TAG: USA
Aug/23
31
Venus Explains US Open First Round Flop
10 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Venus Williams played in her 100th US Open match on Tuesday and it ended up being the worst loss she ever suffered in Flushing Meadows. The 43 year old was dismantled by a Belgian qualifier named Greet Minnen by a score of 61 61 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams, who played in the 1997 US […] Continue to read full article...
Greet Minnen · US Open · USA · Venus Williams · Wilson tennis
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 […] Continue to read full article...
Head tennis · Nike · Taylor Fritz · USA · Wimbledon
Jun/23
16
Michael Zheng’s Breakout In Puerto Rico
4 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
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. […] Continue to read full article...
May/23
24
James Blake to Play SoCal Pro Series’ Rancho Santa Fe Pro Open
3 Comments · Posted by Staff in Articles
American Star’s First Pro Tournament In Ten Years Former World-Ranked No. 4 Blake Will Partner With Rancho Santa Fe Teen Hudson Rivera in $15,000 ITF Doubles Event Kicking Off Seven Consecutive Weeks of Pro Tennis Competition on USTA Southern California’s SoCal Pro Series May 23, 2023 – James Blake, a 10-time ATP World Tour singles […] Continue to read full article...
May/23
7
Facing Monica Seles Book Is Finished
3 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Monica Seles won eight Grand Slam titles as a teenager and if the stabbing in Hamburg, Germany in April 1993 didn’t happen, she could have won three more before turning age 20 on December 2, 1993. Her career is rarely talked about now by the tennis media but she was a giant in the history […] Continue to read full article...
Fila · Monica Seles · USA · WTA · Yonex
Frances Tiafoe is a bonafide ATP star now, a consistent elite performer. The 25 year old who turned pro in 2015 is now ranked 16 in the world (his best was 14 last month). After a few years of stagnation Tiafoe has clearly improved under coach Wayne Ferreira, a former top ten ATP player himself. […] Continue to read full article...
Frances Tiafoe · Nike Court · USA · Yonex
Feb/23
26
Why Can’t Annacone Teach Fritz To Volley?
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By Scoop Malinowski Taylor Fritz is about to be . 5 in the world. This week his ranking will vault from no. 7 to 5 and he’s done it by primarily playing at the baseline despite his large wingspan and almost 6-ft and five inches of height. One of his coaches is the former serve […] Continue to read full article...
Head · Mike Russell · Nike · Paul Annacone · Taylor Fritz · USA
By Scoop Malinowski 42-year-old Venus Williams revived her tennis career which was on the brink of disaster. Now ranked 1003, the former World no. 1 defeated 21-year-old American Katie Volynets 7-6(4) 6-2 for her first WTA Tour-level win in more than a year at the ASB Classic in Auckland. After working hard training in the […] Continue to read full article...
AO · Compton · USA · Venus Williams · Wilson tennis
I watched the highlights of Frances Tiafoe’s QF Atlanta win vs Brandon Nakashima 64 62. Tiafoe looks different, a little lighter and speedier around the court. There is also a supreme confidence glowing from his aura, as if he feels now is the time to shine, his time has arrived. Of course this observation may […] Continue to read full article...
Tennys Sandgren looked as finished as any player ever did this afternoon in Paris. Ranked 186 in the world, loser of six straight matches, down 63 51 and match point to Thiago Monteiro in the first round of Roland Garros qualies, you would think Sandgren would have packed it in and flew back home to […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Dunlop · Roland Garros · Tennys Sandgren · USA
