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Nov/23

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Tennis-Prose Official Awards 2023

Sportsmanship Award: Richard Gasquet. Two full decades on the ATP World Tour and I have never heard or seen the Frenchman show unsportsmanlike conduct even once. No confrontations with any opponents, or ugly moments on court. Honorable mention: John Isner. Grigor Dimitrov. John Millman. Feliciano Lopez. Karen Khachanov. Kei Nishikori. Jannik Sinner. Adrian Mannarino. Player […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

28

Is Donald Young At The Finish Line?

Former American teen prodigy Donald Young may have reached the finish line of his fine professional tennis career. The 34 year old former 2017 Roland Garros doubles finalist is currently ranked 1087. His most recent match was in late September at Charleston Challenger where he lost in the first round of qualies to Thai-Son Kwiatkowski […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

27

The Pat Cash vs Ivan Lendl Brawl In Monte Carlo

By Scoop Malinowski The recent purchase of The Autobiography Of Pat Cash: Uncovered has been a fantastic read. Pat Cash is one of the rare authentic voices in pro tennis, fearless to speak his mind. The former 1987 Wimbledon champion and two-time Davis Cup winner reveals a lot of inside info about pro tennis and […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

26

Becker Says Carlos Puzzle Has Been Figured Out

Former world no. 1 and coach of ATP no. 8 Holger Rune, Boris Becker told Eurosport he believes the puzzle of how to play ATP no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has been solved by several players… “Dueling with Djokovic, becoming No. 1 in the world and winning Wimbledon for the first time – maintaining this level […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

22

NEXT GEN Finals Field

The NEXT GEN Finals will be contested Nov. 28-Dec 2 at King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah Here are the eight qualifying competitors… Arthur Fils France Luca Van Assche France Dominic Stricker Switzerland Alex Michelsen USA Flavio Cobolli Italy Hamad Medjedovic Serbia Luca Nardi Italy Abedallah Shelbayh Jordan Here are the former NEXT GEN champions 2017 […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

20

Major Tournament on Longboat Key Next Week

Next week I’m playing a national ITF USTA tennis tournament in Longboat Key Florida where there are some notable entrants. One player coached President Jimmy Carter in tennis at the White House and Camp David. Ken Fugate, he was also President Carter helicopter pilot. Another won nine grand slam doubles titles. Rick Leach. Paul Thomas […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

18

Djokovic Awing TV Tennis Commentators

Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz 62 63 in the ATP Final semis today in Italy. His supremacy is evoking some of the greatest plaudits in TV tennis broadcasting history. Robbie Koenig, the former ATP doubles journeyman and first class TV analyst offered these two gems… “He’s about to be a billionaire but he is playing […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski Now that Novak Djokovic has smashed all of the most important professional tennis records – 24 Grand Slams and 400 weeks at No. 1 – the tennis deep state media hasn’t relented on it’s agenda to thwart his career evolution. The horribly corrupt tennis deep state agenda against Djokovic continues to poison […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

15

Andres Gomez Deserves To Be In Hall Of Fame

By Scoop Malinowski Michael Chang and Gabriela Sabatini were both nominated and inducted into the Hall of Fame. Andres Gomez of Ecuador has actually achieved more than both Chang and Sabatini but he is not in the Hall of Fame. Why? Gomez turned pro in 1979 at age 19 and became world no. 1 in […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

14

When Connors Ended His 11 Straight Finals Losing Streak

By Scoop Malinowski Tennis is a star driven sport and one of the privileges of being a star is the freedom to call the shots. One such example happened before the 1988 Washington DC ATP final between Jimmy Connors and Andres Gomez. Rain had delayed the tournament’s schedule. Connors didn’t want to play the final […] Continue to read full article...

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