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Researching old Serena Williams press conference interviews for my book Facing Serena Williams, I found this interesting exchange with the Wimbledon media ten years ago… Serena was asked after winning Wimbledon in 2010, 63 62 vs Zvonareva, if she would still be playing at age 38? Serena Williams: “38?” Question: Yeah. Serena Williams: “If I […] Continue to read full article...
One of my favorite tennis player partners is a former ATP ranked player (over a 1000) and former Division 1 college player about fifteen years ago. We have been playing for four years and from day one to now, our battles are always so close. Except for a few one day dominations which each of […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Babolat · Head Speed Pro · Park tennis
Mike Onello told me a month ago how much he loves Mizuno tennis shoes, calling them the best tennis shoe he’s ever worn, and he’s tried them all. A former amateur boxer turned 4.5 tennis player based in Indian Wells, California, Onello plays tennis every day. With curiosity, I decided to phone call and ask […] Continue to read full article...
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Patrick Rafter: The All Time Greatest Sportsman
20 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Tennis is a cutthroat sport. Most pro players are assassins on the court, trained from childhood to destroy the opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible. To get to the top of pro tennis, the emphasis is to win – to be ruthless, vicious and merciless. Kindness is usually saved for post match interviews and […] Continue to read full article...
I did this Biofile interview with Vilas at US Open in 2005. It’s on page 107 in my “Facing Guillermo Vilas” book which is available at amazon for $9.99… The BIOFILE Guillermo Vilas By Scoop Malinowski Status: Hall of Fame tennis great. Born On: August 17, 1952 In: Mar del Plata, Argentina Childhood Heroes: “Rod Laver, […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Biofile · Facing Guillermo Vilas · Guillermo Vilas
With one public park open in Bradenton and Sarasota and two main hitting partners both afraid to play because of fear of virus and fear of being arrested, I am starving to play some real tennis instead of hitting on a wall or driving over an hour to Tampa where a friend plays at open […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Dunlop Tennis · Head Speed Pro · Russia · WTA
We resume the First and Last Pro Match series with former ATP no. 13 Andrei Cherkasov… First Match: “Never forget. I was in US. I was fifteen years old and I played. I went to watch how my older friends play like (Andrei) Chesnokov, Zverev Sr, (Alexander) Volkov. The tournament was in Chicago, ATP. Somehow […] Continue to read full article...
Apr/20
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Harry Cicma Revives Pro Tennis In Bradenton
150 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Since the virus pandemic, pro tennis has been for all intents of purposes, dead … or if that term is too dramatic, in a state of suspended animation. All the pro tournaments on the 2020 calendar have been put on ice, Miami, Monte Carlo, Rome, Indian Wells, Wimbledon, etc. But without any fanfare and hype, […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Harry Cicma · International Tennis Series · Paolo Lorenzi
Apr/20
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Safin Says Corona Is a Plannedemic to Chipify People By Evil Elites
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Marat Safin claims the coronavirus crisis is actually a conspiracy for “chipization” of humanity. The two time Grand Slam champion and International Tennis Hall of Famer, who is a former member of Russian Parliament, called the COVID-19 pandemic “ridiculous” and proposed a chip-implant conspiracy theory in a live interview on Sports.Ru which was broadcast on Instagram. […] Continue to read full article...
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Cherkasov Remembers Beating Sampras From Two Sets Down at ’92 Olympics
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Pete Sampras is considered one of the greatest champions in tennis history, having won seven Wimbledon titles, five US Opens and two Australians. Besides Roland Garros, where Sampras reached the semifinal in 1996 and three quarterfinals in thirteen overall attempts to snatch the elusive major title, there was one other special tournament where the Hall […] Continue to read full article...
