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Mar/24

18

How Many More Years Will Venus Get Wildcards?

Venus Williams asked for and got wildcard entry into BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open despite not doing much on court to deserve it. In a “what have you done for me lately” sport as tennis, the former world no. 1 and Grand Slam queen hasn’t accomplished anything of note for years. Her match record […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

16

Experts Analyze If Coco Is Overrated

I asked several former professional players if they think Coco Gauff, if you strip away all the excessive hype and promotion, is overrated and basically on the same level as Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin and Danielle Collins? The query elicited some interesting responses in favor of the 20 year old 2023 US Open […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

16

Is Coco Overrated and Overhyped?

If you strip away all the excessive hype and promotion of Coco Gauff, is she really much better than Sloane Stephens, Madison Keys, Sofia Kenin or Danielle Collins? Yes, Coco Gauff is a very exciting, flamboyant player who wins a lot of matches in singles and doubles. She’s in the top five of the rankings […] Continue to read full article...

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A 20-time Grand Slam champion is not overly thrilled by the direction the modern game of professional tennis is evolving towards. Roger Federer told Gentleman’s Quarterly magazine that today’s game is starting to lack variety and his goal when he was on the ATP World Tour from 1998-2022 was to mix things up: “What we […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

14

BNP Paribas Notes

Jim Courier called Daniil Medvedev the “best on court interview in tennis.” The Russian beat Grigor Dimitrov 64 64 in a round of 16 duel which extended his career head to head to 7-3 vs the Bulgarian veteran. Holger Rune saved a match point to beat Taylor Fritz last night round of 16, 26 76 […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

12

Major Upset: Djokovic Falls To Nardi

Luca Nardi, the little known Italian Lucky Loser, created one of the upsets of the year as he defeated world no.1 Novak Djokovic 64 36 63. The 20 year old ranked 123 seemed to have too much firepower for the usually reliable Djokovic defense system but it can be said the Serbian superstar is not […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

10

Fritz Switches To Boss

Top ranked American Taylor Fritz has officially switched from Nike attire to Boss. The 12 seed at the BNP Paribas Open scored his first win wearing the new clothing (and Nike shoes) with a 76 62 win vs Alejandro Tabilo. The 26 year old is 11-3 on the season. The former world no. 5 (in […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

7

Was Rafa Used To Sell Indian Wells Tickets?

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from BNP Paribas Open. “It is with great sadness that I have to withdraw from this amazing tournament at Indian Wells. Everyone knows how much I love this place and how much I love to play here. That’s also one of the reasons why I came very early to the desert […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

5

Interesting Indian Wells Qualies Results

Steve Johnson got a wildcard into BNP Paribas qualies but lost a heartbreaker first round to Emilio Nava 76 67 46. The 34 year old American is ranked 242 Last year at Sarasota Open Challenger Seongchan Hong told me his toughest opponent was Korean compatriot Soonwoo Kwon because he never missed a backhand in their […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

4

RIP Kenny Lundgren

Kenneth Lundgren became a dear friend in the early 2000s because of tennis. We used to both workout at the William Paterson University gym. Ken saw me playing shadow tennis swinging backhands and forehands in the aerobics room and gym and initiated a conversation. About a decade younger, he also loved tennis and played a […] Continue to read full article...

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