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Barely Breathing: Dominika Cibulkova and the Choke Which is Not One

March 26, 2013 By David Kane Leave a Comment

Long after the last point of a match is won (or lost), it is unlikely to be remembered by its combatants’ first serve percentages or backhand errors. No, in the immediate aftermath of a match, especially at a big tournament like the Sony Open in Miami, how a match is remembered largely depends on how [...]

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Filed Under: David Kane, Lead Story Tagged With: 2013 Miami, choke, Domi, Dominika Cibulkova, giant killer, hormones, Jana Novotna, media, Serena Williams, Sony Open Tennis, Tennis History, tsonga, upset, Victoria Azarenka, WTA

Petra Kvitova and Novak Djokovic new Royalty at Wimbledon

July 4, 2011 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

Petra Kvitova shocked former Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova with an outstanding display of powerful tennis to lift her maiden Grand Slam at the All England Club on Saturday. Equally surprising was the dominant display shown by Novak Djokovic who cemented his new world number one ranking by handing out a four-set defeat to Rafael Nadal, [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Jana Novotna, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilova, Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitova, Rafael Nadal, Wimbledon, wimbledon champion

Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova reach Wimbledon finale 2011

June 30, 2011 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

Petra Kvitova will meet Maria Sharapova in the 2011 Wimbledon final after they beat Victoria Azarenka and Sabine Lisicki respectively. Kvitova shone in her 6-1, 3-6, 6-2 victory over the fourth seeded Belarusian who lost her first ever Grand Slam semi-final having had a her run ended in the quarters on several occasions previously. The [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Jana Novotna, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilova, Petra Kvitova, Sabine Lisicki, Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka, vika

Monica Seles – Head of the Class

July 11, 2009 By Randy Walker 2 Comments

Monica is “head of the class” of the 2009 group of inductees in the International Tennis Hall of Fame. She won nine major singles titles in her career – including four titles at the Australian Open.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Andres Gimeno, Arantxa Sanchez, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Australian Open, Bud Collins, Chanda Rubin, Donald Dell, French Open, Grand Slam, HEAD, injuries, Jana Novotna, Martina Navratilov, Martina Navratilova, Maureen Connolly, Monica Seles, Nick Bollettieri, retire, Roland Garros, Tennis, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, WTA

On This Day In Tennis History – Yesterday and Today

February 17, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Monday was a monumental day in tennis history with some major events occurring – perhaps most notably the birth of John McEnroe 50 years ago, but as you will see from the below excerpt from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, www.tennishistorybook.com), there were many other major events that happened on this day. Also pasted below are events that happened today, February 17, highlighted by Justine Henin’s 41st – and final WTA Tour singles title.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Andy Murray, Bjorn Borg, Bobby Wilson, Charlie Pasarell, Chris Evert, David Sanchez, Davis Cup, Helen Wills, Ivan Lendl, Jamie Murray, Jana Novotna, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Karin Knapp, MaliVai Washington, Marcelo Rios, Mark Cox, Martina Navratilova, Ron Holmberg, Scott Davis, Suzanne Lenglen, Tim Mayotte, Vitas Gerulaitis, Wayne Ferreira

Mondays With Bob Greene: Andy Murray Fancies His Chances At The AusOpen

January 5, 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 exhibition in Dubai and previews the Hong Kong exhibition.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Albert Costa, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Anna Chakvetadze, Australian Open, Benjamin Becker, Christina McHale, Corina Morariu, Davis Cup, Enrique Morea, Fabrice Santoro, Fed Cup, Gael Monfils, George MacCall, ITF Tournaments, Ivo Karlovic, James Blake, Jana Novotna, Jelena Dokic, Ken Rosewall, Ken Rosewall Arena, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Modesto Vazquez, Oded Yaakov, Peng Shuai, Perry Rogers, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Steffi Graf, Stephen Healy, Sydney Olympics Stadium, Tarik Behabiles, Tennis New South Wales, Zhang Depei

