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Steve Tignor

@SteveTignor

Writer at First Ball In Author of "High Strung: Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and the Last Days of Tennis' Golden Age"

 New York City
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Joined February 2009
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Final 8 Club This WTA season was one of evolution rather than revolution. We’ll see that reflected in the tour finals that start today in Indian Wells Previewing the women’s year-ender At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Another Spanish-American Showdown Is Carlos Alcaraz vs. Ben Shelton a real rivalry? Is Shelton a threat to the Sinner-Alcaraz duopoly? We’ll learn more on Sunday in Paris At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Another Spanish-American Showdown Is Carlos Alcaraz vs. Ben Shelton a real rivalry? Is Shelton a threat to the Sinner-Alcaraz duopoly? We’ll learn more on Sunday in Paris At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Getting Squashed in Philly Photos from a night at squash’s version of the U.S. Open, which is happening this week in Philadelphia At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Fritz Fights His Friends, and a Frenemy After a frustrating 2026, he has fought his way to the brink of Turin. He’ll have to go through Carlos Alcaraz, and beat out two countrymen, to get there At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Fritz Fights His Friends, and a Frenemy After a frustrating 2026, he has fought his way to the brink of Turin. He’ll have to go through Carlos Alcaraz, and beat out two countrymen, to get there At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Last Masters Will we finally see an Alcaraz-Zverev showdown? Who has the inside track to Turin? Previewing the final Masters 1000 of 2026, in Paris At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Thanks, Stan. You Were the Man How Stan Wawrinka found his place in the Big 3 era, and, in one important moment, led the way when they wouldn’t At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Thanks, Stan. You Were the Man How Stan Wawrinka found his place in the Big 3 era, and, in one important moment, led the way when they wouldn’t At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Immortal Beloveds What makes a tennis player immortal? Talking to Steve Flink, author of a new book about 19 American stars who made a difference At First Ball In (link in reply)
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Moon Sister Rising Im Wuhan, Maja Chwalinska blocked out the trolls, beat old friend Iga Swiatek, and showed that her “not very common” game can win her a top-tier title At First Ball In (link in next tweet)
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Foki Dance Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has gone from collapse to clutch in finals in 2026. He capped the turnaround with his first Masters 1000 title, in Shanghai At First Ball In (link in next tweet)
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