TAG: Japan
Sema is 36 year old now and currently ranked 466. Her best ranking in singles was in 2011 (114). She has never gotten into a Grand Slam main draw, halted in all four majors in the second round of qualifying. Her best major qualifying attempts came in 2013 at AO, Wimbledon and US Open. Sema […] Continue to read full article...
Ellesse · Erika Sema · Japan · Yonex
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Su-Wei Style Influencing And Inspiring Next Gen Aoi Ito
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The unique play style of Su-Wei Hsieh has had a profound effect on professional tennis as her touch, feel, spinny, unpredictable way of playing charmed and captivated fans who embraced her original shots and tactics. Chris Evert said on live TV while broadcasting Hsieh for the first time at Australian Open a few years ago, […] Continue to read full article...
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ATP’s Smallest Player Just Made Finals In Little Rock
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As Roland Garros rolls into the second week, a much smaller story occurred at the Little Rock ATP Challenger, pun intended. The shortest man in the ATP rankings Yuta Shimizu, who stands at 5-4, was the second best player at Little Rock Challenger, losing in the final to Mitchell Krueger. Krueger, at 6-foot-2, won the […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · Japan · Little Rock · Mizuno · US Open · Yuta Shimizu
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Biofile Shintaro Mochizuki Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP 92 (at his career best ranking). Ht: 5-9 Wt: 154 DOB: June 2, 2003 In: Kawasaki, Japan First Tennis Memory: It’s such a long time ago. My first memory is I loved playing points all the time when I first started playing tennis. I always hated practice. With all the […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · ATP · Bradenton · IMG Academy · Japan · Shintaro Mochizuki · Tokyo · Yonex
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WTA “Performance Bye” Ignites Controversy in Tokyo
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Elena Rybakina is ranked 5 in the world and was seeded 3 at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, but the WTA refused to give her a first round bye, while instead issuing it to Caroline Garcia, the 5 seed and ranked 10. Team Rybakina was understandably upset by the injustice – or corruption […] Continue to read full article...
Caroline Garcia · Elena Rybakina · Japan · Tokyo · Toray Pan Pacific Open · WTA
Kei Nishikori has been MIA for almost two years with assorted injuries but the 33 year old’s career is finally back on track. This week in Atlanta, his first ATP main tour event since October 2021 in Indian Wells, Nishikori, wearing a striking dark green Uniqlo outfit and cap, has won two tough matches this […] Continue to read full article...
Atlanta · ATP · Japan · Kei Nishikori · Uniqlo · Wilson Ultra
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Biofile Kei Nishikori Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: 2014 US Open finalist and winner of 12 ATP singles titles. Currently has no ATP ranked due to injury inactivity. Ht: 5-10 Wt 165 DOB: December 28, 1989 In: Shimane, Japan Greatest Sports Moment: Well I’d say US Open 2014 final (vs. Marin Cilic 36 36 36). Most Painful Moment: Well […] Continue to read full article...
IMG · Japan · Kei Nishikori · Nissin · Sarasota Open · Uniqlo · US Open · Wilson
It’s been a very long time since Kei Nishikori has been able to compete on the ATP World Tour at full health. The now 33 year old winner of 12 ATP singles titles has endured three surgeries – two to his elbow and the most recent on his left hip in early 2022- and has […] Continue to read full article...
IMG · Japan · Kei Nishikori · Sarasota Open · Uniqlo · US Open · Wilson
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Remembering Rika Hiraki’s One Grand Slam Title
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By Scoop Malinowski Rika Hiraki is a name most tennis observers may not remember. But the Japanese woman won a Grand Slam title in 1997 at Roland Garros with Mahesh Bhupathi. It was a thrilling, historic win. In Hiraki’s career she never got passed the third round of any Grand Slam in any draw but […] Continue to read full article...
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Pound For Pound The Best Player On The Planet Is Nishioka
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AO · Japan · Yonex · Yoshihito Nishioka
