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By Scoop Malinowski Tennis needs Ben Shelton. It’s been a very long time since a young player has burst on the scene with an absolutely unwavering, fearless and ruthless mindset to knock off the elites. Marcelo Rios and Lleyton Hewitt were the most recent famous young rebels who barnstormed through the ATP straight to the […] Continue to read full article...
Mar/23
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Biofile Patrick McEnroe Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP pro from 1988-1998. Winner of one ATP singles title (Sydney ’95) and 16 doubles. Winner of 1989 French Open in doubles. Achieved career-high rank of #3 in doubles (’93) and #28 in singles (’95). Former captain of U.S. Davis Cup team 2000-2010 including U.S.A.’s 2007 win in Portland, Oregon vs. Russia. TV commentator for […] Continue to read full article...
Davis Cup · JMTA · Newport Hall of Fame · Patrick McEnroe · Queens NY · Roland Garros · Stanford · US Open
Dan Faber has been named the ITHF’s Chief Executive Officer, with Patrick McEnroe ITHF President. Faber and McEnroe will assume their duties with the Hall of Fame starting on May 1. CEO AnnouncementThe International Tennis Hall of Fame today announced Dan Faber as the new Chief Executive Officer and Patrick McEnroe as the ITHF President. […] Continue to read full article...
Hall of Fame Newport · JMTA · Newport Hall of Fame · Patrick McEnroe
The wondrous tennis paradise of Indian Wells also has a flip side. It is also where several desperate pro tennis players will try to save their careers with a breakout week in qualies and hopefully main draw… 31 year old Tennys Sandgren got a WC into qualies and will play Dusan Lajovic. Sandgren is ranked […] Continue to read full article...
BNP Paribas Open · Indian Wells · Stefan Kozlov · Steve Johnson · Taylor Townsend
Mar/23
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Djokovic To Fight Indian Wells/Miami Ban
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I have been informed ATP World no. 1 Novak Djokovic will fight for the right to play Indian Wells and Miami Open Sunshine Double this month after his exemption request was denied. The US government still will not let air travelers, who have declined the virus vaccine, into the United States of America. Source: “We […] Continue to read full article...
Jack Sock worked extremely hard in the off-season for over two months with Nick Monroe but the elite results remain elusive for the former top 10 star. Sock, now 30, started the year off by losing first round in Cleveland Challenger to teenager ranked 526 Alex Michelsen 76 64. Then he won a round in […] Continue to read full article...
Mar/23
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Feliciano Lopez Wins First ATP Match Since 2021
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Former ATP world no. 12 Feliciano Lopez is in his final year of professional tennis after turning pro way back in 1997. The 41 year old is ranked 1035 now. He requested and received a wildcard into the Acapulco and defeated Chris Eubanks 76 64 (last year at Indian Wells qualies Lopez lost to Eubanks […] Continue to read full article...
Acapulco · Feliciano Lopez · Iron Man · Spain · Wilson tennis · Wimbledon
Feb/23
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Billie Jean King Said Singles And Doubles Equally Important To Her
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Billie Jean King said in her 1980 book “Play Better Tennis With Billie Jean King” that singles and doubles were equally important to her. “Unlike a lot of today’s players, doubles has always meant as much to me as singles. And winning Wimbledon doubles in 1961 with Karen Hantze was unforgettable. The highest point of […] Continue to read full article...
Billie Jean King · Karen Hantze · Margaret Court · Wimbledon
Feb/23
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It All Happened At The Larry Turville Grand Prix National USTA Tournament
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By Scoop Malinowski Playing in the Raymond James Super Senior Larry Turville Grand Prix National USTA Level 2 Tournament at the St. Petersburg Tennis Center provided more thrills and excitement than I could have imagined. In no particular order, there was a Grand Slam finalist working as a volunteer at the tournament assigning courts and […] Continue to read full article...
Feb/23
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Djokovic Hits Record Breaking 378 Weeks At No. 1
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If you believe, as I do, that the world no. 1 ranking in tennis is the ultimate achievement, even above winning a Grand Slam title, then Novak Djokovic is now alone at the pinnacle of the racquet sport. It’s more difficult to be the best in the world in tennis than it is to win […] Continue to read full article...
