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Life after tennis for Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters and Juan Carlos Ferrero?

September 15, 2012 By James Crabtree 1 Comment

by James A. Crabtree Former grand slam champions Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters are retired. Now add 2003 French Open champion Juan Carlos Ferrero (well, after Valencia in October) to the list that has seen Fernando González and Ivan Ljubicic call it quits in 2012. An era of big names and equally big characters is [...]

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Filed Under: James Crabtree, Lead Story Tagged With: Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Davis Cup, Emilio Sanchez, Fred Perry, Ivan Ljubicic, Juan Carlos Ferr, Kim Clijsters, underwear

Monitoring pre-Wimbledon sentiment about British Tennis

June 20, 2011 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

It’s that time of year when many Brits start to become interested in tennis. But, thanks to the success of Andy Murray, Elena Baltacha and James Ward at the pre-Wimbledon warm-up tournaments, some of us are dusting off our rackets and heading down to the local rec’s courts a little earlier than normal. It’s interesting [...]

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, british man, Buster Mottram, Elena Baltacha, Fred Perry, Jeremy Bates, John Lloyd, Sam Querrey, tennis hero, Tim Henman, Wimbledon

ARE QUERREY AND ISNER READY TO TAKE THE TORCH OF AMERICAN TENNIS?

February 18, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 1 Comment

With the opening 2010 tournaments being held on American soil, the spotlight shines on one of the world’s most successful tennis playing nations. For many years, Americans have dominated the sport. From the days of Bill Tilden to the modern era of Pete Sampras, Americans are never far from your thoughts when it comes to [...]

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JOVIAL ANDY MURRAY ADVANCES DOWN UNDER

January 18, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 4 Comments

By Melina Harris Andy Murray has made his name, often consistently camped three feet behind the baseline, counter punching his opponents with his wicked consistency and variety of shot over the past few years, helping him to rise to the giddy heights of No. 3 in the world, yet the Grand Slams have remained stubbornly [...]

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Roger Federer And The Ghost Of Bill Tilden

September 14, 2009 By Randy Walker 3 Comments

Roger Federer is looking to join Bill Tilden as the only player to win six straight U.S. men’s singles titles when he plays Juan Martin del Potro in the 2009 US Open final Monday.

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Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: Allison Danzig, Arthur Gore, Bill Johnston, Bill Tilden, Bobby Riggs, Bud Collins, Davis Cup, Don Budge, Ellsworth Vines, Frank Hunter, Fred Perry, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Henri Cochet, John Doeg, Karel Kozeluh, Lacoste, New York Times, Pete Sampras, Rene Lacoste, Richard Sears, Roger Federer, Roy Emerson, Suzanne Lenglen, Tennis, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, United States, US Open, USTA, Vinnie Richards, William Tatem, Wilmer Allison, Wimbledon

40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year

July 31, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

The second year of Open tennis was one of continued progress but lingering confusion on the political front—and towering on-court performances by Margaret Smith Court and most notably Rod Laver, who netted an unprecedented second Grand Slam.

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Fred Perry 100th anniversary: gargyle

July 14, 2009 By Erwin Ong Leave a Comment

Those of you jonesing for that 100th anniversary Fred Perry stuff that Andy Murray demo’ed at Wimbledon can get the next best thing via gargyle.

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Who was Fred Perry?

July 1, 2009 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

With every mention of Andy Murray at Wimbledon, the name Fred Perry soon follows. Fred is the last British man to the singles title at Wimbledon (back in 1936). The clothing line that bears his name just happens to be the clothing line that Andy Murray wears and endorses. This year also marks the 100th year since Perry’s birth.

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40 Years Ago Today – A Wimbledon Classic

June 25, 2009 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

It was 40 years ago today, June 25, that one of the greatest matches in the history of Wimbledon – and in tennis – was concluded on Centre Court at 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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Life after tennis for Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters and Juan Carlos Ferrero?

Monitoring pre-Wimbledon sentiment about British Tennis

ARE QUERREY AND ISNER READY TO TAKE THE TORCH OF AMERICAN TENNIS?

JOVIAL ANDY MURRAY ADVANCES DOWN UNDER

Roger Federer And The Ghost Of Bill Tilden

40 Years Ago In Tennis – Bud Collins Summarizes The Epic Year

Fred Perry 100th anniversary: gargyle

Who was Fred Perry?

40 Years Ago Today – A Wimbledon Classic

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

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