Archive for September 2024

By Scoop Malinowski The commissioner of the WNBA Cathy Englebert said “The one thing I know about sports – you need rivalry. That’s what makes people watch.” Englebert would know. The Caitlin Clark rivalry vs. all the jealous and angry black WNBA players is a major reason why TV ratings, ticket sales and revenues have […]
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Carlos Alcaraz · Jannik Sinner · Novak Djokovic

Jacob Fearnley seemed to hit rock bottom in Newport at the Hall of Fame Championships in July where he lost in the second round of qualies to Li Tu 46 36 after beating Gijs Brouwer in three sets. The former TCU player (he won a national championship in his third year) from Great Britain expected […]
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ATP · Jacob Fearnley · Scotland · TCU
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Thomas Muster hasn’t won a Grand Slam match since 1998 (French Open) but this week he made a most generous gesture. The former ATP world number one and 1995 French Open king is auctioning off the trophies from his greatest successes to help people in need, the Generali Open 250 ATP tournament of Kitzbuhel announced. […]
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Austria · French Open · Thomas Muster
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You have to admire 35 year old Shuai Zhang’s perseverance and dedication. The Chinese veteran had lost 24 singles matches in a row. But the former world no. 22 solved her own mental puzzle in the first round at Beijing and defeated world no. 65 McCartney Kessler 76 76. Now ranked 585, wildcard Zhang’s last […]
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Asics · Beijing · China Open · Shuai Zhang · Wilson

The perfect symmetry rivalry in tennis where each player alternates wins is quite rare on the ATP World Tour but I found another one in Bernard Tomic vs Denis Kudla who will meet again for the fifth time at the Charleston Challenger. The two veterans first played in 2019 Houston first round and Tomic prevailed […]
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ATP · Bernard Tomic · Charleston · Denis Kudla · Yonex
You can always count on Daniil Medvedev to speak the truth without fear of ruffling the feathers of the tennis establishment. The Russian former world no. 1 said Laver Cup is practically a paid vacation for the players invited to play. “It’s actually very easy. Usually (on the ATP World Tour) against many of these […]
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Damiil Medvedev · Laver Cup

Alexander Zverev has a new coach – Roger Federer has generously offered the German star on what he needs to do to win his first Grand Slam title. Federer would know, he’s won 20 Grand Slam titles… Roger Federer has detected some flaws in Zverev’s mindset and tactical philosophy ‘To win a Grand Slam, you […]
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Alexander Zverev · Laver Cup · Roger Federer
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When it comes to discussing the biggest stars in women’s tennis today, no conversation would be complete without bringing up Coco Gauff. Debuting on the ITF Women’s Circuit in 2018 at the young age of 14, she quickly skyrocketed through the ranks to become one of the top 100 players in the world. By 2024, […]
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Coco Gauff · Head tennis · New Balance · US Open
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Sports broadcaster Harry Cicma announced his first Davis Cup matches in Zhuhai, China for Tennis Channel and international feeds. The former ATP ranked player who competed for Division 1 Rutgers University discussed the unique experience… Scoop Malinowski: What were some of the highlights from your Davis Cup broadcasting debut in China? Harry Cicma: Davis Cup […]
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Brandon Nakashima · Davis Cup · Harry Cicma · Reilly Opelka · Rutgers
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