Archive for August 2021
Aug/21
15
Gasquet vs Verdasco: An Interesting Rivaly
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Tennis rivalries can evolve in the most unpredictable and odd directions. And one that caught my eye is the unique head to head series of Richard Gasquet and Fernando Verdasco. Their first match was in 2004 In Buenos Aires, won by the 18 year old Gasquet over the 20 year old lefty from Spain 26 […] Continue to read full article...
With the Olympics now behind us until 2024, tennis reverts back to its usual cycle of ATP events and with the last of this year’s Grand Slam’s taking place next month, now is not the time for anyone to suffer an injury. Because an ailment at this stage of preparations, will at best derail plans […] Continue to read full article...
Andy Murray · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Roger Federer · Stanislas Wawrinka · US Open
Hollywood film star and legend Marlene Deitrich was one of the hugest stars in the world in the 1930s for her films Blue Angel, Shanghai Express, The Devil Is A Woman, Morocco, Blonde Venus, Destry Rides Again. She was romantically involved with Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Errol Flynn, John F. Kennedy, George Bernard Shaw, John […] Continue to read full article...
Blue Angel · Hollywood · Jimmy Connors · Marlene Dietrich · Paris · Roland Garros
Happy birthday no. 50 to one of the greatest champions in the history of sport, Pete Sampras. Six years in a row as year-end world no. 1, fourteen Grand Slam titles by age 31, three of the most dramatic, unforgettable matches in history (Corretja, Courier, Chesnokov). A winning machine. Everybody knew what was coming but […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/21
11
Tsitsipas Solves Another Puzzle In Toronto
11 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles
One of the many fine attributes of Stefanos Tsitsipas as a tennis player is his ability to figure out how to beat players that he has previously been mastered by. Tsitsipas first showed this outstanding quality vs Felix Auger-Aliassime, who he was dominated by in juniors and their first two ATP pro matches (both in […] Continue to read full article...
Here is a sneak peak excerpt of my still in progress feature “Facing Monica Seles”, about one of the greatest champions in tennis history and the only woman to dominate Steffi Graf on a tennis court. Seles won eight Grand Slams in her first 14 attempts from 1989 to Australian Open 1993. After being stabbed […] Continue to read full article...
Monica · Monica Seles · Nike · Sarasota · Yonex
Aug/21
9
Is Carreno Busta the kryptonite of Djokovic?
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The natural evolution of tennis appears to be heading to Novak Djokovic breaking the all-time Grand Slam record of 20 he shares with Federer and Nadal. But the Tennis Gods have a wicked sense of humor and it is not yet known if they will permit – or forbid – Djokovic from reaching the hallowed […] Continue to read full article...
Joma · Novak Djokovic · Pablo Carreno Busta · Spain · US Open
American tennis has been mired in a drought of mediocre results since Andy Roddick’s US Open win in 2003. But the future has never looked so bright for America with an array of different young players making their marks in the ATP at an early age. It’s all on display this week at the Citi […] Continue to read full article...
Brandon Nakashima · Citi Open · Jenson Brooksby · Sebastian Korda
Aug/21
5
When Dick Stockton Punched Ilie Nastase On Court
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Tracy Austin once said “Tennis is a fistfight without the fists”, but sometimes a tennis match devolves into a fist fight with punches thrown and landed, even in the professional ranks. One such notable occasion where a pro player did a Mike Tyson imitation happened in the 1980s when Dick Stockton slugged Ilie Nastase during […] Continue to read full article...
American fashion designer Vera Wang is a tennis enthusiast and player. The 72 year old trains regularly on her home court in the Southampton, annually attends the US Open and often shares photos of her court activities on Instagram. Wang was born in New York City in 1949, and her first known athletic endeavor was […] Continue to read full article...
