The story of James Blake has not been told effectively until now. YouTube channel, Baseline Tennis, has a wonderful seven-minute video titled “James Blake: Unbreakable”,  detailing the hardships he went through and how he triumphed.

It’s amazing how little exposure this content and the YouTube channel have received. Please subscribe to the channel if you can.

The video recounts the 2001 on-court incident with Lleyton Hewitt, his accident on the court where he broke his neck, and the race-related challenges he had to put up with off the court, and how he found his purpose in life. 

Tennis stars are cashing in on the NFT craze. NFT stands for Non-fungible token. Most NFTs belong to the Ethereum blockchain. Ethereum is a cryptocurrency similar to bitcoin, which is more popular.

Oleksandra Oliynykova Sells Spot On Skin

Croatian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova has sold a spot for $5,000 on the NFT marketplace, Opensea. The buyer got exclusive lifetime ownership of part of Oliynykova’s right arm. The owner of the spot between the elbow and the shoulder can ask for a tattoo or body art installed. She is currently ranked 685th in the world.

Oliynykova’s listing read:

I will bring your art object or message to every tennis court I play.  As I am 20 years old only and my sports career is on the rise, I believe it’s going to be the biggest tennis location in the world.

Jessica Pegula Launches NFT Trading Cards

Jessica Pegula has released the “The Jessica Pegula Limited Edition NFT Collection”, which includes five different NFT trading cards. Each card is digitally hand-signed and numbered by Pegula.

The auction winner will receive autographed merchandise from Jessica Pegula. The proceeds from the auction will go towards the cost of the adoption cost of one dog per card auctioned through a nonprofit organization.

Pegula is currently ranked 58th in the world in singles. She reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open earlier this year.