Tennis News You Can Use
‘Original 9’ heads 2021 class at International Tennis Hall of Fame
The group of trailblazing women known as the “Original 9” were enshrined into International Tennis Hall of Fame over the weekend. “We wanted any girl in the world, if she was good enough, to have a place to compete,” Billie Jean King told the crowd. Full Story: WJAR (7/17) Induction Ceremony Speeches: Tennis.com (7/17)
Winning Junior Wimbledon Is ‘Crazy’, but It’s Still ‘Just the Juniors’
In case you missed it… and you most certainly did because it was the juniors, two Americans competed for the Boys Singles Championship at Wimbledon this year. It was the first all-American boys finals in Wimbledon history. Full Story: The New York Times (7/12)
Gauff tests positive for COVID-19, to miss Tokyo Games
Coco Gauff is the latest Olympic athlete to test positive for COVID-19. Full Story: Reuters (7/18)
Why Tennis Stars Are Saying No to the Tokyo Olympics
The list of tennis stars who have withdrawn from the Olympics continues to build. Novak Djokovic seems committed to play which would preserve his chance to complete a “Golden Slam” which would include all Four Majors plus Olympic Gold. Another prominent withdrawal this week was Roger Federer due to a setback following his knee surgery. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (7/14)
Two Wimbledon Matches Under Investigation for Match-Fixing After “Irregular Bets”
The matches took place in the early rounds of the singles and doubles tournaments. The singles clash attracted attention of watchdogs when a five-figure sum was wagered at the end of the second set on the exact result of the match. Full Story: Eurosport (7/14)
Tennis Skills Stalled? 4 Training Gadgets to Make You the Next Djokovic
Tennis players frequently get stuck on “plateaus” of tennis mastery. This article promotes four devices that claim to help players overcome stagnation. Each recommended gadget has been added to the docket for upcoming Tennis Technology Tuesday features. Full Story: The Wall Street Journal (7/15)
Tennis star Osaka gets own line of Barbie dolls
Naomi Osaka will be featured as one of the dolls in Mattel Inc’s “Role Model Series.” The goal is to make the toy reflect more diversity while promoting different roles and professions. Osaka was quoted “It’s such an honor to be a part of the Barbie Role Model series, and to remind young girls that they can make a difference in the world. Full Story: Reuters (7/12)
Naomi Osaka’s Docuseries Offers an Intimate Look at the Tennis Phenom’s Life
If getting her own Barbie Doll wasn’t enough for you, Netflix released a document-series on July 13 about Naomi Osaka who allowed their cameras to follow her around for two years. Full Story: The Blue Mountain Eagle (7/11)
Alex O’ Brien Tennis Foundation to host FREE tennis camp
This article is included not because I think that I have a lot of readers in Amarillo who wouldn’t already know about this camp. It is also not because Alex was a junior tennis compatriot of my brother. If you want to attract juniors to tennis, this is a great approach. Full Story: KAMR/KCIT (7/12)
Editorial Note
I tried something a little different this week to expand the breadth of news that appears on this site. This post highlights the tennis news stories that were just outside of the mainstream media from the past week that I found to be interesting or compelling. Please drop me a comment and let me know what you think.
The caption font in email format could be a couple of notches smaller. Gets right in your face.
Yeah… I need to explore add-ons that give me more flexibility with the appearance of the emails.