On This Day In Tennis History Is Latest Book Release From New Chapter Press

November 11, 2008 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

New Chapter Press has announced the publication of its latest book – On This Day In Tennis History -a calendar-like compilation of historical and unique anniversaries, events and happenings from the world of tennis through the years – written by Randy Walker, the sports marketing and media specialist, tennis historian and former U.S. Tennis Association press officer.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Aaron Krickstein, Adrian Quist, Adriano Panatta, Ai Sugiyama, Albert Costa, Alberto Mancini, Alberto Martin, Alex Metreveli, Alex Olmedo, Alex O’Brien, Alice Marble, Alicia Molik, Allison Danzig, Althea Gibson, Amanda Coetzer, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Anders Jarryd, Andre Agassi, Andrea Jaeger, Andrea Petkovic, Andreas Seppi, Andrei Chesnokov, Andres Gimeno, Andres Gomez, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Angela Mortimer, Anna Kounikova, Annabel Croft, Anne Jones, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Arnaud DiPasquale, Art Larsen, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Gore, Ashley Cooper, Barry Lorge, Barry MacKay, Belus Prajoux, Benjamin Becker, Betty Nuthall, Betty Stove, Bill Dwyre, Bill Johnston, Bill Larned, Bill Scanlon, Bill Talbert, Bill Tilden, Billie Jean King, Bitsy Grant, Bjorn Borg, Bob Bryan, Bob Falkenburg, Bob Hewitt, Bob Kelleher, Bobby Reynolds, Bobby Riggs, Boris Becker, Brad Gilbert, Brian Gottfried, Brian Teacher, Brooke Shields, Bryan Shelton, Bryanne Stewart, Bud Collins, Budge Patty, Butch Buchholz, Camille Pin, Carl-Uwe Steeb, Carlos Moya, Casey Dellacqua, Cecil Mamiit, Cedric Pioline, Chanda Rubin, Charlie Bricker, Charlie Pasarell, Chis Evert, Chris Lewis, Chris Woodruff, Christian Bergstrom, Christopher Clarey, Chuck McKinley, Cliff Drysdale, Cliff Richey, Colin Dibley, Conchita Martinez, Corina Morariu, Dan Maskell, Daniel NEstor, Daniela Hantuchova, Darlene Hard, David Caldwell, David Nalbandian, Dennis Ralson, Derrick Rostagno, Dick Savitt, Dick Stockton, Dinara Safina, Dmitry Tursunov, Dodo Cheney, Dominik Hrbaty, Don Budge, Don McNeill, Donald Dell, Donald Young, Doris Hart, Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, Dwight Davis, Elena Dementieva, Elisabeth Moore, Elizbeth Ryan, Ellsworth Vines, Emily Sanchez, Erik van Dillen, Evonne Goolagong, Fabrice Santoro, Felix Mantilla, Fernando Gonzalez, Francisco Clavet, Francoise Durr, Frank Hunter, Frank Parker, Frank Sedgman, Frank Shields, Fred Perry, Fred Stolle, Fred Tupper, Frew McMillian, Gabriela Sabatini, Gael Monfils, Gardnar Mulloy, Gene Mako, Gene Mayer, Gene Scott, George Lott, Georges Goven, Gerald Patterson, Gerry Armstrong, Gisela Dulko, Gladys Heldman, Goran Ivanisevic, Greg Rusedski, Guillermo Canas, Guillermo Coria, Guillermo Vilas, Gustavo Kuerten, Guy Forget, Hana Mandlikova, Harry Hopman, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Helen Jacobs, Helen Sukova, Helen Wills Moody, Henri Cochet, Henry “Bunny“ Austin, Hicham Arazi, Holcombe Ward, Horst Skoff, Hugo Chapacu, Ilie Nastase, Ion Tiriac, Iva Majoil, Ivan Lendl, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Jacco Eltingh, Jack Crawford, Jack Kramer, Jacques Brugnon, Jaime Fillol, Jaime Yzaga, Jakob Hlasek, James Blake, James Dwight, James Reilly, Jan Kodes, Jan-Michael Gambill, Jana Novotna, Janko Tipsarevic, Jaroslav Drobny, Jay Berger, Jean Borotra, Jeff