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Forgotten Match: When Sandra Cacic Beat Marcelo Rios

6 days ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop MalinowskiWe all know about the famous Houston Astrodome Battle of the Sexes match – or hoax event as some imply – but there was another fusion clash between the sexes that happened on the practice courts at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in 1996. I had never heard about it, the story was never talked about or written about. But yes, it actually happened, Marcelo Rios, a rising star in the ATP, faced off against a WTA journeywoman named Sandra Cacic.
Cedric Marcel-Stebe Will Not Give Up

1 week ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

You may remember Cedric Marcel-Stebe of Germany. He was ranked 71 in the world in 2012 and was good enough to catch the eye of Roger Federer, who asked the lefthander to train with him in Dubai. Stebe quit playing in early 2023 after losing at AO qualies to Stricker but has resurfaced in 2025 by playing some small ITF tournaments at age 34. He is currently ranked 1250 with a match record this year of 4-3 including a win in Oberhaching, Germany ITF $15,000 vs.
Exclusive Biofile with Sarasota Open Official Photograther Janet Combs!

1 week ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop MalinowskiStatus: Official Photographer Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open. First Memory Of Sarasota Open: My first memory of the Sarasota Open was photographing in 2010 and seeing how hot and miserable Kali and Charlie because I signed them up to be ball kids during August at the Longboat Key Club.
Red Hot Nava Conquers Sarasota

1 week ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop MalinowskiAll indications are that a new young American tennis star is emerging. The 23 year old Emilio Nava is one of the hottest players on the ATP World Tour right now as he won his third straight ATP Challenger title at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open today with a 62 76 victory vs. Canada’s Liam Draxl.
Handful Of Scoops At Sarasota Open!

2 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

People like to talk and there are a lot of connected people here at the Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open, that like to talk!Here are a handful of interesting tennis related scoops…Matteo Berrettini called Nick Bollettieri several times and they talked on the phone in the last weeks of the coach and academy founder legend’s life, though Berrettini never had any coaching association with Nick.
Fede Gomez Discusses Meeting Djokovic In Miami

2 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

Federico Agustin Gomez shared some insights with me at Elizabeth Moore Sarasota Open about his well-documented meeting with Novak Djokovic at Miami Open last month regarding the 28 year old’s struggles dealing with the pressure of an ATP career ranked outside the top 100. Djokovic invited Gomez to train with him before the start of the 2024 Miami Open last month.
Biofile Michael Mmoh Interview

2 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop MalinowskiStatus: ATP no. 362. Career best ranking was 81 in 2024. Ht: 6-2 Wt: 198DOB: January 10, 1998 In: Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFirst Memory Of Tennis: I was three years old and my dad (Tony) took me out on the court. He was a professional player and he took me out on the court in Saudi Arabia. And I vividly remember some of the details of that court. And I was three years old [smiles]. Tennis Inspirations: Andy Roddick, Gael Monfils. Those were two guys that I looked up to.
Canceling Big Serves And Aces Is A Stupid Idea

2 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

By Scoop MalinowskiThere is a growing movement to cancel the most important and difficult shot in tennis – the big first serve. Here is what Rafael Nadal recently said: “Tennis hasn’t changed practically anything in terms of rules throughout its history. People are getting taller and moving better. The serve has a decisive impact.
RIP John Feinstein Author Of Hard Courts

3 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

It’s surprising the tennis media hasn’t mentioned the passing of the fine author of one of the greatest tennis books ever written – Hard Courts: A look at one year on the mens’ and womens’ professional tennis tours (1990). Feinstein authored 44 books in total, including the hugely popular Season On The Brink, about Indiana University and it’s controversial coach Bobby Knight.
Scoop’s Notebook

3 weeks ago | tennis-prose.com | Scoop Malinowski

Attendance in Indian Wells was 504,268. Attendance in Miami Open – 405,448. Both record setting totals for each tournament. A legend has called it quits. Su-Wei Hsieh played her final tournament in Indian Wells (she skipped Miami) where she made semis with Zhang Shuai. The 39 year old marvel scored eight top 10 wins in her over two decade WTA career – including two against the world no. 1. She won nin Grand Slam titles in doubles and mixed and held the no. 1 doubles ranking for a total of 59 weeks.