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By Scoop Malinowski We all know about the famous Houston Astrodome Battle of the Sexes match – or hoax event as some imply – but there was another fusion clash between the sexes that happened on the practice courts at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1996. I had never heard about it, the story […]
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IMG · Marcelo Rios · Nick Bollettieri · Sandra Cacic · WTA

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Official Photographer Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open. Photojournalist for Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Your Observer and USA TODAY Network and Sarasota Scene Magazine. First Memory Of Sarasota Open: My first memory of the Sarasota Open was photographing in 2010 and seeing how hot and miserable Kali and Charlie because I signed them up to […]
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Federico Gomez · Janet Combs · Kei Nishikori · Liam Draxl · Sarasota Open

It’s not known that the movie and television legend Groucho Marx had a connection to tennis – his son Arthur was a nationally ranked tennis player as a junior. In the book The Groucho Letters: Letters From And To Groucho Marx, there are many references of Arthur and his tennis exploits, including competing at US […]
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Arthur Marx · Bobby Riggs · Forest Hills · Groucho Marx

Roger Federer announced he will return to professional tennis at age 43. “I would like to resume training a little, two to three times a week. And I hope to redo exhibitions, fill stadiums around the world. Nothing planned yet, but I miss it. I almost haven’t played since my retirement, my body and mind […]
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Carlos Alcaraz · Joao Fonseca · RF · Roger Federer

By Scoop Malinowski All indications are that a new young American tennis star is emerging. The 23 year old Emilio Nava is one of the hottest players on the ATP World Tour right now as he won his third straight ATP Challenger title at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open today with a 62 76 victory vs. […]
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Emilio Nava · Liam Draxl · Sarasota Open

The doubles duo of Robert Cash and JJ Tracy won the Sarasota Open doubles title late this afternoon vs. Martinez/Gomez 62 76 but they didn’t have much time to celebrate the championship. Because the two Americans learned they have an entry in Barcelona 500 qualifying draw as alternates, meaning they have a big opportunity to […]
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JJ Tracy · Ohio State · Robert Cash · Sarasota Open

Sarasota Open quarterfinals were almost perfectly symmetrical today. Eliot Spizzirri continued is ascent up the rankings with a 64 64 win vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux. The French stylist with a nice two-hander ripped a stunning one-handed backhand running winner cross court at 1-1 game point for Spizzirri, the kind of super shot you think could be […]
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Eliot Spizzirri · Emilio Nava · Federico Gomez · Liam Draxl
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