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TAG: Roland Garros
Jul/21
29
Djokovic Offers Powerful Advice to Biles, Osaka and any aspiring athlete
10 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles
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
Status: Won Wimbledon doubles 2017 and Roland Garros 2015. Ranked ATP no. 1 in 2017. Winner of 35 ATP doubles titles including ten Masters 1000. DOB: September 23, 1983 In: Belo Horizonte, Brazil Ht: 6-3 Wt: 207 First Tennis Memory:Â “I used to follow my brother Alex around to lessons. And it was a big […] Continue to read full article...
Brazil · Marcelo Melo · No. 1 · Olympics · Roland Garros · Wimbledon
Jun/21
14
Djokovic Gives Racquet To Boy After Winning French Open
34 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles
If you continued watching Roland Garros men’s final coverage minutes after Novak Djokovic conquered Stefanos Tsitsipas in five brutal sets, you saw one of the most beautiful moments in Grand Slam history. After the handshake, victory celebration, gestures of gratitude to a stadium giving him a standing ovation, and then a roar to his box, […] Continue to read full article...
Head Speed Pro · Nole · Novak · Novak Djokovic · Roland Garros · Serbia
Jun/21
12
Krejcikova’s Two Year Ascent Began In Tampa, Florida
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
In the beginning of 2019 Barbora Krejcikova was the reigning Wimbledon and French Open doubles champ and the Australian Open mixed doubles champion. But her singles status was ordinary. Ranked well outside the top 100 in early 2019, Krejcikova lost in the second round of AO qualies 64 in the third to Maria Bouzkova. After […] Continue to read full article...
Barbora Krejcikova · Czech Republic · French Open · Head racquets · Head tennis · John McEnroe · Roland Garros
Jun/21
10
Is Djokovic Ready To Unleash His Crazy?
16 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles
Last year’s Roland Garros final was a dud. Rafael Nadal came out grunting and snarling right from the outset of the match, playing the first points like not only championship point but as if his LIFE was at stake, while Novak Djokovic commenced the duel too calm, composed and like a boxer carefully trying to […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Head Speed Pro · Novak Djokovic · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Serbia
Novak Djokovic has advanced to the dream semifinal clash of titans with the defending champion from Spain, after a brutally stressful, hard fought 62 63 67 75 win over Matteo Berrettini. Djokovic bungled a 5-3 lead in the third set tiebreaker with some uncharacteristic errors, most likely caused by the pressure of Berrettini’s relentless blasting […] Continue to read full article...
Head Speed Pro · Lacoste · Novak Djokovic · Roland Garros · Serbia
I still remember the first time seeing Maria Sakkari play live. It was at US Open 2015 first round at the newly remodeled courts just outside the media center. From the beginning of her pro days, Sakkari stood out. Sakkari was locked in a fierce, emotional, fiery battle with Qiang Wang of China. It was […] Continue to read full article...
We are at the home stretch of Roland Garros and anything is possible. Rafa Nadal looks like prime Rafa Nadal, he’s cruising through the draw and is on course for a semi showdown with Novak Djokovic, who survived a two-set deficit to Lorenzo Musetti. I am reasonably certain the tennis gods will not allow Djokovic […] Continue to read full article...
Roger Federer is four matches away from 21 but threw away his chances by withdrawing from Roland Garros ahead of his match vs Berrettini in Round 4. Everybody knows the real reason though – he doesn’t want to get slaughtered by his arch rival and nemesis Novak Djokovic. Even though Federer has beaten Djokovic at […] Continue to read full article...
Jun/21
4
Maybe The Worst Match I Ever Saw: Collins vs Serena
19 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Tennis enthusiasts often talk about the greatest matches ever watched, but today I think I saw the worst match in my tennis viewing life. Danielle Collins rolled over today for Serena Williams, losing 64 64. Collins is at her very best when she competes at full emotional intensity, as she did in her first and […] Continue to read full article...
Danielle Collins · French Open · Roland Garros · Serena Williams
