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Oct/23

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Remembering Pennetta’s Amazing US Open Triumph

Flavia Pennetta has been nominated for election to the International Tennis Hall of Fame next summer. The Italian’s most notable success was her unlikely victory at the 2015 US Open, which nobody predicted. Pennetta, at 33, became the oldest first time Grand Slam champion. She became the first woman to win her first Grand Slam […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/23

9

Biofile Franklin Biboussi

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Davis Cup player for Republic of Congo. Ht: 5-10 Wt: 160 Age: 36. Current Residence: Hackensack, NJ First Tennis Memory: I started to hold the racquet until I started playing. That’s what motivated me to play tennis. Why Do You Love Tennis: I liked it because I saw people playing and it […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/23

6

I Played A Congo Davis Cup Player

By Scoop Malinowski You never know who is going to show up at the public courts. Marat Safin and David Mamet have played at the Riverside Clay Courts in New York City. Mary Pierce, Michael Mmoh and Ellis Ferreira have trained at the Bayfront Park courts on Longboat Key in Florida. Recently the Overpeck Park […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/23

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Carlos on Facing Sinner

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner squared off again in the Beijing semifinals for the seventh time and their 3-3 head to head rivalry was tipped in favor to the Italian who prevailed 76 61. Sinner is now the first ATP player to score four wins against Alcaraz. Sinner will reach his career high best ranking […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski One of the most memorable, unscripted light-hearted Grand Slam moments happened at 1996 Wimbledon semifinals in a duel between Steffi Graf and Kimiko Date. Graf won the first set 62 but was down 24 in the second set. While serving ahead 40-15, and about to serve a first serve to try to […] Continue to read full article...

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