Posted by Bob Greene on September 14, 2009 · 5 Comments
In a strange way, the US Open women’s singles champion was no surprise. After all, Kim Clijsters was the defending champion.Yes, she shows up in New York City only every few years, but when she does she walks away with some of the top hardware.
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Team Lendl rallied behind the dominating play of two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin to defeat Team Cash 21-17 in the final day of the US Open Champions Invitational at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
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Mary Joe Fernandez is used to juggling a number of tasks at once. Mom. TV announcer. U.S. Fed Cup captain.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 10, 2009 · 2 Comments
Although the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd was loudly pulling for her, Melanie Oudin’s dream run at the US Open ended Wednesday night when she was overwhelmed 6-2 6-2 by ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.
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Team Lendl defeated Team King 24-16 in Overtime to win the first match of the US Open Champions Invitational today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Three months after giving birth to her daughter, Clijsters, then retired, went onto a tennis court to hit with a friend and former player, Caroline Maze.
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Posted by Justin Cohen on September 9, 2009 · 2 Comments
From the USTA announcing that Arthur Ashe will be inducted into the US Open Court of Champions to Midland, Mich., being named the “Best Tennis Town” in America to WTA CEO and Chairman Stacey Allaster issuing an apology to world No. 1 Dinara Safina for the late notice on moving her match at the US Open, these stories caught the attention of tennis fans and insiders this week.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 8, 2009 · 4 Comments
NEW YORK – Yes, it’s the US Open, but Melanie Oudin has used her exciting run to the quarterfinals to master Russian.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 7, 2009 · 8 Comments
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the first week of the US Open.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Upsets come in all sizes at the US Open, especially in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday. And they came wrapped in the red, white and blue of the American flag.
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