TAG: Wimbledon
Elena Rybakina lost her United Cup semifinal match vs Iga Swiatek yesterday in straight sets in Sydney but still defiantly defends her former coach Stefano Vukov, who was invited back to her team last week to help out new coach Goran Ivanisevic. Rybakina expressed displeasure about the gossip by the tennis media and fans about her […] Continue to read full article...
Dec/24
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Jack Sock Wants To Return To ATP World Tour
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Former ATP top ten Jack Sock revealed he has aspirations to un-retire and return to doubles competition on the ATP World Tour. The 32 year old former Grand Slam and Olympic champion said on his podcast Nothing Major (with Steve Johnson, John Isner and Sam Querrey) that he has already contacted Miami Open tournament director […] Continue to read full article...
Jack SOck · James Blake · Miami Open · Nick Kyrgios · US Open · Wimbledon
Nov/24
10
Coach Vividly Remembers 9 Year Old Maria Sharapova
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Daniel Spatz had the privilege to coach Maria Sharapova between 1996-97 at the former Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy (IMG Academy today). Maria, born on April 19, 1987, was nine years old then. Little Maria was a part of a group of eight girls that Spatz coached every afternoon for two hours every day. Spatz said […] Continue to read full article...
Australian Open · French Open · Maria Sharapova · Nike · US Open · Wilson tennis · Wimbledon
It’s not widely known that Hollywood icon Brad Pitt played high school tennis in Missouri (1977-81). The now 60 year old movie star has never been interviewed by the tennis media and except for his attendances at a US Open (Djokovic vs Medvedev) and Wimbledon final (Djokovic vs Alcaraz), the general public would not know […] Continue to read full article...
By Scoop Malinowski The end of the tennis tunnel is now in sight for Rafael Nadal. His publicist sent an email out earlier today to the International tennis writers association announcing the 22 time Grand Slam king will play his final professional ATP World Tour event at Davis Cup finals in Spain. Moments later, Team […] Continue to read full article...
Babolat · French Open · Nike · Rafa Nadal · Rafael Nadal · Spain · US Open · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski (with an assist from Sander Groen) DOB: March 1, 1946 In: Prague, Czech Republic Ht: 5-9 Wt: 158 Status: French Open champion 1970, 1971; Wimbledon champion 1973. First memory of tennis: My father was working at a tennis club and he brought me there. Tennis heroes/inspirations: When I was a ball boy […] Continue to read full article...
Czech Republic · Davis Cup · French Open · International Tennis Hall of Fame · Jan Kodes · Wimbledon
Former ATP top 60 player Gilad Bloom explained his analysis of the ed of John McEnroe’s tennis supremacy: “The switch from wood racquets made McEnroe better and helped his game – his serve got better, more power, his volleys improved, had more bite and so did his ground strokes, with the continental grip he was […] Continue to read full article...
Dunlop · French Open · Gilad Bloom · John McEnroe · Novak Djokovic · US Open · Wimbledon
By Scoop Malinowski Status: Father and coach of Serena and Venus Williams, who won a combined 122 WTA singles titles and 30 combined Grand Slam singles titles. Both were ranked world no. 1. DOB: February 14, 1942 In: Shreveport, LA Childhood Heroes: My mom – Julia Mae Williams. Hobbies/Interests: I used to play golf, basketball […] Continue to read full article...
Australian Open · French Open · Olympic Games · Richard Williams · Serena Williams · US Open · Venus Williams · Wimbledon · WTA
Jul/24
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A Wimbledon Masterpiece By Carlos Alcaraz
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“If the world were clear art would not exist.” – Albert Camus As our world suffers in a state of confusion and chaos, a much needed Grand Slam final of artistic tennis was performed today by Carlos Alcaraz in the 2024 Wimbledon final. The 21 year old Spaniard was devastating and dominant today in thrashing […] Continue to read full article...
Jul/24
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Donna Vekic Advances To First Grand Slam Semi
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Ten years ago I still remember the sight of seeing a dispirited, almost burnt out Donna Vekic practicing on the off site Miami Open public park courts which were used for lower ranked players to train on. It was 2015 and Vekic was just 18 and ranked 85 in the world. She lost first round […] Continue to read full article...
