Archive for June 2025
Carlos Alcaraz escaped with a five set win vs Fabio Fognini and increased a unique record he holds over Djokovic/Federer/Nadal… Players in their first 15 fifth sets… Rafael Nadal: 12-3Roger Federer: 7-8Novak Djokovic: 10-5 Carlos Alcaraz: 14-1 Amanda Anisimova had no mercy for fellow Russian Yulia Putintseva with a 60 60 demolition. Former finalist Ons […] Continue to read full article...
World No. 1 Jannik Sinner dropped his trainer and physio on the eve of Wimbledon and was vague in explaining the reason for the sudden and surprising changes… “What do I look for in people I work with? First and foremost, trust — both with me and the team. I’m inspired by my dad, a […] Continue to read full article...
Head · Jannik Sinner · Nike · Wimbledon
MAIN DRAW 1 Aleksandar Kovacevic 77 77 2 Aleksandar Vukic 80 83 3 Rinky Hijikata 88 74 4 Mackenzie McDonald 90 98 5 Ethan Quinn 95 95 6 Brandon Holt 101 104 7 Tristan Schoolkate 102 106 8 James Duckworth 106 100 Eliot Spizzirri 124 118 Adrian Mannarino 125 128 Christopher Eubanks 131 108 Shintaro […] Continue to read full article...
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27 year old Priscilla Hon has never played a Wimbledon main draw and yesterday was on path to extend the trend as she was down three match points 46 56 and love-40 to Canadian teen Victoria Mboko. But the Australian veteran amazingly ended up saving five match points and survived Mboko to reach her first […] Continue to read full article...
A former ATP player told me today his “secret favorite” to win Wimbledon is Jakub Mensik. Genie Bouchard is training hard in New York for her latest comeback which will be at Newport WTA Challenger starting July 13. She is being coached by former junior Wimbledon champ Noah Rubin. Max Mirnyi has made a total […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/25
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Photographer Figura’s French Open Observations
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While watching the Novak Djokovic vs Jannik Sinner 2025 Roland Garros semifinal on TNT I noticed a familiar face in the front row photo pit on Court Philippe Chatrier Stadium – it was my friend the Canadian photographer Peter Figura. In pro sports, the front row perspective is always a lot more revealing than from […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · Jannik Sinner · Novak Djokovic · Peter Figura · Roland Garros
Jun/25
23
Petkovic Blasts Incompetent WTA Social Media Efforts
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Andrea Petkovic is always one who you can expect to tell it like it is. And this week the former WTA star turned TV analyst and media personality accused the WTA of incompetence of promoting its players and cited an example of a flagrant failure and missed opportunity. “In my function as Director of Excitement, […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Berlin Open · China · Roland Garros · Xinyu Wang
Former 2014 US Open finalist and world no. 4 has been tangled up in an infidelity scandal in Japan. The married with two kids Kei Nishikori was apparently caught by Japanese tabloid Shukan Bunshun in an affair with a 32 year old model named Azuki Oguchi, photographed outside her apartment while in Japan for treatment […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/25
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10 Questions The Media Should Ask Federer Nadal
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When did you first realize Novak Djokovic was going to be a major threat to your supremacy? What skills does he have that inflicted on you the most trouble? Which loss or losses to Novak Djokovic were the most heartbreaking? Which performances of Novak Djokovic were the most impressive to you? Did you share notes […] Continue to read full article...
Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Roger Federer · Steve Burkett
By Scoop Malinowski Gordie Howe was the epitome of hockey, so they called him “Mr. Hockey.” That nickname is still going strong today. Don Mattingly personified the ultimate baseball player so they called him “Donnie Baseball.” College football sensation Johnny Manziel was so exciting and spectacular at the University of Texas A&M that the nation […] Continue to read full article...
