TAG: Sarasota Open
Apr/25
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Sarasota Open 2025: Daniel Dutra da Silva’s Unique Career
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Daniel Dutra da Silva is playing the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open qualifying tournament this year. Today the 36 year old Brazilian beat 19 year old Thomas Faurel of France 64 63, winning six straight games in the second set from a 0-3 deficit. Dressed in black Nike shirt and dark blue no-name brand shorts, maroon […] Continue to read full article...
Daniel Dutra da Silva · Eliot Spizzirri · Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open · Jenson Brooksby · Sarasota Open
Attendance in Indian Wells was 504,268. Attendance in Miami Open – 405,448. Both record setting totals for each tournament. A legend has called it quits. Su-Wei Hsieh played her final tournament in Indian Wells (she skipped Miami) where she made semis with Zhang Shuai. The 39 year old marvel scored eight top 10 wins in […] Continue to read full article...
Daniil Medvedev · Sarasota Open · Stan Wawrinka · Su-wei Hsieh
I actually just finished a book on the ATP Challenger Sarasota Open. Never thought a book about a small local minor league tennis would become an idea or a reality but covering the tournament since 2013, the realization came of what a special event it is. So many interesting occurrences have happened at the tournament […] Continue to read full article...
The strong rumor is the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open will move again in 2025. The last two years the ATP Challenger was presented at Payne Park in downtown Sarasota. But next year the popular tournament will move to another new location – further south about seven miles to the Sarasota Sports Club. Previously the tournament […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 313. HT: 5-10 WT: 160 DOB: January 13, 2003 IN: Bradenton, FL First Tennis Memory: Probably back in IMG with my dad (Ales Kodat) on the old center court. Just happy being on the court (age 4-5). Tennis Inspirations: Well my dad’s my coach, there’s one. My sister used […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Sarasota Open · Toby Kodat · USA Tennis · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski For three weeks I coached on the ATP Tour at the Sarasota Open, Tallahassee Challenger and Savannah Challenger. With the coaching credential access I noticed a different perspective from media. The players all get along but their interactions with each other are limited. The higher ranked players don’t have time for lower […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Sarasota Open · Savannah Challenger · Tallahasse Challenger
May/24
5
Next Tennis Book Is About Sarasota Open
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Having attended the Sarasota Open ATP Challenger every year since 2013 I suddenly got an idea to do a book about it and all the stories and memories I and others have collected about the popular tennis tournament. There are countless stories about players, matches, odd occurrences and so much more associated with the tournament […] Continue to read full article...
Apr/24
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Andrade And Gomez Battle Three Weeks In A Row!
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In one of those infinitesimal quirks of ATP draws, two players were drawn to play each other three weeks in a row. Andres Andrade and Federico Gomez clashed at the three southern US Challenger swing circuit in Sarasota, Tallahassee and today in Savannah. The 6-3, 210 pound huge serving brute from Argentina topped the Ecuadorian […] Continue to read full article...
Andres Andrade · Federico Gomez · Sarasota Open · Savannah Challenger · Tallahassee Challenger
Status: ATP no. 389. Career best ranking was 361 in Dec. 2023. Ht: 6-1 Wt: 163 DOB: September 16, 1997 In: Penza, Russia First Memory Of Tennis: Well, to be honest, I don’t remember… well, one of the first things I remember – first practice for me. I kind of enjoy it. And I went […] Continue to read full article...
Bogdan Bobrov · Daniil Medvedev · Head tennis · Lacoste · Russia · Sarasota Open · Tallahasse Challenger
Apr/24
11
Sarasota Open Is Magical Experience
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Aside from the sensational tennis being played by all the dynamic players like Stefan Kozlov, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Matija Pecotic, Tennys Sandgren and many others this week, the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open ATP Challenger has been nothing short of fantastic. I heard one volunteer Chris say to another Malika, “When I wake up in the morning […] Continue to read full article...
