Archive for October 2022
Xavier Malisse retired from tennis in 2013 after a 16 year career but got the itch to compete again last year at Antwerp doubles with the player he coached Lloyd Harris and reached the semis in the doubles draw. 42 year old Malisse is playing Antwerp doubles again this year with Diego Schwartzman and they […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · Guillermo Vilas · Lleyton Hewitt · Martina Hingis · Xavier Malisse
Richard Gasquet and Stan Wawrinka both turned pro in 2002 but have only played each other four times in their two decades long illustrious ATP careers. The latest duel of their rivalry was yesterday in Antwerp with the 36 year old Gasquet edging the 37 year old Wawrinka 26 76 64. Their previous match was […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Bernard Tomic is now ranked 580 in the world and his last ATP title was four years ago at Chengdu 250 but the 29 year old former junior prodigy is not finished yet. Tomic trained last week at the Sammy Giammalva Tennis Academy in Texas with a Texas A&M player to prepare […] Continue to read full article...
Aussie · Bernard Tomic · Chengdu · Lleyton Hewitt · Mizuno · Roger Federer · Wimbledon · Yonex
With many of the greats of the early parts of the 21st century either recently reaching or nearing retirement – names like Federer, Williams and Nadal – the scene is set for a new wave of talent to take the tennis world by storm. Below, we take a look at the young talent most likely […] Continue to read full article...
OCTOBER 17, 2022, NEWPORT, R.I, U.S.A., – Wheelchair tennis legends Esther Vergeer of the Netherlands and Rick Draney of the United States join seven accomplished ATP and WTA players on the ballot for induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. Draney and Vergeer are nominated for the Hall of Fame’s Wheelchair Tennis Category. In the Player […] Continue to read full article...
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Tennis Greats Who Attended Boxing Matches
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By Scoop Malinowski Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi had their first date at the Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad world welterweight title fight Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in 1999. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase both sat ringside at the Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton III world heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium […] Continue to read full article...
Boris Becker · Guillermo Vilas · Jimmy Connors · Joe Frazier · John McEnroe · Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson was invited to the Jimmy Connors Podcast to do an hour-long interview recently and at one point shared his thoughts on the Big Three… “The thing about Djokovic is he came back from all those injuries. I love Djokovic personally. I like to watch him play. He’s a true fighter. I’m just a […] Continue to read full article...
Jack Sock was down a set and lost his serve on a missed forehand at 15-40 for 46 45 and then suddenly retired from the match, shaking hands with his conqueror Nicholas David Ionel. The match was a first round duel on Wednesday, and it was Ionel’s 20th birthday. Ionel is ranked 263 in the […] Continue to read full article...
There is a perception that greatest or most famous tennis academy in terms of producing professional champions is the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, or Rick Macci. But nothing can compare to Spartak Moscow. As Marat Safin recently revealed on his Instagram in a salute post, the number of successful tennis pros who were coached and […] Continue to read full article...
Andrey Rublev · Dinara Safina · Marat Safin · Mikhail Youzhny · Spartak Moscow
Sam Querrey has announced he is going to challenge the best of the pickleball world in 2023. The former Wimbledon semifinalist and winner of ten ATP singles titles is training three times a week for his pickleball debut next year. He also says he’s already been playing the fast-growing sport for six years. The 35 […] Continue to read full article...
