By Scoop Malinowski Tennys Sandgren won - or survived - his first round encounter with Ryan Shane 36 76 76 last night at the Sarasota Open but the most poignant moment of the evening happened not in the heat of competition. Sandgren barely edged out the second set against the extremely powerful, hard hitting Virginia professional and then just before the start of the third set, as Sandgren walked out to the baseline to resume the duel, he noticed one of the red-hatted ballboys, about ten years old was leaving the match with his mom. Continue to read full article...

" Tennys Sandgren · Ray Collins · Ryan Shane · Sarasota Open

By Scoop Malinowski Following his spectacular loss to Hyeon Chung in three close, exciting sets last night in the Australian open quarterfinal, American Tennys Sandgren addressed the media with a wonderful opening statement. Effectively setting the narrative on the issue by intelligently expressing his platform and his viewpoint on his terms and not allowing it to be clouded and slandered by an angry wolfpack media eager to besmirch this brave, talented young man who has the courage to go against the grain and political correctness to express some of his unique (and controversial) opinions and views. Sandgren put his candidly direct statement out there and the media had to swallow it. The media could not throw their spears of loaded questions and false, misinterpreted judgment labels or fake fabricated charges of racism and bigotry. We do not always have to say politically correct nice things about everyone, we can praise, honor and love and we criticize and denounce anybody who we feel deserves it based on their behavior and actions. Continue to read full article...

" Tennys Sandgren · AO

By Scoop Malinowski Tennys Sandgren has set ablaze the tennis world with his astounding heroics in the Australian Open, reaching the quarterfinal round with his sensational victories against Chardy, Wawrinka, Marterer, Thiem. Continue to read full article...

" Tennys Sandgren · AO · Mizuno Tennis · USA

By Scoop Malinowski If you haven't seen the highlights or the actual Tennys Sandgren vs Max Marterer match yet, go to the Australian Open site and see the highlights. What you are going to see is going to impress you. Or blow you out of the water. Continue to read full article...

" Tennys Sandgren · AO · Australian Open

  By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP ranked 96. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 185 DOB: July 22, 1991 In: Gallatin, TN First Tennis Memory: "Playing with my family. I have a court at home. Playing with my mom and brother and my dad. On the court we have in the backyard. I was young, about five or six. Barely getting balls over the net." Tennis Inspirations: "My father (David), he was a player. He played some Satellite tournaments. He just loved the game. And he enjoyed playing and he never liked how frustrated I got on the court. He thought it was about enjoyment, finding enjoyment on the court. My younger years I wasn't necessarily my biggest fan on the court. Continue to read full article...

" Tennys Sandgren · Tennessee