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Bill Mountford: US Open Bonanza Blog(1)
There is no doubt that Andy Roddick and 2004 silver medalist Mardy Fish are feeling justified in skipping the Olympics.They are among four of the eight quarterfinalists who did not travel to Beijing. Neither Juan Martin del Potro nor Gilles Muller qualified at the entry deadline.
Final thoughts from a remarkable tennis event at the XXIX Olympiad…
In honor of the 18 medals that were awarded to tennis players over the weekend in Beijing, I offer 18 quick- and final- thoughts on the Games that exceeded expectations.
Bill Mountford: Olympic Tennis - Citius, Altius, Fortius!
The Russian women have their 3rd, 4th, and 6th ranked players in the semi-final round (Safina, Dementieva, and Zvonareva respectively). This is unprecedented since the Olympics were reinstated in 1988.
Bill Mountford: Olympic Impressions
I suppose that I owe a apology to over a billion Chinese people. Although, to paraphrase Arthur Ashe, I suspect that they would not care too much. Way back when, I predicted that the majority of top-ten players, both men and women, would avoid the Beijing Olympics like the plague. I was wrong.
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- Bill Mountford: Final Thoughts From Newport
- Bill Mountford - Dispatches From Newport, R.I, Part II
- Bill Mountford - Dispatches from Newport, R.I., Part I
- Lived up to the hype!
- Ask Bill: Looking Back to Paris; Looking Ahead to Wimbledon
- Ask Bill: Here Comes Taylor Dent
- Ask Bill: Remembering Justine
- Ask Bill - Novak Djokovic is the Best Tennis Player in the World
- Ask Bill - Enjoy Roger Federer While He Lasts!
- Ask Bill - You Ask, Bill Answers!
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