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May/26

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They Just Won’t Give Up: Urszula Radwanska

Every now and then you see a marquee name – or formerly marquee name – pop up in a pro tournament. It was a surprise to see the 35 year old Urszula Radwanska is still grinding. Once the WTA world no. 29 way back in 2012, the former Wimbledon girls champion in singles is currently […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

30

Fonseca vs Djokovic Showdown Analysis

We all knew Joao Fonseca was going to erupt at some point and play magical tennis. We all saw the flashes of brilliance and genius a year ago before his progression stagnated with a wave of mediocre results. That’s what happens when a young phenom is always expected to win. Entering Roland Garros with a […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

28

Tennis Media Questioning Sinner’s Special Treatment

Jannik Sinner got a ten minute break today vs Juan Martin Cerundolo to treat his alleged cramps, which is not an official injury. He got the same special treatment at Australian Open this year vs. Eliot Spizzirri. The tennis media are finally challenging the flagrant inequality… Jim Courier: “This was clearly cramp, it was not […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

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Jimmy Connors Art By LeRoy Neiman

May/26

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Roland Garros Day Three Observations

Xinyu Wang received an unsportsmanlike conduct warning for walking onto Tamara Korpatsch’s side of the court to look at a baseline line call in the third set which she didn’t trust was made in good faith. With all the money and points on the line in each Grand Slam match, if a player feels they […] Continue to read full article...

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There is a moment in every great tennis match – easy to miss if you blink – when the outcome is quietly decided. Not by a winner struck at full stretch or an ace down the T, but by a choice. A split-second calculation that separates the player who wins from the one who almost […] Continue to read full article...

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Sam Querrey had a superb but quiet ATP World Tour career. He let his play do all his talking to the tune of ten titles from 2006-2022 including the most memorable shock upset of Novak Djokovic at 2017 Wimbledon. Now Querrey has quickly become a top TV tennis analyst for Tennis Channel, TNT Sports and […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

24

Roland Garros Day One Observations

Taylor Fritz ran into a buzzsaw today in Nishesh Basavareddy, who was near perfect with his baseline tactics of two to the backhand then one to the forehand, repeat, and his drop shots were effective. Basavareddy was dropped earlier this year by ex coach Gilles Cervera and now USTA coach Dean Goldfine looks like a […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

23

RG Notebook: Tennis Media Needs To Up Its Game

At Roland Garros the best players in the world were asked a question – would they rather be three inches taller or have a five inch longer wingspan? Another dud feature was asking Dimitrov which French pastry he would prefer. You could see the boredom in his face at having to waste time with such […] Continue to read full article...

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May/26

22

Biofile Michael Sell Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP world no. 136. Four time All American at University of Georgia. Played in all four Grand Slams in doubles (2R in all four) and two in singles US Open and French Open. Winner of 14 ATP Challenger title (3 singles, 11 doubles). Currently is a high performance coach at […] Continue to read full article...

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