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Wimbledon: Who is Hassan Ndayishimiye?

June 29, 2011 By Tennis Grandstand 4 Comments

By Cynthia Lum You say you’ve never heard of Burundi? Well neither had I until this week when I heard about Hassan Ndayishimiye, a 16 year old playing in the juniors to be the first tennis player to represent the East African country of Burundi in the Wimbledon Championships. My curiosity was immediately [...]

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Nadal and Wozniacki world champions, Roddick to play Davis Cup again and Ivanovic hires van Grichen

December 16, 2010 By Leigh Sanders 2 Comments

*The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has named Rafael Nadal and Caroline Wozniacki as their world champions for 2010. 20-year-old Dane Wozniacki has ousted Serena Williams as world champion after six tournament wins during this calendar year. She is, however, yet to lift a Grand Slam. “To be listed with all the former world champions is [...]

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WHERE ARE THE WOMEN IN THE PROPOSED TENNIS WORLD CUP?

January 15, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 3 Comments

By Melina Harris An exciting new proposal to introduce the first ever World Cup to the already packed tennis calendar (replacing the outdated Davis Cup format) has one glaring fault as far as I’m concerned; it’s men only and there has been no mention of a female equivalent. According to the Times of London Tennis Correspondent [...]

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This Week in Tennis Business: Andy Roddick and Serena Williams, 2012 Olympic Gold Medalists?

December 16, 2009 By Justin Cohen 1 Comment

· Via Twitter, Andy Roddick says he will team up with Serena Williams in the mixed doubles event at the 2012 London Olympics. Last week the International Olympic Committee approved mixed doubles for the London Olympics. Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who is the third richest American according to Forbes, has purchased the entire Indian Wells [...]

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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’s Business

October 5, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Media reports out of Europe have indicated that Roger Federer’s fragrance and cosmetics company “RF” will cease operations. Started in 2003 by Federer’s then-girlfriend Mirka Vavrinec, “RF” was one of the Federer initiatives during the entrepreneur management phase of his career, before re-signing with the International Management Group.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: You just try to first get the ball back

August 24, 2009 By Bob Greene 4 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 Rogers Cup and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

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Martin Continues Undefeated Champions Run In Newport

August 21, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 2 Comments

Todd Martin continued his undefeated run in champions tennis at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Thursday, defeating Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 7-5, 5-7, 10-6 (Champions Tie-Breaker) in the quarterfinals of the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup.

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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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Pat Cash Discusses Grass, Hall of Fame Status And The “Goat” Prior To Defense Of Newport Title

August 4, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 7 Comments

Pat Cash is gearing up his grass-court game on the lawns of Great Britain in anticipation of his title defense at this month’s $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I.

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