Posted by Randy Walker on September 4, 2009 · 1 Comment
James Reilly, a 33-year-old resident of New York City, was shot in the left thigh at the U.S. Open while viewing a third-round night match. This was the news that came out of the U.S. Open on September 4, 1977 as Mr. Reilly was shot while he was a spectator at the John McEnroe – Eddie Dibbs third-round night match at the U.S. Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills.
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Posted by Bob Greene on August 31, 2009 · 5 Comments
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 Pilot Penn and the EmblemHealth Bronx Open.
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Posted by Stephane Carter on August 27, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Maria Sharapova attended the Tiffany & Co. and InStyle Honor Maria Sharapova and Frank Gehry, New York City, August 25. And she wasn’t alone either. Next to her is none other than Blake Lively. You know the star of Gossip Girl.
Posted by Manfred Wenas on August 19, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It must be love on the train…The US Open qualifying rounds start Tuesday, August 25 and New York City is gearing up for its biggest annual international sporting event.
Pat Cash is gearing up his grass-court game on the lawns of Great Britain in anticipation of his title defense at this month’s $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on August 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
I feel like I missed out on something important in my life this week. Could it be the girl who supposedly likes me a lot? No, that can’t be it. Ohh I see it now; I missed out on the Bjorn Borg Underwear launch party at Peter Elliots Stores benifitting the FDNY in New York City on July 29, 2009.
Posted by Bob Greene on July 13, 2009 · 3 Comments
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 GDF Suez Grand Prix and the Davis Cup.
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Anyone in Manhattan this week could have attended Wimbledon – from Rockefeller Center’s big screen. Food, Wii, talking…and oh yeah, tennis. If you went to watch that. It was a great event for families to see.
Krystle Nicole Russin is a freelance writer and model living in New York City. She covers business and politics for online and print publications and tennis for TennisGrandstand.com and has previously hosted Illinois Stories on PBS
Posted by Bob Greene on September 6, 2008 · 3 Comments
Roger Federer is only one step away from a record fifth consecutive US Open victory, but he has neither idea when that match will be played nor who he will be playing against.
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