Athlete Profile: Aryna Sabalenka
Age: 20 Weight: 176 lbs. Height: 6’ Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus Singles Ranking:…
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Athlete Profile: John Isner
John Isner has never been your prototypical tennis player. Given his height (6’ 10’) and athleticism, you’d think he would be playing as a power forward in the NBA. However, that doesn’t seem to have been on the cards for John Isner. Instead he has become one of the greatest tennis talents to come out ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Aryna Sabalenka
Age: 20 Weight: 176 lbs. Height: 6’ Birthplace: Minsk, Belarus Singles Ranking: 20 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Dimitri Tursunov Career Titles: 7 Residence: Minsk, Belarus Aryna Sabalenka was born on May 5, 1998 in Belarus, Minsk. She describes her interest in tennis as a chance encounter after she spontaneously stepped on the court with ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Olga Danilovic
Age: 17 Weight: 170 lbs. Height: 5’11” Birthplace: Belgrade, SR Serbia Singles Ranking: 111 Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Juan Lizariturry Career Titles: 5 Residence: Belgrade, SR Serbia Olga Danilovic was born on January 23, 2001 to acclaimed Serbian basketball player Predrag Danilovic and Radio Television Serbia journalist Svetlana Danilovic. Her professional debut was in ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Jana Novotna
Born: October 2, 1968 Died: November 19, 2017 (aged 49) Height: 5’9” Birthplace: Brno, Czech Republic Highest Singles Ranking: 2 Plays: Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coaches: Mike Estep and Hana Mandlíková Career Titles: 24 WTA, 2 ITF Residence: Omice, Czech Republic If there was a word to summarize Jana Novotna’s tennis career it would be grit. ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Age: 33 Weight: 201 lbs. Height: 6’2” Birthplace: Le Mans, France Singles Ranking: 22 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand, occasionally uses one-handed backhand) Coaches: Thierry Ascione and Nicolas Escudé Career Titles: 16 Residence: Gingins, Switzerland Nicknamed “Ali,” Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was born and raised in Le Mans, France. At age 18, he won the US Open Boys’ ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Novak Djokovic
Age: 30 Weight: 170 lbs. Height: 6’2” Birthplace: Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Singles Ranking: 12 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Marián Vajda Career Titles: 68 Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco At 30 years of age, Novak Djokovic has already had a phenomenal career that has included 12 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Serena Williams
Age: 36 years Weight: 155 lbs Height: 5’9” Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan Singles Ranking: 449 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Patrick Mouratoglou Career Titles: 23 Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Serena Williams is one the most recognizable names in the world of professional tennis, and with good reason. Williams was born in Saginaw, Michigan and ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Daria Kasatkina
Age: 20 Weight: 137 lbs. Height: 5’7” Birthplace: Toyatti, Russia Singles Ranking: 11 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Philippe Dehaes (2017-present) Vladimír Pláteník (2014-2017) Career Titles: 2 Residence: Tolyatti, Russia At just 20 years old, Daria Kasatkina has already won one career doubles title, one career singles title, and an incredible victory over Venus ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Naomi Osaka
Age: 20 Weight: 152 lbs. Height: 5’11” Birthplace: Osaka, Japan Singles Ranking: 22 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach: Sascha Bajin Career Titles: 1 Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, United States of America Her career is still young, but Naomi Osaka charges the courts like a veteran pro, with an aggressive forehand, a strong backhand, and ... Read more
Top 3 Most Unique and Stylistic Serves in the Open Era
It is well known who has had some of the most effective serves in the open era. Roger Federer, Goran Ivanisevic, Pete Sampras, Martina Navratilova and Serena Williams would probably top that list. However, who has the most stylistic serve? By stylistic, I’m talking about those players that have had a very distinctive looking serve, ... Read more
Athlete Profile: Alexander Zverev
Age: 20 Weight: 189 lbs. (86KG) Height: 6’6” (198CM) Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany Singles Ranking: 4 Plays: Right-handed, Two-handed Backhand Coach: Alexander Zverev Sr. and Juan Carlos Ferrero Career Titles: 7 Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Alexander is not only the youngest player currently in the ATP top 30, he is also ranked world No. 4 ... Read more
Simona Halep: The New WTA No. 1
Simona’s rise to international tennis fame has certainly been a bumpy one. She started out 2017 with a handful of defeats and a recurring knee injuries that required her to withdraw from the 2017 St. Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy. Consequently, she also missed Romania’s Fed Cup. She lost the BNP Paribas Open to Kristina Mladenovic for ... Read more