Archive for June 2026
Did you know the original studio set for the 1981 launch of MTV (Music Television) on Cable TV was simply a small room with a brick wall, a barber chair, a bicycle, a bay window that looked out on nowhere and a tennis racquet leaning up in the corner. It will remain unknown exactly why […] Continue to read full article...
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Jun/26
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Newport 2026 Features Michelsen, Brooksby
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The next wave of ATP talent is coming to Newport ATP $125,000 Challenger next month. Scheduled to compete… Alex Michelsen, Jenson Brooksby, Aleksandar Vukic, Adam Walton, Eliot Spizzirri, Yibing Wu, Rinky Hijikata, Mackenzie McDonald, Stefan Kozlov and Tristan Schoolkate will duel on the immaculate and historic grass courts of Newport this summer at the International […] Continue to read full article...
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ITIA has banned former Wimbledon champion Marketa Voundrosova for 4 years for missing a drugs test. This is the max punishment enforceable by the ITIA against the 26 year old from Czech Republic. The extensive punishment, which will likely end the career of Vondrousova as an elite player, may come as a major surprise to […] Continue to read full article...
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Frederic Verdier on the fees of Andy Murray, Jack Draper’s new coach: “I know Murray’s rates, they’re monstrous. When he was coaching Djokovic, it was for 10 weeks at 100,000 euros a week. So that comes to 10 weeks for 1 million.” Former professional cyclist Jerome Pineau claims that if Rafael Nadal were a cyclist, […] Continue to read full article...
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Tennis is built around the serve; it often wins and loses the service game. It can also be the most inconsistent part of many players’ arsenal. That results in double faults and wasted points. Becoming more consistent on the serve isn’t about hitting it harder, but about consistent execution. You want repeatable patterns of behaviour, […] Continue to read full article...
Players in the ATP Top 100 by countries… Argentina 10 Australia 5 Belgium 3 Brazil 1 Canada 3 Chile 1 China 1 Croatia 2 Czech 4 Denmark 1 France 11 Germany 4 Greece 1 Holland 3 Hungary 2 Italy 8 Japan 1 Kazakhstan 2 Monaco 1 Norway 1 Paraguay 1 Peru 1 Poland 2 Russia […] Continue to read full article...
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Jun/26
15
Roger and Serena in US Open Mixed Doubles?
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The stage is set for the greatest mixed doubles team in history at US Open… Roger Federer and Serena Williams could potentially join forces and play the US Open mixed doubles event. Williams comeback is official with her successful return at Queens with Victoria Mboko, which only lasted one match – a win versus a […] Continue to read full article...
After Alexander Zverev finally won his first Grand Slam title at Roland Garros, he revealed that his long overdue career defining triumph was personally and privately congratulated by an array of elite tennis figures including Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, among many others. However one notable name declined to offer any support […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/26
12
Zverev vs Cobolli Final Did Mediocre Ratings
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The Roland Garros men’s five set thriller final of Alexander Zverev vs Flavio Cobolli attracted 1.3 million viewers on TNT Sports, down 25% from last year’s Carlos Alcaraz–Jannik Sinner marquee matchup. It was the least-watched men’s French Open final in two decades. There’s several reasons for this ratings drop. Zverev has been misportrayed by the […] Continue to read full article...
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Jun/26
12
Kukushkin Will Retire In October
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Mikhail Kukushkin turned pro in 2006 and will end his outstanding professional career after two decades when he will retire at his last tournament in October at Almaty Open. The Russian Kukushkin, who switched to play for Kazakhstan in 2008, won his lone ATP singles title in 2010 in St. Petersburg by defeating Mikhail Youzhny […] Continue to read full article...
