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Writer at @The_TennisTribe | Media Specialist at @mensclaycourt | Doubles Only Podcast | Strategy Director at @PeritusPR | Mostly Doubles 🎾

Birmingham, AL
Joined May 2011
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My first piece in @racquetmagazine is the digital cover story for October 🎾 Last summer, I took a trip to Kosovo and spent an incredible afternoon with the family who’s building the country’s tennis culture from the ground up. 🔗 ⬇️
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Elise Mertens has qualified for the WTA Finals 8 years in a row with 6 different partners: 2018: Schuurs 2019: Sabalenka 2021: Hsieh 2022: Kudermetova 2023: Hunter 2024: Hsieh 2025: Kudermetova 2026: Zhang One of this generation's doubles greats.
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This was a great listen hearing Raj reflect on his career and stack up the current ATP top 10 and many of his top doubles rivals. He will make a fantastic analyst if he keeps up his commentary work on TC 👏🏻
Just spoke with Rajeev Ram about his career, ATP doubles cuts, and a breakdown of the current top 10. This is a fun one because he didn't have to hold back. He shares specific strategies he used against top players, what he struggled against, and more. Podcast coming soon.
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Piccola breaking news dal mondo del doppio: dal 2027, Simone Bolelli farà coppia con il francese Manuel Guinard, numero 15 del ranking di specialità, che ha appena sfiorato la qualificazione a Torino insieme a Guido Andreozzi.
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The 2026 WTA doubles season was largely defined by 2 teams: Siniakova/Townsend and Dabrowski/Stefani. Both won a bulk of the big titles and finished with twice as many points as the other teams in the field. My part 1 WTA finals preview 🔗 ⬇️
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Very curious if Ben or Bryan Shelton was the first to initiate the conversation about adding Juan Carlos Ferrero to the team.
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The Italians are so incredibly clutch when it’s on the line. Backs against the wall this week, they not only grab the final 8th spot but then go on to beat the most in-form team and win the title in Tokyo. Forzaaaa 🇮🇹
The Italians Secure the Trophy! 🇮🇹🏆 @SaraErrani & @JasminePaolini defeat Dabrowski/Stefani in straight sets. #TorayPPO
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For those wondering what’s next for Joe Salisbury, a sports psychology career could be on the horizon. Great read by @trlkershaw ⬇️
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The WTA Finals "Elite 8" doubles field is locked in 🔥 1. Dabrowski & Stefani 2. Siniakova & Townsend 3. Mladenovic & Guo 4. Melichar & Bucsa 5. Hsieh & Ostapenko 6. Perez & Schuurs 7. Mertens & Zhang 8. Errani & Paolini
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Notable that the top 2 teams have twice as many ranking points than the rest of the field. Incredibly dominant season from both Siniakova/Townsend (2 slams, 3 masters) and Dabrowski/Stefani, who remain unbeaten during the Asian swing.
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These two teams will play a sudden death SF match in Tokyo to grab the final 8th spot in WTA Finals. This is what the race is all about 🔥
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The 5 doubles teams competing for the 8th WTA Finals doubles spot has been narrowed to three: 8. Mihalikova & Nicholls (Tokyo QF) 9. Errani & Paolini (Tokyo R16) 11. Eikeri & Gleason (Tokyo R16) Routliffe/Sutjiadi and Aoyama/Lang both lost in Tokyo 1R, eliminating their chances of qualifying.
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Mika Brunold will play his first ATP main draw match at the Swiss Indoors! Mika has won 15 of his last 17 matches (most on the Challenger level). He will be the second out gay man to play an ATP level main draw match after Joao Lucas Reis da Silva 🎾🏳️‍🌈💪🏽
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Love watching Tommy play, but you can almost always count on a forehand shank from him in the most important moments. High level between him and Fritz today, with Fritz getting the W 6-3, 7-5 to make the Lyon finals. Both still have an outside chance to qualify for Turin.
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There are 5 WTA doubles teams vying for the final 8th spot within 200 pts of each other 👀 8. Errani/Paolini 9. Mihalikova/Nichols 10. Eikeri/Gleason (Ningbo SF) 11. Routliffe/Sutjiadi 12. Aoyama/Lang Still two weeks left of 250s to make a final push. Who gets it?
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They’ve been on an absolute tear since the US Open, going 13-0 to win 3 straight titles in São Paulo, Beijing, and now Wuhan 🔥
WUHAN CHAMPIONS 🏆 Gabriela Dabrowski & @Luisa__Stefani get it done again, defeating Hunter/Siniakova 7-5, 6-4 to take the 2026 Wuhan Open title! #dongfengvoyahwuhanopen
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A very belated congrats to Gaby Dabrowski & Luisa Stefani for winning the dubs title in Beijing. Nice to see them get a big trophy after being a clear 2nd best team this year and making the semis or finals of all 4 slams.
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