Archive for August 2025
The biggest surprise of the 2025 US Open so far has been Leandro Riedi. One month ago, the 23 year old Swiss slugger was losing in the first round at a $25,000 in Edwardsville, IL to Evan Bynoe 46 23 ret. – Bynoe is ranked 1018. But Riedi managed to get a wildcard into Cincy […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Leandro Riedi · Switzerland · US Open
Aug/25
30
When Becker Implied Nike Has Enormous Power In Tennis
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
From the 1995 US Open Boris Becker press conference, where he lost in four close sets to Andre Agassi… Q. After Wimbledon, you had some candid remarks to make about Andre Agassi; that I think you referred to may not be precisely the words “special treatment” — BORIS BECKER: I wasn’t talking about him personally. […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/25
30
Tiafoe and Former Coach Kouznetsov Don’t Speak
17 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
When Frances Tiafoe first emerged as a young American prospect, he was sixteen and played as a wildcard in 2014 Washington DC first round night match, a 46 46 loss to veteran Evgeny Donskoy. His coach back then was a Russian American former college tennis player named Misha Kouznetsov, who dedicated ten years to building […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/25
30
Emma Analyzes Her Latest Elite Loss At US Open
4 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski Emma Raducanu suffered another crushing loss to an elite player 61 62 to Elena Rybakina at US Open third round. It’s a pattern of failure for the former US Open champion in 2025. “I’ve lost to Iga twice, Aryna and Elena. It’s tough. When the very top play me, they have a […] Continue to read full article...
Elena Rybakina · Emma Raducanu · Nike · Rolex · US Open
Stefanos Tsitsipas lost last night to Daniel Altmaier and after the match complained to the German about his underarm serve in the fourth set, a legal shot. He was booed off Grandstand court. “Next time, don’t wonder why I hit you, ok? “No, I’m just saying if you serve underarm… if you serve underarm.” …Altmaier […] Continue to read full article...
Aug/25
28
Analysis Of Djokovic’s First Two US Open Rounds
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski 24 time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic has not looked extraordinary so far at the 2025 US Open despite James Blake assertion on an ESPN broadcast that he thinks the 2025 version of Djokovic would beat the 2015 version. Djokovic has struggled so far and experienced duress in both of his matches […] Continue to read full article...
Alpine NJ · Asics · Cam Norrie · Head · Lacoste · Novak Djokovic · US Open
Noak Djokovic has won two rounds vs Learner Tien and Zachary Svajda but appears far off his top form. After losing the first set tiebreaker yesterday to Svajda, he is now 8-11 in tiebreaks in 2025. Until this year, he was the all-time leader in tiebreak win-percentage, but he’s now fallen slightly behind Roger Federer. […] Continue to read full article...
Ben Shelton · Carlos Alcaraz · Frances Tiafoe · Jelena Ostapenko · Mirra Andreeva · Novak Djokovic · US Open
Aug/25
27
Warning! US Open Alienating Hardcore Tennis Fans
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
A lifelong tennis player and fan has some ominous news about how hardcore tennis fans are rejecting the new US Open initiatives to attract new, non-tennis fans to experience the Grand Slam tournament. “The US Open ruined qualifying week. Encouraged thousands of non-tennis fans in to party.” When I suggest “Growing the sport” is good, […] Continue to read full article...
The US Open Grand Slam experience has evolved considerably over the years in structure, size but also in other simple ways. Today you are unlikely to see the elites outside of an Arthur Ashe Stadium luxury box. But back in the old days, the outer courts had more appeal. A colleague journalist claims he saw […] Continue to read full article...
Anna Kourikova · Brad Pitt · Carlos Moya · Rafael Nadal · US Open
Carlos Alcaraz got a buzz cut haircut this week and it’s generating huge publicity for the US Open and his brand and sponsors. But hair and tennis has an abundance of history. A number of high profile ATP stars have buzzed it all off – Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Guga Kuerten, Boris Becker, among others. […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Bjorn Borg · Carlos Alcaraz · Gustavo Kuerten