Tarango, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Jennifer Capriati, Jie Zheng, Jill Craybas, Jim Courier, Jim Leohr, Jim Pugh, Jimmy Arias, Jimmy Connors, Jimmy Van Alen, Jiri Novak, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Joachim Johansson, Joe Hunt, Johan Kriek, John Bromwich, John Doeg, John Feinstein, John Isner, John McEnroe, John Newcombe, John Van Ryn, Jonas Bjorkman, Jonathan Stark, Jose Higueras, Jose-Luis Clerc, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Juan Gisbert, Julien Boutter, Juliette Atkinson, Justine Henin, Karel Kozeluh, Karin Knapp, Kark Behr, Karol Kucera, Karolina Sprem, Kei Nishikori, Ken McGregor, Ken Rosewall, Kenneth Carlsen, Kevin Curren, Kim Clijsters, Kimiko Date, Kitty Godfree, Klara Koukalova, Kristian Pless, Larry Stefanki, Laura Granville, Laurence Doherty, Leander Paes, Lesley Turner, Leslie Allen, Lew Hoad, Linda Siegel, Lindsay Davenport, Lisa Dillman, Lisa Raymond, Lleyton Hewitt, Lori McNeil, Lottie Dod, Louise Brough, Luke Jensen, Maggie Maleeva, Magnus Norman, Mahesh Bhupathi, Mal Anderson, Mal Whitman, Manuel Santana, Marat Safin, Marc Rosset, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, Margaret Court, Margaret duPont, Maria Bueno, Maria Sharapova, Mark Cox, Mark Edmondson, Mark McCormack, Mark Philippousssis, Mark Woodforde, Martin Mulligan, Martin Verkerk, Martina Hingis, Martina Navratilova, Marty Riessen, Mary Carillo, Mary Joe Fernandez, Mary Pierce, Mats Wilander, Maureen Connolly, Maurice McLoughlin, Mervyn Rose, Michael Chang, Michael Stich, Mikael Pernfors, Mike Bryan, Mike Leach, Mikhail Youzhny, Milan Srejber, Miloslav Mecir, Molla Mallory, Monica Seles, Murphy Jensen, Nadia Petrova, Nancy Richey, Nduka Odizor, Neale Fraser, Neil Amdur, Nicola Pietrangeli, Nicolas Kiefer, Nicolas Massu, Nicole Pratt, Norman Brookes, Novak Djokovic, Owen Davidson, Pablo Cuevas, Pam Shriver, Pancho Gonzalez, Pancho Segura, Pat Cash, Patrick McEnroe, Patrick Rafter, Paul Annacone, Paul Goldstein, Paul McNamee, Pauline Betz, Perry Jones, Pete Sampras, Peter McNamara, Petr Korda, Petr Kuczak, Phil Dent, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Philippe Chatrier, Radek Stepanek, Rafael Nadal, Rafael Osuna, Ramesh Krishnan, Ray Moore, Ray Ruffels, Reggie Doherty, Rene Lacoste, Renee Richards, Rennae Stubbs, Ricardo Cano, Richard Gasquet, Richard Krajicek, Richard Sears, Richards, Richey Reneberg, Rick Leach, Robbie Weiss, Robert Wrenn, Robin Finn, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Roger Smith, Roland Garros, Ros Fairbank, Roscoe Tanner, Rosie Casals, Roy Emerson, Ryan Harrison, Sania Mirza, Scott Davis, Sean Sorensen, Sebastien Grosjean, Serena Williams, Shirley Fry, Sidney Wood, Simone Mathieu, Slew Hester, Slobodan Zivojinovic, Slyvia Hanika, Stan Smith, Stefan Edberg, Stefan Koubek, Stefano Pescosolido, Steffi Graf, Sue Barker, Suzanne Lenglen, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tamara Pasek, Taylor Dent, Ted Schroeder, Thierry Tulasne, Thomas Johansson, Thomas Muster, Tim Gullikson, Tim Henman, Tim Mayotte, Todd Martin, Todd Woodbridge, Tom Gullikson, Tom Okker, Tomas Smid, Tony Roche, Tony Trabert, Tony Wilding, Torben Ulrich, Tracy Austin, Venus Williams, Vic Seixas, Victor Pecci, Vijay Amritraj, Vinnie Richards, Virginia Wade, Vitas Gerulaitis, Wally Masur, Watson Washburn, Wendy Turnbull, Whitney Reed, Wilhelm Bungert, Wilmer Allison, Wojtek Fibak, Xavier Malisse, Yannick Noah, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Younes El Aynaoui, Zina Garrison, Zina Garrson

