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Apr/23

11

Sarasota Open Biofile Luca Potenza

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 485. Ht: 5-9 Wt: 140 DOB: July 28, 2000 In: Licata, Italy First Tennis Memory: I start to play tennis with my brother (Davide) in my city Licata, it’s pretty small, like 20,000 people. My first memory is when I came from football club, because I was playing football, […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

11

Tristan Boyer Shocks Pouille At Sarasota Open

By Scoop Malinowski One of the biggest tennis upsets this century happened tonight at the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open as unknown Tristan Boyer stunned former world no. 10 and Davis Cup hero Lucas Pouille 75 46 63 in the final round of qualies. Boyer is 21 years old, from Pasadena, CA and ranked around 1400. […] Continue to read full article...

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Frances Tiafoe won his second career ATP title yesterday at US Men’s Clay Court Championships in Houston but there’s a lot more to the story than just the final win vs. Tomas Martin Echeverry 76 76. On March 26 a very important figure in Tiafoe’s life passed away. Ken Brody was the man who funded […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

9

Sarasota Open Qualies Report

Scheduled play was delayed over six hours due to heavy rainfall in the area last night and this morning. Play finally began around 6, with players hitting at around 5. A few players caught my eye. Bruno Kuzuhara just turned 19, he won 2022 Australian Open junior singles. The Brazilian powerhouse has hit numerous times […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

9

Biofile Lucas Pouille Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 454. Winner of five ATP singles titles. Best ranking was no. 10 in 2018. In 2017 he won three titles on three different surfaces – Budapest clay, Stuttgart grass and Vienna indoor hard court. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 179 DOB: February 23, 1994 In: Grand-Synthe, France First Tennis Memory: The […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

8

Observing Sarasota Open Practices Today

By Scoop Malinowski After a 35 minute scooter ride from Bradenton to the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open at Payne Park after a 90 minute morning hit with the former Florida no. 1 ranked 5.0 Felipe Alarcon, I got to see many ATP players practice today to get ready for next week’s Challenger tournament. Last year’s […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

5

Tiafoe vs Johnson Showdown In Houston

Houston quarterfinal Frances Tiafoe vs Steve Johnson is going to be clash of two American titans on differing career trajectories The 33 year old ranked 152 is desperately trying to save his career against the no. 2 American ranked 15 now. The two have played each other twice before. First match was in Houston 2018, […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

5

My Nick Bollettieri Book Earning Rave Reviews

Very happy to report early reviews of my 18th book Nick Bollettieri: Godfather Of Modern Tennis is earning very positive reviews so far. I gave a copy to a friend James Elder, a good senior player and neighbor here in Bradenton, FL and he liked the book so much he bought ten more copies to […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/23

5

Stagnated Sock Still Stuck In Fourth Year Of Comeback

Jack Sock came to Houston this week as a wildcard, desperate for a win or two or three to salvage his stagnated singles career and he seemingly had a good draw with qualifier Tomas Machac as his first round opponent But in the first night match on stadium court Sock was not up for the […] Continue to read full article...

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Are you a die-hard tennis fan? Who doesn’t love the drama, athleticism, and camaraderie of professional tennis on the court? It can be thrilling to watch the greatest players in the world go up against one another. But what about those who strive for greatness but never quite reach their goals? The ones at the […] Continue to read full article...

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