Archive for August 2023
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Venus Explains US Open First Round Flop
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Venus Williams played in her 100th US Open match on Tuesday and it ended up being the worst loss she ever suffered in Flushing Meadows. The 43 year old was dismantled by a Belgian qualifier named Greet Minnen by a score of 61 61 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams, who played in the 1997 US […] Continue to read full article...
Greet Minnen · US Open · USA · Venus Williams · Wilson tennis
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Appreciating John Isner’s Amazing Career
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By Scoop Malinowski Two decades ago John Isner was a very good US junior player. Then eighteen years old, the tall kid from Greensboro, NC competed at the 2003 National Boys 18s in Kalamazoo and reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Robert Yim 76 75 (Yim subsequently won the tournament by beating Chris Kwon […] Continue to read full article...
Fila · Georgia Bulldog · John Isner · Kalamazoo · Miami Open · Prince · Roger Federer · US Open
Alexandre Muller · Carlos Alcaraz · Jessica Pegula · Novak Djokovic · Stan Wawrinka · US Open
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP 93. DOB: Nov. 15, 2001 In: Buenos Aires, Argentina Ht: 6-0 Wt: 167 First Memory Of Tennis: With my family on holiday. They give me a racquet with my brother (Francisco). Three years old. Tennis Inspirations: Well, from the beginning, Rafael Nadal. I’m lefty like him. Really motivated by him. […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Buenos Aires · Carlos Alcaraz · Cordoba · Juan Manuel Cerundolo · Rafael Nadal · US Open
American teenager Alex Michelsen routed Spanish veteran Albert Vinolas Ramos 64 63 64, which was his first Grand Slam main draw match win. Justin Gimelstob came over to watch Michelsen and was very impressed by his game and demeanor – “I don’t like Michelsen, I love him.” Grigor Dimitrov needed to save three match points […] Continue to read full article...
Mackenzie McDonald proves again he’s a Grand Slam force. In January he dismissed Rafael Nadal from the Australian Open and today he eliminated Felix-Auger Aliassime in four sets. McDonald is on the verge of achieving his career best ranking inside the top 45. Iga Swiatek scores another 60 61 blowout today, smashing Rebecca Peterson. Taylor […] Continue to read full article...
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Recovering From Grand Slam Final Defeats: When The Dream Doesn’t Come True
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By Scoop Malinowski As the fourth Grand Slam tournaments of 2023 begins today, let’s delve into an area that is rarely talked about in the world of professional tennis: the dark side of losing a major tournament final and the pain and suffering of the epic failure to make the lifelong dream come true. It’s […] Continue to read full article...
Amanda Anisimova · Carlos Alcaraz · French Open · John McEnroe · Novak Djokovic · Pete Sampras · Roger Federer · US Open
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Biofile Marta Kostyuk Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: WTA no. 37. DOB: June 28, 2002 In: Kyiv, Ukraine First Memory Of Tennis: My mom (Talina) feeding balls to me and I’m not being happy because she’s feeding them wrong [laughs]. And I was missing them. That’s why I was missing them. Of course it’s not true but this was […] Continue to read full article...
marta kostyuk · Ukraine · US Open · Wilson Blade · Wilson tennis
By Scoop Malinowski Daniil Medvedev on a Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic US Open final: “I think it’s great for tennis that we have these two guys playing against each other right now.. It doesn’t irritate me at all.. Now they’re 1, 2 by the margin. I think they are maybe 1000, 500 points ahead […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · Juan Martin Del Potro · Ons Jabeur · US Open
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Anisimova Unveils Her New Art In Tribeca
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By Scoop Malinowski Amanda Anisimova has not played a tennis match since losing in the first round of Madrid to qualifier Arantxa Rus in May of this year. But the Freehold, NJ born former teen phenom has busied herself with her interests in creating art and altruism. Anisimova debuted her art work at a New […] Continue to read full article...
Amanda Anisimova · NYC · Roland Garros · Ted Dimond · Tribeca · WTA
