Archive for July 2025
Holger Rune has big goals for 2026: “Sinner is incredible from the baseline. Alcaraz’s creativity is amazing. As for me, I think my mindset is my greatest weapon. My goal for 2026 is to be number one in the world and I believe I will achieve this.” Rune is being mentored this week by former […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi is helping to coach Holger Rune at the 2025 Mubadala Citi Open in Washington, DC. Video of them together on the practice court with current longtime coach Jan Christiansen looked like Rune has decided to invite Agassi for a trial run to gauge if the American tennis legend can help improve his game […] Continue to read full article...
Citi Open · Emma Raducanu · Nick Kyrgios · Taylor Fritz · Tommy Paul · Venus Williams · Washington DC
Everyone in the world has seen the viral Coldplay concert where the CEO was caught on camera enjoying the show with an employee/mistress. The gentleman Mr. Baron, CEO of something called Astronomer, might be more famous than Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams right now. What’s not nearly as known as the Coldplay concert candid camera […] Continue to read full article...
AO · ATP · Australian Open · Coldplay · Hamburg
By Bill Ackman In a world where no good deed goes unpunished, I will do my best to attempt another good deed for the sport of tennis, now that the International Tennis Hall of Fame has rejected our donation apparently for ‘optics,’ whatever that means. For years, we have supported the Junior Tennis Champion Center […] Continue to read full article...
A former ATP player notified me today about a bizarre draw entry in the doubles in the Los Cabos ATP 250 in Mexico. Jamie Cerretani, age 43, got a main draw slot in the doubles draw, though he has played only one tournament since summer 2011. Earlier this year Cerretani made the finals of Tallahassee […] Continue to read full article...
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Jul/25
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Did Connors Imply Carlos Tanked Wimbledon Final?
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Tennis legend Jimmy Connors made a curious analysis of the 2025 Wimbledon final this week. The former world no. 1 and winner of 109 ATP tournaments said he thought Carlos Alcaraz “gave up too easily” in the final against his arch rival Jannik Sinner. While most tennis observers viewed Alcaraz’s 64 46 46 46 defeat […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz · Jannik Sinner · Jimmy Connors · Nike · Rolex · Wimbledon
Last night at the harness racing contested at Yonkers Raceway in Yonkers, NY, a racing horse named “Federer” competed in the third race, a one mile pace for a prize of $16,000. The race featured horses that were non-winners of $7,500 in their last five races. Federer had placed fourth, second and second in his […] Continue to read full article...
Federer · Jimmy Connors · Roger Federer · Serena · Serena Williams · Yonkers Raceway
Novak Djokovic has been sponsored by Lacoste brand attire since 2017 and the contract will complete later this year after US Open. At 38, Djokovic has not won a Grand Slam title since US Open 2023. His last major title was the Olympic gold medal in the summer of 2024. Though Djokovic has reached the […] Continue to read full article...
It may seem like Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have the ATP World Tour under lock and key but at least one veteran believes he can rearrange the balance of power. “At the moment, Carlos is the kind of the star boy now. He just brings great energy to the court and along with Jannik, […] Continue to read full article...
Jul/25
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Newport 250 Drops To Challenger But Still Thrives
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By Scoop Malinowski When the news first broke last year that the historic Newport Hall of Fame Championships ATP 250 summer classic was sold to another date on the calendar on another continent, the reaction of longtime attendees of this New England summer classic was horror. But this thriving little tournament was too popular and […] Continue to read full article...
Adrian Mannarino · Caty Mcnally · Hall of Fame Open · Newport · Tatiana Maria · Zachary Svajda
