Posted by Randy Walker on September 13, 2009 · 3 Comments
The tennis world mourns the death of Jack Kramer, who passed away at age 88 Saturday night in California. Bud Collins, the Hall of Fame journalist and television personality, summarizes the incredible tennis career of one of the game’s all-time greats in his book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, excerpted below.
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Posted by Bob Greene on August 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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 Legg Mason Tennis Classic and the LA Women’s Tennis Championships.
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The toughest games to win in tennis are typically the ones that close out a match or, in Sunday’s instance with respect to the Newport Beach Breakers, the games that clinch an Advanta World TeamTennis Pro League playoff berth.
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Richard Gasquet escaped a lengthy doping ban Wednesday when the International Tennis Federation ruled that he inadvertently took cocaine.
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Posted by Randy Walker on July 4, 2009 · 1 Comment
Swiss journalist and author Rene Stauffer chronicles in detail three of the most important matches between Roger Federer and Andy Roddick in his definitive Federer biography THE ROGER FEDERER STORY, QUEST FOR PERFECTION (New Chapter Press, $24.95, www.rogerfedererbook.com), the first U.S.-published book on the Swiss tennis champion.
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I am sitting here passing time while waiting. As usual, I grab a magazine in the room’s stack of reading for bored individuals, this one a Vogue, and to my surprise, tennis has intercepted mainstream media.
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Posted by Randy Walker on May 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
If Roger Federer is able to win the 2009 French Open, he will complete a “Career Grand Slam” as well as tie Pete Sampras for the all-time men’s record for most major singles titles with 14.
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I’m the new Oprah with a book review for you guys. I’ve been reading up on Roger Federer and stopped at a portion in the definitive book on him – The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection ($24.95, New Chapter Press, www.rogerfedererbook.com) – where he is quoted about frustrations.
This week EA SPORTS was pleased to welcome Japanese tennis phenom Kei Nishikori to its Tiburon studio in Orlando, Florida. Nishikori visited EA SPORTS to try out its new tennis game Grand Slam Tennis.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on April 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Not just the ladies like tennis; The men also like tennis. Especially tennis with pictures of tennis players!
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