Diego Schwartzman Is Tennis’ First Jewish Top 20 Player Since 1990
Schwartzman wins 2018 Rio Open
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Fast Forward In Grand Slam Breakthrough, Tennis Player’s Fringe Political Beliefs Scrutinized
Tennys Sandgren is a hard-hitting, big-serving Tennessean who toiled in anonymity for years in the international tennis tour’s lowest-tier tournaments. Now, he is making a breakthrough at the Australian Open — and everyone is asking about his Twitter. That’s because he has consistently retweeted and espoused the views of major figures associated with the “alt-right”…
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Fast Forward Investor Buys The D.C. Alt-Weekly That Launched Ta-Nehisi Coates And Jake Tapper
Mark Ein, a Washington DC businessman and tennis enthusiast, is entering the local newspaper scene, purchasing the Washington City Paper, an alternative publication which has come across hard times and was seeking an urgent cash infusion. Ein is an investor and chairman of Kastle Systems building-security company. He also founded the Washington Kastles tennis team….
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Fast Forward Israeli Tennis Star Dudi Sela Quits Mid-Match For Yom Kippur
(JTA) — The World Series is weeks away, but an Israeli tennis pro has conjured memories of Sandy Koufax. Dudi Sela, his nation’s top-ranked male player, quit his quarterfinals match Friday in the third set of a Chinese tournament so he could begin observing Yom Kippur by the time the sun set. Sela, ranked 77th…
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The Schmooze Why Casting Shia LeBeouf As A Raging Tennis Star Was A Brilliant Move
“Borg/McEnroe” is perhaps one of the most anticipated movies premiering at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. Starring Shia LeBeouf as John McEnroe and Sverrir Gudnason as Björn Borg, “Borg/McEnroe” details the fierce tennis rivalry (“Fire and Ice,” “IceBorg versus Superbrat”) that captivated the world in the 1980 Wimbledon Championships. LaBeouf has become as infamous…
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The Schmooze Diego Schwartzman’s Magical U.S. Open Run Comes To An End
Diego Schwartzman — no, that’s not just some 13 year-old Jewish kid’s adopted name for his 8th grade Spanish class. It’s the name of the greatest Jewish tennis player in the world right now. Though carrying a reputation as a clay court specialist, Argentinian tennis player Diego Schwartzman made his deepest run yet in a…
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Fast Forward Israeli-Born Teen Inflicts Shock Defeat On Rafael Nadal
This article has been updated after the original Times of Israel article was changed. 18 year-old Denis Shapovalov, who was born in Tel Aviv, upset top-seeded Rafael Nadal 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the third round of the Rogers Cup. “It’s what I dreamed of all my life growing up, playing guys like Rafa (Nadal),…
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Fast Forward Israeli Tennis Player Scores Upset Win At Wimbledon
Dudi Sela overcame a big deficit in world rankings — and in height — to beat American John Isner in a tight, four-hour, second-round match at Wimbledon on Thursday. Sela, who is 5 feet 9 inches tall and ranked 90th in the world, beat Isner, who is 6 feet 10 inches tall and ranked 23rd,…
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