TAG: Pete Sampras
By Scoop Malinowski It can be argued that Don Budge is the greatest tennis player of all time. Some of his achievements in the sport were never matched by the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Budge swept all four major tennis tournaments in 1938 – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US […] Continue to read full article...
Desmond Margetson · Don Budge · Jack Kramer · Newport Hall of Fame · Pete Sampras · Wimbledon
The MOST ACES IN TENNIS HISTORY ALL-TIME LEADERS has some notable surprises such as Sam Querrey and Andy Roddick both out-aced Pete Sampras. SINGLE-MATCH ACE RECORD:John Isner — 113 aces vs. Nicolas Mahut (2010 Wimbledon, 1st Round) Continue to read full article...
Tennis is built around the serve; it often wins and loses the service game. It can also be the most inconsistent part of many players’ arsenal. That results in double faults and wasted points. Becoming more consistent on the serve isn’t about hitting it harder, but about consistent execution. You want repeatable patterns of behaviour, […] Continue to read full article...
Always a thrill to get positive feedback from a satisfied reader who likes my books… This one arrived from Harry Collins on X: Ordered Agassi last week. Hewitt arrived today. Won’t be long until I order Safin @scoopmalinowski Hey! Just wanted to say – really enjoying the book(s). Always been an Agassi fan. Naturally purchased […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Andy Murray · Lleyton Hewitt · Marcelo Rios · Pete Sampras · Roger Federer
Nov/25
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Five Puzzle Players Courier Could Not Solve
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Jim Courier was ATP world no. 1 and a four time winner of Grand Slam major titles but he had five prominent players he was unable to beat. Three of these puzzling players never won a major title. Courier was 0-3 vs Marcelo Rios, 0-4 vs Alex Corretja and 0-2 vs Alberto Berasategui. The two […] Continue to read full article...
Andre Agassi · Australian Open · French Open · Ivan Lendl · Jim Courier · Marcelo Rios · Pete Sampras
I came across an old video of a 1991 Masters Final match Pete Sampras vs Jim Courier in Germany. The most striking part of the presentation is how the match did not need any extra gimmicks like bad music, bells and whistles, flashing lights and annoying announcers. This match featured the PLAYERS and nothing else […] Continue to read full article...
Jul/25
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Canadian Open Classic: 1997 2R Muster vs Salzenstein
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Former American prospect Jeff Salzenstein recalls his famous Canadian Open clash with ATP world no. 2 Thomas Muster… Summer of ’97.2nd round, Canadian Open.Stadium Court. One year out of Stanford, ranked 152 in the world, I’m facing Thomas Muster…“The Musterminator.” He’s No. 2 in the world…an absolute beast on court. Off the court?Intimidating.You feel like […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Canadian Open · Jeff Salzenstein · Pete Sampras · Thomas Muster
Q. With the technology the way it is today is the beauty and the grace that you displayed, is that gone forever. I mean, Pete probably comes — he has that total game, but is the aggressive tone of the game today, has that diminished what you guys used to do? ROD LAVER: A lot […] Continue to read full article...
Australia · John McEnroe · Pete Sampras · Rod Laver · US Open · Wimbledon
May/25
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When McEnroe Lectured Sampras For Being Boring
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By Scoop Malinowski Tennis is a serious sport which requires infinite focus and concentration so it’s understandable that many top players like Ruud, Sinner, Fritz, Hurkacz, deMinaur, Opelka, Draper, Humbert may be considered boring – while the colorful, charismatic types like Kyrgios, Moutet, Fonseca, Carlos, Medvedev, Djokovic are the rare breed who stand out and […] Continue to read full article...
After about six months as a team, the Novak Djokovic/Andy Murray partnership has ended. In their time together, Djokovic did not win a title but did reach the final of Miami Open, a 67 67 defeat vs. Jakub Mensik. Most tennis observers expected Djokovic and Murray to stay together for Wimbledon but something has triggered […] Continue to read full article...
