Archive for February 2023
Feb/23
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Taylor Fritz Conquers Delray Beach Open
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By Scoop Malinowski Taylor Fritz was magnificent all week in dominating the Delray Beach Open. In yesterday’s final he beat Miomir Kecmanovic 60 57 62. It is the fifth career ATP title for the world no. 7 American. The first time I saw Fritz in Delray Beach was in 2016 when he was 18 and […] Continue to read full article...
Delray Beach · Delray Beach Open · Head tennis · Nike · Taylor Fritz
Feb/23
17
Novak Said No To Nike Three Times
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By Scoop Malinowski An interesting fact has been revealed this week – Novak Djokovic declined three different multi-million dollar contract offers to become a Nike athlete, according to former Nike tennis director Mike Nakajima, in a book titled, “The Roger Federer Effect.” But now Nakajima, no longer employed with the athletic attire and shoe company, […] Continue to read full article...
Marcelo Rios · Nike · Novak Djokovic · Serbia
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 39. Plays R16 tonight on stadium court at Delray Beach Open vs Adrian Mannarino. Ht: 6-0 Wt: 170 DOB: December 21, 1998 In: Cincinnati, Ohio First Tennis Memory: Is playing mixed doubles at Hilton Head – my mom and myself versus my dad and my sister. (Who won?) That […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Cincinnati · Delray Beach Open · Greyson · Head tennis · JJ Wolf · Marcus Aurelius · Ohio State
Feb/23
16
Filipino Explains Eala’s Slow Progress
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The Filipino star Alexandra Eala, who trains at Rafael Nadal Academy, has been progressing up the WTA ranks but slowly. The former junior Grand Slam champ of 2022 US Open is a big name in tennis, she’s sponsored by Nike and has done fashion magazine modeling gigs. But her WTA results have not happened yet. […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/23
15
Delray Beach Miracle – the greatest upset in ATP history?
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Move over Istomin vs Djokovic, Donskoy vs Federer, Doohan vs Becker, Soderling vs Nadal… Matija Pecotic is 33 years old and had never even played an ATP main draw main tour match before yesterday. He’s never been ranked inside the top 200 and his current ranking is 784. He’s not even a full time pro […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/23
14
Verdasco’s Delray Beach Adventure
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By Scoop Malinowski Fernando Verdasco is back at the Delray Beach Open trying to revive his tennis career at age 39 and ranked 133 in the world, he’s not about to surrender just yet. Today Verdasco, granted a wildcard, will meet Radu Albot in what will be the Spaniard’s Delray Beach Open main draw debut. […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Australian Open · Delray Beach Open · Fernando Verdasco · Head tennis · Spain
Feb/23
13
Having a famous name doesn’t help in tennis
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Two iconic all time ATP greats have teenaged kids trying their hands at junior and pro tennis but success has been elusive for them. Guillermo Vilas’s daughter Andanin is 19 year old now and a UTR 7. After an average junior career, Andanin has not been discouraged and has persevered and ventured into the pro […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/23
13
Tennis Is Ready For Yibing Wu Mania
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By Scoop Malinowski We’ve seen a lot of first time ATP title winners over there years but there may be something extra special about Yibing Wu’s 67 76 76 triumph over John Isner yesterday in the American’s home city of Dallas. Wu saved four championship points vs Isner to become the first Chinese man to […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · China · Dallas Open · Head tennis · John Isner · Yibing Wu
Another marker that trumpets Novak Djokovic as the greatest champion of tennis history… Top three best winning percentage at each of the four Grand Slams… Australian Open91.8% Djokovic90.6% Agassi88.5% Vilas Roland Garros97.4% Nadal96.1% Borg84.2% Djokovic Wimbledon92.7% Borg90.0% Sampras89.6% Djokovic US Open88.8% Sampras86.4% Federer86.2% Djokovic Continue to read full article...
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Back in late 2021 after finishing college tennis at Ohio State (he was ranked no. 1 in NCAA), JJ Wolf was plodding along in Challengers, losing three times to Stefan Kozlov in semis and beating him in a final of Las Vegas 64 64. But it was not Kozlov who broke out in 2022, it […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Dallas Open · Greyson · JJ Wolf · Ohio State
