Inspiration for us all. A 33-year-old real-estate broker wins an ATP Tour level match and an 81-year-old senior women’s tennis player wins her 100th “gold ball.” Tennis is a sport for life.
La Jolla resident wins 100th gold ball in tennis. Suella Steel, 81, has won 100 “gold ball” national titles. It took almost 50 years in various age brackets to achieve. Full Story: The La Jolla Light
The 33-Year-Old Real-Estate Broker Who Won a Pro-Tennis Match. A Croatian named Matija Pecotić beat the American veteran and former top-ten player Jack Sock in the first round of the Delay Beach Open last week. Pecotić is a director at Wexford Real Estate Investors LLC in Palm Beach. And his win on Tuesday wasn’t just the first ATP victory of his career, but his first appearance at an ATP tournament at all. Perhaps most incredibly, Pecotić is 33 years old. Full Story: New York Magazine
Eisenhower Cup Tie-Break Tens Mixed Doubles. The Eisenhower Cup is a one-night Tie Break Tens event that takes place under the lights of Stadium 2 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Tuesday, March 7 on the eve of the BNP Paribas. Full Story: KESQ
Letting Roger Federer leave Nike for Uniqlo was an ‘atrocity,’ says former Nike tennis director. Mike Nakajima, the former tennis director at Nike, explains what made Federer and Nike such a perfect match, saying that Nike could have done for Federer what it did for Michael Jordan. Full Story: CNN
Sense Arena Announces Partnership with University of South Florida Tennis. Sense Arena will supplement USF’s tennis programs with innovative virtual reality technology aimed at enhancing the player’s training, specifically the mental aspects such as anticipation and decision-making. Full Story: GoUSFBulls Previous Content: Virtual Reality Training for Tennis
“Second Throw” Tennis Ball Recycling. Second Throw sells donated used tennis balls to dog owners who send back their chewed-up remains for grinding and recycling. Full Story: Tap Into East Brunswick
Road Tennis in Barbados. A racquet sport that can be played almost anywhere. Full Story: Tennis
San Diego Tennis vs Pickleball Editorial. The need for more public pickleball courts in San Diego is well understood, a need supported by the Peninsula Tennis Club and the San Diego tennis community. Unfortunately, in the past year a small but vocal part of the pickleball community has decided that the pace at which public courts are being developed is too slow, and this has made the Peninsula Tennis Club a target of callous and unprincipled behavior. Full Editorial: San Diego Union Tribune
Tennis vs. pickleball players: Can they find only fault or serve up some love? A crowd of avid local pickleball and tennis players gathered Thursday night at the Evanston Ecology Center to add their voices to an increasingly complicated debate over what spaces should be used for the two sports. Full Story: Evanston Round Table
Tiafoe Scores In NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Frances Tiafoe’s home will always be the tennis court, but the American star had a blast on the basketball court Friday evening in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game. Tiafoe made two shots to help NBA legend Dwyane Wade’s team to victory. Full Story: ATP
Sonego’s Song ‘Un Solo Secondo’ Soars Past One Million Listens. Lorenzo Sonego’s song ‘Un Solo Secondo’, created in collaboration with ‘AlterEdo’, soared past the one-million-listen mark on Spotify. Full Story: ATP Editorial Note: It’s not bad.
Bizarre Clip of the Week. A person dressed in a panda bear costume invades the court during a qualifying match in Rotterdam. Full Video: YouTube
This Week in Professional Tennis
| Date | Tournament | Tour/Level | Location |
| 2/19-25 | Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships | WTA 1000 | Dubai |
| 2/20-26 | Merida Open Akron | WTA 250 | Merida, Mexico |
| 2/20-26 | Rio Open presented by Claro | ATP 500 | Rio De Janiero |
| 2/20-26 | Qatar ExxonMobil Open | ATP 250 | Doha, Qatar |
| 2/20-26 | Open 13 Provence | ATP 250 | Marseille, France |
