Posted by Bob Greene on October 27, 2008 · 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 Davidoff Swiss Indoor and the Generali Ladies Linz.
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Aaron Krickstein and Jim Courier both registered opening night round-robin wins Wednesday at the 2008 Stanford Championships in Dallas at the Turpin Tennis Center on the campus of Southern Methodist University. Krickstein kicked off play with a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over Todd Martin, while Courier defeated Karel Novacek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-1.
Posted by Randy Walker on September 30, 2008 · Leave a Comment
So what salient events in the history of tennis happened 10, 20 and 25 years ago today? A gold medal, a first career ATP singles victory and hallmark achievement for John McEnroe.
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