operate, in whatever sport or business or occupation. With Pete Sampras, most of us have seen the matches live or on TV. I wanted to investigate deeper by talking to the players about their experiences on the tennis courts with Pete Continue to read full article...
Feb/18
7
Federer Gunning For ATP No. 1 in Rotterdam
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By Scoop Malinowski
Roger Federer has the chance to be ATP World No. 1 again and he wants to take his shot at making tennis history as the oldest world no. 1 in history. Roger will take a wild card into next week’s ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, where he can reclaim the No. 1 ATP Ranking for the first time in more than five years if he advances to the semifinals. Continue to read full article...
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Feb/18
5
Corentin Moutet wins first ATP match in Quito
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By Scoop Malinowski Corentin Moutet won his first ATP main tour match today by defeating veteran Adrian Menendez Maceiras 64 67 63 at the Quito Open. The 18-year-old French wildcard, ranked 150 in the world, dazzled with his unique style of play which features a booming forehand, variety on the backhand, frequent serve and […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Corentin Moutet · France · Nike · Quito Open · Wilson
By Scoop Malinowski
Ernests Gulbis recently lost to a player ranked 529 in the world. That's right, the former Roland Garros semifinalist in 2014 lost in three sets 46 36 16 to Benjamin Hassan at the Koblenz Challenger in January.
But if you thought the Latvian veteran might be finished at the ATP level, you are wrong. The 29-year-old Gulbis, now ranked 199 in singles, has qualified for the Sofia main draw by beating Lorenzo Sonego 76 67 76 and Florian Mayer 64 61 in qualifying. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
In this latest edition of our "Heart of a Champion" series we look at Stefan Kozlov positive impressions left during his 2014 appearances at the Northern California ATP Challengers in late 2014 when he was 16. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
It's three years now that Lleyton Hewitt has been at the helm of the Australian Davis Cup team and two of those years produced first round crash outs, including this weekend's surprising disastrous loss to Germany.
Hewitt's aggressive, pushy captaining style has clearly worked with developing young Alex Deminaur into a major prospect who has made a big name for himself by reaching an ATP final this year and by extending Alex Zverev to a fifth set tiebreaker in the first singles match on Friday. Continue to read full article...
Feb/18
3
Marcelo Rios Tells Media at Davis Cup: “You all suck”
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By Scoop Malinowski
Former world number one Marcelo Rios continues to hold the media in disdain. Rios, who has had a confrontational and often bitter relations with the media since his junior career, was fined $2,500 on Saturday for telling journalists they "suck" at a Davis Cup tie vs. Ecuador.
The heavily tattoed and very muscular 42-year-old Chilean, now based in Sarasota, FL, was sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) after he refused to be interviewed during the Davis Cup clash contested by Chile and Ecuador in Santiago, Chile. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
Leander Paes if 44 years old and proving this week in Dallas that he has plenty of magic left in his bag of tricks.
The tennis legend from India, who openly talked about how close he could be to retiring last January in Chennai, has apparently changed his mind. Paes and partner Raja Purav played three straight Challenger events to close out 2017 and won a couple of rounds at this year's Australian Open. Continue to read full article...
" Leander Paes · Head · India · Paes
