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Andre Agassi’s Sunday interview on the famed U.S. television show “60 Minutes” was quite revealing about his life, drug use, volunteerism and his book OPEN that is in book stores as of today.
Federal officials from the Joint Terrorism Task Force in New York conducted two raids in two separate apartments – just blocks from the Billie Jean King USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York – early Monday, the same day of the conclusion of the 2009 US Open.
Filed under Featured Columns · Tagged with Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Billie Jean King, Cara Black, early monday, federal officials, high security, Juan Martin del Potro, Liezel Huber, national tennis center, New York Times, police presence, Roger Federer, senator charles schumer, subway lines, USTA National Tennis Center, venus and serena, Venus and Serena Williams
Posted by Randy Walker on September 14, 2009 · 3 Comments
Roger Federer is looking to join Bill Tilden as the only player to win six straight U.S. men’s singles titles when he plays Juan Martin del Potro in the 2009 US Open final Monday.
Filed under Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Allison Danzig, Arthur Gore, Bill Johnston, Bill Tilden, Bobby Riggs, Bud Collins, Davis Cup, Don Budge, Ellsworth Vines, Frank Hunter, Fred Perry, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Henri Cochet, John Doeg, Karel Kozeluh, Lacoste, New York Times, Pete Sampras, Rene Lacoste, Richard Sears, Roger Federer, Roy Emerson, Suzanne Lenglen, Tennis, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, United States, US Open, USTA, Vinnie Richards, William Tatem, Wilmer Allison, Wimbledon
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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One of the many charms of Wimbledon is the numerous tabloid headlines and storylines during The Championships. Back on this day, June 26, in 2000, the U.K.’s Daily Mail labeled Vince Spadea as the “World’s Biggest Loser” after he finally broke his ATP record 20-match losing streak in the first round of Wimbledon, beating Britain’s Greg Rusedski in the first round.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with All-England club, Althea Gibson, Andres Gomez, Andy Roddick, ATP, Bjorn Borg, Bob Bryan, Bud Collins, Chanda Rubin, Charlie Pasarell, Derrick Rostagno, French Championships, French Open, Greg Rusedski, Igor Andreev, Jennifer Capriati, John McEnroe, Justin Gimelstob, Lisa Raymond, Manuel Santana, Mardy Fish, Martina Navratilov, Martina Navratilova, Mats Wilander, Mike Bryan, New York Times, On This Day In Tennis History, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Slobodan Zivojinovic, Steffi Graf, Switzerland, Tennis History, The Championships, the French Open, USTA, Venus Williams, Vince Spadea, Wimbledon
Posted by Randy Walker on June 25, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Arthur Ashe, Budge Patty, Charlie Pasarell, Christophe Rochus, Davis Cup, Derrick Rostagno, Fred Perry, Fred Tupper, French Open, Greg Holmes, International Lawn Tennis Federation, Jan Kodes, Jaroslav Drobny, Jelena Dokic, Jill Craybas, Jimmy Connors, John Newcombe, Ken Rosewall, Mario Ancic, Martina Hingis, New York Times, Nikki Pilic, On This Day In Tennis History, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Stan Smith, Tennis History, Tim Henman, Virginia Ruano Pascual, Vitas Gerulaitis, Washington Post, Wimbledon, Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Posted by Erwin on June 22, 2009 · 1 Comment
Those aren’t tumbleweeds you’re seeing, folks. They’re crumpled up pages from this Sunday’s New York Times Magazine, torn apart in by frustrated fans who wanted to see Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer duke it out for another major title in 2009.
Filed under TSF · Tagged with ancient gladiators, competitive tennis, cynthia gorney, decorum, fave, inadequacy, l équipe, New York Times, ny times magazine, philippe bouin, posture, rafa, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, sags, screws, shakespearean tragedy, specter, trappings, york times magazine
Posted by Randy Walker on June 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Bud Collins, the walking tennis encyclopedia and author of the definitive tennis book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennistomes.com) will celebrate his 80th birthday on Wednesday, June 17 – the same day that defending Wimbledon champion Venus Williams will celebrate her 29th birthday.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with ATP, Australian Open, Betsy Nagelsen, Bill Talbert, Bjorn Borg, Bobby Riggs, Boris Becker, Bud Collins, Chris Evert, Davis Cup, Don McNeill, Emilio Sanchez, French Championships, French Open, Gerry Weber Open, HEAD, Holcombe Ward, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Jelena Jankovic, John McEnroe, Juliette Atkinson, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Michael Chang, NBC, NBC Sports, New York Times, Olga Morozova, Olivier Rochus, Olympics, On This Day In Tennis History, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Tennis, Tennis History, US Open, Venus Williams, Wimbledon
Posted by Randy Walker on April 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Tennis Australia made an incredibly difficult decision last week when its president, Geoff Pollard, announced that the Australian Davis Cup team would not travel to Chennai, India to compete against India in Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group due to security concerns.
Posted by Randy Walker on March 17, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Happy St. Patrick’s Day – a day where a salient moment happened to John McEnroe, whose grandparents on his father’s side were from Ireland. As excerpted from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennishistorybook.com), McEnroe made his Davis Cup doubles debut and when he received no luck of the Irish in Key Biscayne in his swan song appearance in the modern day Sony Ericsson Open.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Anders Jarryd, Calvin Coolidge, Daniel Hantuchova, Davis Cup, Ivan Molina, John McEnroe, Joseph C. Grew, Kim Clijsters, Michael Chang, New York Times, Orlando Agudelo, Paul Haarhuis, Peter Fleming, Richard Krajicek, Richard Williams, Serena Williams, Stefan Edberg, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams
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