Archive for October 2025
Oct/25
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Hunter Becomes The Hunted, As Explained By A Grand Slam Champion
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Iva Majoli shocked the world and won the French Open in 1997 at age 19 by beating Martina Hingis 64 62, ending the Swiss Miss’s 37 match win streak and Grand Slam hopes (Hingis won the other three majors that year). After her monumental breakthrough, the Croatian woman was prepared for the different pressures of […] Continue to read full article...
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Chairman of the Board and President of USTA. Former ATP player ranked no. 64. Scored career wins vs Fernando Gonzalez, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Tommy Robredo, Michael Chang, Vince Spadea, and also a doubles win with Andy Roddick vs the Bryan Brothers in Washington DC. Ht: 6-0 Wt: 180 Born On: July […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Andy Roddick · BNP Paribas Open · Brian Vahaly · Michael Chang · US Open · USTA
Oct/25
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Former ATP Player: “I Don’t Recommend Tennis.”
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We see the glory and glamour of winning titles on the ATP World Tour. But there’s also the dark side where all the players who dedicate their lives to tennis success fail to experience the fruits of their labors. One former American Division I and ATP ranked player, who asked to remain anonymous, elaborated on […] Continue to read full article...
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is a strange player. He is ranked 15 in the world but was snubbed off the Spanish Davis Cup team by captain David Ferrer. Fokina is the second highest ranked Spaniard after no. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and the third highest ranked is Jaume Munar at no. 36, fourth is Pedro Martinez at […] Continue to read full article...
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina · Diadora · Head · Jimmy Arias · Spain
Oct/25
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Watching Tennis in Real Time: How Live Betting Is Shaping the Viewer Experience
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When you tune into a match today, you’re not just watching. You’re participating. The rise of live tennis betting turns each serve, each volley, and each break point into a decision point. Casual viewers become active decision-makers. The stakes are elevated. For fans and bettors alike, the dynamic is shifting: rather than waiting for the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Fan Duel · Paris Indoors · WTA
One of the great moments in the history of this web site was receiving a very generous donation via paypal from the renowned Texas oil tycoon and tennis figure Al G. Hill. I late learned he read the site and loved it. Al G. Hill Jr. Al Hill, Jr (1945-2017) was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, oilman […] Continue to read full article...
Al G. Hill · ATP · Texas · WCT
Argentinian tennis player Facundo Bagnis has entered into a voluntary provisional suspension under the Tennis Anti-Doping Program. He supposedly tested positive for banned substance during US Open qualifying. He has no idea how the drug entered his body but suspects cross-contamination. Novak Djokovic will skip Paris Masters where he won seven times but said, “Hope […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi is the heart, soul and voice of the sport. He’s been there, done that, experienced the highs and lows of the most challenging career in sports, trying to make it as a successful professional player. He did it against all odds, with the pressure of being the fourth child his dad Mike projected […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · ATP · Donnay · Head · Nike · US Open · Wimbledon
They say red clay is the most challenging surface to compete on physically and mentally because the courts are slower and winning points, games, sets and matches requires more work and effort. Rafael Nadal’s attendance at ATP World Tour clay events indicate he was an iron man competitor… he played Roland Garros 18 straight years […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Australian Open · Babolat · Nike · Rafael Nadal
Former American ATP top ten player Frances Tiafoe has hired Todd Martin as his new coach for the 2026 season. Tiafoe has fallen out of the top 25 echelon of the ATP this year. He shutdown his season after a mediocre showing on the Asian circuit post US Open. Martin, the former Australian Open and […] Continue to read full article...
