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By Johan Kriek Waiting to watch the Dimitrov versus Sinner final at the Miami Openā¦. Just thinking back to the times I played at Key Biscayne etc. and listening to the āFanduelā ad even spouted by the commentator on TV. Amazingā¦. 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
A top coach of a world ranked 15 year old with a WTA ranking just inside the top 1000, dropped a bombshell about the value or international junior tennis… “99 out of 100 adult players who played ITF juniors will tell you it was a waste of time and money. So far, we did not […]
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ITF · Junior Tennis · USTA
By Scoop Malinowski Playing in the Raymond James Super Senior Larry Turville Grand Prix National USTA Level 2 Tournament at the St. Petersburg Tennis Center provided more thrills and excitement than I could have imagined. In no particular order, there was a Grand Slam finalist working as a volunteer at the tournament assigning courts and […]
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ITF · Janet Newberry · St. Petersburg Tennis Center · USTA
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A parent/coach of a prominent American junior tennis players expressed some alarming complaints about how the USTA operates business for junior tennis tournaments in Florida… “Fifty years ago it was because of the love of the game somebody would do a job to run junior tournaments. Now it is for love of the wallet or […]
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Florida · Junior Tennis · USTA
If you are watching Delray Beach tennis this week on Tennis Channel, one young player has stood out. He is six foot five and 20 years old and after some ups and downs and glitches in his progression, he is now ranked in the top 175. He made the fourth round at Roland Garros in […]
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America Tennis · USTA
New York City incompetent mayor Bill De Blasio wants to defund NYPD in the wake of the George Floyd rioting and looting chaos. The US Open and ATP want to stage the 2020 US Open at the Flushing Meadows National Tennis Center (without fans). Worst case scenario…what if rioters and looters decide to target and […]
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Antifa · Rioters · US Open · USTA
My name is Brooklyn Bindas and I turned 12 last March. I have been playing tennis since I was eight but have only taken tennis seriously for a little over a year. For the past year I have trained 4-5 days a week to be a top player. My training has paid off, I am already ranked 6 in New England G12s and 115 Nationally. My plan is to continue to train hard and work on getting stronger. In 2017, I couldnāt even make winter or summer sectionals. This year I placed 3rd at winter sectionals and 2nd at summer sectionals.
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Junior Tennis · Tim Mayotte · USTA