Archive for October 2020
Young American Zane Khan, who has practiced Roger Federer at Miami Open 2019 and played sets with Feli Lopez, Tommy Paul, Reilly Opelka and Gabriel Garcia Lopez, played his first ATP main tour qualifying match this weekend in Antwerp, Belgium at the European Tennis Open. Khan, currently ranked 1005 in ATP, was defeated by South […] Continue to read full article...
Head tennis · Nike · Tennis USA · Zane Khan
The first time I saw Rafael Nadal play live was at US Open in 2003. By then he was already ranked 45 in the world at the age of seventeen. The muscular Spanish boy had already made waves in pro tennis, having defeated Carlos Moya, Gilles Muller, Magnus Norman, Younes El Aynouai, Mario Ancic, Albert […] Continue to read full article...
Status: ATP no. 193. Coached by Carlos Berlocq. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 176 DOB: January 31, 1992 In: New York, NY First Tennis Memory: I remember starting playing tennis when I was three or four. In Buenos Aires. I played more hockey than tennis but I always loved it. I always went to the wall and […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi’s book Open is full of fascinating insights and anecdotes, one of the most striking ones was when a former top 5 ATP player was so despressed and doubtful about his game, he was about to quit the sport at just 24. Andrei Medvedev was not even 25 years old and ranked 100, seemingly […] Continue to read full article...
Oct/20
11
Rafa Masterpiece: The finest red clay match ever played today
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Rafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic 61 62 75 today in the final of the French Open, it was quite possibly the finest performance on a red clay court by a human being. The historical triumph by the Spanish champion is his 13th overall French Open win and his 20th Grand Slam singles titles, which has […] Continue to read full article...
Djokovic · Nike Tennis · Rafa · Rafa Nadal · Spain
Iga Swiatek came, Iga Swiatek saw and Iga Swiatek conquered Sofia Kenin 64 61 in an unforgettable display of power tennis genius, to become the first Polish player to win a Grand Slam singles title. For the 19 year old it’s also her very first WTA singles title victory. From the outset, Swiatek showed her […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Iga · Iga Swiatek · Poland · Prince Tennis · Swiatek
Oct/20
9
Sage Salzenstein: How To Fix The Coco Gauff Serve
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One of the big surprises of the revival of professional tennis in August was the disappointing mediocre play of 2019 American teen sensation Coco Gauff. The 16-year-old seems to have regressed this year after her headline making 2019 as a 15-year-old. Gauff’s results this year have been ordinary, she made no impact at Cincy Open, […] Continue to read full article...
Oct/20
8
Swiatek Aims To Be Poland’s First Grand Slam Singles Champ
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On Saturday Iga Swiatek will try to become the first singles player from Poland to win a Grand Slam singles title when she duels American Sofia Kenin in the Roland Garros final. Swiatek has only played the 2020 Australian Open champion once before, in 2016 in the Roland Garros junior third round, beating Kenin 64 […] Continue to read full article...
Iga · Roland Garros · Swiatek
Combining power, precision, intelligence and an iron will steely resolve Sofia Kenin has remarkably played her way into her second major final this year, a straight set semi final win vs Petra Kvitova at Roland Garros today. The young American is now just two sets away from her second Grand Slam title of 2020. Kenin […] Continue to read full article...
It has certainly been a strange year off-court and at points during the year, the Grand Slam tournaments looked in doubt. While the show must go on, the clay courts of Roland Garros have proved a stumbling block for many this season. The latest casualty of the women’s singles is the world number 2, Simona […] Continue to read full article...
