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Sampras, Moya, Lisicki Join Li Na for Exhibition Tournament in China

December 17, 2011 By Romana Cvitkovic 1 Comment

2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na received a hero’s welcome in her hometown of Wuhan, kicking off a two-day exhibition tournament on December 17, 2011 called “Li Na and Friends.” The festivities also feature 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras and former world number number 1 Carlos Moya, as well as 2011 Wimbledon semifinalist and WTA [...]

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Wimbledon middle Sunday is just another fun day

June 28, 2011 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Cynthia Lum Having the middle Sunday off is the best tradition of the Wimbledon Championship. Every grand slam should do this, but instead the French have added a day so they now have a fifteen day event. This is way too much for any event except the Olympics which has a lot of events [...]

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Moya Retires, Soderling Takes Paris and ATP Finals Take Shape

November 20, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

*Former French Open Champion Carlos Moya has become the latest star to announce their retirement, this time due to persistent foot injuries. “It’s not how I dreamt of ending,” said the former world No. 1 and Australian Open finalist. He also helped Spain win the Davis Cup in 2004 but recently things haven’t been so [...]

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Death And Federer’s Vienna

October 27, 2009 By Randy Walker 2 Comments

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.

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Federer and Hewitt Rewind

September 4, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will meet in an epic third round match up at the 2009 US Open in a battle of former champions. Rene Stauffer, the author of book THE ROGER FEDERER STORY: QUEST FOR PERFECTION.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I was the number one player in the world

August 17, 2009 By Bob Greene 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 Rogers Cup and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Did I hear the baby? My grandmother in Russia heard the baby

August 10, 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 Legg Mason Tennis Classic and the LA Women’s Tennis Championships.

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One Week On Top – 10 Years Ago This Week

July 28, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Ten years ago this week, Patrick Rafter was on top of the world. On July 26, 1999 the Aussie hunk and two-time U.S. Open champion reached the career pinnacle by earning the No. 1 ranking on the ATP computer. Rafter’s reign, however, last only one week and he never again attained the top spot in the computer rankings, marking the shortest ever reign as a world’s top ranked player.

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Roger Federer: Setting Records Around The World

July 14, 2009 By Randy Walker 3 Comments

Tennis fans have been very amused at the new NetJets television advertisement featured Roger Federer pulled a luggage rack full of all of his Grand Slam tournament trophies to his private jet.

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Another Croatian Surprise?

July 11, 2009 By Randy Walker 4 Comments

Croatia stands just one win away from a third incredible win over the United States in Davis Cup play. Croatia, in fact, is the only nation the United States has never beaten in Davis Cup play and it will remain as such unless James Blake and Mardy Fish can sweep Marin Cilic and Ivo Karlovic in Sunday’s reverse singles.

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