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Jan/23

17

Fritz Ready To Shock The World In Melbourne

Taylor Fritz is a quiet contender to win the 2023 Australian Open. His top credentials to become the next Grand Slam champion of tennis are considerable. Fritz is ranked no. 9 in the world and 5-1 so far this year with wins vs Zverev, Berrettini, Hurkacz, Lehecka and Basilashvili (three top 15 wins all in […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

17

Grand Slam Agony Continues for Zhang

26 year old Chinese player Zhizhen Zhang is currently at a career high best ATP ranking of 96 in the world. He is the first Chinese man to enter the ATP top 100. But the emotional high of those achievements has been haunted by a second consecutive catastrophic Grand Slam first round loss. Zhang was […] Continue to read full article...

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An interesting verbal exchanged happened on ESPN during the Rafael Nadal vs Jack Draper Australian Open first round showdown yesterday. Rafael Nadal won in four sets 75 26 64 61. The 21 year old Draper ranked 38 in the world, appeared to be hindered by severe cramping vs the 36 year old Spaniard. When Draper […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

15

AO 23 Begins

Coco Gauff routed Katarina Siniakova but needed about seven match points to finish off Katarina Siniakova 61 64. Team Coco must have banished Patrick Mouratoglou as a coaching figure, Diego Moyano was with the Gauff parents in the box. Good win for Gauff but the forehand and second serve can still get shaky. Next up […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

15

Tennis Intimidation

The big stars in the top 5 possess a natural intimidation factor that has an effect on the lower ranked players they meet in the first week of a Grand Slam. A former ATP champion of Sydney in 1980 Fritz Buehning explained how it works. “You’re down a break before the match starts. You’re nervous. […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

13

Novak Djokovic Proves “Love Conquers All”

By Scoop Malinowski A year ago the hate mob media monster destroyed the greatest tennis champion in history. The hate mob media monster assassinated his character over his decision to decline to inject himself with a dangerous, risky drug shot that does not work. The hate mob media monster succeeded in banning Djokovic from playing […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

11

Six Hunters Of Melbourne

By Mark Scoop Malinowski (This feature appears in the March/April issue of FINAL Magazine.) A phenomenon of nature is the instinct of the alpha wolf to sense who his successor in the wolfpack will be. When that determination is made, the alpha wolf doesn’t try to eliminate the rival or fight him off, he accepts […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/23

7

Remembering Dick Savitt

By Scoop Malinowski Former Wimbledon and Australian Open champion of 1951 Dick Savitt has passed away at age 95 in New York City. Savitt was born on March 4, 1927 in Bayonne, NJ. At fourteen he taught himself tennis and claims to have never taken a tennis lesson in his life. In 1944 at age […] Continue to read full article...

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Fans of men’s singles tennis have been spoiled over the past decade and a half with the likes of Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray battling it out on the court and creating some epic tennis matches. Federer has hung up his racket, while Djokovic (35), Nadal (36), and the injury-plagued Murray […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/22

16

Djokovic Welcome To Play AO23

Australia has lifted the three year ban on nine-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic and he is cleared to play the 2023 edition of the Grand Slam of Melbourne, Australia after not being allowed to defend his title earlier this year. In January the Serbian was deported because of his decision to decline the vaccination […] Continue to read full article...

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