TAG: Ivan Lendl
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Intimidation Is A Part Of Tennis
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By Scoop Malinowski “You can’t intimidate much physically in tennis but there’s a lot of mental intimidation that goes on.” – Patrick McEnroe Patrick McEnroe won a Grand Slam in doubles and played in a Grand Slam semifinal in singles. He also played against most of the legends of his era like Boris Becker, Andre […] Continue to read full article...
Andy Roddick · Ivan Lendl · Jimmy Connors · Marcelo Rios · Rafael Nadal
Even the mighty Ivan Lendl was cracked by a simple heckle. It happened at the end of his career – not his prime best years. Source: “I remember Ivan Lendl playing in Montreal, and it was a very close match. and then the fan yelled: ‘Don’t choke like you did at Wimbledon!’ And at that […] Continue to read full article...
Arnaud Boetsch · ATP · Canadian Open · Ivan Lendl · Montreal · Petr Korda · Wimbledon
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Pat Cash Autobiography Uncovered Dropped Truth Bombs
17 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
I’ve read a lot of tennis books and no autobiography has ever dropped more truth bombs than Pat Cash’s Uncovered which was published in 2002. Here is the first truth bomb of when I will post many more… “Six months earlier (1997) John McEnroe had declared that the last two remaining great bastions of communism […] Continue to read full article...
Ivan Lendl · John McEnroe · Pat Cash · Petr Korda · Thomas Muster
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Five Puzzle Players Courier Could Not Solve
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Jim Courier was ATP world no. 1 and a four time winner of Grand Slam major titles but he had five prominent players he was unable to beat. Three of these puzzling players never won a major title. Courier was 0-3 vs Marcelo Rios, 0-4 vs Alex Corretja and 0-2 vs Alberto Berasategui. The two […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Australian Open · French Open · Ivan Lendl · Jim Courier · Marcelo Rios · Pete Sampras
Former ATP no. 1 Ivan Lendl will complete in this week’s PPA Tour Daytona Beach Open in the 5.0 50 and over division. The eight time Grand Slam champion said at first “I hated pickleball at first and then I played a few times and I changed my mind… I’m a little too old to […] Continue to read full article...
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Legends Of The ATP Who Have Played The Most Matches
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In the world of professional tennis, there exists an elite group of players whose achievements evoke reverential awe. They demonstrate incredible resilience, skill, and the will to win over many years of an impeccable career. We are talking about legendary athletes who have played the most matches in the history of the ATP tour. Recently, […] Continue to read full article...
David Ferrer · Ivan Lendl · Jimmy Conors · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Stan Smith
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The Pat Cash vs Ivan Lendl Brawl In Monte Carlo
22 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski The recent purchase of The Autobiography Of Pat Cash: Uncovered has been a fantastic read. Pat Cash is one of the rare authentic voices in pro tennis, fearless to speak his mind. The former 1987 Wimbledon champion and two-time Davis Cup winner reveals a lot of inside info about pro tennis and […] Continue to read full article...
Diadora · Edwin Moses · Ivan Lendl · Monte Carlo · Pat Cash · Wimbledon
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Roger Smith Remembers Beating Ivan Lendl
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World no. 1 Ivan Lendl lost 62 63 to Roger Smith in the second found of Stratton Mountain in Vermont in July 1988. This year at US Open I ran into Roger Smith – on his way to coach a WTA player in qualies – by the Ashe Stadium fountains and we did this quick […] Continue to read full article...
Bahamas · Ivan Lendl · Roger Smith · US Open
Ivan Lendl, one of the captains at the ATP Legends Team Cup event in Pula Istria, Croatia, expressed his point of view today regarding the Djokovic/Federer/Nadal race to see who wins the most Grand Slam titles… “At moment Roger (Federer) seems out of it as he’s not played for a long time and he’s the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP Legends Team Cup · Ivan Lendl · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal
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How McEnroe Solved The Lendl Puzzle
131 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski From 1981 Roland Garros to 1982 Masters, John McEnroe lost seven matches in a row to Ivan Lendl. Then in early 1983 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia McEnroe turned the tables and beat Lend in the final in four sets 46 75 64 63. That win sparked McEnroe to win three in […] Continue to read full article...
