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Jan/24

19

Young Djokovic Wasn’t Afraid To Beat The Best

Interesting question to Novak Djokovic after his third round, three set AO win vs Tomas Etcheverry: ā€œWhen you first came on tour, you had a big personality and were very expressive. I’m wondering if there were ever any older players that made criticisms to you or gave you advice to do things that made you […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

18

A Hired Sports Fan Story

As told by former NHL All Star defenseman Barry Beck… So if you ever wonder if tennis engages in the business of hired fans and or hecklers, consider this story… My first year in Colorado the team brought in ā€œKrazy Georgeā€ from Oakland to help out the fan base and generate interest in pro hockey […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

17

Djokovic vs Heckler at AO 24

Djokovic told the media after beating Popyrin that the heckler who harassed and disrespected him, actually supplied the spark he needed to overcome the gutsy challenge from the Australian striker: Novak Djokovic: ā€œ…You don’t want to know what he said [smiling]. There was a lot of things that were being told to me on the […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

17

AO Day 4 Results Analysis

Maria Timofeeva defeated Caroline Wozniacki 16 64 61. Guess Caro’s recent comments that Serena’s era was clearly stronger than this current era needs to be revised by the 2018 Australian Open champ. Novak Djokovic beats Alex Popyrin 63 46 76 63. Djokovic sparked by some heckling fans late in the third set which helped him […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

16

Zverev Smear Campaign?

There seems to be a smear campaign being executed against Alexander Zverev again. At the Australian Open, a tennis “journalist” is asking ATP and WTA players to comment on the domestic violence lawsuit that the German star is involved in with the baby momma of his child. Iga Swiatek said: ā€˜Itā€™s not right when a […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

16

Nagal Story Leads Charge On Day 3

Just a couple of years ago Sumit Nagal was down to $900, plagued by injuries and his ATP career was on the brink by his mid 20s. But he got a sponsor boost from Gatorade and got back on track, rebuilt his ranking from outside 500. He qualified for his first AO main draw and […] Continue to read full article...

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By Scoop Malinowski Novak Djokovic edges this 18 yr old teen phenom Dino Prizmic from Croatia in four sets but he needed five match points at the end to finish it. And young Dino, making his Grand Slam main draw debut vs. the 24 time Grand Slam champion, fought back from a 0-4 deficit. After […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

13

Blockbuster First Day At AO 24

A wonderful lineup of intriguing first round matches at the year’s first Grand Slam tournament… The “chosen one” Jannik Sinner begins his first major as a strong favorite vs the dangerous floater Botic van de Zandschulp. The 36 year old ten time King of Melbourne Novak Djokovic opens vs the highly touted Croatian 18 year […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

10

Tennis Talk With Andy Roddick

“2024 is going to be stacked with great storylines.” Former world no. 1, US Open and Davis Cup champion Andy Roddick shares his thoughts on Nadal, Osaka, Emma, Novak, Iga, Rybakina. This feature is sponsored by Betway RAFAā€™S ULTIMATE GOAL HASNā€™T CHANGED Rafa looked great before he tweaked that muscle in his hip. He seemed […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/23

30

Emma Is Ready To Create More Tennis Magic

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu is making her comeback to the WTA Tour next week after a lengthy hiatus and long stretch of mediocre results due to injuries. ā€œI think Iā€™m a better tennis player than I was before the break. The people around can see Iā€™m training and playing really well. Physically, Iā€™m […] Continue to read full article...

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