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The 2010 Champions Series tennis circuit started Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where Marat Safin made his tour debut only 17 weeks after last playing on the ATP World Tour.
Safin said his appearance on the champion’s circuit so soon after leaving the main tour was “almost comical.” Perhaps even [...]
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Marat Safin will make his debut on the Champions Series tennis circuit Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Safin, who retired from the ATP World Tour last fall, opens against Wayne Ferreira in the eight-player event.
Safin, who turned 30 in February, is the favorite to win the event, titled the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio [...]
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Posted by Randy Walker on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer hits the courts this week in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland for the Swiss Indoor Championships. Roger is the three-time defending champion at the event, but it was, at one time, an elusive title for him as it was not until 2006 that he won his first “hometown” title.
Filed under Featured Columns, Lead Story · Tagged with basel switzerland, Bjorn Borg, book excerpt, Boris Becker, elusive title, Goran Ivanisevic, grand slam tournament, Guillermo Vilas, inflatable dome, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Michael Stich, Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, swiss indoors, time defending champion, Vitas Gerulaitis, Wayne Ferreira, Yannick Noah
Posted by Randy Walker on October 27, 2009 · 1 Comment
This week, the ATP World Tour visits Vienna, Austria for the Vienna Trophy championships. While Roger Federer is not in the field this week, the event has been very important to him.
Filed under Lead Story, Randy "Sky" Walker · Tagged with Agassi, ATP, ATP World Tour, Carlos Moya, Darren Cahill, Davis Cup, HEAD, IMG, International Tennis Federation, Jiri Novak, Karol Kucera, Masters Series, Roger Federer, Sandon Stolle, South Africa, Tennis, Vince Spadea, Wayne Ferreira, Wimbledon
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 advanced into the final of the $150,000 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise Saturday with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Wayne Ferreira of South Africa.
Filed under Featured Columns · Tagged with Aaron Krickstein, Andre Agassi, ariz, cancer treatment centers, cancer treatment centers of america, career record, champions series, fellow american, good games, outback, saturday evening, service break, service games, straight sets, tennis championships, tennis circuit, tennis players, time in my life, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira
Posted by Bob Greene on September 28, 2009 · 1 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 Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Aaron Krickstein, Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Arnaud Clement, ATP Masters, Australian Open, Bjorn Borg, Bob and Mike Bryan, Davis Cup, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Elena Dementieva, Igor Andreev, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, Maria Sharapova, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, Melanie Oudin, Michael Llodra, Mikael Pernfors, Outback Champions Series, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Tennis, Thomas Muster, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira, WTA
InsideOut Sports & Entertainment today announced that Aaron Krickstein, Jimmy Arias and Mikael Pernfors will round out the field of champions at the $150,000 Breezeplay Championships at The Palisades, to be held September 24-27 at The Palisades Country Club in Charlotte, N.C.
Filed under Featured Columns · Tagged with Aaron Krickstein, Australian Open, champions series, clay court championships, field of champions, insideout sports, Jim Courier, Jimmy Arias, John McEnroe, Mikael Pernfors, Milan Srejber, naples fla, palisades country club, Pat Cash, Pete Sampras, Petr Korda, seven time wimbledon champion, today announced that, Todd Martin, Wayne Ferreira
The Boston Red Sox may be looking for a new pitcher during its bid to reach the Major League Baseball Playoffs. Could that pitcher be tennis Hall of Famer Mats Wilander?
Filed under TSF · Tagged with boston red sox, Champions Cup, champions series, international tennis hall, International Tennis Hall of Fame, Jimmy Arias, major league baseball, major league baseball playoffs, Mats Wilander, Mikael Pernfors, outback, pawtucket red sox, quarterfinals, sox game, swede, th birthday, tim wakefield, Wayne Ferreira
Todd Martin continued his undefeated run in champions tennis at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Thursday, defeating Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 7-5, 5-7, 10-6 (Champions Tie-Breaker) in the quarterfinals of the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup.
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