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Marion, Misunderstood

January 31, 2013 By Victoria Chiesa 2 Comments

The year was 2004. Cesar Millan was yet to be called “The Dog Whisperer.” Ridiculously successful sequels Shrek 2, Spiderman 2 and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban were dominating the box office. The Red Sox were winning playoff games and the Russians were winning slams. And Marion Bartoli was playing Fed Cup. As [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Victoria Chiesa Tagged With: Amelie Mauresmo, colorful characters, Fed Cup, FFT, french tennis, French Tennis Federation, genius, Marion Bartoli, misunderstood, WTA

RAFA’S RECORD OF CLAY

May 29, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

Rafael Nadal is unquestionably the king of clay. The “rey” of clay, so to speak. Back on May 29, 2006, as documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com), Rafa put himself in the “clay” record books with a win over Robin Soderling, as document below. Soderling, ironically, [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: clay court, consecutive victories, court victories, French Open, French Tennis Federation, grand slam tournament, Guillermo Vilas, hamburg germany, lefty, match, Monte Carlo, new chapter, Paris, Rafael Nadal, record books, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, sweden, Tennis History

The Friday Five: Hang it up Scud

November 6, 2009 By Manfred Wenas Leave a Comment

My apologies to any Mark Philippoussis fans out there. I don’t personally have anything against the guy, but when I read earlier this week that he’s considering the possibility of yet another comeback to the ATP World Tour, I had to shake my head.

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: ATP World Tour, davis cup tie, disrespect, french aviator, French Championships, French Tennis Federation, Jim Courier, Mark Philippoussis, new location, paris mayor, Pat Cash, roland garros site, scud, seniors tour, snag, those guys, unfinished business

Vamos Rafa!

May 29, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

There is no denying that Rafael Nadal is “El Rey de Clay” as the Spanish lefty and world No. 1 eyes his unprecedented fifth straight French men’s singles title. It was on May 29 back in 2006 that Rafa won his record breaking 54th straight-match on clay, beating Robin Soderling in the first round of the French Open.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: clay court, consecutive victories, court victories, french men, French Open, French Tennis Federation, grand slam tournament, Guillermo Vilas, hamburg germany, lefty, match, Monte Carlo, new chapter, Rafael Nadal, Randy "Sky" Walker, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Stefan Edberg, Tennis History, Wimbledon

Mondays With Bob Greene: I thought I took all the right decisions today

May 18, 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 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open and the BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world

May 11, 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 Internazionali BNL d’Italia and the BMW Open.

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25 Years Ago Today: Noah Triumphs!

June 5, 2008 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

It was 25 years ago today on June 5, 1983 when Yannick Noah set off the perhaps the biggest celebration in French tennis since the Four Musketeers won the Davis Cup for France for the first time in 1927, by becoming the first man from his nation to win the French Open singles title, defeating Mats Wilander in the final. June 5 is a day of big occurrences in tennis history, as seen below in this exclusive early excerpt from my upcoming book On This Day in Tennis History.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Andrea Jaeger, Bill Tilden, Boston Globe, Brian Gottfried, Bud Collins, Davis Cup, French Tennis Federation, Guillermo Vilas, Ilie Nastase, Jennifer Capriati, Justine Henin, Marcel Bernard, Mariano Puerta, Martina Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernandez, Mats Wilander, Nikki Pilic, Philippe Chatrier, Rafael Nadal, Renee Richards, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, Sergi Bruguera, Stade Roland Garros, Steffi Graf, Yannick Noah

Mondays With Bob Greene – Rafael Nadal Wins Monte Carlo Masters Series

April 28, 2008 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 a week of Monte Carlo Masters and Fed Cup!

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