SAFIN, CHAMPIONS SERIES TENNIS A HIT IN RIO
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 [...]
SAFIN ARRIVES IN RIO
Marat Safin will make his debut on the Champions Series tennis circuit Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Safin, who retired from the ATP World Tour last fall, opens against Wayne Ferreira in the eight-player event.
Safin, who turned 30 in February, is the favorite to win the event, titled the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio [...]
SAMPRAS PUTS HOUSE ON THE MARKET
Pete Sampras is looking for a new home. According to the Los Angeles Times, Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their seven-bedroom, 11 ½ bathroom compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.
According to the Times, “The gated contemporary north of Los Angeles sits on 20 hilltop acres with 360-degree views, a north-south [...]
WILL NADAL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE TOP? THE FRIDAY FIVE
By Maud Watson
Return of the Bull – Rafael Nadal says that he is planning to return to tennis in the desert at the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event, the BNP Paribas Open. He states that his knee is healing nicely, and furthermore insists that he can return his body to peak physical condition. Nadal [...]
TENNIS IDOL BORG OR EMPEROR BORG?
Bjorn Borg, it was announced Tuesday, will be playing in his first tournament in the United States since 2000 at the Staples Champions Cup in Boston, April 29-May 2. The event is part of the Jim Courier-run Champions Cup tennis circuit. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Borg’s epic fifth straight Wimbledon title, which [...]
Agassi To Face Martin In Outback Champions Series Final In Surprise
Andre Agassi advanced into the final of the $150,000 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.
Agassi Debuts On Outback Champions Series This Week
Andre Agassi will make his highly anticipated Outback Champions Series debut when he takes on Mikael Pernfors of Sweden Friday night in the opening round of the 2009 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise, Ariz.
Outback Champions Thursdays Begins October 1 On Fox Sports Net Nationally
InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and Fox Sports Net today announced the debut of Outback Champions Series Thursdays as the network will televise a new match each of the next twelve Thursday nights from the global tennis circuit for champion players.
Courier Tops Sampras To Win Breezeplay Title In Charlotte
Jim Courier defeated Pete Sampras 2-6, 6-4, 10-8 (Champions Tie-breaker) Sunday to win the singles title at the $150,000 Breezeplay Championships at The Palisades at The Palisades Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.
Sampras Advances To Charlotte Final
Pete Sampras overcame two rain delays and soggy and moist conditions Saturday to defeat Pat Cash 6-4, 6-3 to advance into the singles final of the $150,000 Breezeplay Championships at The Palisades at The Palisades Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.
