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The highly anticipated Netflix docuseries “Break Point” released some concrete details about the release of the series earlier today. The official teaser of the show that followed around the world’s best tennis players in 2022 became available to fans this week as Netflix announced the first five episodes of the series will debut on Jan. […] READ MORE
In news that shocked the tennis world Friday morning, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced that Simona Halep–two-time Grand Slam champion, former World #1, and 2022 Wimbledon semifinalist–has been provisionally banned for doping. Halep, currently ranked World #9, makes for one of the highest-profile doping bans in tennis history. Maria Sharapova received a two-year ban […] READ MORE
It was September 1999. Christina Aguilera and The Backstreet Boys dominated the music charts. Bruce Willis and The Sixth Sense were the talk of the cinemas, and SpongeBob SquarePants was in the middle of its very first season on Nickelodeon. And in New York, as a Martina Hingis backhand sailed long at the US Open, […] READ MORE
Serena Williams, (one of) the greatest female tennis players of all time, is set to retire. In a career spanning across four decades, the American has had many iconic rivalries. In this article, I have undertaken the challenge of whittling them down to the top five. To do this, I shortlisted all the players Serena […] READ MORE
Beatriz Haddad Maia won her second WTA singles title in as many weeks in Birmingham, following up on her success in Nottingham. The Brazilian was awarded the Maud Watson trophy, following her opponent Zhang Shuai retiring with injury towards the end of the first set. This makes it 10 consecutive wins for the 26-year-old, which […] READ MORE
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
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
2020 was an incredible year for tennis, even with the extended pandemic break. Let’s look back at the year’s biggest moments. JANUARY 24th – Former World No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki retired after her 3rd round Australian Open defeat. FEBRUARY 1st – Sofia Kenin won her first Grand Slam title by defeating Garbiñe Muguruza in the Australian Open final. […] READ MORE
What do Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles and Maria Sharapova all have in common? Well, for one thing, all four won multiple Grand Slam titles and reached the #1 ranking. For another, all four trained at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida. In fact, those four are just a handful of the stars […] 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