TAG: Olympic Games
Jul/21
29
Djokovic Offers Powerful Advice to Biles, Osaka and any aspiring athlete
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The disturbing recent trend of major sports champions suddenly quitting in the face of adversity of high pressure competition – as demonstrated by Naomi Osaka pulling out of Wimbledon and Roland Garros and Simone Biles dropping out of the Olympic gymnastics competitions – was addressed by ATP world no. 1 Novak Djokovic today. “Without pressure […] Continue to read full article...
AO · ATP · Novak Djokovic · Olympic Games · Roland Garros · Wimbledon
Two of the most memorable matches I ever saw were at Olympic tennis. The first that comes to mind was the 2004 doubles gold medal match in Athens. The German team of Rainer Schuettler and Nicolas Kiefer had four gold medal points vs. the Chilean duo of Nicolas Massu and Fernando Gonzalez at 6-2 in […] Continue to read full article...
Our latest installment of Facing Greatness asks former WTA no. 34 Angelica Gavaldon, who reached the QF of AO twice in her career (1990 and 1995), what would you say were the two best performances played against you? What was the best tennis played against me? Mmmm… I don’t recall…I remember me being in the […] Continue to read full article...
Angelica Gavaldon · Graf · Mexico · Olympic Games · Steffi · WTA
Dec/15
11
Biofile Alexander Zverev Interview
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 4. 2021 Olympic Gold Medalist. DOB: April 20, 1997 In: Hamburg, Germany First Tennis Memory: What’s my first tennis memory … I’ve been told that I was like a year old and I was always taking a little tennis racquet and just playing with balls in the apartment. I […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Alexander Zverev · AO · ATP · Head tennis · Olympic Games
Sep/10
28
Biofile Victoria Azarenka Interview
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Tennis Inspirations: "My inspiration was Steffi Graf, all the time. She was my idol since I was a kid and I had a chance to play against her once in an exhibition in Boise, Idaho (2004). And that was one of the best moments if my life. I played doubles with Mike Bryan against her and Agassi."
First Tennis Memory: "Is when I won my first tournament, I was like eight-years-old. And they gave me a huge, huge bear. Was bigger than me."
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Australian Open · Nike · Olympic Games · Viktoria Azarenka · Wilson Ultra
