Posted by Bill Mountford on July 8, 2008 · 8 Comments
Sports Illustrated’s Jon Wertheim previewed the Rafael Nadal vs. Roger Federer Wimbledon final by suggesting that it was the most anticipated championship final in the history of our sport. High praise indeed, but when does the competition outdistance the hype in this day and age? Practically never is when.
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Posted by Randy Walker on June 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It was 25 years ago today on June 5, 1983 when Yannick Noah set off the perhaps the biggest celebration in French tennis since the Four Musketeers won the Davis Cup for France for the first time in 1927, by becoming the first man from his nation to win the French Open singles title, defeating Mats Wilander in the final. June 5 is a day of big occurrences in tennis history, as seen below in this exclusive early excerpt from my upcoming book On This Day in Tennis History.
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Posted by Bill Mountford on May 21, 2008 · 1 Comment
Justine Henin was our sport’s Maggie Fitzgerald. Recall the academy award winning film “Million Dollar Baby?” Well, Maggie Fitzgerald was the undersized, high-achieving, hard luck protagonist.
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Posted by Erwin on April 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
TENNIS Magazine looks back at the past 40 years of tennis – known as The Open Era – the most spectacular and controversial four decades in tennis history
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