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Archive for April 2021

Apr/21

19

Filipino Tennis Culture of Gambling on Matches

I have a friend Ryan Arguelles who is a serious player in The Philippines and he often tells about the intriguing contrasts of the American and Filipino tennis culture. The main difference is how prevalent betting on local matches is in the south eastern Asian archipelagic country located in the western Pacific Ocean. While tennis […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

16

Another Batch Of Tennis Quotes

Reading tennis books over the last several months I found another batch of memorable, insightful tennis quotes to share with you… “They hate us. Popularity-wise, I’m a notch above John (McEnroe), and John is a notch above ‘Son of Sam.'” – Vitas Gerulaitis “Borg is a different story. You look on his face for emotion […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

15

Playing In Yoxoi Performance Attire

By Scoop Malinowski A couple of years ago the clean, classy white attire of Daniel Evans caught my eye. The logo was hard to read on TV, so I gave up trying to figure out what exactly the talented British player was wearing. Evans kept achieving winning results and at the Delray Beach Open a […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

14

Hire Stefan Kozlov To Coach For $250 an Hour

ATP pro Stefan Kozlov is offering tennis coaching lessons for $250 an our in the South Florida Delray Beach area. The former standout American junior, who is currently ranked 361 in the ATP, is still competitive as a pro – he qualified for the main draw in Acapulco last month before losing in the first […] Continue to read full article...

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It goes without saying that Roger Federer is already one of the greatest, if not the greatest tennis players to grace us with his presence. The Swiss giant has had a career like no other and even though he is late in his 30s and is close to retiring, he keeps showing us that age […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

12

Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters – Preview and Our Picks

Outside of the four Grand Slams, the Monte Carlo Masters is always one of the most anticipated events on the ATP Tour calendar. The tournament, which is played on the clay courts, is generally viewed as a warm-up event for next month’s French Open and it rarely fails to attract a high quality field. The […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

11

Biofile Daniela Hantuchova Interview

By Scoop Malinowski (I did this Biofile with the former world no. 5 and winner of seven WTA singles and nine WTA doubles titles, in the early 2000s at US Open.) Status: Currently ranked No. 22 on the WTA Tour, Hantuchova has won two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles — 2001 Wimbledon (with Leos Friedl) and […] Continue to read full article...

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Did you know the two No. 1 players in the world both use racquets produced by Head? Yes, Novak Djokovic and Ash Barty, the top ranked players in the ATP and WTA respectively, both compete with Head racquets. Barty has used Head for her entire pro career. She endorses the Head Graphene 360 Speed MP […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

7

Taylor Fritz Now Highest Ranked American

Taylor Fritz won his match today in Sardegna, Italy vs Andrej Martin 62 76 in the round of 16 and the win propelled the 23 year old American to become the highest ranked American tennis player, surpassing John Isner. Fritz has won one career singles title and since turning pro in 2015 and has accomplished […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/21

5

Facing Bjorn Borg

By Scoop Malinowski The Viking from Sweden was both beauty and beast personified on the tennis court… an unstoppable force at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, capturing eleven majors before the age of 26.  One of the most recognizable figures in the history of sport won 64 singles titles overall. Borg competed on the ATP World […] Continue to read full article...

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