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Eala Saved Toronto But Hale Is Taking Full Credit
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WTA Toronto tournament director Karl Hale is taking full credit for the enormous success of the NBO event but failed to credit the contributions and efforts of Alexandra Eala’s extraordinary popularity and drawing power. Here is Hale’s statement, which shockingly fails to mention Eala… Tennis in Canada is absolutely booming. This year, the National Bank […] Continue to read full article...
Alexandra Eala · Karl Hale · NBO · Nike
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National Grass Courts At Philadelphia Cricket Club
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By Scoop Malinowski My oral history of two days and three matches at USTA Level 1 National Grass Courts At Philadelphia Cricket Club, in no particular order… Bill Tilden was once a member of this spectacular club located about 15 miles northwest of center city Philadelphia. Tilden was born and raised in Germantown section, pretty […] Continue to read full article...
Bill Tilden · Chestnut Hill · Jeff Morrison · Philadelphia Cricket Club · Rick Leach · Vivek Varma
By Scoop Malinowski It can be argued that Don Budge is the greatest tennis player of all time. Some of his achievements in the sport were never matched by the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Budge swept all four major tennis tournaments in 1938 – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US […] Continue to read full article...
Desmond Margetson · Don Budge · Jack Kramer · Newport Hall of Fame · Pete Sampras · Wimbledon
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Former ATP No. 38 Sargis Sargsian Walked On My Court
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By Scoop Malinowski Miracles happen in life and one happened to me yesterday on a tennis court. A former ATP world no. 38 walked on my court and then we hit. I kid you not. Former 1997 Newport Hall of Fame Champion Sargis Sargsian literally walked on my court at Demarest NJ Nature Center and […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · AO · ATP · Demarest Nature Center · Olympics · Roger Federer · Sargis Sargsian · Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Eala Is The Star WTA Desperately Needs
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It has been a very long time since the WTA has experienced such a high impact superstar player like Alexandra Eala. At the coming National Bank Open the Wednesday night ticket is sold out in Toronto because of Eala. Reliable sources reveal that only Serena Williams has done that in the last twenty years. Not […] Continue to read full article...
Alexandera Eala · Babolat · Jennifer Capriati · Mubadala DC Open · Philippines
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Intimidation Is A Part Of Tennis
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By Scoop Malinowski “You can’t intimidate much physically in tennis but there’s a lot of mental intimidation that goes on.” – Patrick McEnroe Patrick McEnroe won a Grand Slam in doubles and played in a Grand Slam semifinal in singles. He also played against most of the legends of his era like Boris Becker, Andre […] Continue to read full article...
Andy Roddick · Ivan Lendl · Jimmy Connors · Marcelo Rios · Rafael Nadal
Tennis legend John McEnroe still loves a good tennis battle at age 67 and he got one this week at Malibu Racquet Club. The former ATP world no. 1 in singles and doubles and winner of 77 ATP titles each in both singles and doubles, hit this week with WTA player Carson Branstine. The workout […] Continue to read full article...
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Will Tsitsipas Torture deMinaur Again At Mubadala DC Open?
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One of the most shocking ATP head to head records is Stefanos Tsitsipas dominance of Alex deMinaur at 12-1. The two 27 year olds will square off again in the first round at the Mubadala Open in Washington DC. The world no. 6 deMinaur is the top seed and Tsitsipas, ranked 51, needed a wildcard […] Continue to read full article...
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
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...
