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Mar/23

22

Did Federer Betray Uniqlo?

This week on Instagram Roger Federer announced that On has signed to endorse Iga Swiatek and Ben Shelton, who will wear On shoes and attire for competition on the WTA and ATP Tours, respectively. Federer is an investor in the Switzerland-based company On and he wears On shoes – Federer wore On shoes at Laver […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

22

Todd’s Takes: Miami Open Preview

By Todd Robinson So an obvious and easy way to preview the Miami Masters hardcourt event is to briefly recap what just transpired on the Indian Wells hardcourts, so we’ll start with a few of the bigger storylines to come out of the Southern California desert.1) The Amazing Alcaraz – I was watching his QF […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

20

Swiatek And Shelton Sign With ON

Major news was announced this week in the tennis attire and shoe industry – ON Running has signed two of the most dynamic young stars to wear ON shoes and attire. World No. 1 Iga Swiatek, age 21, will no longer wear Asics, and fast-rising top 20 year old American Ben Shelton, ranked 39 now, […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

18

Nick Bollettieri Celebration Of Life Today

By Scoop Malinowski There was never a figure in tennis so inspiring, energizing and uniquely recognizable as Nick Bollettieri and there never will be. Today his life was celebrated inside a packed IMG Academy basketball gym by about 800 people associated with him in one way or another. The world renowned tennis coach, academy founder, […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

17

Surreal Thrill: Borg Connors Talking Tennis Podcast

Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors conversation on Jimmy’s “Advantage Connors” podcast was a surreal thrill to listen to. Here are some of the highlights… Borg: Because of us they built the bigger stadiums and the big sponsors came in. The players of today come up to me and say thank you what you did to […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

14

Miami Open Wildcards

Miami Gardens, FL (March 14, 2023) – The Miami Open presented by Itaú announced today its remaining 22 wild cards for the 2023 tournament. The wild cards were given to the following players: ATP Main Draw Wild Cards WTA Main Draw Wild Cards ATP Qualifying Wild Cards WTA Qualifying Wild Cards It was announced earlier […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

13

Analysis: Rune Wawrinka Grudge Match Indian Wells

By Scoop Malinowski Last year in Paris Indoors Holger Rune beat Stan Wawrinka 7-3 in the third set tiebreaker and then at the net handshake lectured and humiliated the 18 years younger Dane about being an immature crybaby. The verbal insult by the very popular Wawrinka was highly unusual as he has earned a very […] Continue to read full article...

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Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of Modern Tennis  By Scoop Malinowski A compilation of memories, anecdotes, stories and interviews of one of the most important figures in tennis history, Nick Bollettieri and his world-renowned “Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy.” …Andre Agassi, Marcelo Rios, Jimmy Arias, Brian Gottfried, Fritz Buehning, Kathleen Horvath, Lars Ulrich, Julio Moros, Maria Sharapova, Chip […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

13

Big Foe Now An ATP Elite

Frances Tiafoe is a bonafide ATP star now, a consistent elite performer. The 25 year old who turned pro in 2015 is now ranked 16 in the world (his best was 14 last month). After a few years of stagnation Tiafoe has clearly improved under coach Wayne Ferreira, a former top ten ATP player himself. […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/23

12

Ruud’s Nosedive Is Puzzling

Casper Ruud reached no. 2 in the world last year in September but 2023 has not been kind to the Norwegian. Ruud has a very average 4-5 match record this year, including losses to Jenson Brooksby at Australian Open, Laslo Djere in Auckland, Taro Daniel in Acapulco and now in the third round of the […] Continue to read full article...

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