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In Appreciation of Tommy Haas

April 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment

By James A. Crabtree What thirty five year old Tommy Haas has done this year is just absurd. The guy is not just old; he is pretty much prehistoric. Tommy turned professional in 1996 and lost his first grand slam match to Michael Stich at the U.S. Open that year. That was the same year [...]

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Tennis Erupts in to Strike Row, WTA Sees Debutant Winners and Wawrinka Goes Solo

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Tennis World Split over Strike Claims: The main talking point in the tennis world this week has been the proposed player strike which world No.4 Andy Murray believes ATP professionals will not be scared to enforce should their concerns about the over-packed tennis calendar again be ignored. World Murray says that in conversations he has [...]

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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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A $2 MILLION DAY: ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY

December 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

From the December 13 chapter of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, TennisHistoryBook.com 1992 – Michael Stich of Germany concludes an otherwise disappointing season winning the $2 million first prize at the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Germany, defeating Michael Chang 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in the final. One year [...]

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Federer’s Basel Debut

November 2, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Roger Federer hits the courts this week in his hometown of Basel, Switzerland for the Swiss Indoor Championships. Roger is the three-time defending champion at the event, but it was, at one time, an elusive title for him as it was not until 2006 that he won his first “hometown” title.

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Agassi Debuts On Outback Champions Series This Week

October 6, 2009 By 1 Comment

Andre Agassi will make his highly anticipated Outback Champions Series debut when he takes on Mikael Pernfors of Sweden Friday night in the opening round of the 2009 Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships at Surprise, Ariz.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls

July 27, 2009 By 3 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 Indianapolis Tennis Championships and the International German Open.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m so happy, I wouldn’t trade this victory for a Grand Slam

July 20, 2009 By 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 Catella Swedish Open and the Internazionali Femminili di Tennis di Palermo.

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ATP Champions Tour Barcelona – Mantilla Completes Emotional Comeback After Cancer Recovery

April 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Felix Mantilla completed an emotional comeback just two years after recovering from skin cancer as he became the first player in history to win an ATP Champions Tour and an ATP World Tour title in Barcelona. In the final of the Champions Cup on Sunday, Mantilla beat Albert Costa 6-4, 6-1.

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ATP Champions Tour Barcelona: Pioline Rolls On In The Rain

April 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Cedric Pioline continued where he left off at The Masters Tennis in London last December by ignoring the storm clouds to thrash Michael Stich 6-1, 6-2 at the first ATP Champions event of the year in Barcelona on Thursday.

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