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FEDERER DEBUTS, GORAN PUKES, GILBERT IS UGLY, GUGA SAYS GOODBYE

May 25, 2010 By Manfred Wenas Leave a Comment

May 25 is chock full of historic – and interesting – happenings in tennis history. Here’s a list as it appears in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com) 1999 – Ranked No. 111 in the world, 17-year-old Roger Federer plays in his first main draw match at a [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Arnaud Clement, clay courts, Fabrice Santoro, French Open, french sports, frenchmen, l équipe, marathon, match point, match points, miracle, new chapter, open champion, Patrick Rafter, ranked player, Roger Federer, serve and volley, stauffer, Tennis History, young man

YOUZHNY BEATS GASQUET IN NO. 5 LONGEST AUSSIE OPEN MEN’S SINGLES MATCH

January 19, 2010 By Voo De Mar 1 Comment

In the longest match of the 2010 Australian Open far (4 hours, 53 minutes), Mikhail Youzhny ousted Richard Gasquet 6-7(9), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 6-4, trailing 0:3 in the fourth and 2:4 in the fifth set. The Russian also saved double match point on serve at 5:6 in the fourth set. What’s more interesting, Gasquet, playing [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Bud Collins, collins history, Fabrice Santoro, Fernando Verdasco, Grand Slam, history of tennis, Ivo Karlovic, Margaret Court, match point, Mikhail Youzhny, Omar Camporese, Pete Sampras, Richard Gasquet, Roland Garros, Tim Mayotte, Yannick Noah, Younes El Aynaoui

PEER POLITICS, HENIN AND THE MAGICIAN: THE FRIDAY FIVE

January 8, 2010 By Manfred Wenas 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Political Pandemonium – Once again, there was an ugly scene at the WTA Auckland event, as protesters against Israel’s treatment of Palestinians voiced their discontent during Israeli Shahar Peer’s matches. All credit to Peer, however, who managed to block it all out and reach the semifinals before losing to Yanina Wickmayer. Another [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Ana Ivanovic, Australian Open, comeback queen, discontent, dominating performance, Fabrice Santoro, grand slam events, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, pandemonium, paris masters, quarterfinal match, record books, Shahar Peer, tennis fans, The Friday Five, tournament tennis, true grit, ugly scene, WTA

The Friday Five: Agassi Should Not Be Left Off The Hook

October 30, 2009 By Manfred Wenas 2 Comments

The big story this week was Andre Agassi’s shocking admission that he not only used crystal meth back in 1997, but that he lied to the ATP about it in order to avoid punishment.

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78 Aces! Ivo Karlovic Breaks Record

September 18, 2009 By Randy Walker 2 Comments

Ivo Karlovic of Croatia smashed the all-time match ace record Friday, firing an incredible 78 aces – 19 more than the previous record – in his epic five-set marathon loss to Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic in the opening match of the Croatia vs. Czech Republic Davis Cup semifinal in Porec, Croatia.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m Recharged

August 31, 2009 By Bob Greene 6 Comments

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 Pilot Penn and the EmblemHealth Bronx Open.

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Federer Opens with NCAA Champ Devin Britton

August 27, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 2 Comments

The 2009 US Open draws have been made! Roger Federer opens with Devin Britton, a wild card entry and the NCAA Champion from Ole Miss, in the first round.

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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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Mondays With Bob Greene: For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game

June 22, 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 Aegon International and the Ordina Open.

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Mondays with Bob Greene: Five Straight for Rafa

April 20, 2009 By Bob Greene 2 Comments

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 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters and the Family Circle Cup.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Albert Costa, Alexander Stevenson, Alfred Tesar, Ana Ivanovic, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium, Austria Tennis Federation, Barcelona Ladies Open, Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Billie Jean King, Brooklyn Decker, Carlos Moya, Caroline Wozniacki, Elena Dementieva, Fabrice Santoro, Family Circle Cup, Fed Cup, Felix Mantilla, James Blake, Laureus World Sports Awards, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Mardy Fish, Maria Kirilenko, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Melanie Oudin, Mirka Vavrinec, Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, Nadia Petrova, Novak Djokovic, Patrick McEnroe, Peter Teuschl, Rafael Nadal, Rik de Voest, Roberta Vinci, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Soweto Men's Open, Stanislas Wawarinka, The Rod Laver Arena, US Open, USTA, Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, Virginie Razzano, Zheng Jie