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Aug/26
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Analyzing The Tirante 120 MPH Forehand Vs. Djokovic
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Thiago Tirante has emerged this year, rather surprisingly, as a top 50 player at age 25. The Argentine hasn’t gotten much hype during his career but he’s been knocking off the likes of Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton and Tommy Paul this year. Yesterday he scored his career best win beating Novak Djokovic 26 64 64. […] Continue to read full article...
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Ben Shelton defeated Brandon Nakashima 63 76(4) to win BACK TO BACK titles at the Canada Montreal Masters 1000. He is the first ATP player since Rafael Nadal (2018-19) to do it. Shelton thanked God: “First and most importantly I want to thank God. I would be nowhere without my faith, that is what is […] Continue to read full article...
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Aug/26
7
When Roddick Showed His Hatred of Djokovic To The World
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2008 US Open Arthur Ashe Kids Day exhibition tiebreaker in Ashe Stadium before a full house of kids watching Novak Djokovic play Andy Roddick play was supposed to be fun. But Andy Roddick tried to hit Novak not once but twice. First point drop shot Novak hit a soft shot back which Andy then tried […] Continue to read full article...
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Rafael Jodar is closing in on the top ten. His rise has been meteoric and unstoppable. As the competition gets better so does his performance and results. The 19 year old’s college match record at Virginia was 19-3 (86.4%), Challenger Circuit 2025 37-12 (75.5) and ATP World Tour in 2026 31-13 (70.5%). I predict he […] Continue to read full article...
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Joao Fonseca is back after a month off and beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 76 75 at Montreal 1000, failing to serve out the win at 54 in the second, the 19 year old hung in there and finished the job. Interesting Fonseca referred to himself in the third person in his match analysis: “I think Joao […] Continue to read full article...
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After losing Rafael Jodar in straight sets, wildcard Kei Nishikori was asked about navigating his way through US Open mixed doubles with Naomi Osaka and playing US Open qualies: “I’m not worried about schedule conflict between US Open mixed doubles and qualifying at all. I’m rather thinking about what to dress. If Naomi appears in […] Continue to read full article...
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Jul/26
29
Away From Spotlight On DC, Zheng Rising In Cabos
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The Mubadala DC Open usually gets all the spotlight and attention from tennis observers in America but in Los Cabos, Mexico, perhaps America’s brightest great young hope continues his quiet rise up the ranks. Michael Zheng handled ATP no. 63 Martin Landaluce yesterday 64 63. It was another impressive win for Zheng, age 22, who […] Continue to read full article...
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17 year old Cruz Hewitt has been on the ATP World Tour since he was a toddler. I saw him at Newport 2014 or 2015 practicing with his dad Lleyton next to us on the grass courts while we played a doubles set, Greg Sharko, Will Persson and the fourth I forget who it was. […] Continue to read full article...
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The Jack Draper saga continues to grow stranger. Today he withdrew from Mubadala DC Open with what he says is continuing problems with his left arm, which has stalled his career for over a year. Draper, with coach Andy Murray, was set to begin his North American hardcourt season and compete for the first time […] Continue to read full article...
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Former ATP no. 48 player Jared Donaldson is now an analyst for Los Angeles based Fortress Investment Group. He was previously a founding partner with D & D Realty Management in Providence, RI which launched in 2012. He served as an intern with Blackstone in 2024. In recent years after his playing career ended after […] Continue to read full article...
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