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By Jayita A Belcourt 29-year-old veteran Madison Keys has stunned the world by clinching her first grand slam title at the Australian Open. In just over 2 hours, Keys dispatched two-time defending champion and world no.1 Aryan Sabalenka 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 in the final on Rod Laver Arena, becoming the first women in 20 years […]
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AO · Australian Open · Madison Keys · Nike · USA · Yonex

Qinwen Zheng and Emma Navarro don’t see eye to eye in terms of how they compete and their locker room sociability skills… After losing to her today at the Olympics 76 67 16, Navarro supposedly told Zheng she doesn’t approve of her approach to competing: “I just told her I didn’t respect her as a […]
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China · Emma Navarro · Olympic Games · Qinwen Zheng · USA

By Johan Kriek Waiting to watch the Dimitrov versus Sinner final at the Miami Open…. Just thinking back to the times I played at Key Biscayne etc. and listening to the “Fanduel” ad even spouted by the commentator on TV. Amazing…. How far we have come.. or fallen. The betting companies never came close to […]
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American tennis · Lake Nona · Orlando · USA · USTA

There are several American players with curious coaching partnership which make one wonder if they are maximizing their potential results. Taylor Fritz has gotten to the top ten range with Michael Russell, a career journeyman player and one of the hardest workers in ATP history. Fritz has stagnated around no. 10 in the world for […]
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Andy Roddick · Frances Tiafoe · Taylor Fritz · Tommy Paul · USA

Former American teen prodigy Donald Young may have reached the finish line of his fine professional tennis career. The 34 year old former 2017 Roland Garros doubles finalist is currently ranked 1087. His most recent match was in late September at Charleston Challenger where he lost in the first round of qualies to Thai-Son Kwiatkowski […]
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ATP · Donald Young · Roland Garros · US Open · USA

World no. 9 Taylor Fritz once again has bombed out early at a Grand Slam for the fourth time in a row, losing to another journeyman underdog. Today, Fritz blew a two sets to love lead and lost in five sets 62 in the fifth to world no. 59 Mikael Ymer. At Roland Garros he […]
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Head tennis · Nike · Taylor Fritz · USA · Wimbledon

By Scoop Malinowski Longtime readers of this site may remember the name Michael Zheng and the interview I did with him three years ago after he was hitting partner for New York Open as a sixteen year old. American born Zheng ended up going to Ivy League Columbia and completed his first year this year. […]
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Michael Zheng · Montville NJ · Puerto Rico · USA
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