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The biggest surprise player at Roland Garros was finally derailed by the 19 year old phenom from Russia who appears to be the heir apparent to dominate on the WTA throne. Mirra Andreeva masterfully solved the Polish marvel Maja Chwalinska in the 2026 Roland Garros final 63 62. It was an expected result as Andreeva […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski Novak Djokovic was eliminated at the 2026 Roland Garros tournament, that we all know. However his spirit is still in Paris and winning on Court Chatrier… Allow me to share the words and sentiments of the four 2026 Roland Garros semifinalists…. Cobolli: “Novak has been my idol since I started playing tennis.” […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/26

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Maja Chwalinska?!?!

Most tennis fans never saw Maja Chwalinska before this French Open. She only won one Grand Slam match in her career before this tournament and was stuck well outside the top 100. The 24 year old lefthander from Poland qualified for the main draw and has won five rounds including today’s 76 63 victory against […] Continue to read full article...

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Carlos Alcaraz has won the last two Wimbledon titles and was the overwhelming favourite to claim a third before a wrist injury forced him to withdraw from the tournament entirely. The Wimbledon odds now reflect a draw that is genuinely wide open, and for British tennis, the timing could hardly be better. Cameron Norrie and […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/26

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Gamesmanship Trickery

Rod Laver once confessed he would re-tie his shoelaces as a stall tactic. Jennifer Capriati once asked the chair umpire at US Open to have the Goodyear Blimp move as it was in her sightline. Ivan Lendl used to pluck his eye lashes as a stall tactic. Some players have played the ball is soft […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/26

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Roland Garros 26 Notebook

Daniel Vallejo was slapped with a with a $65,000 fine for his sexist remark about wanting a male chair umpire instead of a female in his match vs Moise Kouame. ‘These types of matches should have male umpires, it’s very difficult for women to handle rowdy crowds.” Vallejo’s career prize money coming into the tournament […] Continue to read full article...

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