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“Majors Not Grand Slams” Says Bud Collins
Tennis Historian and Author of the new book “The Bud Collins History of Tennis” Pleads To Tennis Industy and Tennis Followers To Get Tennis Vernacular Correct.
Mark Keil – My Times in New Haven
Tennis coach Mark Keil takes at look the ATP event held in New Haven, Conn., each year. After losing early in Washington DC, I would head back to Tampa to train for a few days before heading up to the event held at Yale University.
Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open
Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open title in Flushing Meadows when the 2008 U.S. Championships kick off Monday in New York at the USTA/Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. His first title run was in 2004, when he beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 in the final.
World No.1’s Rafael Nadal and Ana Ivanovic Named 2008 US Open Top Seeds
The USTA today announced that reigning Frech Open and Wimbledon champion and new world No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain and reigning French Open champion and world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic of Serbia will be the top seeds at the 2008 US Open in men’s and women’s singles
Mondays With Bob Greene: Rafael Nadal Wins His First Grass-Court Title
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 Stella Artois tournament and the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany.
The Day I Beat Pete Sampras On Grass
It was on this day in tennis history, June 11, 1991 when Mark Keil, ranked No. 224 playing in only his second career ATP tour event, staged a staggering upset of future seven-times Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras 6-2, 7-6 in the first round of the Stella Artois Championships at Queen’s Club [...]
Fashion Focus: Bjorn Borg Underwear F/W 08
You know Bjorn Borg is squirming in his seat since this could be the year that Rafael Nadal chips at his record of back-to-back Wimbledon and French Open singles titles.
But rest assured that Borg’s ass is enveloped in well-constructed Scandinavian underwear from his eponymous clothing line. TSF got a sneak peek into the kaleidoscopic fall/winter [...]
J’Adore Paris
It doesn’t hurt to have the fans behind you (that way, you don’t get booed) when you’re trying to win your first grand slam — and Jelena Jankovic knows this.
She’s already planting the seed by writing “I <3 Paris” on her bandaged right arm for her quarterfinal match against Canary Islander Carla Suarez Navarro. Jelena [...]
Borotra: The Least-Known Musketeer
Throughout the French Open fortnight, hardly an hour passes with mention of the famed four French Musketeers. Their victory over Bill Tilden and the United States in the 1927 Davis Cup Challenge Round - that brought the Davis Cup to France for the first time - necessitated the construction of Roland Garros stadium for the 1928 Davis Cup Challenge Round and eventually for the French Championships. Their success and domination of tennis in the late 1920s and early 1930s was a major reason why the French Championships achieved its status as one of the four major championships in tennis - the national championships of the first four nations to win the Davis Cup - the U.S., Britain (Wimbledon), Australia and France - were recognized as “the majors.”
Mondays With Bob Greene: Roland Garros First Week
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 French Open.
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