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Sampras, Moya, Lisicki Join Li Na for Exhibition Tournament in China

December 17, 2011 By 1 Comment

2011 Roland Garros champion Li Na received a hero’s welcome in her hometown of Wuhan, kicking off a two-day exhibition tournament on December 17, 2011 called “Li Na and Friends.” The festivities  also feature 14-time Grand Slam champion Pete Sampras and former world number number 1 Carlos Moya, as well as 2011 Wimbledon semifinalist and WTA [...]

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Did partying cost Roger Federer his win over Novak Djokovic?!? We are not sure…

September 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Bob Stockton Could a late night drinking binge from Roger Federer be the reason behind his collapse against Novak Djokovic in Saturday’s epic US Open semifinal? There were reports that a man looking strinkingly similar to Federer partying at the Whiskey Blue bar the W hotel drinking Macallan scotch and exhaustingly posting for photographs [...]

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Popcorn Tennis at the Australian Open 2011 – The Friday Five

January 21, 2011 By 2 Comments

By Maud Watson The Highs The term “popcorn tennis” is often used to describe a scintillating match, and there has certainly been plenty of “popcorn tennis” in week 1 of the Aussie Open. The women’s side has seen a number of highly competitive matches that have resulted in more than one big upset, while the [...]

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Have Tennis in Your Life 365 Days a Year

December 4, 2010 By 1 Comment

Compiling information for more than 15 years, former U.S. Tennis Association press officer Randy Walker has published a compilation of significant anniversaries, summaries and anecdotes from the world of tennis in his book On This Day In Tennis History. Presented in a day-by-day format, the entries into this mini-encyclopedia include major tournament victory dates, summaries of [...]

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Nadal And Djokovic Lose In Doubles

August 10, 2010 By 2 Comments

Was it really worth all that hype? The super-duo of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rogers Cup in the first round late last night at the hands of Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The mostly unheard of Raonic/Pospisil pairing came back to win the match 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 in front [...]

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Fernando Verdasco: Press Conference & Match

August 5, 2010 By 2 Comments

In a match the lasted just over two and a half hours, Fernando Verdasco battled back to beat Michael Berrer in the second round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. The final score was 4-6, 7-5, 7-6(6). Berrer held two match points at 5-2 in the 2nd set but couldn’t close it. Verdasco unexpectedly kicked [...]

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Anna Chakvetadze Is On A Roll!

July 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment

With our photographer Ralf Reinecke still in Portoroz the photos just keep coming.  Anna Chakvetadze is doing some good business here and it shows in her results: Anna Chakvetadze beat sixth-seeded Vera Dushevina 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 after saving two match points in an all-Russian quarterfinal. Chakvetadze will face seventh-seeded Polona Hercog of Slovenia—the only seeded [...]

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

May 25, 2010 By 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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AROUND THE CORNER: MIAMI MASTERS

March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Fresh off from a very intriguing tournament in India Wells, the ATP Tour now heads east to Miami for the next Masters 1000 event – the Sony Ericsson Open. Anyone willing to put money on another Roddick/Ljubicic final? Didn’t think so. Well for starters the two are paired in the same half of the draw, [...]

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FEDERER-MURRAY TIE-BREAKER HISTORY; BRYANS MAKE HISTORY

January 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer and Andy Murray’s third-set tie-breaker in their 2010 Australian Open men’s final was second-longest tie-breaker ever played in major men’s final – only the epic Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe 32-point “Battle of 18-16” tie-breaker 30 years ago in the 1980 Wimbledon final lasting longer. Federer saved off five set points in the third-set tie-breaker [...]

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