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Nov/24

10

Coach Vividly Remembers 9 Year Old Maria Sharapova

Daniel Spatz had the privilege to coach Maria Sharapova between 1996-97 at the former Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (IMG Academy today). Maria, born on April 19, 1987, was nine years old then. Little Maria was a part of a group of eight girls that Spatz coached every afternoon for two hours every day. Spatz said […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/24

28

Quick Chat With Perricard’s Boxing Coach Leon Moore

Rising ATP force Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has won his first two ATP singles titles this year and the 21 year old has vaulted from outside the top 200 to 31 in the world. The newly crowned champion of ATP 500 Basel has done boxing training before each of the last two US Open tournaments at […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/24

28

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Emerging Superstar

Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was ranked 205 to start the year and now he’s ranked 31 after winning his first ATP 500 title in Basel. The 21 year old, six-foot-eight tennis wrecking machine beat Ben Shelton in the final yesterday 64 76. He didn’t lose serve all week. I first heard of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard three […] Continue to read full article...

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Oct/24

10

Rafael Nadal Has Decided To Retire

By Scoop Malinowski The end of the tennis tunnel is now in sight for Rafael Nadal. His publicist sent an email out earlier today to the International tennis writers association announcing the 22 time Grand Slam king will play his final professional ATP World Tour event at Davis Cup finals in Spain. Moments later, Team […] Continue to read full article...

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Aug/24

13

Osaka Understands Her 2024 Failures

Naomi Osaka says her biggest issue lately isn’t the constant losses and inconsistent performances, it’s the feeling that when on the court competing she feels like a stranger to herself. “In a weird way I’ve come to appreciate losses, you don’t play tennis for twenty plus years without your fair share of them. You learn […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/24

1

Tiafoe Escapes A Clown At Wimbledon

It’s been a rough year for Frances Tiafoe as this year his ranking has fallen to 30 in the world from a career high of no. 10. Today the 26 year old American scored a major victory by beating Matteo Arnaldi in five sets, overcoming a two set deficit for the first time in his […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/24

24

Is Raducanu About To Win Wimbledon?

In all my years of covering pro tennis I have never heard a player sound as confident as Emma Raducanu is right now. “I’m just really into it at the moment,” Raducanu told reporters in Eastbourne. “I just love the sport. I love tennis. It’s kind of just taken over me and I’ve really rekindled […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/24

24

Darwin Blanch Results After Nadal Beatdown

16 year old Darwin Blanch was mercilessly beaten as a wildcard in ATP 1000 Madrid by Rafa Nadal 60 61. Since that devastating defeat, Blanch lost first round at his next two Challengers in Italy and Portugal, 16 36 to Adrian Andreev and 76 67 36 to Tristan Boyer, respectively, After that the teenager then […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/24

14

Bibi Is Back!

Bianca Andreescu has been absent from the WTA elite for a few years now. But the former 2019 US Open champion performed a stunning win today beating Naomi Osaka 64 36 76 “I think the level was very high from both of us today. It could’ve been either of us winning. I told myself ‘whatever […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/24

14

Draper And Ferreira Defeat Tiafoe In Stuttgart

Jack Draper hired Wayne Ferreira as his new coach in early May, hoping the South African would spark his career from a bright prospect into an elite juggernaut. Today, Draper scored his first elite win with Ferreira, a marathon three set win vs Frances Tiafoe in Stuttgart, 57 64 76. Ferreira previously coached Tiafoe for […] Continue to read full article...

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