Archive for July 2026
Jul/26
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We Know The “Best” But Who Is The “Worst” Player In The World?
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By Scoop Malinowski While it’s easy to calculate who is the world’s best player right now and it’s so evident we don’t even have to name him, how about the converse? Who is the world’s worst player? There are millions of players all over the planet but I think I may have actually found out […] Continue to read full article...
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Billie Jean King’s brainchild World Team Tennis is coming back after a half decade hiatus. After five years of dormancy (2021 was the last season), World Team Tennis has new ownership and is preparing for a 2026 season to kick off this December. WTT announced there will be three city-based teams, based in New York, […] Continue to read full article...
BJK · World Team Tennis · WTT
2026 Wimbledon boys’ singles champion Jordan Lee (USA) and finalist Cruz Hewitt (Australia) have received qualifying wild cards and will both play their first match on Saturday at Mubadala DC Open. Jack Draper and Stefanos Tsitsipas got main draw wildcards for Mubadala DC Open. Shaquille O’Neal: “Novak Djokovic is the greatest ever, period.” For those […] Continue to read full article...
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The MOST ACES IN TENNIS HISTORY ALL-TIME LEADERS has some notable surprises such as Sam Querrey and Andy Roddick both out-aced Pete Sampras. SINGLE-MATCH ACE RECORD:John Isner — 113 aces vs. Nicolas Mahut (2010 Wimbledon, 1st Round) Continue to read full article...
Jul/26
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Biofile John Patrick Smith Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Winner of two ATP doubles titles – 2018 Atlanta and 2025 Houston. Played in two Grand Slam finals – Australian Open mixed doubles in 2019, 2025. Four time All American at Tennessee, reached no. 1 in singles and doubles. Highest singles ranking was 108 in 2015; best doubles ranking was 39 […] Continue to read full article...
Australia · John Patrick Smith · Newport · Tennessee · United Cup
Jul/26
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Marcelo Rios Revisits A Now Abandoned Crandon Park Stadium
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Last week tennis legend Marcelo Rios visited the now abandoned and decaying Key Biscayne Crandon Park Stadium Court 28 years after he beat Agassi and conquered a sport. In April 1998 Rios defeated Agassi in the Lipton final in three sets to became world no..1 ATP. Photos and video shared by Rios on Instagram reveal […] Continue to read full article...
Jul/26
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Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open Returns To IMG In 2027
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The Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger will return to IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL for its 2027 edition. The popular professional tournament was contested for the first time at IMG Academy earlier this year after short stints at Sarasota Sports Club in 2025 and at Payne Park in downtown Sarasota in 2023 and 2024. […] Continue to read full article...
Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · IMG Academy · Kei Nishikori · Nick Kyrgios · Yibing Wu
Bernard Tomic was an extraordinary talent who showed a lot of glimpses of his tennis brilliance amongst all the underachieving and mediocre results. One elite player Tomic managed to dominate was Fernando Verdasco of Spain. Though the southpaw Spaniard won almost triple the prize money of Tomic ($18.3m to $6.7m) and 372 more matches (559-187), […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 206. Winner of four ATP singles titles. Ht: 6-5 Wt: 200 DOB: October 21, 1992 In: Stuttgart, Germany First Tennis Memory: “When I was young I picked up a racquet and have been playing since. I was probably eight. It was a physical, popular thing to play tennis, to […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Bernard Tomic · Mizuno · Wimbledon · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski Status: WTA 237. Career high ranking was 182. Member of Canada’s Billie Jean King Cup team. DOB: February 25, 2005 In: Toronto, Ontario First Tennis Memory: Is playing on the public courts near my home when I was five. Tennis Inspirations: Inspirations growing up, because I’m Canadian, were Eugenie Bouchard. And I […] Continue to read full article...
Cadence Brace · Canada · Head tennis · LSU · WTA
