TAG: Sarasota Open
Spoke with Michael Redlicki yesterday, he like many other players are just not happy with these new rules of ATP and ITF Tours and the point system and how lower ranked players are being weeded out. Petr Korda is also not a fan of the new rules, concerned about the futures of the lower ranked players and how hard it is to get to the top 100. The qualifying tournament for this Sarasota Open had just two matches. The foundation of tennis - the young players - are being pushed out. It's too hard to make money in pro tennis and the sport will suffer. Continue to read full article...
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Biofile Paolo Lorenzi Interview
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Status: ATP no. 110 . Turned pro in 1999. Highest singles ranking was 35 in 2016.
DOB: December 15, 1981 In: Rome, Italy
First Tennis Memory: When I was playing with my older brother Bruno. I remember when he was taking a lesson, he had 50 minutes, then the last ten minutes with the coach was for me. I was six. That is my first memory of tennis.
Tennis Inspirations: My parents. My brother of course. I was the little one and I was trying to follow him. Continue to read full article...
The popular Sarasota Open ATP Challenger begins on Sunday April 14 with the qualifying tournament, at Laurel Oak Country Club just off route 75 in Sarasota.
Here is this year's tournament player list...
Hugo Dellien (defending champion)
Tennys Sandgren
Paolo Lorenzi Continue to read full article...
There's a lot of history here at the Laurel Oaks Country Club, the site of this year's edition, the tenth Sarasota Open ATP Challenger.
A long time figure here clued me in on several stories and anecdotes I had never heard before. Let me share some...
Martina Navratilova once played an exhibition for kids against David MacPherson, the former ATP doubles player who is the coach of John Isner and the Bryan Brothers. It was contested about seven years ago and this battle of the sexes did not go so well for Martina. Navratilova was competitive with the Australian, but the pattern of the match was that eventually her short balls would allow MacPherson to drop shot her and those drop shots were, too put it mildly, not taken well by Martina. Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 111. Top seed at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open $100,000 Challenger this week at Laurel Oaks Country Club. Ht: 6-3 Wt: 168 DOB: Jan. 27, 1993 In: New York, NY First Tennis Memory: My parents used to be members of a tennis club in Japan. They had clay […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski
After three sets of doubles on Longboat Key at 8:45 I decided to scooter over to check out the new site for the Sarasota Open which is now being staged at Laurel Oaks, a good 45 minute ride south west from Longboat.
The new venue is at Laurel Oaks Country Club, on the east side of interstate 75, so this year's Open should be more accessible to tennis enthusiasts in Tampa and closer to 75. Continue to read full article...
2018 Player Line-Up
2018 Main Draw Player Acceptance List: 4 Wild Cards remain to be given:
Krueger, Mitchell
Laaksonen, Henri
Lopez Perez, Enrique
Mmoh, Michael
Opelka, Reilly
Paul, Tommy Continue to read full article...
