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Jan/22

31

Biofile Harold Solomon Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP no. 5 ranked player, winner of 22 ATP singles titles and one doubles title. 1976 French Open finalist and Member of two Davis Cup winning teams. Founded and runs the Harold Solomon Tennis Center, now known as the Florida Tennis SBT Academy, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DOB: September 7, […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

30

Nadal Wins 21 at AO 22

Rafael Nadal surpassed Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by winning his 21st Grand Slam at the 2022 AO from two sets down to Daniil Medvedev 26 57 64 64 75. The history making triumph featured a match point of Nadal serving, then booming a forehand, then a net approach and a backhand volley which the […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

29

King Kyrgios Silences His Critics

In a major suprise, wildcards Nick Kyrgios and Thanassi Kokkinakis won the AO Doubles titles by defeating unseeded Matt Ebden and Max Purcell 7-5 6-4. Suddenly, the man called by some one of the biggest wastes of talent in the sport, is a Grand Slam champion, a feat that many renowned players were never able […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

29

AO22: Barty Proves That Quitters Can Win

I saw Ash Barty qualify for the 2014 US Open, where she beat Caitlin Whoriskey, Melanie Oudin and Noppawon Leertcheewakam. In the first round of the main draw she lost to Barbora Strycova 63 61 and decided she was burnt out and it was time to take a long break from tennis. Barty was just […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

28

The Raging Bullshitter

By Scoop Malinowski The Raging Bull is renowned and beloved the world over for his extraordinary fighting spirit and iron will to win. He competes for every ball, every point as if his career and life are at stake. But image is everything and this world champion also wants it both ways – he wants […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

28

Danielle Collins Is A Tennis Rocky Balboa

By Scoop Malinowski Former Bryan Brothers and Vince Spadea coach John Skelly has fond memories of witnessing Danielle Collins early tennis years and her progression in Florida. “I knew Danielle’s dad Wally Collins back in late 70’s early 80’s. He was the groundskeeper at my first Tennisclub Shipwatch in Largo, Florida. He was a really […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

27

It will be Barty vs Collins for AO Crown

By Scoop Malinowski The two AO semifinals produced a dream final. World no. 1 Ash Barty dispatched unseeded Madison Keys 61 63 and then 27 seed Danielle Collins upset 7 seed Iga Swiatek 64 61. It’s an interesting final because of the contrast of styles and the element of Collins as the longshot underdog challenging […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

26

Ghost Of Djokovic Looms Large at AO

By Scoop Malinowski The ghost of the true champion looms large over the corrupted tournament… Daniil Medvedev: I was not playing my best and Felix was playing unbelievable, serving unbelievable, he was all over me, all over the place, I didn’t really know what to do so I was like, actually I don’t know if […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski Denis Shapovalov got screwed by Nadal and the chair umpire last night in their heated five set Australian Open quarterfinal. Nadal’s stalling tactics plagued the match from the first set to the end. It started in the first set at 2-3 when Shapo was ready to serve and Nadal made him wait […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/22

24

AO Quarterfinals Set

2022 AO Quarterfinals Monfils vs Berrettini Shapovalov vs Nadal Tsitsipas vs Sinner Felix vs Medvedev Barty vs Pegula Krejcikova vs Keys Collins vs Cornet Swiatek vs Kanepi Djokovic vs Zverev Dimitrov vs Karatsev Rublev vs Medvedev Nadal vs Tsitsipas Barty vs Muchova Brady vs Pegula Osaka vs Hsieh Williams vs Halep Continue to read full article...

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