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Oct/24

22

AO Wildcard Challenge Begins

The USTA Australian Open wildcard challenge began this week in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Challenge will run for four ATP Challenger tournaments and the leading American point accumulator will gain direct entry into the AO 2025 main draw. 20 American players compose the 32 player draw this week in South Dakota, which is hosting […] Continue to read full article...

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Sep/24

23

Another Perfect Symmetry Rivalry: Tomic vs Kudla

The perfect symmetry rivalry in tennis where each player alternates wins is quite rare on the ATP World Tour but I found another one in Bernard Tomic vs Denis Kudla who will meet again for the fifth time at the Charleston Challenger. The two veterans first played in 2019 Houston first round and Tomic prevailed […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/24

9

Three Thrillers Today At Sarasota Open

First on stadium was heavyweight clash with American Tristan Boyer vs. the young Austrian Joel Josef Schwaerzler, the ITF no. 1 junior in the world. Boyer overwhelmed the kid in the first set 62 with the firepower that eliminated Lucas Pouille and Jack Sock who was sent to retirement. But the big lefty found his […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/24

2

2024 Sarasota Open Player List

MAIN DRAW ENTRY LIST for the 2024 Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger April 7-14 at Payne Park in Downtown Sarasota. Get your tickets here link JJ Wolf, an Ohio State University star earning All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year honors, is currently ranked #94 and has been ranked as high as #39. […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/22

21

The Toughness Of Tennis Articulated By Jimmy Gatza

Jimmy Gatza, a former competitor of mine at the St. Petersburg, Florida 35s many moons ago, explains why the mental and physical toughness of players is greatly underrated and underappreciated. I don’t think I’ve ever heard it explained better than this… Jimmy Gatza: “WATCHING THE TRACK & FIELD World Championships: Beautiful to watch. I love […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/22

5

Kudla Beats Murray In Reality At Surbiton Challenger

By Scoop Malinowski One of the funniest moments in Grand Slam history happened moments after Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013. After the win vs. Novak Djokovic, Murray was asked by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi if he had had any dreams the night before the final, and Murray shockingly revealed that he indeed did have a […] Continue to read full article...

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Apr/22

10

Sarasota Open Day Two

Christian Harrison held off a good fight from 31 year old Colombian Cristian Rodriguez, ranked 418, 62 76 (9-7). Former Roland Garros finalist Brian Gottfried was watching the match on Elizabeth Moore Stadium court and praised Harrison as an inspiring example for younger players because of how he overcame the ten or eleven surgeries he’s […] Continue to read full article...

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One of the funniest moments in Grand Slam history happened moments after Andy Murray won Wimbledon in 2013. After the win vs. Novak Djokovic, Murray was asked by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi if he had had a dream the night before the final, and Murray revealed that he had indeed had a dream – and he […] Continue to read full article...

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Denis Kudla extended Novak Djokovic to three very challenging sets at the recent Wimbledon Championships and came away with a newfound appreciation and admiration for the 20 Grand Slam title winner. “I think Novak deserves to be the greatest of all time. He is the greatest of all time. He does things nobody is willing […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/18

22

Biofile: Denis Kudla Interview

deniskudla I did this Biofile with Denis Kudla in Newport right after his big win versus Ivo Karlovic way back in 2011. Today Kudla defeated Yuichi Sugita 62 75 to advance to the Halle semis... By Scoop Malinowski Ranking: 109 DOB: August 17, 1992 In: Kiev, Ukraine Ht: 5-11  Wt: 165 First Tennis Memory: Hitting a wall at a local park when I was about seven. I was following my brother playing tennis. My dad was coaching my brother first. I did what my brother did. That was definitely my first memory. Tennis Inspirations: Is definitely Federer. Just looking at everything he's done, you love him, you want to be just like him. So you work toward that goal. Continue to read full article...

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