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Happy Birthday Mr. Tennis Encyclopedia

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.

Mondays With Bob Greene: I thought I took all the right decisions 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 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open and the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux.

Krystle Clear: Krystle Talks Federer

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. Krystle discusses Roger Federer and marriage.

Roger Federer Newlywed Observations

Roger Federer married his longtime girlfriend and former top 100 tennis star Miroslava “Mirka” Vavrinec recently, and it may be just what he needed to get his spirits back into his number one ranking.

A Classic Beauty: Elena Dementieva

And this week it’s time for another babe to grace the frontpage of TennisGrandstand. She won the Olympic Gold medal last year in Beijing and is one of those, in my opinion at least anyway, classic beauties. The kind of beauty that lasts a lifetime. Well a lot of women have it but this one is a classic, trust me.

Meet The Parents

Roger Federer and girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec announced this month that they will become parents for the first time later this year. Swiss tennis journalist Rene Stauffer details in his book THE ROGER FEDERER STORY, QUEST FOR PERFECTION ($24.95, New Chapter Press, www.rogerfedererbook.com) how the relationship between the two came into being at the 2000 Olympic Games.

Nike begins Cole Haan push with Maria Sharapova

That partnership between Cole Haan and Maria Sharapova announced on the eve of the 2008 U.S. Open is finally sprouting: the company’s spring ad campaign will feature Maria, marking the first time a Nike fashion subsidiary has used a Nike athlete for advertising.
The campaign, shot by Martyn Thompson for Assouline, will make its first appearance [...]

Mondays With Bob Greene: Naturally We Are Annoyed

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 Davidoff Swiss Indoor and the Generali Ladies Linz.

Photopost: The All Access Hour In Stuttgart

Rollin’ Ralf Reinecke, our funky photographer in steamin’ Stuttgart, has provided us with photos of the All Access Hour of the Porsche Grand Prix Tennis tournament in Stuttgart, Germany.

Fashion Focus: Elena Denimantieva

Yonex decided to flex its design muscle by using “denim” — printed on a moisture-wicking syntehtic — for its fall ‘08 collection, which debuted in time for the fashion-forward U.S. Open. They even opted for orange thread as contrast stitching, giving the pieces a more authentic and rugged look.

Elena Dementieva played in the separates at [...]