What Happened 10, 20 and 25 Years Ago Today?

September 30, 2008 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

So what salient events in the history of tennis happened 10, 20 and 25 years ago today? A gold medal, a first career ATP singles victory and hallmark achievement for John McEnroe.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Davis Cup, Guillaume Raoux, Helena Sukova, Jan Siemerink, Jana Novotna, John McEnroe, Mayotte, Miloslav Mecir, Pam Shriver, Richard Fromberg, Roger Federer, Sean Sorensen, US Davis Cup, Vic Seixas, Zina Garrison

Mondays With Bob Greene: The Second Week of Wimbledon

July 7, 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 the second week of Wimbledon.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Anders Jarryd, Andy Murray, Bernard Tomic, Bob Bryan, Daniel NEstor, Dick Norman, Diego Junqueira, Donald Johnson, Elena Dementieva, Fabio Fognini, Grigor Dimitrov, Helena Sukova, Henri Kontinen, Hsieh Cheng-Peng, Isabella Holland, Ivan Navarro, Jacco Eltingh, Jana Novotna, Jared Palmer, Jelena Jankovic, Jeremy Bates, Jessica Moore, John McEnroe, Jonas Bjorkman, Justine Henin, Katarina Srebotnik, Kathy Rinaldi, Ken Flech, Kevin Ullyett, Laura Robson, Lisa Raymond, Luis Horna, Marat Safin, Marcos Baghdatis, Martina Navratilova, Mary Carillo, Matt Reid, Michael S. Downey, Mike Bryan, Nenad Zimonjic, Nicolas Devilder, Nicolas Peifer, Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Paul Haarhuis, Polona Hercoq, Rafael Nadal, Robert Seguso, Robin Ammerlaan, Ronald Vink, Sally Peers, Samantha Stosur, Sandra Klemenschits, Serena Williams, Sorana-Mihaela Cristea, Stephane Houdet, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tathiana Garbin, Venus Williams, Yang Tsung-Hua, Zheng Jie

Mondays With Bob Greene: Federer Starts Quest For Sixth Straight Wimbledon

June 23, 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 the Ordina Open and the International Women’s Open in Eastbourne.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Agnieszka Radwanska, Alun Jones, Ana Ivanovic, Andreas Seppi, Andy Roddick, ATP Player Council, Bjorn Borg, Chris Haggard, David Edges, David Ferrer, Dinara Safina, Dmitry Tursunov, Etienne de Villiers, Fernando Verdasco, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Jana Novotna, Justin Gimelstob, Marc Gicquel, Marcelo Rios, Mark Knowles, Nadia Petrova, Nicolas Devilder, Novak Djokovic, Perry Rogers, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Sergio Roitman, Tamarine Tanasugarn, The Tennis Channel, Venus Williams
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