Pete Sampras’ Davis Cup debut took place at the most high-stakes moment of them all—the 1991 finals. ?
Here’s what he had to say about it in his memoir ?
The American's first-ever Davis Cup bout took place during the most high-stakes moment of them all.
No crowds in the stands, and Team ?? still went to work. ?
Davis Cup
A national lockdown has left Davis Cup teams playing with no fans at the ties in Innsbruck.
Off-season = Vacation ? ?
Check out where these WTA stars have jetted off to during their down time.
A grueling 2021 season came to an end last week, allowing the game’s top women to take a long overdue vacation. Check out some of the best images from their Instagrams.
The Australian Open is near and vaccination rates are going ⬆️ amongst tour player, coincidence? ?
"It was interesting six weeks ago only 50 percent of the global playing group. Today more than 85 percent are," Tennis Australia CEO Craig Tiley said.
“I pushed everyone who was close to me away and I fell out with people and that’s something I’d never want again" ?
Nick Kyrgios opens up on the hardships of constantly being on the road.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re in an office job. If you’re not seeing your significant other, it affects you, your work, your mood, everything," he said.
The journey Arthur Ashe took in 1973 impacted far beyond the lines of a tennis court. ?
“This might have been the most important doubles match I ever won, for now a Black man’s name rests on the list of South African doubles champions. Etched. Forever," Ashe said.
"I am working hard to return to the highest level."
Jo Wilfried Tsonga requests a wild card for this year’s Australian Open.
The Frenchman has been on and off the tour with back problems since 2020, but is training again and wishes to return in Melbourne.
Stat of the day ?
Andrey Rublev clocked in his 50th win of the year!
The No. 5-ranked Russian is the seventh player, male or female, to record 50 tour-level wins this year.
A ranking jump you don’t see very often ?
Emma Raducanu is the 5th ?? woman to reach the top 20!
At Wimbledon she was the No. 10-ranked Brit on the WTA rankings, and now she’s just the fifth British woman ever to reach the Top 20 on the WTA rankings.
Back to the grind ?
Ajla Tomljanovic gives us a sneak peak of her preseason training.
Words of wisdom! ?
According to Tim Gallwey, we must try to win without making the match personal!
More ?
While you don’t want to paralyze yourself with fear over the result, you also don’t want to let your competitive juices dry up entirely.
World No. 9 Iga Świątek spent some time in France giving back! ?
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The Pole made her major breakthrough at Roland Garros, winning the title in 2020 and reaching the quarters as defending champion in 2021.
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic just can't stop making history! ?
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He passes Janko Tipsarevic for most Davis Cup singles wins for a Serbian player since the Serbian team started competing at the event in 1995.
Superb ?
Iga Świątek was the only woman to reach the second week at all four majors this year.
The Polish trailblazer was a No. 54-ranked longshot when she won Roland Garros last year, but this year she was the only woman to reach the second week at all four majors.
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