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Sep/18
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Nico Massu Remembers Making Tennis History in 2004
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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...
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...
Jun/17
26
Remember, it was Lopez who first exposed the crack in the Djokovic armor
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Jul/13
23
Dominik Hrbaty Remembers His Three Matches With Marcelo Rios
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"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."
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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.
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Jul/11
20
Johan Kriek Remembers His Early Struggles In Tennis
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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...
Apr/24
9
Biofile Thanasi Kokkinakis Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: 2024 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open finalist will play Zizou Bergs today at noon for the title. ATP No. 106. Winner of one ATP singles titles and 2023 Australian Open doubles title. Member of Australian Davis Cup team. Career best ranking was 65 in Nov. 2023. Ht: 6-4 Wt: 190 DOB: April […] Continue to read full article...
Adelaide · Australia · Grand Slam · Nick Kyrgios · Thanasi Kokkinakis
Three very interesting matches today at the Sarasota Open qualifying tournament. First on stadium featured the future UCLA Bruin and local Kaylan Bigun, who scored his first ATP match win 76 76 vs. Bogdan Bobrov from Russia. Bigun was a top 20 junior, a lefty with a slight edge in fire power that seemed the […] Continue to read full article...
Bogdan Bobrov · Joel Josef Schwaerzler · Kyle Edmund · Matija Pecotic · Sarasota Open · Stefan Kozlov · Wayne Ferreira
Apr/24
5
Nadal’s Imminent Retirement Explained by DiMaggio
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By Scoop Malinowski Retirements of sporting icons is always a sensitive, intriguing, dramatic process. It’s not only the metaphorical death of a hero in the arena, it’s much more than that. Nobody ever wants to stop what he or she loves doing. Nor does the audience or the business itself. Rafael Nadal is at the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Joe DiMaggio · New York Yankees · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros
Mar/24
28
Memory Lane: First Federer Nadal Clash Was 20 Years Ago Today
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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...
