TAG: Boris Becker
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When Becker Implied Nike Has Enormous Power In Tennis
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From the 1995 US Open Boris Becker press conference, where he lost in four close sets to Andre Agassi… Q. After Wimbledon, you had some candid remarks to make about Andre Agassi; that I think you referred to may not be precisely the words “special treatment” — BORIS BECKER: I wasn’t talking about him personally. […] Continue to read full article...
Ben Shelton will make his Top 10 debut — less than 4 years after playing his first professional match. He is the first American man born in the 2000s to break into the Top 10. For the first time in 19 years there will be three Americans in the top ten – Shelton, Tommy Paul […] Continue to read full article...
Former ATP top 150 player Dusan Vemic has been named the new coach of Novak Djokovic for at least the next two tournaments, this week in Geneva, Switzerand and then next week’s French Open. Vemic achieved a career high ranking of 146 and has worked with several notable players in a coaching capacity in recent […] Continue to read full article...
Boris Becker · Dusan Vemic · Goran Ivanisevic · Novak Djokovic
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Sander Groen: Most Doubles Partners In ATP History?
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By Scoop Malinowski No entity can cover all statistical data in tennis. There’s simply too much to compile. One category that is never discussed is, Which player has had the most partners in doubles history? Sander Groen did some research and believes he may be holding a unique world record: Over the course of 27 […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Boris Becker · Marcelo Rios · Roger Federer · Sander Groen · Wimbledon · Yevgeny Kafelnikov
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Becker Says Carlos Puzzle Has Been Figured Out
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Former world no. 1 and coach of ATP no. 8 Holger Rune, Boris Becker told Eurosport he believes the puzzle of how to play ATP no. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has been solved by several players… “Dueling with Djokovic, becoming No. 1 in the world and winning Wimbledon for the first time – maintaining this level […] Continue to read full article...
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Rune Now 2-0 With Coach Becker and No Backwards Cap
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By Scoop Malinowski The union of ATP world no. 6 Holger Rune with new coach Boris Becker is one of the most intriguing combinations of tennis history. The 20 year old from Denmark has ditched his former coaches Lars Christiansen and Patrick Mouratoglou and now joined forces with the six-time Grand Slam champion and former […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · Basel · Boris Becker · Denmark · Holger Rune · Nike · Swiss Indoors
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When Becker Alleged Nike Pressures Grand Slams
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German tennis star Boris Becker, defeated by Pete Sampras in the 1995 Wimbledon final, criticized Andre Agassi and Nike over what he believes to be special privileges and preferential treatment. Becker, a three-time Wimbledon champion, was annoyed that he played only once on Center Court prior to the semifinals while Agassi played five of his […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Boris Becker · Nike · US Open · Wimbledon
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Tennis Greats Who Attended Boxing Matches
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By Scoop Malinowski Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi had their first date at the Oscar De La Hoya vs Felix Trinidad world welterweight title fight Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas in 1999. Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase both sat ringside at the Muhammad Ali vs Ken Norton III world heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium […] Continue to read full article...
Boris Becker · Guillermo Vilas · Jimmy Connors · Joe Frazier · John McEnroe · Muhammad Ali
Professional athletes have been targets of gossip about gambling. Perhaps the biggest names that come to mind are former basketball player Michael Jordan and football stars Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo. However, there are quite a few former and present tennis pros who love casino games. Tennis stars play casino games too and, in this […] Continue to read full article...
Boris Becker · Jimmy Connors · Monte Carlo Casino · Monte Carlo Rolex Masters · Poker · Rafael Nadal
