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Seven-time USPTA national coach of the year and USPTA Master Professional Rick Macci coached two of the greatest female athletes in history, Venus and Serena Williams. Furthermore, Macci has coached other #1-ranked players like Andy Roddick, Jennifer Capriati, and Maria Sharapova. He spoke exclusively to the Double Bagel Tennis Podcast and believed “Venus [Williams] would’ve been the […] READ MORE
At 21-years-old, Justin Henin took over from Serena Williams as the best player in the world. Henin won the French Open at a canter, easily defeating Kim Clijsters in the final after getting the better of Williams in a controversial semifinal. She followed that by reaching the last four at Wimbledon and came into the […] READ MORE
Ahead of the Olympic Tennis Finals this weekend, Martin Keady, our resident tennis historian, takes a look back at the history of the Women’s Singles in modern Olympic Tennis. Seoul 1988: Steffi Graf (Germany) beat Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) 6–3 6–3 Modern Olympic tennis began with something of a bang in 1988 when Steffi Graf won […] READ MORE
Hailey Baptiste is an up-and-coming American who plays Sofia Kenin in the French Open. Could she be a future Roland-Garros Champion? READ MORE
Sofia Kenin, defending champion at the Australian Open, has been knocked out in the second round. She was defeated by 35-year-old Kaia Kanepi 6-3 6-2, a veteran who is experiencing a new lease of life in her career after reaching the final at last week’s Gippsland Trophy. Kanepi was swinging freely, hitting 22 winners and […] READ MORE
Tennis fans are still eagerly awaiting the return of the sport after the suspension of the season due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with that return now on the horizon, what better time is there to look back at some of the great matches of yesteryear. The 2000’s saw some particularly thrilling women’s finals at […] READ MORE
How well do you know your Australian Open champions? And how many multiple-time singles winners you can name in two minutes? Tennis players get a two-minute break between sets, so that is how long you’ve got to write down your answers. I’m talking men’s and women’s singles in the Open era – so 1969 onwards (as […] READ MORE