TAG: Donnay
From Paul O’Malley… “A tennis friend of mine told me the story of a tennis couple from Quincy, MA was at Longwood and watched Bjorn Borg play. The wife was from Sweden and she approached Borg after the match, which you could easily do in those days. She convinced him to come back to the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Bjorn Borg · Boston · Donnay · Fia · Longwood · Quincy MA
Jan/23
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Tennis Treasures At Florida Second Hand Stores
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
About five years ago I discovered the existence of second hand stores like Salvation Army and Goodwill and how sometimes you can find tennis treasures there, especially here in Bradenton/Sarasota Florida. This week I found a near mint condition 2009 Nike Roger Federer blue polo, the same style he wore to win Roland Garros – […] Continue to read full article...
Captivating, stunning artwork of John McEnroe vs Bjorn Borg on Wimbledon by artist Anshuman Mohanty… For my artistic sensibilities this is one of the best pieces of tennis art I’ve ever seen… Continue to read full article...
Borg · Donnay · Fila · McEnroe · Sergio Tacchini · Wimbledon
I played with my friend Shlomo yesterday at my red clay club in Packanack Lake Tennis Club. Part of the workout was to test the old 1990 Donnay Cobalt WST racquet which I recently bought in a thrift store. The racquet felt special, powerful. flexible and maneuverable enough to go for winners off the first […] Continue to read full article...
April 29, 2021 NEWPORT, R.I. – In celebration of the recent launch of Kicks on Court, a new digital exhibit about the history of tennis shoes, the International Tennis Hall of Fame is auctioning off a pair of one-of-a-kind, hand-painted sneakers featuring art inspired by Hall of Famer Björn Borg. Proceeds of the auction will […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · Donnay · Facing Bjorn Borg · Fila · Newport Hall of Fame · Sweden
By Scoop Malinowski The Viking from Sweden was both beauty and beast personified on the tennis court… an unstoppable force at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, capturing eleven majors before the age of 26. One of the most recognizable figures in the history of sport won 64 singles titles overall. Borg competed on the ATP World […] Continue to read full article...
Bjorn Borg · Borg · Diadora · Donnay · Fila · Roland Garros · Sweden · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski
Status: Former ATP pro tennis player who won 15 career singles titles and reached No 4 in the world in 1997. (This interview was done in 2004)
Height: 6-foot-4 Weight: 200 pounds.
Born On: September 6th, 1973 in Montreal, Quebec.
Childhood Heroes: "John McEnroe - great attitude, always exciting to watch him. Michael Jordan."
Nicknames: "The Joker, from Pete Sampras, because I was always smiling all the time at Wimbledon in 1995." Continue to read full article...
Donnay · Greg Rusedski · UK · US Open · Wimbledon
