Posted by Randy Walker on April 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Today, April 14, has some interesting anniversaries in tennis history, as excerpted from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennishistorybook.com).
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Andrea Gaudenzi, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert-Lloyd, Gabriela Sabatini, Ivo Heuberger, Jelena Jankovic, Jordi Arrese, Michael Chang, Olivier Delaitre, Pete Sampras, Ryan Harrison, Shuzo Matsuoka, Venus Williams
Posted by Randy Walker on August 6, 2008 · 1 Comment
The first Olympic tennis champion was John Boland, an Irishmen vacationing in Greece at the time of the first Modern Games. He entered into the tennis competition upon the urging of a Greek classmate from Oxford. Boland, who would later found the University of Ireland and serve Britain as a member of Parliament, won the singles competition in an eight-man field and paired with a German, Fritz Traun, to sweep the doubles title.
Filed under Lead Story, Tennis History · Tagged with Arantxa Sanchez, Charlotte Cooper, Demetrious Petrokokkinos, Demis Kastaglis, Edwin Hack, Emilio Sanchez, Fritz Traun, Gabriela Sabatini, George Robertson, Goran Ivanisevic, Jennifer Capriati, John Boland, Jordi Arrese, Ken Flach, Marc Rosset, Mary Joe Fernandez, Milan Srejber, Miloslav Mecir, Olympic Games, Robert Seguso, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Tim Mayotte, Zina Garrisson
Posted by Mark Keil on July 21, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Mark Keil, director/producer of “The Journeymen” along with Geoff Grant and tennis coach at Shrewsbury Health and Racquet Club writes about his experiences in the heat of the summer worldwide tour.
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