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Apr/22

8

Is Iron Man Lopez At The End?

By Scoop Malinowski “Life begins at 40” but the amazing tennis career of Feliciano Lopez may be winding down after four decades of. The 40-year old “Iron Man” of Tennis, who turned pro in 1997, has played in 79 straight Grand Slam main draws dating back to French Open 2002. But this year Lopez has […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski Patrick Mouratoglou does not hide his admiration and respect for Novak Djokovic as a tennis player and this week he revealed a controversial belief that Novak is actually superior to Rafa on red clay. “When he is at his best, I think Djokovic is the best player in the world, even on […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

7

How Matt Ebden Hustled A Deal To Wear Uomo Sport

Uomo Sport is one of the hot new high quality tennis attire brands based in Los Angeles, CA. Currently Uomo Sport sponsors hot shot American ranked no. 36 Jenson Brooksby and as of this week a second prominent player has been added to the Uomo team. Here’s the story about how a 2022 Australian Open […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

6

When Two Tennis Greats Realize They Are Neighbors

By Scoop Malinowski In a one-in-a-million chance miracle, two superstar ATP champions actually recently bought houses and are next-door neighbors. Kei Nishikori and Marcelo Rios actually live next door to each other on Bayshore Road in Sarasota, Florida. Rios lives with his family in a three story mansion which took almost two years to be […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

6

Racquet Smashing Becoming Illegal?

By Scoop Malinowski The ATP announced stricter punishment for on-court misconduct… “Effective immediately and as we head into the clay court swing, the ATP officiating team has been directed to take a stricter stance in judging violations of the code of conduct.” — Andrea Gaudenzi. This means after the controversial racquet smash/abuse incidents by Alexander […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

6

Sock Comeback Stalls In Houston

Jack Sock is working extremely hard to regain his status as an elite ATP player in singles but yesterday he fell just short again of scoring a valuable victory, falling to world no. 29 Cristian Garin 46 63 75. It was another close, tight loss for Sock who buckled at the finish line again. Sock […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

5

Sarasota Open Entry List

The 2022 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open returns Aptil 8-17th after a two year hiatus with new ownership (Steve Gareleck and Rem Reynolds) and a new tournament director (Casey Brown) and a new location. The ATP Challenger will be contested in it’s fifth venue at Payne Park which is just a short walk from downtown Sarasota. […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

3

Miami Conquered, Alcarazmania Has Begun

By Scoop Malinowski Carlos Alcaraz stole the show at the 2022 Miami Open with a devastating display of superhuman tennis which nexpectedly udazzled the tennis universe. The 18 year old phenom from Spain plowed through Martin Fucsovics, Marin Cilic, Miomir Kecmanovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubi Hurkacz and finally Casper Ruud in the final 75 64. The […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

2

Iga Reigns Supreme At Miami Open

Iga Swiatek emphatically proved she is the new WTA world no. 1 player with a dominant tournament and final victory today vs. Naomi Osaka 64 60. Iga, who is the fourth WTA player to win the “Sunshine Double” of Indian Wells and Miami back to back (Graf twice, Clijsters, Azarenka), will become the top ranked […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

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Biofile Wesley Koolhof Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP ranking no. 17 in doubles. Winner of ten career ATP doubles titles. Career best ranking was no. 5 in 2020. Will play Miami Open doubles final with Slupski vs Isner/Hurkacz. Ht: 5-11 Wt: 171 DOB: April 17, 1981 In: Zevenaar, Netherlands First Tennis Memory: Hitting against the wall like I […] Continue to read full article...

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