TAG: Wilson
You have to admire 35 year old Shuai Zhang’s perseverance and dedication. The Chinese veteran had lost 24 singles matches in a row. But the former world no. 22 solved her own mental puzzle in the first round at Beijing and defeated world no. 65 McCartney Kessler 76 76. Now ranked 585, wildcard Zhang’s last […] Continue to read full article...
Asics · Beijing · China Open · Shuai Zhang · Wilson
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 65 DOB: September 1, 2005 In: Prostejov, Czech Republic Ht: 6-4 Wt: 184 First Tennis Memory: When I was a little kid, when I was about four years old when I started. We had two practice courts in front of our house. So when I was a little kid […] Continue to read full article...
adidas · Czech Republic · Jakub Mensik · Novak Djokovic · US Open · Wilson
Jun/24
24
Is Raducanu About To Win Wimbledon?
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
In all my years of covering pro tennis I have never heard a player sound as confident as Emma Raducanu is right now. “I’m just really into it at the moment,” Raducanu told reporters in Eastbourne. “I just love the sport. I love tennis. It’s kind of just taken over me and I’ve really rekindled […] Continue to read full article...
Emma Raducanu · Nike · Wilson · Wimbledon · WTA
Mar/24
18
How Many More Years Will Venus Get Wildcards?
14 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Venus Williams asked for and got wildcard entry into BNP Paribas Open and Miami Open despite not doing much on court to deserve it. In a “what have you done for me lately” sport as tennis, the former world no. 1 and Grand Slam queen hasn’t accomplished anything of note for years. Her match record […] Continue to read full article...
Venus Williams · Wilson · WTA
Feb/24
9
More Mediocre Results From Raducanu
13 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
This was supposed to be the big comeback for Emma Raducanu. She took the long break to recover from injuries and bad results, trained hard and launched her highly anticipated return to the WTA Tour in 2024. But so far, the former US Open champion still looks like a journeywoman. The 21 year old ranked […] Continue to read full article...
Emma Raducanu · Nike · Wilson
WILSON® RELEASES BLADE V9, ADDING TO ITS LEADING ASSORTMENT OF PERFORMANCE TENNIS RACKETS The Blade® is chosen by more players on tour than any other racket* CHICAGO (Jan. 11, 2023) — Wilson Sporting Goods Co. today announces its newest racket within the Blade franchise, Blade v9. As their “sharpest” performance racket innovation yet, Wilson has updated […] Continue to read full article...
Wilson · Wilson Blade · Wilson Blade v9 · Wilson Sporting Goods
Former ATP world no. 17 and winner of four ATP singles titles Reilly Opelka returned to professional tennis competition after being sidelined for 15 months. With a wildcard entry into the Charlottesville ATP Challenger, the 26 year old Opelka defeated old rival Tennys Sandgren 64 75. The big serving America endured wrist and hip problems […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Fila · Reilly Opelka · Tennys Sandgren · Wilson
Aug/23
10
Rybakina Reveals What’s Tougher Than Winning A Major
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
Elena Rybakina defeated Jennifer Brady in three sets at the Omnium Banque Nationale WTA tournament in Montreal and at her post match press conference was asked a challenging question which she complimented the reporter for… Question. Elena, just a question about contrasting the challenge of the difficulties of winning a slam versus maintaining consistency throughout a […] Continue to read full article...
Elena Rybakina · Kazakhstan · Montreal · Omnium Banque Nationale · Wilson · Wimbledon
You’ve heard of the Pro Staff, The Clash, Ultra, Blade, next up Wilson will be introducing it’s latest racquet technology innovation…(intro video) “The Shift.“ Shift has been designed to create more spin to keep those groundstrokes inside the lines. Wilson issued a statement this week: “Sharing the news that Wilson is announcing its newest racquet […] Continue to read full article...
Shift · Wilson · Wilson tennis
Jun/23
29
Tsitsipas Elaborates On Badosa Romance
Comments off · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
“It’s the best thing that could have happened to me,” Tsitsipas said in an interview with AS.com at the Mallorca tournament about his romance with WTA star Paula Badosa. “It may not be easy at first because of the media interest and what it entails, because people talk. But I try not to pay attention. […] Continue to read full article...
