American star Ben Shelton was ahead 85 in 5th set tiebreak vs Otto Virtanen, a seemingly insurmountable lead. Virtanen, a journeyman ranked outside the top 100, walloped a forehand that nipped the very back edge of the baseline. Instead of facing four match points, Virtanen turned the tables on Shelton and won 11-9. A cruel […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/26
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The Championships Day One Notes
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A disastrous day for UK tennis… Raducanu OUT Draper OUT Gill OUT Basing OUT Stojsavljevic OUT Dart OUT Dudeney OUT Norrie OUT Tarvet OUT Xu OUT Klugman OUT Jones OUT. Not one Brit advanced to second round on day one. Sure Osaka can wear her fashion show costumes before every Grand Slam match but will […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/26
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Djokovic Calls For Innovations In Tennis
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Mr. Tennis himself Novak Djokovic is calling for the tennis establishment to adapt to modern times and embrace the spirit of innovation. “Young people might watch the Grand Slams, but they’re not going to sit for four or five hours every day in front of a match,” said the 24 time Grand Slam winner after […] Continue to read full article...
Serena Williams revealed her big comeback would have happened earlier but her distaste for drug testing and the anti-doping whereabouts system discouraged her: “It’s unprofessional… I hate it. I think it’s necessary but if I want to go places outside of my window I should be able to go without having to count as a […] Continue to read full article...
One of the biggest tennis media outlets in America appears to have gone belly up. Tennis.com has no new content on it’s site right now, only professional match scores. It’s possible that the site is undergoing a redesign however it’s also plausible the big budget operation with a staff of writers and team has become […] Continue to read full article...
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Jun/26
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Anne White’s Wimbledon Bodysuit Story
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1985 third round Anne White vs Pam Shriver was one of the most newsworthy stories in Wimbledon history, not because of the match but because of the outfit worn by one of the contestants. American White wore an all white bodysuit. She said the idea for it came by chance at a dinner with her […] Continue to read full article...
Anne White · PONY · Wimbedon
Jun/26
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Zheng Wins 9th Grand Slam Qualies Match This Year
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In one of the most impressive though uncredited Grand Slam feats of 2026 Michael Zheng has qualified for all three Grand Slams this year including Wimbledon today. He has won nine Grand Slam qualies matches in 2026. The 22 year old ranked 143 defeated Henri Squire, Laszlo Djere and Colton Smith today in four sets […] Continue to read full article...
36 year old Dan Evans ended his career at Wimbledon qualies losing in the second round to Tristan Schoolkate 57 06. 34 year old Heather Watson is also trying to survive and extend her career and is currently in a fight at 57 53 vs. Tatiana Prozorova. Bianca Andreescu, 25, and Jill Teichmann, 28, are […] Continue to read full article...
Did you know the original studio set for the 1981 launch of MTV (Music Television) on Cable TV was simply a small room with a brick wall, a barber chair, a bicycle, a bay window that looked out on nowhere and a tennis racquet leaning up in the corner. It will remain unknown exactly why […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · John McEnroe · Martha Quinn · MTV · Pat Benatar
Jun/26
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Newport 2026 Features Michelsen, Brooksby
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The next wave of ATP talent is coming to Newport ATP $125,000 Challenger next month. Scheduled to compete… Alex Michelsen, Jenson Brooksby, Aleksandar Vukic, Adam Walton, Eliot Spizzirri, Yibing Wu, Rinky Hijikata, Mackenzie McDonald, Stefan Kozlov and Tristan Schoolkate will duel on the immaculate and historic grass courts of Newport this summer at the International […] Continue to read full article...
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