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The Top 25 Matches of the Century So Far - The Second Serve
The Top 25 Matches of the Century So Far, 25 - 16.
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Torben Ulrich's State of Play
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State of Play - The Second Serve
Torben Ulrich blurred the lines between practice, play, and art.
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The online store of The Second Serve, home of OPEN Tennis magazine. Volume 3 out now.
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On late career Sorana Cirstea. Via
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Sorana Cîrstea: It's Late, But Not Too Late - The Second Serve
Sorana Cristea makes a late career run.
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In which we get the lowdown on Jannik Sinner's custom Jack Purcells.
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Jannik Sinner Dons Custom-Made Converse Jack Purcell Sneakers in Rome - The Second Serve
Jannik Sinner Dons Custom-Made Jack Purcell Sneakers in Rome
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More than 60 years after leaving college to pursue tennis, Billie Jean King is a graduate.
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Billie Jean King: The Graduate - The Second Serve
More than 60 years after leaving college to pursue pro tennis, Billie Jean King is finally a graduate.
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On Sinner's custom Jack Purcells.
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Jannik Sinner Dons Custom-Made Converse Jack Purcell Sneakers in Rome - The Second Serve
Jannik Sinner Dons Custom-Made Jack Purcell Sneakers in Rome
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"Acute isolation can lead to serious pathologies like substance abuse, self-harm, and the type of burning inner rage that convinces angry young men that there’s deep profundity in Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker dance."
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Book Review: Dad Had a Bad Day - The Second Serve
Book review:
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“Was I then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or am I now a butterfly dreaming that I am a man?” --Torben Ulrich, legend. From OPEN Tennis Vol. 3
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State of Play - The Second Serve
Torben Ulrich blurred the lines between practice, play, and art.
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Sorana Cristea is peaking.
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Sorana Cîrstea: It's Late, But Not Too Late - The Second Serve
Sorana Cristea makes a late career run.
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9 days ago
And over
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I reviewed “Dad Had A Bad Day,” the fantastic new pitch black tennis novel about the worst SAHDman around by
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. If Exley’s “A Fan’s Notes” is up your literary sports alley, you’ll dig this book.
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Book Review: Dad Had a Bad Day - The Second Serve
Book review: "Dad Had a Bad Day" by Ashton Politanoff
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Not that Rafa.
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Don’t call Rafael Jodar “The New Rafa”. - The Second Serve
Don’t call Rafael Jodar “the new Rafa”.
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Q&A: Marta Kostyuk - The Second Serve
Marta Kostyuk speaks to TSS after her career-defining title in Madrid and the conflict in Ukraine.
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A Forensics of the Foro
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A Forensics of the Foro Italico - The Second Serve
Who attending the WTA ATP Internazionali bnl d'italia Italian Open today gives a thought to the statue of the Balilla boy—to what it was meant to honor? The Foro Italico is filled with creations desig...
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Top 25 Matches of the Century.
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The Top 25 Matches of the Century So Far - The Second Serve
The Top 25 Matches of the Century So Far, 25 - 16.
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"People who never experienced war can never comprehend what it is, but I’m doing my best to bring awareness."
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Q&A: Marta Kostyuk - The Second Serve
Marta Kostyuk speaks to TSS after her career-defining title in Madrid and the conflict in Ukraine.
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Asics reissues the Gel-Resolution 5
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Asics Reissues the Gel-Resolution 5 - The Second Serve
Asics dips into their tennis archive and reissues the Gel-Resolution 5.
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The Noise and the Signal, with The Tennis God
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The Noise and the Signal - The Second Serve
Touching the tennis divine with tennis influencer Julius Gavin.
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Jasmine Paolini's season on the brink via
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Jasmine Paolini: A Season on the Brink - The Second Serve
Defending champion Jasmine Paolini needs a deep run in Rome to stay in the Top. 10.
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18 days ago
There is a what happened what happened what happened now we are in rome shirt over at
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Rome OPEN Tennis T-Shirt
Midweight short sleeve t-shirt with slightly dropped shoulders and a straight fit through the torso. Featuring one of our favorite Rafaisms, from a 2019 press conference. Designed with a wide rib coll...
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The Tennis God.
