Posted by Randy Walker on June 30, 2009 · 1 Comment
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.
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The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced that 1996 Wimbledon finalist Mal Washington, Swedish Davis Cup star Magnus Larsson and 1994 US Open semifinalist Karel Novacek will complete the eight-player field at the Hall of Fame Champions Cup to be played August 13-17 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
