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History Made at Wimbledon
It was an historic day at Wimbledon Monday when the $225 million retractable roof was used for the first time, when it was closed for the conclusion of the women’s round of 16 match between No. 1 seed Dinara Safina and 2006 Wimbledon champion Amelie Mauresmo.
40 Years Ago Today – A Wimbledon Classic
It was 40 years ago today, June 25, that one of the greatest matches in the history of Wimbledon – and in tennis – was concluded on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
Epic matches and major upsets at Roland Garros
Epic matches and major upsets highlight the May 31 landscape at Roland Garros through the years. The following excerpt from the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY summarizes the excitement.
French Finality For Sampras, Chang and Connors – On This Day In Tennis History
May 27 was a day of finales at the French Championships as three all-time greats – Pete Sampras, Jimmy Connors and 1989 champion Michael Chang all played their final matches at Roland Garros. The following is the complete excerpt from the May 27 chapter of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennishistorybook.com) that spells out events of this day.
Roddick Goes “Cheesier”, Stefanki Stars in Spielberg Movie
Andy Roddick and Radek Stepanek have has a mini rivalry over the last two weeks – Stepanek beating the American 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 in the semifinals of San Jose two weeks ago, while Roddick avenged his loss to the Czech in the final in Memphis on Sunday by a 7-5, 7-5 margin. Roddick and Stepanek had a memorable – and humorous – match a year ago on Tuesday as excerpted below from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY
On This Day In Tennis History – Yesterday and Today
Monday was a monumental day in tennis history with some major events occurring – perhaps most notably the birth of John McEnroe 50 years ago, but as you will see from the below excerpt from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, www.tennishistorybook.com), there were many other major events that happened on this day. Also pasted below are events that happened today, February 17, highlighted by Justine Henin’s 41st – and final WTA Tour singles title.
Mondays With Bob Greene: Roger, sorry for today
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 Australian Open.
Federer Book Documents Battles with Roddick
Swiss journalist and author Rene Stauffer chronicles in detail three of the most important matches between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in his highly-regarded book THE ROGER FEDERER STORY, QUEST FOR PERFECTION (New Chapter Press, $24.95, www.rogerfedererbook.com) as the two tennis titans meet in the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open.
Citizens for the sideburns of Roger Federer
While I’ve heard complaints about Roger Federer’s pre-Aussie Open haircut — how it looks too similar to the hairdos of everyone from Liza Minelli to Jimmy Connors — I must say it’s refreshing look, and complementary to the classy Nike outfit he’s wearing at this first major of 2009. (One tip, though: he needs to [...]
Tennis History Tuesday
“Tennis History Tuesday” is a feature every Tuesday on Tennisgrandstand.com that highlights the glorified history of the sport of tennis by virtue of access to excerpts from books The Bud Collins History of Tennis and On This Day In Tennis History and other sources.
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