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The Noise and the Signal - The Second Serve
Touching the tennis divine with tennis influencer Julius Gavin.
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22 days ago
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Hailey Baptiste 🥒
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Hailey Baptiste: A Cool Character - The Second Serve
Hailey Baptiste is a smooth mover and creative thinker who tends to reveal a rich repertoire of shots over the course of a match.
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23 days ago
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25 days ago
I need to see how Jodar does at the French Open and Wimbledon but I'm still soooo hyped for him
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Seriously, don't. via
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Don’t call Rafael Jodar “The New Rafa”. - The Second Serve
Don’t call Rafael Jodar “the new Rafa”.
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25 days ago
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Patrick Sauer
27 days ago
Dueling BK Tech v Midwood boy’s match at Fort Greene Park. Let me know if you’re stocked up on high school correspondents
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Iga Swiatek: Reading Between the Lines.
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Reading Between the Lines - The Second Serve
In an algorithm-dominated world, Iga Swiatek is loyal to books.
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Seriously, shut it.
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Man, You Better Meddy Hat
Calling all Med Heads. A classic 6-panel embroidered hat with an adjustable back tab for a secure fit. Features the epic ultimatum Daniil Medvedev gave to Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2018 Miami Open: “M...
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about 1 month ago
Happy World Book Day, nerds! Whatcha readin'? For
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: Caught up with Iga Swiatek in Madrid, natch. Stop doomscrolling. Read books.
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Reading Between the Lines - The Second Serve
In an algorithm-dominated world, Iga Swiatek is loyal to books.
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Roger that.
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Roger That - The Second Serve
On Launches The Roger Pro 3 and Intriguing The Roger Wildcard
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about 1 month ago
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Last week in Munich.
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Postcard from Munich - The Second Serve
Photographer Christian Brecheis sends a postcard from the BMW Open in Munich.
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about 1 month ago
”Being honest about things is never a bad thing. Sometimes it frees you up to deal with it and to accept it.” British doubles star Joe Salisbury on his return to the Tour after a break due to anxiety. Interview for
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A Return to Love - The Second Serve
Joe Salisbury was suffering from acute anxiety and has just now come back from a lengthy break from tennis.
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Joe Salsibury's best return yet. via
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A Return to Love - The Second Serve
Joe Salisbury was suffering from acute anxiety and has just now come back from a lengthy break from tennis.
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about 1 month ago
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"Court Classics" is here!
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OPEN Tennis x Piecework Puzzles 'Court Classics'
Court Classics is a 1000-piece puzzle that brings together real-life tennis memorabilia from the personal collection of OPEN Tennis founder David Shaftel, arranged into a richly detailed still life se...
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about 1 month ago
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On launches the Roger Pro 3
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Roger That - The Second Serve
On Launches The Roger Pro 3 and Intriguing The Roger Wildcard
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Jannik Sinner is back on top.
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Twists and Turns - The Second Serve
It feels like Jannik Sinner is in the ascendancy in his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz.
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Arthur Fils Is Up To the Task - The Second Serve
Arthur Fils, at just age 21 and freshly returned from injury, appears to be up to the task of challenging Alcaraz and Sinner.
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Stress Test via
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Arthur Fils Is Up To the Task - The Second Serve
Arthur Fils, at just age 21 and freshly returned from injury, appears to be up to the task of challenging Alcaraz and Sinner.
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about 1 month ago
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Court Classics
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My first
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What's the deal with coaches?
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The Coach Approach - The Second Serve
The coaching carousel turns, but are full-time coaches even necessary?
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Jannik Sinner has the upper hand. For now. via
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Twists and Turns - The Second Serve
It feels like Jannik Sinner is in the ascendancy in his rivalry with Carlos Alcaraz.
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about 1 month ago
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Tennis Tensions
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Outside the Box - The Second Serve
Anti-folk hero Adam Green’s reimagined tennis courts complement an adventurous Q&A with Gabriel Allen, author of Tennis Tensions: Class, Race and Gender in the Evolution of the Sport.
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Bumping this up.
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Simon Cambers
about 2 months ago
Some players stay with a coach for years, while others chop and change. The likes of
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did well without one for a while. A piece for
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The Coach Approach - The Second Serve
The coaching carousel turns, but are full-time coaches even necessary?
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