TAG: Australia
By Scoop Malinowski Status: The all-time leader in Grand Slam titles with 64 – 24 in singles, 19 doubles and 21 mixed doubles Grand Slams. Inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1979. DOB: July 16, 1942 In: Albury, New South Wales, Australia First Tennis Memory: My first memorable win was the 1960 Australian […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Australia · Grand Slam · Hall of Fame · Margaret Court · New South Wales · Wimbledon
The rock star handsome net rushing Aussie hero bested Lendl to win Wimbedon in 1987, his only major title. His colorful career, wounded by injuries and surgeries, would produce five more singles titles and a best ranking of no. 4. Notably, Cash invented the now popular tradition of climbing into the stands to celebrate his […] Continue to read full article...
Dec/20
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Miracles Do Happen, I got the Margaret Court Biofile
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After a few years of trying, it looked hopeless. I was unable to contact Margaret Court in Australia despite repeated attempts sending notes to her web site and an email I got from a Hall of Fame email list. Then this summer a lightning bolt of luck struck. I got an instant message from a […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Won eleven career ATP singles titles. Won two Davis Cups for Australia in 1999 and 2003 (won the deciding rubber in each). Retired in 2015. Highest singles ranking was no. 8. Ht: 6-4 Wt: 202 Born On: November 7, 1976 In: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hobbies/Interests: “Yoga. Tai Chi. Horses. Playing the […] Continue to read full article...
Apr/20
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Patrick Rafter: The All Time Greatest Sportsman?
20 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
By Scoop Malinowski Tennis can be a cruel sport sometimes. Most pro players are assassins on the court, trained from childhood to defeat the opponent as quickly and efficiently as possible. To get to the top of pro tennis, the emphasis is to win – to be ruthless and merciless. Kindness is usually saved for […] Continue to read full article...
Oct/19
30
Perfect in Paris: de Minaur is a nightmare to play
22 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Quietly, Alex de Minaur is making a explosive impact on the ATP World Tour. The 20-year-old has won 34 matches this year, including three titles and is now ranked 18 after starting the year ranked 31. Today de Minaur dismantled veteran Spaniard Roberto Batista Agut 76 76 with a display of perfect tennis. The Australian, […] Continue to read full article...
Mar/19
30
My Very Mini Biofile with Miami Open Champ Ash Barty
6 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Scoop
Ash Barty · Australia · Fila · Head tennis · Miami Open
By Scoop Malinowski
It's three years now that Lleyton Hewitt has been at the helm of the Australian Davis Cup team and two of those years produced first round crash outs, including this weekend's surprising disastrous loss to Germany.
Hewitt's aggressive, pushy captaining style has clearly worked with developing young Alex Deminaur into a major prospect who has made a big name for himself by reaching an ATP final this year and by extending Alex Zverev to a fifth set tiebreaker in the first singles match on Friday. Continue to read full article...
Jan/18
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Why did Hewitt bypass Kokkinakis for Thompson?
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By Scoop Malinowski
Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt selected Alex Deminaur, Nick Kyrgios John Peers and Jordan Thompson to represent Australia in their coming tie vs Germany this weekend.
It's not an entirely understandable decision by captain Hewitt as Thompson has an 0-3 match record on the year and is struggling with confidence issues. Continue to read full article...
Australia · Davis Cup · Hewitt · Kokkinakis
By Scoop Malinowski
Nick Kyrgios, who just decimated the Brisbane field, to win his first ATP title in two years with a straight set final win vs Ryan Harrison, holds a very rare, most impressive distinction in his career.
Kyrgios is the only man in history to beat prime Federer, Nadal and Djokovic the first time he played each. That is an incredible achievement and most likely a feat that will never be matched. Continue to read full article...
