TAG: Spain
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Rafael Nadal On The Verge Of Bidding Farewell To Big-Time Tennis?
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It’s time to ponder whether the great Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal is approaching the final stretch of his remarkable career. His recent forced withdrawal from the prestigious Indian Wells Masters tournament due to insufficient recovery after another injury has sparked new reflections on the potential imminent departure of the 37-year-old athlete from the world […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · Nike · Rafa · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Spain · US Open
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Nadal’s absence from the Australian Open won’t affect his mood much
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Rafael Nadal said that due to a hip injury he will not be able to take part in the upcoming Australian Championships. This injury was the latest in a list of problems that kept him from performing for almost the entire past year. Eurosport expert Alex Corretja believes that this will not prevent Nadal from […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Australian Open · Babolat · Doha · Monte Carlo Rolex Masters · Nike · Rafael Nadal · Roland Garros · Spain
All the sudden the heir apparent to the GOAT throne looks like a second rater. Right now he’s down 61 64 54 to Alexander Zverev in the AO quarterfinals, an opponent he’s handled easily in the past. The world no. 2 has strangely declined a fraction or two since his Wimbledon 2023 triumph and not […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Australian Open · Babolat · Carlos Alcaraz · Nike · Spain
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Verdasco May Have Called It Quits
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Former Australian Open semifinalist and top ten force, Fernando Verdasco has not won a meaningful match in years. The 40 year old lefthander has been grinding it out in 2023, trying to achieve one last hurrah on the ATP World Tour. But Verdasco was not able to revive his game or career and plummeted down […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · Davis Cup · Fernando Verdasco · Spain
By Scoop Malinowski The former king of tennis who won an astonishing 22 Grand Slam titles, Olympic gold medals, Davis Cups and countless other unforgettable, inspiring triumphs over the last two decades is nearing the end of his illustrious career at age 37 (he will turn 38 on June 6, 2024). So what would be […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · French Open · Nike · Rafa Nadal · Rafael Nadal · Spain
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Biofile Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
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By Scoop Malinowski Status: Former world no. 1 (1995) and winner of fourteen Grand Slam titles (4 singles, 6 doubles, 4 mixed). Also won four Olympic medals and five Federation Cup titles for Spain. DOB: December 18, 1972 In: Barcelona, Spain Ht: 5-6 1/2 Wt: 124 Childhood Role-Model: Chris Evert. Early Tennis Memory: I picked […] Continue to read full article...
Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario · French Open · Newport Hall of Fame · Roland Garros · Spain · Yonex
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Desperate Verdasco Fighting For ATP Survival
5 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Former ATP star Fernando Verdasco is 39 now and ranked 338 but he’s desperately trying to revive his tennis career. This weekend he got a wildcard into qualies in Mallorca on grass but lost to Pavel Kotov 61 76.Mallorca was the eleventh tournament Verdasco has played this year. Last weekend he got into Parma main […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · AO · Fernando Verdasco · Spain
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Ex ATP Champ On The Big Upset: “I’m already tired of watching Carlos”
15 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
By Scoop Malinowski One of the biggest upsets in tennis history happened today when in Rome, the unknown world no. 135 playing in his first ATP World Tour event, managed to defeat the top player in the world Carlos Alcaraz 63 76. So such a shocking upset is provoking lots of chatter and speculation about […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · Carlos Alcaraz · Fabian Marozsan · Nike · Rome · Spain
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Facing Monica Seles book cover artist interview
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A few years ago I discovered the stunning artwork of Miki DeGoodaboom on Instagram. It just so happened that the European artist had painted portraits of Serena and Steffi so we made a deal and her artwork was the cover of my Facing Serena Williams/Steffi Graf. Later I found she also did a Monica Seles […] Continue to read full article...
Artist · Marc Chagall · Miki DeGoodaboom · Monica Seles · Spain · Van Gogh
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Badosa wishes sports and politics to be separated
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Perhaps the strongest rebuke yet by a tennis player, or any pro sports figure, was said this week at Mutua Madrid by Spanish player Paula Badosa-Gibert. The 25 year old winner of three WTA singles titles stated this opinion on the messy combination of sports and politics: “They absolutely should not mix. Unfortunately, they’ve been […] Continue to read full article...
Mutua Madrid · Nike · Paula Badosa · Spain · Wilson tennis
