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Mar/24
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Federer Not Thrilled With Evolution Of Modern Tennis
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
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...
Carlos Alcaraz · Laver Cup · Roger Federer · Tim Henman · Tommy Paul
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...
Mar/24
12
Major Upset: Djokovic Falls To Nardi
15 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
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...
BNP Paribas Open · Italy · Johan Kriek · Luca Nardi · Novak Djokovic · Tommy Paul
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...
Mar/24
7
Was Rafa Used To Sell Indian Wells Tickets?
23 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from BNP Paribas Open.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...
BNP Paribas Open · Milos Raonic · Rafael Nadal · Sumit Nagal
Mar/24
5
Interesting Indian Wells Qualies Results
5 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
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...
BNP Paribas Open · Clervie Ngounoue · Fifth Slam · Jerry Shang
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...
Friend · Kenneth Lundgren · NJ · Novak Djokovic · Pete Sampras
Mar/24
3
Agony And Ecstacy At St Pete Senior Tournament
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
The Agony… The level of players at the Level 2: 2024 Raymond James West Coast Super Senior Grand Prix at St Petersburg Tennis Center is astounding. No matter how good you are or think you are, you could face an opponent that can wipe you off the court, fast. I lost in the first round of […] Continue to read full article...
Denton Morris · France · George McCabe · ITF · St. Petersburg Tennis Center · Vincent Versier
Peter Figura: Hi Scoop, LOVE your book, and what I like the most is personal touch, and the impact that Vitas had on people. I like parts of Sampras, McEnroe, and Pat Cash. And what is really important how people remember the moment he died. Believe or not I am one of those who remember […] Continue to read full article...
NYC · Queens · Vitas · Vitas Gerulaitis
By Scoop Malinowski Tennis has been relatively boring lately outside the exploits of Novak Djokovic and a few other colorful characters like Rublev, Medvedev, Shelton, etc. But last night in Santiago Corentin Moutet showed he has the personality, flair and game to change the sport for the better. After losing about a year with wrist […] Continue to read full article...
