TAG: Argentina
By Scoop Malinowski Astute tennis observers know the story about Federico Agustin Gomez of Argentina. ATP veteran, 28 years old, down and out, mental health woes, career hanging by a few threads. Entered US Open qualies having lost points and ranking this summer after some big Challenger results last summer. Ranked 206 and in urgent […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Federico Gomez · Head tennis · Lotto · US Open
Status: ATP no. 137. Winner of three ATP Challengers titles in 2024. Just won Savannah Challenger doubles title last week with Luis David Martinez. Ht: 6-3 Wt: 210 DOB: November 26, 1996 In: Merlo, Argentina First Memory Of Tennis: That’s a good question actually I think spending a lot of time back home at a […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Federico Agustin Gomez · Head tennis · Lotto · Milan
“There are gestures that are worth more than titles…” Struggling ATP journeyman Federico Agustin Gomez of Argentina is suffering through a brutal career slump and a rockbottom point of his personal life. The 28 year old recently revealed on social media that the difficulties of his struggling ATP career caused him to consider taking his […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Federico Agustin Gomez · Miami Open · Novak Djokovic
This weekend Juan Martin Del Potro played his final match, an exhibition with his friend and old rival Novak Djokovic. Del Potro’s career ended prematurely a couple of years ago because his body broke down and he could not play top five tennis anymore. I’ve often wondered, if Delpo’s body was more bionic and iron […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Davis Cup · Juan Martin Del Potro · Nike · US Open · Wilson tennis
Apr/24
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Raducanu Routed By Carle In Madrid
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Emma Raducanu suffered another crushing loss in Madrid first round, a 62 62 drubbing from unheralded Maria Carle of Argentina. Carle is largely unknown by tennis observers as she was a good though undersized ITF junior (finished at no. 9 in the world) without a major weapon other than a feisty, fighting spirit. Carle played […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Emma Raducanu · Georgia · Maria Carle · NCAA
The only man to beat Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in the same tournament was David Nalbandian. The Argentine marvel won eleven career ATP singles titles and over $11m in prize money. Roberto Salazar Luconi coached Nalbandian for several months in Florida and shared some interesting insights about the boy who developed into the no. 3 […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · ATP · David Nalbandian · US Open · Wimbledon · Yonex
Argentina’s soccer legend Gabriel Batistuta recently was in Serbia and made a point to visit the Novak Djokovic Tennis Center in Belgrade. Even better, Batistuta was fortunate to meet the man himself. Regarded as one of the greatest strikers in soccer history, the 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year was thrilled to meet Djokovic. […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Belgrade · FIFA World Cup · Gabriel Batistuta · Novak Djokovic · World Cup
By Scoop Malinowski Some sensational wins can change a career and change a player’s mentality from an also-ran to a lion. Conversely, certain devastating losses can be so traumatic they haunt a player forever. Roger Federer surely is still bothered by blowing the two championship points in the 2019 Wimbledon final vs arch rival Novak […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Gabriela Sabatini · Roland Garros · Sergio Tacchini · WTA
ATP world no. 15 Diego Schwartaman suffered one of the most shocking defeats in tennis history as he lost to a virtual unknown junior in the Davis Cup tie in Buenos Aires last week. 29 year old Schwartzman, who has beaten Rafael Nadal in Rome and reached the semis of Roland Garros in 2020 and quarterfinals […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Belarus · Daniil Ostapenkov · Davis Cup · Diego Schwartzman
May/21
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The Man Who Beat Marcelo Rios In His Final Match
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The illustrious career of Marcelo Rios came to a conclusion on April 5, 2004 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. Rios was just 28 years old but his body was breaking down. After a disastrous 2003 which saw Rios lose in the first round at Roland Garros, and miss AO, Wimbledon and US Open, the former […] Continue to read full article...
Argentina · Guillermo Vilas · Marcelo Rios · Mariano Delfino
