TAG: Gustavo Kuerten
Sep/25
8
Will We Ever See An Unscripted Grand Slam Final Again?
20 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
Carlos vs Sinner was the perfect business plan Grand Slam final pitting two Nike Rolex high profile stars against each other, world no. 1 and 2. The way the ATP World Tour has been set up suggests we may not see an unexpected, unscripted Grand Slam final – for a very long time. Sinner and […] Continue to read full article...
Carlos Alcaraz got a buzz cut haircut this week and it’s generating huge publicity for the US Open and his brand and sponsors. But hair and tennis has an abundance of history. A number of high profile ATP stars have buzzed it all off – Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Guga Kuerten, Boris Becker, among others. […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Bjorn Borg · Carlos Alcaraz · Gustavo Kuerten
By Jeff Salzenstein I once watched a former World No. 1 hit the same shot for 30 straight minutes… Here’s what it taught me about excellence. It was 7pm in Mason, Ohio at the ATP Masters event just outside Cincinnati. Circa 2001. I had just finished practice at dusk, preparing for my qualifying match the […] Continue to read full article...
Brazil · Cincinnati Open · Diadora · French Open · Gustavo Kuerten
May/23
30
Greatest Upsets Of French Open History
2 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Today’s shocking upset by unheralded Thiago Seyboth Wild over no. 2 seed Daniil Medvedev in five sets ranks up there with some other previous giant surprises at Roland Garros… King of Clay Rafael Nadal lost in the fourth round to 23 seed Robin Soderling. Rafa had won four straight French Opens and beat Soderling on […] Continue to read full article...
Gustavo Kuerten · Iva Majoli · Kathy Horvath · Michael Chang · Roland Garros · Serena Williams
Gustavo Kuerten did not know how to beat Marat Safin. Guga lost his first three duels with the mighty Russian, all close contests. Guga lost 36 76 36 61 64 in the second round at 1998 Roland Garros as defending champion. Then he lost again at 1999 Australian Open 63 57 46 63 64. Then […] Continue to read full article...
