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Archive for March 2022
By Scoop Malinowski Wildcard Andy Murray grinded out a hard fought win vs Federico Delbonis 76 61 but again looked ordinary and journeymanesque. Second round awaits world no. 2 Daniil Medvedev. Question: Why isn’t new coach Ivan Lendl with Murray in Miami? Jack Sock is playing “J Sizzle” level tennis – he’s moving well and […] Continue to read full article...
Original Penguin® by Munsingwear,® a division of Perry Ellis International, is proud to announce the signing of former Wimbledon doubles champion Vasek Pospisil as a tennis brand ambassador. “With seven career titles, a Wimbledon championship and as a member of the Canadian Olympic team, Vasek has proven to be a dynamic international competitor. We are confident he […] Continue to read full article...
Canada · Penguin · Vasek Pospisil · Wimbledon
WTA world no. 1 and reigning Wimbledon and AO champion Ashleigh Barty has announced her sudden retirement from tennis at the age of 25. Some of her comments to friend Casey Dellaqua… “I’m fulfilled, I’m happy.” “I know how much work it takes. I don’t have the physical drive or the emotional want anymore. I’m […] Continue to read full article...
Mar/22
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LeRoy Neiman’s Favorite Tennis Players To Paint
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By Scoop Malinowski Back in 2007 for a feature in MOVES Magazine I asked my dear friend LeRoy Neiman who his favorite athletes were to paint in tennis… “Federer and Nadal. Those two are the best looking players in both style and the way they look, in a long time. They’re both so strong, so […] Continue to read full article...
Artist · LeRoy Neiman · Rafael Nadal · Roger Federer · St. Paul
Fernando Verdasco plays Joao Sousa of Portugal first round, the 38 and 32 year olds have never played an ATP match at any level, this will be their first meeting. Stefan Kozlov takes on Mitchell Krueger, they have never played in an ATP main tour match but this will be their seventh meeting in Challengers, […] Continue to read full article...
Fernando Verdasco · Holger Rune · Jack SOck · Miami Open · Stefan Kozlov
Mar/22
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Taylor Fritz Star Is Born In Indian Wells
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Taylor Fritz first showed he has extraordinary tennis capacity as an 18 year old at 2016 AO qualies third round, he was ahead of Mischa Zverev 63 and match points to reach his first Grand Slam main draw. But Fritz blundered his way to blowing the second set in a tiebreaker and then stumbled to […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski As the tennis establishment tries to homogonize, sanitize, political correctify pro tennis by admonishing and punishing bad behavior, Nick Kyrgios stands tall and proud and continues to fight the good fight to keep tennis interesting, exciting, buzzworthy, and controversial. Yesterday vs Nadal at Indian Wells, Kyrgios was irritated by the crowd’s disrespect […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Beatles · BNP Paribas Open · Nick Kyrgios · Rafael Nadal
By Scoop Malinowski The great queen of Chinese Taipei tennis has mysteriously vanished from the WTA circuit. Su-Wei Hsieh, though still ranked no. 7 in doubles, has not played a WTA match since the WTA Guadalajara finals where she and partner Elise Mertens lost the final to Krejcikova and Siniakova 63 64. Hsieh and Mertens […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Jenson Brooksby almost knocked out Novak Djokovic from the US Open last year and this week in Indian Wells he slayed world no. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas after losing the first set 6-1. The 21-year-old is proving very early in his pro tennis career that he has the arsenal and the mental measure […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · BNP Paribas Open · Indian Wells · Jenson Brooksby · Uomo Sport
Tommy Paul scores his career best win by beating Alexander Zverev in three sets 62 46 76. When I first did a Biofile with Tommy at US Open about five or six years ago, we were talking in the player’s lounge and during the interview I saw Paul’s eyes divert to fist pump someone who […] Continue to read full article...
