Archive for October 2022
Oct/22
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Clijsters Buys Major League Pickleball Team
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Major League Pickleball announced today that Kim Clijsters is now a new team owner, joining Tom Brady. MLP said in September that NBA stars Lebron James, Kevin Love and Draymond Green have also purchased teams in the league. A MLP season recently concluded in Newport Beach and the next one is slated for Columbus, Ohio. […] Continue to read full article...
International Tennis Hall of Fame CEO Todd Martin has resigned from his position, effective January 1, 2023. Martin has served as ITHF CEO since September 2014. Martin has accepted a new role as Head of Tennis for Beemok Capital, which is the owner of multiple tennis assets in Charleston, S.C. and now in Cincinnati, Ohio. […] Continue to read full article...
19 year old American Zachary Svajda had to earn his first ATP Challenger title the hard way. The somewhat forgotten former junior prodigy has struggled the last couple of years to make the big jump up the rankings and keep up with Nakashima, Brooksby and Korda but last week in Tiburon, Svajda won five close, […] Continue to read full article...
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Oct/22
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How to Start a Career of a Tennis Player and not Fall Behind in College
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Many young people choose tennis as their favorite sport in school. However, just a few have real chances of turning such a hobby into a career. Those few have a choice to train for a few more years while in college or try their chances among professional athletes at a very young age. Many choose […] Continue to read full article...
Cam Norrie · John Isner · John McEnroe · MacKenzie McDonald · NCAA · Steve Johnson
Tennis is considered to be one of the top 10 most played sports in the US, so it will not take a lot of time and effort to find a reliable and reputable academy to learn to play. In fact, the USA houses the most prominent and known academies, producing the best players. No wonder […] Continue to read full article...
Oct/22
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van Rijthoven Says Fans “Underestimate” Challenger Tour Level
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Tim van Rijthoven won his first ATP main tour matches earlier this year at s-Hertogenbosch where he shockingly won the title vs world no. 1 Daniil Medvedev 64 61. The 25 year old currently ranked 116 described the slight differences of the ATP World Tour and Challenger tour levels to veteran tennis reporter Harry Cicma: […] Continue to read full article...
In three decades of being around pro tennis, some shocking stories have entered my ears, which contrast some of the unforgettable displays of good sportsmanship we have seen in recent years… A former world no. 1 was practicing and he said to a fan who annoyed him, after spitting on the court, “pick that up […] Continue to read full article...
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Oct/22
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Former Pro Athletes Who Play Competitive Tournament Tennis
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By Scoop Malinowski Kyle Macy, was a star guard for the University of Kentucky – the starting point guard on the 1978 National Championship team – and 1975 “Mr. Basketball” award winner in the state of Indiana before being drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns in 1979 (22nd […] Continue to read full article...
Five Teenagers Among Eight Quarterfinalists Advancing On At Second Annual Rancho Santa Fe Open USTA Women’s Pro Circuit $80,000 Continues All Week With Semifinals Saturday and Finals On Sunday At Rancho Santa Fe Tennis Club Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. – October 6, 2022 — To get a glimpse at the future of the WTA and […] Continue to read full article...
Alexandra Eala · ITF · Rancho Santa Fe · Rancho Santa Fe Open · Robin Montgomery · USTA
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 45 in singles and no. 35 in doubles. 2022 Wimbledon gentleman’s doubles champion. Member of 2023 Australian Davis Cup team which will face Italy in the final tomorrow. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 170 DOB: April 3, 1988 In: Sydney, Australia First Tennis Memory: I don’t have anything specific. My sister […] Continue to read full article...
