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An Intimate Look At Some Of The Inner Workings Of Wimbledon

December 10, 2012 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

By Paul McElhinney Arriving in late-autumnal London and making my way up Church Road to the gates of Wimbledon, pleasant memories of past Wimbledons came flooding back. Instead of the milling crowds and the buzz of excitement surrounding The Championships’ fortnight of mid-summer, this was a more sedate and relaxed time, a time perhaps more [...]

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

June 29, 2009 By Bob Greene 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 first week of Wimbledon.

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World’s Biggest Loser

June 26, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

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.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: What happened to me?

March 2, 2009 By Bob Greene 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 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel.

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Ask Bill: Looking Back to Paris; Looking Ahead to Wimbledon

June 11, 2008 By Bill Mountford Leave a Comment

Roger Federer’s performance in the Roland Garros final against Rafael Nadal was reminiscent of Muhammad Ali’s fight against Larry Holmes. A mismatch from the start, Ali pulled out his tricks but had no answers for the younger, stronger Holmes, and was battered mercilessly.

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Random Ramblings…Aussie Open dates, Wimbledon, Vegas, etc.

March 22, 2008 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Imagine that the tennis world was focused not on Indian Wells and Key Biscayne but on The Australian Open at this time of year. Is this a novel concept? Not really.

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Will Sampras Return?

February 24, 2008 By Mike McIntyre Leave a Comment

When Pete Sampras defeated Andre Agassi in the finals of the 2002 US Open, the retirement debate began almost immediately. Was Pete going to go out on top or would he continue to try to add to the record-breaking legacy he had created? While that decision took a year to officially sort out, I’ve always [...]

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