Posted by Voo De Mar on January 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer and Andy Murray’s third-set tie-breaker in their 2010 Australian Open men’s final was second-longest tie-breaker ever played in major men’s final – only the epic Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe 32-point “Battle of 18-16” tie-breaker 30 years ago in the 1980 Wimbledon final lasting longer. Federer saved off five set points in the third-set tie-breaker [...]
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Posted by Randy Walker on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer hits the courts this week in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland for the Swiss Indoor Championships. Roger is the three-time defending champion at the event, but it was, at one time, an elusive title for him as it was not until 2006 that he won his first “hometown” title.
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Posted by Justin Cohen on September 30, 2009 · 4 Comments
From the Austrian Postal Service launching a commemorative Roger Federer stamp to the Andre Agassi Foundation raising $8 million during the Grand Slam for Children event in Las Vegas to former top-ranked doubles player Ai Sugiyama retiring from professional tennis.
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Posted by Bob Greene on September 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
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 Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.
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Posted by Randy Walker on August 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
August 29 is a significant day in tennis history as it was on this day that the U.S. Open became “open” and “for the people.”
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The Swiss star played up to his No. 1 ranking Sunday, beating Novak Djokovic 6-1, 7-5 for the Cincinnati Masters title and plenty of confidence heading into the Open, which he has won each of the last five years.
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Posted by Randy Walker on August 22, 2009 · 4 Comments
Even after winning his sixth Wimbledon title, his record-breaking 15th major singles title and completing the career Grand Slam by winning the French Open, people are still writing off Roger Federer.
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Posted by Justin Cohen on August 5, 2009 · 1 Comment
The US Open Series is in full swing with a few events completed and four weeks of great tennis still to be played before the start of the US Open. Here are some of the big headlines from the latest edition of “This Week in Tennis Business”: Billie Jean King will soon receive America’s highest civil honor from President Obama…In his first exhibition match with a current ATP player, Andre Agassi will take on former World No. 1 Marat Safin, just days before Safin plays his final grand slam event
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Posted by Randy Walker on June 30, 2009 · 1 Comment
It was an historic day at Wimbledon Monday when the $225 million retractable roof was used for the first time, when it was closed for the conclusion of the women’s round of 16 match between No. 1 seed Dinara Safina and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo.
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One of the many charms of Wimbledon is the numerous tabloid headlines and storylines during The Championships. Back on this day, June 26, in 2000, the U.K.’s Daily Mail labeled Vince Spadea as the “World’s Biggest Loser” after he finally broke his ATP record 20-match losing streak in the first round of Wimbledon, beating Britain’s Greg Rusedski in the first round.
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