TennisGrandstand

A day in the life of a tennis fan

So I was talking to a longtime friend earlier this week who told me that she was going to visit Wimbledon this week. I asked her if she was interested in taking some photos for TennisGrandstand and she said yes.

Roger Federer vs Andy Roddick…revisited

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.

Bump, Set, Tweet?

Serena Williams and Andy Murray are leading the charge of top-level players who are using their Twitter accounts as means for communicating with their fans.

Mondays With Bob Greene: Well, I tried to be quiet for you guys today

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 first week of Wimbledon.

Mr. Timberlake goes to Wimbledon

Justin Timberlake hanging in the player dining area with British hopeful Laura Robson Saturday at Wimbledon. Ian Poulter, the Rod Stewart of professional golf, was also at Wimbledon and posted this photo in his new Wimbledon tie on his Twitter page.

Drama at SW19: 30 Years ago at Wimbledon

The 1979 edition of The Championships produced more than the usual Wimbledon drama – including record-breaking performances, a death, the birth of “Superbrat” and television history.

Wimbledon in New York City

Anyone in Manhattan this week could have attended Wimbledon – from Rockefeller Center’s big screen. Food, Wii, talking…and oh yeah, tennis. If you went to watch that. It was a great event for families to see.

Let’s Go Exploring

Andy Roddick’s lunging reminds me of Calvin & Hobbes.
He’s through to the third round of Wimbledon.

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I <3 Wimbledon

A fan at the Kunitsyn/Roddick second-round match. Roddick took it 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. He next faces 26th seed Jurgen Melzer, who beat Beni Beckerin three sets (two tiebreaks).

World’s Biggest Loser

One of the many charms of Wimbledon is the numerous tabloid headlines and storylines during The Championships. Back on this day, June 26, in 2000, the U.K.’s Daily Mail labeled Vince Spadea as the “World’s Biggest Loser” after he finally broke his ATP record 20-match losing streak in the first round of Wimbledon, beating Britain’s Greg Rusedski in the first round.