Since launching in 2016, Topnotch Management, Sam Duvall’s company, has created and managed tennis events, acquired a soccer agency and opened an indoor golf facility. The prominent tennis agent also has a 50-50 stake in a Vermont-based tennis tourism business and has a small golf and tennis retail operation on Larchmere Boulevard in Cleveland. ... Through the multiple sports and different arms of the business, Duvall displays “razor-sharp” instincts” that enable Topnotch “to take calm, decisive action,” said Kyle Ross, who runs public relations and events for the company.

Scott is giving the WTA plenty of material to use in her bio besides the basic facts that she’s 5 feet 11, turned 16 in June, plays right-handed, and was born and grew up in Woodland Hills.

​Her new bio should begin with Scott winning her first-round match at the U.S. Open, a 7-6 (3), 6-2 decision over Natalia Vikhlyantseva of Russia on Tuesday.

“I think it certainly makes you more interesting. Whether or not it’s great for your tennis, I’m not ready to take that leap. But I think it makes Reilly a more interesting guy and I’ve always been impressed by him just as an individual,” Patrick [McEnroe] said. 

“All these various events that have been going on have largely been driven by these data companies,” said agent Sam Duvall, whose company oversaw the MatchPlay 120 series.

Johnson claimed his second ATP Challenger Tour title in five months, lifting the trophy in nearby Bendigo. After kicking off the 2020 campaign with a quarter-final finish at the Canberra International - also held in Bendigo - he improved to 7-1 on the new season with a 7-6(2), 7-6(3) final victory over Stefano Travaglia.