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Mondays With Bob Greene: All That Glitter Is Gold

Mondays With Bob Greene: All That Glitter Is Gold

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 Olympics and the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Bill Mountford: Olympic Tennis - Citius, Altius, Fortius!

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

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.

Mondays With Bob Greene: They Should Have Picked Me In The First Place

Mondays With Bob Greene: They Should Have Picked Me In The First Place

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 the Rogers Cup and the East West Bank Classic.

Bill Mountford: Exposure in America

Bill Mountford: Exposure in America

If you support tennis in the United States, then I urge you to visit your local newsstands and purchase the July 14-21 double issue of Sports Illustrated. First of all, it celebrates “the Greatest Match Ever” with an action shot of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer doing battle. This will be a collector’s item for years to come.

USTA Names 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams For Tennis

USTA Names 2008 U.S. Olympic Teams For Tennis

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 26, 2008 - The USTA, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S., today announced the nine players nominated for the U.S. Olympic team for tennis at the 2008 Olympic Games, August 10-17 in Beijing, China.

Mondays with Bob Greene: Nadal Beats Federer in Hamburg

Mondays with Bob Greene: Nadal Beats Federer in Hamburg

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 Italian Open, Hamburg and the retirement of Justine Henin.

Mondays with Bob Greene - The Return of Kimiko Date

Mondays with Bob Greene - The Return of Kimiko Date

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 a week of Bausch & Lomb and the return of Kimiko Date.

George Bush’s DAVIS CUP Connection – A Strange Tale From 80 Years Ago

George Bush’s DAVIS CUP Connection – A Strange Tale From 80 Years Ago

The United States and France will renew their storied Davis Cup rivalry this week in the quarterfinals in Winston-Salem, N.C. as captain Patrick McEnroe’s U.S. squad will look to continue their run towards a second consecutive Davis Cup title against French captain Guy Forget.

Mondays With Bob Greene

Mondays With Bob Greene

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 second week of the Sony Ericsson Open, Miami, and other happenings around the game.