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Sep/18

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Nico Massu Remembers Making Tennis History in 2004

massunico's profile picture   By Scoop Malinowski There he was, standing by himself texting on his phone, against the fence of court 14 at the US Open. Barely recognized, Nicolas Massu accomplished something in tennis that even Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have failed to do. Massu won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 2004 Olympics, the first (and still only) two gold medals in the history of his country, Chile. Continue to read full article...

Oct/17

13

Remember How Great Lleyton Hewitt Was?

P1010841 By Scoop Malinowski I'm gonna catch some flak for this but I think Hewitt, at his best, his feistiest, most fired up and tenacious, could put a beating on anyone from tennis history...Federer, Nadal and Djokovic included. Heck, we saw what Hewitt did to Pete Sampras in that U.S. Open final of 2001. Hewitt slammed Poor Pete to the tune of 76 61 61. And it wasn't like Pete was tired from a long semi - he bested Safin, the defending champ, in straight sets. In his semi, Hewitt blasted Kafelnikov 1-2-1. Continue to read full article...

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  Feliciano Lopez is getting a lot of credit now for his superb grass results but one achievement of his career which is overlooked and forgotten is that the Spaniard was the first player to expose a crack in the mighty Djokovic armor last year. Flashback to the Australian Open final last year. Djokovic was at the height of his power, having crushed Andy Murray in the Australian final 61 75 76 for his third consecutive major title. Djokovic had never looked better and was in top form. Continue to read full article...

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rioseye "I played a couple matches with him. It's always something different because everybody said he was so talented, he was so gifted. And he had also a unique style of playing. He has very good hands. He used a lot of angles on balls at that time when we played (it) was not seen as often as nowadays because you see players like Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, they use the all court game. But this time all court game and playing angles and spin and taking the opponent out of the position and out of the court was very rare so he was one of the top players." Continue to read full article...

Apr/13

10

Remember How Great Hewitt Was?

P1010841 Lleyton Hewitt lost today to Martin Alund in Houston. Ranked in the 80s, Hewitt is a shell of his once great self. I'm gonna catch some flak for this but I think Hewitt, at his best, his feistiest, most fired up and tenacious, could put a beating on anyone from tennis history...Federer, Nadal and Djokovic included. Continue to read full article...

By Johan Kriek Two-time Australian Open champ Johan Kriek penned this inspiring and insightful essay on Facebook about his early career struggles to succeed as a tennis player against all odds. Kriek won 14 career singles titles and reached a career high singles rank of #7. He had career wins over Agassi, McEnroe, Connors and Gerulaitis. Continue to read full article...

The first time Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal clashed was exactly two decades ago, in the third round of the Miami Open, then called the Nasdaq 100, on stadium court. Highlights of the historic clash here It was a monumental moment in tennis history and one of the highlight performances of Nadal’s career. I once […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

27

Djokovic Decides To Dismiss Goran

After six years and twelve Grand Slam titles earned, Novak Djokovic has decided to dismiss Goran Ivanisevic as his coach. “Goran and I decided to stop working together a few days ago. Our on court chemistry had it’s ups and downs but our friendship was always rock solid… I remember clearly the moment I invited […] Continue to read full article...

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Mar/24

22

ATP 2025 Schedule Changes

ATP has announced the 2025 ATP Tour calendar. The upcoming season features enhanced top-tier events and a total of 60 tournaments across 29 countries. Key highlights and enhancements include: Expanded ATP Masters 1000 tournaments: The National Bank Open Presented by Rogers and Cincinnati Open will expand to 12-day events in 2025. This aligns seven of […] Continue to read full article...

It’s time to ponder whether the great Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is approaching the final stretch of his remarkable career. His recent forced withdrawal from the prestigious Indian Wells Masters tournament due to insufficient recovery after another injury has sparked new reflections on the potential imminent departure of the 37-year-old athlete from the world […] Continue to read full article...

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