Archive for November 2023
Tennis. Why do we run and chase and hit a tennis ball over and over every day? Running so fast we burn holes in our shoes, lose our breath and occasionally fall. Late nights, early mornings, 40 degrees, 100 degrees, sore shoulder, knee surgery, blisters, back pain, neck ache, elbow, we play through it all. […] Continue to read full article...
Nov/23
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Djokovic Clinches Year End No. 1 For 8th Time
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Novak Djokovic clinched ATP world no. 1 for the eighth time yesterday with his ATP Finals first match Round Robin win vs Holger Rune 76 67 63. He is now assured to retain the no. 1 ranking for 406 total weeks. Djokovic’s first year as no. 1 was 2011, twelve years ago. Djokovic 399 weeks […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · No. 1 · Novak Djokovic
Nov/23
9
Norman Holmes Immortalized By Tennis Great
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By Scoop Malinowski There is no chance you have heard of Norman Holmes. It’s a tennis name that is never mentioned. The one time in recent decades the name Norman Holmes was mentioned in the tennis universe was unforgettably prolific though. An all time great Grand Slam legend mentioned Norman Holmes in his biography in […] Continue to read full article...
Stunning news this week is that the ATP will cancel the Hall of Fame Championships ATP tournament next July and a new ATP tournament will begin in July 2025 in Saudi Arabia. The WTA Finals is also expected to be transferred to Saudi Arabia. The final Hall of Fame Open will be contested from July […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · grass court tennis · Hall of Fame · Newport · Saudi Arabia
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP world no. 1. Winner of 22 Grand Slams including 14 French Opens. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 188 DOB: June 3, 1986 In: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain. Tennis Inspiration: “When I was 10-12-years old I start playing well and maybe at that moment I started thinking I can be a pro. You never know how tough […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Babolat · French Open · Nike · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Wimbledon
Highest career winning percentage in ATP tennis history: 1.Djokovic 83.68% 2.Nadal 82.92%3.Borg 82.36%4.Federer 81.98%5.Connors 81.82% Novak Djokovic surpasses Rafael Nadal in yet another statistic with Paris win –Most Open Era matches played on the ATP Tour: Djokovic has 29 M1000 titles on HARD COURTS ONLY! Federer has 28 M1000 titles OVERALL. ATP rankings on November […] Continue to read full article...
Nov/23
3
Fred Stolle: “Djokovic Is Most Misunderstood Guy Out There”
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In three decades of covering professional tennis, I’ve been privileged to meet and interview some of the greatest champions of sport. And one of my all time personal favorites is the former US and French Champion and Davis Cup hero Fred Stolle. Why? Just because of his friendly, engaging nature. I never saw him play […] Continue to read full article...
Nov/23
2
Iga Pummels Coco, Jabeur Makes Anti War Statement In Cancun
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For the ninth time in ten meetings, Iga Swiatek defeated Coco Gauff in straight sets yesterday at WTA Finals in Cancun 60 75. “In the second set, obviously, it got more tight,” Swiatek told reporters of the round robin win. “I was happy I stayed focused. I had plenty of chances in her first service […] Continue to read full article...
Cancun · Coco Gauff · Iga Swiatek · Marketa Vondrousova · Ons Jabeur · WTA Finals
Former ATP world no. 17 and winner of four ATP singles titles Reilly Opelka returned to professional tennis competition after being sidelined for 15 months. With a wildcard entry into the Charlottesville ATP Challenger, the 26 year old Opelka defeated old rival Tennys Sandgren 64 75. The big serving America endured wrist and hip problems […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Fila · Reilly Opelka · Tennys Sandgren · Wilson
Nov/23
1
It Looks Like Gulbis Has Departed The ATP
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By Scoop Malinowski Without any fanfare or fancy farewells, it appears a former ATP star has departed the professional tennis tour. Former top ten and Roland Garros semifinalist Ernests Gulbis has not played a pro match since early February, a 61 26 76 Davis Cup match win vs. Israel’s Daniel Cukierman. In the doubles of […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · ATP · Ernests Gulbis · Latvia · Roland Garros · Wilson tennis
