Archive for August 2022
Juncheng Shang has declared himself a force to be reckoned with as he sensationally won the Lexington ATP Challenger with a 64 64 final triumph over 30 year old Ecuadorian veteran Emilion Gomez. I didn’t see lefty Shang miss a ball in the last four minutes of the stunning victory by the 17 year old, […] Continue to read full article...
Former ATP renegade and now aspiring Grand Slam champion Nick Kyrgios explained his reasoning for not hiring a coach this week at the Citi Open at one of his press conferences… “I don’t tell (my box) anything, but I always hope they cheer me on. In a perfect world, I would love for them to do […] Continue to read full article...
The man who once declared his goal was to break Rafael Nadal’s Roland Garros record of 14 grand slam titles on red clay, has imploded since his 16 64 67 36 loss to Casper Ruud at the Roland Garros quarterfinal. That loss especially stung the 19 year old ranked 28 because of the public reaction […] Continue to read full article...
Yoshihito Nishioka has been an average player for the last year but this week in Citi Open he has exploded with three excellent victories. Coming into the tournament with a ranking of 96, the Japanese lefty upset Atlanta finalist Jenson Brooksby in the first round 64 63. Then he beat Atlanta champion Alex deMinaur in […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/22
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Millman Believes Djokovic Should Play US Open
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ATP world no. 76 John Millman had to withdraw from the ATP Mexico tournament due to the virus but based on his recent time in the United States, the Australian veteran believes it’s an injustice to forbid Djokovic from playing the 2022 US Open later this month. Millman: “I’m out with covid. I was just […] Continue to read full article...
Roger Federer may not be playing pro tennis anymore but his presence is being felt indirectly on the professional tennis circuit. This week in Washington DC at the Citi Open one prominent player has been wearing the new tennis shoes Federer created. The Switzerland-based athletic shoe manufacturer ON has received some very positive exposure because […] Continue to read full article...
Citi Open · Jack SOck · Leylah Fernandez · on · Roger Federer
Ivan Lendl, one of the captains at the ATP Legends Team Cup event in Pula Istria, Croatia, expressed his point of view today regarding the Djokovic/Federer/Nadal race to see who wins the most Grand Slam titles… “At moment Roger (Federer) seems out of it as he’s not played for a long time and he’s the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP Legends Team Cup · Ivan Lendl · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal
In perhaps the biggest surprise of 2022, former world no. 1 Marcelo Rios said he’s coaching ATP no. 344 Juncheng “Jerry” Shang. The two met and bonded this year at IMG Tennis Academy where the Chinese left-handed player Sheng is based and also where Rios regularly attends because his daughter Isadora trains there. Rios lives […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · China · IMG · Jungcheng Sheng · Lexington Challenger · Marcelo Rios
By Scoop Malinowski Novak Djokovic is 35 years old and still finding new, different ways to improve himself and his athleticism. The 2022 Wimbledon champion has recently begin training “Capoeira” – the Brazilian martial art which combines elements of dance, acrobatics and music. In case you don’t know what Capoeira is (wiki)… “It was created […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Brazil · Capoeira · Head · Lacoste · Novak Djokovic · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski In 2020 Sofia Kenin beat Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at Australian Open. She also made the finals of Roland Garros vs Iga Swiatek and reached a top five ranking. Then came the nosedive. Today the 23 year old Kenin is ranked no. 416 and has accepted (or […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Babolat · Citi Open · Sofia Kenin
