TAG: Croatia
Tennis press conferences and interviews used to be a lot more interesting than the current era of monotonous cliches and scripted talk. One player who didn’t hide his feelings and thoughts was Goran Ivanisevic, the 2001 Wimbledon champion who was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2021… Here (USA) food is not […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · ATP · Croatia · Goran Ivanisevic · Head · International Tennis Hall of Fame · Wimbledon
Jul/24
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Donna Vekic Advances To First Grand Slam Semi
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Ten years ago I still remember the sight of seeing a dispirited, almost burnt out Donna Vekic practicing on the off site Miami Open public park courts which were used for lower ranked players to train on. It was 2015 and Vekic was just 18 and ranked 85 in the world. She lost first round […] Continue to read full article...
As all the hype and spotlights are on Carlos, Rune, Sinner, there is a young gun emerging in the shadows. Unless you are a hardcore tennis observer you likely haven’t heard of him. Yet. He’s from Croatia and he just won his first ATP Challenger title at age eighteen (birthday is August 5), beating Kimmer […] Continue to read full article...
Croatia · Dino Prizmic · Nike
Feb/23
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Delray Beach Miracle – the greatest upset in ATP history?
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Move over Istomin vs Djokovic, Donskoy vs Federer, Doohan vs Becker, Soderling vs Nadal… Matija Pecotic is 33 years old and had never even played an ATP main draw main tour match before yesterday. He’s never been ranked inside the top 200 and his current ranking is 784. He’s not even a full time pro […] Continue to read full article...
Jan/23
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Donna Sport Launches With Donna Vekic
13 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
There will be a brand new Women’s line decorating the WTA Tour in 2023… introducing DonnaSport. The sister brand of Uomo Sport, the popular high quality brand worn by American Jenson Brooksby, DonnaSport has announced WTA Player Donna Vekić has signed on as an ambassador and collaborator. You can follow @donnasport_internazionale to stay updated on release dates and more informationn […] Continue to read full article...
Croatia · Donna Sport · Donna Vekic · United Cup · WTA
Not only is Serbian super champion Novak Djokovic reigning supreme over the ATP right now in singles but the top team in ATP doubles is from neighboring Croatia. Mate Pavic and Nikola Mektic are the number one seeds at Wimbledon. Pavic is the no. 1 ranked ATP doubles player at the moment and Mektic is […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Croatia · Mate Pavic · Nikola Mektic · Novak Djokovic · Serbia · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP No. 32. Won two career ATP singles titles. Career high best ranking was no. 12. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 160 DOB: Nov. 14, 1996 In: Zagreb, Croatia First Tennis Memory: “Watching my dad play. So I actually started because I was watching him playing.” Tennis Inspirations: “Rafa Nadal, would say.” First […] Continue to read full article...
Asics Tennis · Coric · Croatia · US Open · Yonex
Ht: 6-10 Wt: 230 pounds.
DOB: February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Hobbies/Interests: “You know, it is difficult to have like a real hobby because like every week we are on the road and professional tennis takes a lot of time. But I like basketball, movies and music. (How about boxing?) Oh yeah, actually, because when I was younger, when I was 16, I was a little bit practicing it. So yeah, I also like it. (How did you do?) It was only amateur, I was never actually in the ring but I liked it. And because of my long arms, the trainer who had this local club was really, really interested in me changing sports [smiles], to change from tennis to boxing. But it didn’t happen.†Continue to read full article...
ATP · Croatia · Dr Ivo · Ivo Karlovic · US Open
Oct/14
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Biofile Goran Ivanisevic Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former Wimbledon champion. Winner of 22 ATP singles titles, nine doubles, and nearly $20,000,000 in career prize earnings. Reached ATP World Tour career high ranking of #2. Olympic bronze medalist in singles and doubles in ’92. Reached final of French Open doubles in ’90 (with Korda) and ’99 (with Tarango). Won […] Continue to read full article...
Croatia · Goran Ivanisevic · Head tennis · Ivan Lendl · Novak Djokovic · Wimbledon
Sep/14
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Biofile Marin Cilic Interview (2008)
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From the archives...I did this Biofile interview with Marin Cilic after his first round win at the 2008 US Open...
DOB: Sept. 28, '88 In: Medjugorje, Bosnia Herzegovina
Tennis Inspirations: "Of course Goran Ivanisevic, he was a national hero when I was growing up. He also helped me a lot during when he was finishing his career and probably when I was fourteen-fifteen, just coming up. So he was a really big help for my tennis."
Hobbies/Interests: "During the tournaments I like to just relax, watch some movies, internet, play some games. When I have some days off I always go home to my family, with my friends, relatives, of course, go out and have a little fun with my friends." Continue to read full article...
Croatia · Davis Cup · Marin Cilic · US Open
