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Former WTA No. 6 Explains Raducanu’s Plight
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Former WTA no. 6 Bettina Bunge skyrocketed up the rankings after turning pro in 1978 at age fifteen she was ranked 150 in the world and four years later she was in the semifinals of Wimbledon and ranked in the top 10. Bunge explained the perils of achieving early success. “It can go so quickly. […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Bettina Bunge · Emma Raducanu · Nike · US Open · Wimbledon
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When Steffi Received A Marriage Proposal At Wimbledon
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By Scoop Malinowski One of the most memorable, unscripted light-hearted Grand Slam moments happened at 1996 Wimbledon semifinals in a duel between Steffi Graf and Kimiko Date. Graf won the first set 62 but was down 24 in the second set. While serving ahead 40-15, and about to serve a first serve to try to […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Germany · Kimiko Date · Steffi Graf · Wilson tennis · Wimbledon
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Jess Pegula’s Former Coach Michael Joyce Shares Insights Of Their Journey
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By Scoop Malinowski When Jessica Pegula turned pro in 2009 at age fifteen, you didn’t hear a lot about her as a highly touted, top American prospect. But she evolved into the best American female player and currently sits at no. 3 in the world in singles and no. 2 in doubles. She has won […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Boca Raton · Buffalo · Jessica Pegula · Michael Joyce · Montreal · WTA · Yonex
One of the major surprises of 2023 has been the bizarre struggles of Felix Auger-Aliassime. The one highly-touted future champion lost yesterday at the National Bank Open Toronto ATP 1000 to Max Purcell 64 64. It’s the fifth first match loss in a row for the 22 year old who is ranked 12 in the […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Babolat · Canada · Felix Auger-Aliassime · Felix is the youngest ever Eddie Herr 18s winner · National Bank Open
It’s ten years since since Novak Djokovic last lost a match on centre court at Wimbledon. It’s now been a decade since Novak last lost to Rafa in a match outside of clay. Elina Svitolina has signed a contract to wear adidas after a short stint wearing a Ukrainian brand called Paka. Nick Kyrgios on […] Continue to read full article...
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Desperate Verdasco Fighting For ATP Survival
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Former ATP star Fernando Verdasco is 39 now and ranked 338 but he’s desperately trying to revive his tennis career. This weekend he got a wildcard into qualies in Mallorca on grass but lost to Pavel Kotov 61 76.Mallorca was the eleventh tournament Verdasco has played this year. Last weekend he got into Parma main […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · Fernando Verdasco · Spain
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Tsitsipas Feels Spirituality On Clay
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It’s a different tennis experience to play on red clay compared to hard court, carpet and grass and world no. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas describes the process in his own original terms. “It’s a cleansing of the soul,” said the former 2021 Roland Garros finalist and semifinalist. “It’s just like a knife. You let the old […] Continue to read full article...
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Felix Explains Why He Hired Uncle Toni
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So far the union of Felix Auger-Aliassime and Uncle Toni Nadal has not yet produced a Grand Slam title. The duo are now in their third season together as a team. I will share these old archive quotes from Felix about why he originally decided to work with Nadal… “We’ve been working since December (2020). […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Babolat · Canada · Felix Auger-Aliassime · Miami Open · Uncle Toni
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Miami Mystery: Thiem Is 1-9 in 2023
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While players like John Isner, Feliciano Lopez, Ivo Karlovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Paolo Lorenzi, Stan Wawrinka have been able to compete into their mid 30s and beyond, for some inexplicable reason Dominic Thiem can no longer win matches even though he’s just 29. Why the former Grand Slam champion is […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · ATP · Dominic Thiem · Head · Lorenzo Sonego · Miami Open · US Open
Just a few years ago Dominic Thiem was an elite ATP player and Grand Slam champion. Today’s he’s becoming or already is a journeyman. So far in 2023 the 29 year old Thiem has a 1-5 match record and is ranked no. 96. Last year the Austrian powerhouse achieved an 18-16 record but his ranking […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Austria · Dominic Thiem · Head tennis · US Open
