TAG: Marcelo Rios
Jan/25
10
Marcelo Rios Explained Why He Didn’t Always Sign Autographs
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This week I met an old coach at IMG Academy who shared an interesting story about why Marcelo Rios, the former world no. 1 player in 1998, sometimes didn’t sign autographs for kids. Rios was the best player in the world and so of course, attracted a lot of attention from fans with his standout […] Continue to read full article...
Former world no. 1 ATP player Marcelo Rios didn’t like to talk to the mainstream media during his career (1994-2003) and so he rarely spoke his true feelings about tennis. This unfortunate reality of Rios distrusting the tennis media cost the sport to learn about what the Chilean grandmaster wizard really, deeply thought about the […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Chile · Marcelo Rios · Sarasota · Yonex
Dec/24
17
Kafelnikov’s Most Talented Players May Surprise You
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By Scoop Malinowski Last week former ATP world no. 1, Grand Slam and Olympic champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov told me that the two talented players he ever saw were a pair of unique champions that most people would be surprised to learn. “Marcelo Rios and Nick Kyrgios are the two most talented players I ever saw,” […] Continue to read full article...
This past week I had the good fortune to meet a couple of tennis figures who had some interesting encounters with Marcelo Rios during his playing career. Neno Cacic, a former player at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy said he saw an incident where Rios was training on a practice court and did not want to […] Continue to read full article...
Chile · Marcelo Rios · Nike · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski Former ATP champion Peter Lundgren passed away this month at age 59. The three time ATP singles titleist and 1988 Australian Open doubles finalist reached a career high ranking of 25 in the world in 1985 but he may be more known for coaching future no. 1 players Roger Federer, Marcelo Rios, […] Continue to read full article...
Marcelo Rios · Peter Lundgren · Roger Federer · Stan Wawrinka · Sweden
Jun/24
28
Betting Has Always Been Part Of Tennis
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Betting on tennis has always been a part of the sport whether it’s betting on one’s self or another player. The aspiration to be a successful pro player is a gamble, so many people dedicate their lives to “make it.” Just a fraction beat the odds. Every shot a player takes in a match is […] Continue to read full article...
Marcelo Rios · Pete Sampras · Sports betting · Tennis betting
By Scoop Malinowski Tennis has been relatively boring lately outside the exploits of Novak Djokovic and a few other colorful characters like Rublev, Medvedev, Shelton, etc. But last night in Santiago Corentin Moutet showed he has the personality, flair and game to change the sport for the better. After losing about a year with wrist […] Continue to read full article...
Dec/23
16
Sander Groen: Most Doubles Partners In ATP History?
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By Scoop Malinowski No entity can cover all statistical data in tennis. There’s simply too much to compile. One category that is never discussed is, Which player has had the most partners in doubles history? Sander Groen did some research and believes he may be holding a unique world record: Over the course of 27 […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Boris Becker · Marcelo Rios · Roger Federer · Sander Groen · Wimbledon · Yevgeny Kafelnikov
First memory of tennis: Parents telling me and my brother to ask Chris Evert for her autograph as she was sitting in our Boston hotel lobby on a couch. She was so nice she became an early crush and years later began watching her play on TV which inspired me to want to play. In […] Continue to read full article...
Biofile · Chris Evert · Don Budge · Marcelo Rios · Merion Cricket Club · Novak Djokovic · Packanack Lakte Tennis Club · Wilson tennis
Apr/23
17
Was Pete Sampras Backhand Change A Mistake?
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At the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open last week I had the pleasure to sit next to and chat with Brian Gottfried for several matches on Nick Bollettieri Stadium Court. When I asked Brian if he had ever hit with Pete Sampras, he revealed that he did when Pistol Pete was around fourteen, at an Orange […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Brian Gottfried · Marcelo Rios · Pete Sampras · Roland Garros
