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Apr/25

16

Groucho Marx Tennis Connection

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 […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

14

Federer Comeback Announced

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 […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

13

Red Hot Nava Conquers Sarasota

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. […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

12

Cash/Tracy Win Sarasota Then Rush To Barcelona

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 […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

11

Sarasota Open Blockbuster Semis Set

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 […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

10

Tennis Legend Spotted At Sarasota Open

One of the biggest miracles in tennis history is the Black family of Zimbabwe. Three siblings Byron, Wayne and Cara Black all won Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed. To my knowledge, it’s the only time three siblings all won Grand Slam titles. I spotted Wayne at Sarasota Open today. He’s not coaching the […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

10

Handful Of Scoops At Sarasota Open!

People like to talk and there are a lot of connected people here at the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, that like to talk! Here are a handful of interesting tennis related scoops… Matteo Berrettini called Nick Bollettieri several times and they talked on the phone in the last weeks of the coach and academy founder […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

9

Fede Gomez Discusses Meeting Djokovic In Miami

Federico Agustin Gomez shared some insights with me at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open about his well-documented meeting with Novak Djokovic at Miami Open last month regarding the 28 year old’s struggles dealing with the pressure of an ATP career ranked outside the top 100. Djokovic invited Gomez to train with him before the start of […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

8

Mayhem, Magic and More At Sarasota Open

If you were at the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open today you saw it all, drama, some chaos and some magical tennis. The mayhem happened before the Corentin Denolly vs Geoffrey Blancaneaux match even started. Both were lucky losers into main draw and as they were in the warm-up before the match the scoreboard said the […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/25

7

Biofile Michael Mmoh Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 362. Career best ranking was 81 in 2024. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 198 DOB: January 10, 1998 In: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia First Memory Of Tennis: I was three years old and my dad (Tony) took me out on the court. He was a professional player and he took me out […] Continue to read full article...

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