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Feb/24

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Roland Garros 2024 Predictions

The French Open tennis championship will take place in 2024 from May 26 to June 9 on the legendary clay courts of Paris. It is one of the most prestigious Grand Slam tournaments and the main event of the clay court season. Last year, Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek emerged as the triumphants at Roland […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

21

Biofile Ann Grossman-Wunderlich Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former WTA player from 1987 to 1998. Best ranking was no. 29 in 1993. Reached 4R at French Open twice and US Open once. Won one career WTA title in doubles in Puerto Rico 1993. Today Ann is a certified ZoneCoach Trainer for mental side of life, business and sports DOB: […] Continue to read full article...

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Jan/24

9

Ryan Harrison Officially Retires

An American Grand Slam champion has decided to retire from the ATP World Tour. Here is Ryan Harrison’s official statement… With the New Year kicking off it starts a new chapter in my life. After a long battle with health issues over the last few years, the time has come for me to put an […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/23

26

Looks Like Ryan Harrison Is Done

Former top American prospect Ryan Harrison appears to have ended his ATP career. The Roland Garros doubles champion of 2017 has not played on the ATP World Tour since early August at Cary, NC Challenger where he lost in the second round of qualies to Australian Blake Ellis 36 63 46. The 31 year old […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

15

Andres Gomez Deserves To Be In Hall Of Fame

By Scoop Malinowski Michael Chang and Gabriela Sabatini were both nominated and inducted into the Hall of Fame. Andres Gomez of Ecuador has actually achieved more than both Chang and Sabatini but he is not in the Hall of Fame. Why? Gomez turned pro in 1979 at age 19 and became world no. 1 in […] Continue to read full article...

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Nov/23

8

Biofile Rafael Nadal Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former ATP world no. 1. Winner of 22 Grand Slams including 14 French Opens. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 188 DOB: June 3, 1986 In: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain. Tennis Inspiration: â€œWhen I was 10-12-years old I start playing well and maybe at that moment I started thinking I can be a pro. You never know how tough […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/23

29

Tennis “Friend” Matthew Perry Dies

Famous actor Matthew Perry was a ranked junior tennis player in Canada and also a friend of former WTA no. 1 Jennifer Capriati. Denise Capriati, the mother of Jennifer, shared some of her memories of Perry, who passed away yesterday at age 54 at his home in Los Angeles, CA. “Heartbreaking news. Matthew Perry died […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/23

17

Biofile Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario

By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former world no. 1 (1995) and winner of fourteen Grand Slam titles (4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 mixed). Also won four Olympic medals and five Federation Cup titles for Spain. DOB: December 18, 1972 In: Barcelona, Spain Ht: 5-6 1/2 Wt: 124 Childhood Role-Model: Chris Evert. Early Tennis Memory: I picked […] Continue to read full article...

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Monica Seles won her first Grand Slam title at 1990 French Open at age sixteen and six months. But she had to overcome a lot of adversity and drama and even some bullying to make history. In the second round, Seles faced her former doubles partner Helen Kelesi, who was angered that Seles decided to […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/23

28

Recovering From Grand Slam Final Defeats: When The Dream Doesn’t Come True

By Scoop Malinowski As the fourth Grand Slam tournaments of 2023 begins today, let’s delve into an area that is rarely talked about in the world of professional tennis: the dark side of losing a major tournament final and the pain and suffering of the epic failure to make the lifelong dream come true. It’s […] Continue to read full article...

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