The 2010 Champions Series tennis circuit started Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Marat Safin made his tour debut only 17 weeks after last playing on the ATP World Tour.
Safin said his appearance on the champion’s circuit so soon after leaving the main tour was “almost comical.” Perhaps even [...]
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Posted by Randy Walker on September 24, 2009 · 5 Comments
It was on September 22, 1997 that 16-year-old Roger Federer debuted on the ATP computer. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY, Federer was less than two months after turning 16 years old when he debuted on the ATP computer with a world ranking of No. 803.
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American teenager Melanie Oudin (oo-DAN) has upset No. 4-seeded Elena Dementieva (deh-MENT-yeh-vah) in the second round of the U.S. Open.
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Before heading off to St. Louis to throw the first pitch at the All-Star game, the president welcomed Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to the White House.
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