Posted by Bob Greene on September 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It’s official. The US Open will finish on a Monday – at the earliest. For the second year in a row, rain has played havoc to the final weekend of the US Open and has pushed the tournament into a third week.
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Posted by Randy Walker on September 4, 2009 · 1 Comment
James Reilly, a 33-year-old resident of New York City, was shot in the left thigh at the U.S. Open while viewing a third-round night match. This was the news that came out of the U.S. Open on September 4, 1977 as Mr. Reilly was shot while he was a spectator at the John McEnroe – Eddie Dibbs third-round night match at the U.S. Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills.
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Posted by Randy Walker on August 26, 2009 · 1 Comment
The United States, as well as many around the world, mourn the death of U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, called by many as one of the greatest U.S. lawmakers ever and the youngest brother of U.S. President John F. Kennedy.
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Posted by Randy Walker on May 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Andy Roddick may have performed his best act when he married Sports Illustrated model Brooklyn Decker last month, but his act of sportsmanship at the 2005 Italian Open would rank high as well. The following excerpt from the May 5 chapter of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennishistorybook.com) details what happened.
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