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Aug/26

7

Facing Don Budge

By Scoop Malinowski It can be argued that Don Budge is the greatest tennis player of all time. Some of his achievements in the sport were never matched by the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Budge swept all four major tennis tournaments in 1938 – Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

18

Biofile Bernard Tomic Interview

By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 206. Winner of four ATP singles titles. Ht: 6-5 Wt: 200 DOB: October 21, 1992 In: Stuttgart, Germany First Tennis Memory: “When I was young I picked up a racquet and have been playing since. I was probably eight. It was a physical, popular thing to play tennis, to […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

12

Wimbledon 2026 Notebook

Linda Noskova joins the long list of Czech Republic woman players who create magic at Wimbledon – Navratilova, Novotna, Krejcikova, Vondrousova. The three set win yesterday vs another Czech Karolina Muchova may be a surprise to some but the most unique aspect of her 62 57 63 triumph is that she became the first and […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

4

The Championships The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Venus getting unlimited wildcards though she can’t win a match, now Serena dictating the schedule at Wimbledon… tennis has created a monster it can no longer control. 99 percent of player autographs on court after wins are unreadable worthless scribbles. Time to end this waste of time silliness. Kids deserve more than a scribble but […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

2

Notes From The Championships

Zeynep Sonmez revealed Wimbledon organizers banned her from wearing a Palestine-supporting pin… “I used to wear a pin. Tournaments no longer allow me to wear it. We had a discussion with the organizers because the Ukrainian flag is allowed but Palestine is not. They ultimately told us they definitely would not allow it … I […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

1

Michael Zheng’s Wimbledon Breakout

Michael Zheng is proving himself as a big time player who can get the job done at Grand Slams. The 22 year old has won his first five matches at Wimbledon this year, three in qualies and now two main draw rounds vs. Cam Norrie and Nicolas Mejia today. He also won his first round […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

1

Hockey Great’s Observations Of Serena Wimbledon

It’s interesting to hear what greats from other sports have to say about tennis and hockey great Barry Beck, the former star NHL defenseman and New York Rangers captain, shared his thoughts on Serena Williams Wimbledon performance vs. Maya Joint… Barry Beck: I’ve been following the Serena Williams debacle at Wimbledon recently. She lost in […] Continue to read full article...

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Jul/26

1

Wimbledon Wednesday

Jenson Brooksby has had a poor year so far in 2026 but he’s found his groove at The Championships winning both of his rounds so far in straight sets, today he knocked off the seed Ignacio Buse. Sore loser award: The last player to beat Serena Williams at Wimbledon, Harmony Tan, shared an Instagram story […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/26

30

Not Everyone Approves With Serena’s Wildcard

A former top 100 ATP player who shall remain nameless questioned the integrity and judgement behind the decision to give Serena Williams a Wimbledon wildcard… Serena Williams is playing Wimbledon. But did she earn this wild card? The Serena superfans will say yes, and maybe they have a point. 23 Grand Slam titles. Arguably the […] Continue to read full article...

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Jun/26

30

The Championships Day Two Drama

American star Ben Shelton was ahead 85 in 5th set tiebreak vs Otto Virtanen, a seemingly insurmountable lead. Virtanen, a journeyman ranked outside the top 100, walloped a forehand that nipped the very back edge of the baseline. Instead of facing four match points, Virtanen turned the tables on Shelton and won 11-9. A cruel […] Continue to read full article...

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