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Aug/22

31

All In A Day At US Open

By Scoop Malinowski After the Wilson Ultra Play Test I was given a ticket for the US Open and the first observation was how crowded the grounds were at 5 pm. It may have been the most crowded day I ever experienced at the BJK National Tennis Center. The first match that arrested my attention […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

31

Wilson Ultra Play Test NYC

By Scoop Malinowski Yesterday was the “Wilson Ultra Play Test” at Town Tennis, a club on E59th Street in NYC I had never heard of. Three perfect har-tru courts in a luxury apartment complex. I asked a couple of NYC tennis friends about if they ever played at Town Tennis, and one, Jim Roemer, who […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

31

Coach/Player Parternships That Didn’t Succeed

With all the emphasis on coaching in pro tennis and the high profile partnerships of the likes of Felix and Toni, Simona and Halep, Nadal and Moya/Roig/Lopez, Isner and Macpherson, Sinner and Cahill, Tsitispas and Philippoussis, etc., let us take a look at some of the coach/player relationships that didn’t quite work out… The most […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

29

Biofile Benjamin Bonzi Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 50. DOB: June 9, 1996 In: Nimes, France Ht: 6-0 Wt: 180 First Tennis Memory: My cousin Alexander was playing before me. He was a bit older. The club was near my house, like maybe 500 meters. So I was always seeing him playing, so I wanted to play […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

29

Serena Considering To Resume Career In 2023

By Scoop Malinowski Everywhere you look everybody is talking about how this US Open is the end of the illustrious career of Serena Williams. The American sporting icon is competing for the last time in New York City this week and hopefully into next week. But Serena herself contradicted that narrative propaganda. Though she skipped […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

28

Queen Rybakina Doesn’t Feel Like A Grand Slam Champ

By Scoop Malinowski Elena Rybakina won the most prestigious title in tennis this summer but, incredibly, she now feels disappointed by the experience which should have been a dream-come-true, thrill-of-a-lifetime. “It was my dream to win Wimbledon. It’s a pity. I feel like actually I’m not the Wimbledon champion,” Rybakina said at her US Open […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

27

US Open Stories & Scoops

By Scoop Malinowski Maximilian Marterer has never lost a match at US Open qualies, making it through in 2017, 2021, and now 2022 (also played 2018 as a direct entry). The German fought through three tough rounds by surviving Daniel Dutra Da Silva in three sets, Carlos Taberner 76 in the third (8-6 in the […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

26

US Open Qualies Day 3

Yibing Wu scored an impressive win vs Stefano Travaglia, despite losing the first set in a tiebreaker and peril in the second set – Travaglia even had two breakpoints for a 5-1 lead but didn’t convert, got broken back and then Wu won the second set tiebreaker and third set. Wu next gets Corentin Moutet […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/22

25

Tennis Fans Disgusted By US Open Betrayal Of Novak

By Scoop Malinowski The tennis world is being rocked by the staunch support for Novak Djokovic, who today was banned from playing in the US Open because he won’t take a drug shot that doesn’t stop the infection or spread of the alleged virus. Tennis fans are outraged and disgusted by the political activism and […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski (Note: This is my feature for the debut issue of FINAL Magazine in October 2021.) A tennis player can create more than an artist and with as much satisfaction. – Maria Bueno On the first day of  Wimbledon of 2021 I had never even heard of or seen the name Emma Raducanu.  The […] Continue to read full article...

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