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Posted by Leigh Sanders on January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
The 2010 tennis season is now getting in to full swing with the first Slam of the year, the Australian Open, underway in Melbourne this week.
The usual names are being touted for Grand Slam glory this year but question marks are being placed over the head of Spanish giant Rafael Nadal after his injury ravaged [...]
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with AEGON, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Australian Open, clay court, Davis Cup, french open title, full swing, grass courts, Hopman Cup, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Juan Martin del Potro, native spain, Pete Sampras, prestigious tournament, question marks, Rafael Nadal, tennis season, Tommy Robredo
Posted by Mike McIntyre on January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The eight-man field at the Kooyong Classic exhibition in Melbourne, Australia is now set with Ivan Ljubicic rounding out the draw.
Winners from the first round advance onto the semi-finals while losers are relegated to the consolation side and are still guaranteed at least one other match. This is another reason why the unsanctioned tournament is [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, drawing card, friendly match, Ivan Ljubicic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, kooyong classic, kooyong lawn tennis, kooyong lawn tennis club, lawn tennis club, man field, melbourne australia, melbourne park, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Robin Soderling, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas
Posted by Mike McIntyre on December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Another calendar year about to come to a close means that we can officially turn the page on another exciting year of professional tennis. Truly 2009 was not just an ordinary year in the history of the sport, but one that had fans and media alike talking tennis at great lengths over the past twelve [...]
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Roger Federer, Rod Laver and Tennis History are on sale as New Chapter Press recommends all four of its tennis titles as Holiday gifts for tennis fans.
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with ATP Tour News, biographical sketches, Bud Collins, charitable pursuits, collins history, gmail, history of tennis, international tennis hall, International Tennis Hall of Fame, major tennis, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, swiss tennis, tennis champion, tennis hall of famer, Tennis History, tennis season, tennis titles, Tony Roche
Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
It seems like only yesterday a sobbing Australian Open finalist Roger Federer had the critics convinced that his star was fading fast. But after an amazing summer that saw him complete the career Grand Slam as well as break Pete Sampras’ record for most Grand Slam singles titles
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with 2008 beijing olympic, 2008 beijing olympic games, 2012 olympic games, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP World Tour, Australian Open, career grand slam, death knells, fellow peers, Ivan Lendl, london games, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, premiere appearance, Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, tennis competition, thunderous applause
Posted by Randy Walker on November 24, 2009 · 7 Comments
One match that deserves consideration is the 1996 final of the year-end ATP Tour World Championship between Pete Sampras and Boris Becker.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment
October 22 marks the eight-year anniversary of Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf, the most celebrated couple in the history of tennis. Their anniversary, and other events in the history of tennis, are chronicled in the October 22 chapter excerpt for the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com) featured below…
Filed under Lead Story, TSF · Tagged with agassi and steffi, Andre Agassi, andre agassi and steffi graf, Arthur Ashe, champions tennis, chapter excerpt, Davis Cup, davis cup team, france 2c, history of tennis, melbourne australia, Olympic Gold Medal, Pete Sampras, private ceremony, Tennis History, time greats, Vitas Gerulaitis, Wayne Ferreira
Andre Agassi will make his highly anticipated Outback Champions Series debut when he takes on Mikael Pernfors of Sweden Friday night in the opening round of the 2009 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise, Ariz.
Filed under Featured Columns, Lead Story · Tagged with Andre Agassi, andre agassi foundation, australian open titles, cancer treatment centers, cancer treatment centers of america, career grand slam, career singles titles, champion players, champions series, Don Budge, Goran Ivanisevic, history of tennis, Michael Stich, pernfors, Pete Sampras, Roy Emerson, series debut, tennis circuit, underserved youth
Posted by Randy Walker on October 5, 2009 · 1 Comment
Media reports out of Europe have indicated that Roger Federer’s fragrance and cosmetics company “RF” will cease operations. Started in 2003 by Federer’s then-girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec, “RF” was one of the Federer initiatives during the entrepreneur management phase of his career, before re-signing with the International Management Group.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Australian Open, Boris Becker, Brooke Shields, Grand Slam, Heinz Günthardt, Indian Wells, International Tennis Federation, Jakob Hlasek, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Lindsay Davenport, Los Angeles, Marc Rosset, Maria Sharapova, Mark McCormack, Martina Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernandez, Maurice Lacroix, Mirka Vavrinec, Pete Sampras, Robert Federer, Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Tennis Masters Cup, Tony Godsick, Wimbledon
InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and Fox Sports Net today announced the debut of Outback Champions Series Thursdays as the network will televise a new match each of the next twelve Thursday nights from the global tennis circuit for champion players.
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