Archive for August 2022
By Scoop Malinowski Got a Biofile with Yibing Wu, who rose up the rankings fast after winning US Open junior but was then injured for like two years and now he’s healthy again and winning Challengers left and right, including Indianapolis saving six match points in the final vs Kovacevic. Awesome Biofile too, stay tuned. […] Continue to read full article...
Gilles Simon · Iga Swiatek · Kayla Day · Maia Chwalinska · US Open
Bryant McKinnie is widely recognized as a dominant NFL offensive line force with exceptional blocking abilities. Having enjoyed a largely successful career in the NFL, which spanned over a decade from 2002-2013, he earned superb accolades such as a Super Bowl victory (2012 season), a Pro Bowl appearance, and being recognized in the unanimous All-American […] Continue to read full article...
Bryant McKinnie · Minnesota Vikings · NFL · Super Bowl · Venus Williams
By Scoop Malinowski In no particular order these are my standout memories of the day… Feels wonderful to be back at US Open for first time in three years. Nick Kyrgios and Jack Sock walked by going to grandstand to hit at 2 and Nick was unrecognizable in his new look, a bandana headband a […] Continue to read full article...
As some of you may have heard, our friend and tennis legend, Nick Bollettieri has some health issues. He is currently in the care of hospice, immobile and most likely will remain bedridden. Bob Farrance spends some time with him each day at Nick’s residence and I went to see Nick the other day. Any […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Bradenton · IMG · Maria Sharapova · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri · Tommy Haas
Martina Navratilova declared earlier this year that 19 year old Carlos Alcaraz was superior to World No. 1 and winner of 20 Grand Slam titles Novak Djokovic. She said Alcaraz was her pick to win the French Open and Wimbledon. Of course those predictions by Martina were colossal busts as Alcaraz was not a factor […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Donald Young is 33 now and ranked 642 in the world. But his humble status in tennis has not discouraged the former Roland Garros doubles finalist to surrender. Young managed somehow to get into Winston-Salem qualies as an alternate but was defeated by Emilio Nava 62 62. 2022 has been a season […] Continue to read full article...
I wasn’t present to witness the recent brawl at the public tennis courts in Bergen County NJ at Overpeck Park in Leonia, NJ but here is a second hand report I was told this week about it … A Korean female teenager kept violating tennis etiquette by running onto an adjacent court to retrieve a […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski When you look for the perfect, symmetrical rivalry, the key element is that the two players alternate victories. It’s a rare occurrence that two players are so evenly matched that neither can win two in a row against the other. That’s the special way of Nadal vs Coric, the other guy wins […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Borna Coric · Cincy Open · Rafael Nadal · US Open
The tournament that was bought this year by investor/philanthropist Ben Navarro, the Cincy Open never fails to deliver super high quality tennis and stunning drama. Already there have been some interesting results. Naomi Osaka’s career continues to tailspin into mediocrity as she lost to Shuai Zhang in straight sets. Andy Murray beats his rival Stan […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/22
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Opelka Dropping Some Intriguing Tweet Bombs
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By Scoop Malinowski American tennis champion Reilly Opelka is dropping some fascinating tweets today about the inner workings of the ATP ruling powers. Here are six from today, all dropped in the same hour. Keep in mind, Opelka typically tweets about once or twice a week. His last tweet before today was on August 7. […] Continue to read full article...
Andrea Gaudenzi · ATP · Novak Djokovic · Reilly Opelka · Roger Federer · US Open
