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By Jayita Belcourt Brisbane, Australia — Nick Kyrgios has often been touted as the most talented athlete we have ever witnessed in the realms of tennis, effortlessly bagging aces and clinching matches from the best in the game. At just age 19, the Aussie shocked the world when he beat tennis superstar Rafael Nadal at […] Continue to read full article...
Australia · ESPN · Nick Kyrgios · Nike · Yonex
This past week I had the good fortune to meet a couple of tennis figures who had some interesting encounters with Marcelo Rios during his playing career. Neno Cacic, a former player at Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy said he saw an incident where Rios was training on a practice court and did not want to […] Continue to read full article...
Chile · Marcelo Rios · Nike · Yonex
Hyeon Chung will not give up. The now 28 year old, former ATP no. 19, who was good enough to beat Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev at 2018 Australian Open, has been hampered by repeated injuries for the last five years but he keeps persevering. The Korean powerhouse returned to competition in September and lost […] Continue to read full article...
Australian Open · Hyeon Chung · Korea · Lacoste · Yonex
Stanislas Wawrinka told journalist Nicholas Albek at the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm, Sweden, is not considering retirement at age 39 with a ranking of 217. The former world no. 3 used a wildcard to defeat Brandon Nakashima 64 64 in the first round in Stockholm. Full interview link here I was feeling great […] Continue to read full article...
Nordic Open · Stan Wawrinka · Stockholm · Switzerland · Yonex
Over a year ago, Tomas Machac played the Sarasota Open Challenger while ranked 125. Quietly he beat Brouwer, Kodat and Kubler and lost in the semis to Galan. I saw him almost every day praticing with his coach Daniel Vacek but he didn’t stand out in anyway. Nobody paid him much attention. A lot has […] Continue to read full article...
Czech Republic · Joma · Olympic gold medal · Tomas Machac · Yonex
Sep/24
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Another Perfect Symmetry Rivalry: Tomic vs Kudla
8 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Bios
The perfect symmetry rivalry in tennis where each player alternates wins is quite rare on the ATP World Tour but I found another one in Bernard Tomic vs Denis Kudla who will meet again for the fifth time at the Charleston Challenger. The two veterans first played in 2019 Houston first round and Tomic prevailed […] Continue to read full article...
ATP · Bernard Tomic · Charleston · Denis Kudla · Yonex
Naomi Osaka says her biggest issue lately isn’t the constant losses and inconsistent performances, it’s the feeling that when on the court competing she feels like a stranger to herself. “In a weird way I’ve come to appreciate losses, you don’t play tennis for twenty plus years without your fair share of them. You learn […] Continue to read full article...
Naomi Osaka · Nike · WTA · Yonex
Jul/24
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Tiafoe Escapes A Clown At Wimbledon
4 Comments · Posted by Scoop Malinowski in Articles, Scoop
It’s been a rough year for Frances Tiafoe as this year his ranking has fallen to 30 in the world from a career high of no. 10. Today the 26 year old American scored a major victory by beating Matteo Arnaldi in five sets, overcoming a two set deficit for the first time in his […] Continue to read full article...
Frances Tiafoe · Nike · Wimbledon · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski Status: ATP no. 313. HT: 5-10 WT: 160 DOB: January 13, 2003 IN: Bradenton, FL First Tennis Memory: Probably back in IMG with my dad (Ales Kodat) on the old center court. Just happy being on the court (age 4-5). Tennis Inspirations: Well my dad’s my coach, there’s one. My sister used […] Continue to read full article...
Bradenton · Sarasota Open · Toby Kodat · USA Tennis · Yonex
By Scoop Malinowski STATUS: Former WTA no. 1 player. First became no. 1 at age 16. Won 25 total Grand Slam titles. DOB: September 30, 1980 In: Kotice, Slovakia HOBBIES/INTERESTS: I’m into the Internet and checking out the scores on the news. Also, in-line skating, horseback riding, theater, skiing, hiking and biking. Also, I love […] Continue to read full article...
Hall of Fame · Martina Hingis · WTA · Yonex
