TAG: Monica Seles
It’s surprising the tennis media hasn’t mentioned the passing of the fine author of one of the greatest tennis books ever written – Hard Courts: A look at one year on the mens’ and womens’ professional tennis tours (1990). Feinstein authored 44 books in total, including the hugely popular Season On The Brink, about Indiana […] Continue to read full article...
Hard Courts · John Feinstein · John McEnroe · Monica Seles · Pete Sampras · Ted Tinling
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When Seles and Djokovic Shocked The Tennis World
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By Scoop Malinowski Monica Seles and Novak Djokovic both shocked the tennis world very early in their careers but it was not their first Grand Slam titles, there were stunning incidents before the actual triumphs that were pivotal moments which laid the foundation for their epic historic careers. For Seles, her jaw dropping moments came […] Continue to read full article...
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What Ended Matthew Perry’s Tennis Career
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It’s common knowledge in the tennis world that Friends TV star Matthew Perry was a standout junior tennis player in Canada before moving to the United States as a teenager. The rest of the story is murky – until now. At the library next to my gym here in my Bradenton community I found Perry’s […] Continue to read full article...
Canada · Chrissie Evert · Matthew Perry · Monica Seles · NBTA · Nick Bollettieri · US Open
What really made me admire Monica Seles most of all was not just what she did on the court. In the 1992 book Hard Courts by John Feinstein, in the chapter “Ted” about Ted Tinling, Feinstein wrote about Tinling’s adoration of Seles, who he compared to his beloved muse Suzanne Lenglen. “We’ve had the awkwardness […] Continue to read full article...
Hard Courts · John Feinstein · Monica Seles · Suzanne Lenglen
After witnessing the incredible drama of the Juan Martin Del Potro final match emotions with his dear friend Novak Djokovic last weekend, it inspired this feature compiling other extraordinary tennis moments… In no particular order… The Monica Seles return to competition after two years hiatus following the alleged (by Donald Budge) inside job stabbing in […] Continue to read full article...
Jana Novotna · Juan Martin Del Potro · Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · Roger Federer
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How Navratilova Beat Seles 1993 Paris
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Craig Kardon told me a story about how he helped coach Martina Navratilova to an upset win vs Monica Seles on the slow Paris indoors carpet in 1993. The Open de Paris tournament. “Paris Indoors 1993 Martina vs. Monica, so we were in Paris at night, we go to work to just have a quick […] Continue to read full article...
Craig Kardon · KD Lang · Martina Navratilova · Monica Seles · WTA
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How Monica Seles Dealt With Bullying, Fake Injuries and Graf At 1990 French Open
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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...
French Open · Helen Kelesi · Jennifer Capriati · Manuela Maleeva · Monica Seles · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf
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Would the tennis deep state strike down Djokovic?
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By Scoop Malinowski Tennis just experienced the high point of the monumental Roland Garros triumph by Novak Djokovic for Grand Slam title number 23 but the celebratory vibes have been tainted by some ominous black clouds this week. First there was the despicable anti Djokovic article in The Guardian newspaper of London by Simon Briggs […] Continue to read full article...
Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · PTPA · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf · Wimbledon
Monica Seles may have been the greatest female tennis player of all time. Her eight Grand Slams as a teenager is an untouchable record that could have added one, two or even three to the total as she missed he last three major tournaments as a teen due to being stabbed on court in Hamburg, […] Continue to read full article...
Facing Monica Seles · Monica · Monica Seles · Roland Garros · Yonex
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Roland Garros Rivalries: When the World’s Best Collide on the Parisian Clay
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The clay courts in Paris are where the world’s best tennis players will come together for one of the year’s most highly anticipated events — Roland Garros (also known as The French Open). Unlike the other grand slam tournaments, the playing surface presents an extremely stiff challenge for those looking to add a major title […] Continue to read full article...
French Open · Monica Seles · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Steffi Graf
