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Have Rod Laver be Part of Your Holiday Season

November 16, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

As the holiday season fast approaches, New Chapter Press recommends the newly-updated memoir of Australian tennis legend Rod Laver — “The Education of a Tennis Player” – as an ideal gift for tennis fans around the world. Written with Hall of Fame journalist and historian Bud Collins, “The Education of a Tennis Player” is Laver’s [...]

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Hingis Plays First WTA Match, Federer Plays First Match in Japan, Koubek DQed – On This Day in Tennis History

October 4, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

HINGIS PLAYS FIRST WTA MATCH, FEDERER PLAYS FIRST MATCH IN JAPAN, KOUBEK DQed

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: 14th birthday, france 6, French Open, future world, inappropriate language, junior career, karlberg, left hander, line judge, Martina Hingis, Mary Pierce, new chapter, Pat Cash, professional debut, Roger Federer, Sebastien Grosjean, Stefan Koubek, Tennis History, Tim Mayotte, tournament referee

Richard Bloomfield Is On The Verge Of Making Tennis History

July 9, 2010 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

Richard Bloomfield is on the verge of making tennis history. Ranked No. 552 in the world, Bloomfield is two matches away from becoming the lowest ranked player to ever win an ATP World Tour event. The 27-year-old from Norwich is ranked two spots worse than Lleyton Hewitt, who was ranked No. 550 when he won [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: adelaide australia, ATP World Tour, Bud Collins, carlos berlocq, Christophe Rochus, collins history, history of tennis, Lleyton Hewitt, Mardy Fish, match, new chapter, Olivier Rochus, ranked player, richard bloomfield, Ryan Harrison, singles title, Tennis History, wagers, Wimbledon

FEDERER LIKES MERCEDES – OR MORE CDS?!?!

June 3, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

Roger Federer was introduced last week as a new brand ambassador for Mercedes-Benz. It is a perfect partnership as both Federer and Mercedes represent elegance and excellence. To boot, Federer was quoted in the press since he was a youngster about wanting to buy a Mercedes – or was he misquoted? Rene Stauffer, in his [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: ambassador, editors, elegance, excerpt, intuition, Mercedes-Benz, misunderstanding, new chapter, partnership, paycheck, prize money, Roger Federer, stauffer, tastes, teenager, youngster

FEDERER RIDUCLED AS GRAND SLAM CHOKER? SAY IT AIN’T SO!

June 1, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

Roger Federer, the man who has won more major singles titles than anyone in history, was once considered a Grand Slam tournament choker. Rene Stauffer, the author of the book THE ROGER FEDERER STORY: QUEST FOR PERFECTION ($24.95, New Chapter Press, www.RogerFedererBook.com), takes readers back to the time when Federer was remarkably perceived as a [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: Australian Open, best player, coach peter, Franco Squillari, grand slam title, grand slam tournament, Jan-Michael Gambill, moniker, more time than others, new chapter, nice thoughts, Peter Lundgren, quarterfinal, Roger Federer, sonorous voice, stauffer, Tennis Masters Cup, tournament appearances, underachiever, unshakable belief

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

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

May 25, 2010 By Manfred Wenas 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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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Arnaud Clement, clay courts, Fabrice Santoro, French Open, french sports, frenchmen, l équipe, marathon, match point, match points, miracle, new chapter, open champion, Patrick Rafter, ranked player, Roger Federer, serve and volley, stauffer, Tennis History, young man

JIMMY CONNORS WRITES FOREWORD TO CLIFF RICHEY BOOK “ACING DEPRESSION”

March 20, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jimmy Connors, the five-time U.S. Open champion, has contributed the Foreword to the upcoming book “ACING DEPRESSION: A TENNIS CHAMPION’S TOUGHEST MATCH” written by his friend and former pro tennis colleague Cliff Richey. Richey, who 40 years ago was the No. 1-ranked American tennis player and the hero of the 1970 [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: adult males, american tennis player, colleague, Davis Cup, davis cup team, grand prix, Ilie Nastase, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, life depression, new chapter, open champion, original bad boy, quality of life, s davis, silent tragedy, tennis career, tennis champion, tennis court, world co

DAVYDENKO’S LONGEST WIN STREAK; TSONGA’S FIRST FIVE-SETTER; FEDERER’S HEWITT RIVALRY IS EPIC

January 25, 2010 By Voo De Mar Leave a Comment

* Nikolay Davydenko has been on a tear of late and now it is officially the best run of his career. The Russian’s almost four-hour 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-3 win over Fernando Verdasco Monday in the Australian Open fourth round was 13th win in a row, besting his previous best ATP winning streak of [...]

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: ATP, Australian Open, break points, Bud Collins, collins history, double faults, Fernando Verdasco, Guillermo Coria, history of tennis, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Marin Cilic, new chapter, Nicolas Almagro, Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, seeded player, wilfried, winning streak

BRING ON A HENIN vs. SERENA FINAL

January 24, 2010 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

A blockbuster Justine Henin vs. Serena Williams women’s singles final at the 2010 Australian Open looks like a strong possibility. A renewal of one of the best rivalries in women’s tennis over the last 10 years looks to be in the cards as the bottom half of the women’s draw opened up with losses by [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Australian Open, best rivalries, blockbuster, collision course, Dinara Safina, future hall of famers, Jie Zheng, Justine Henin-Hardenne, Kim Clijsters, Maria Kirilenko, new chapter, quarterfinal, quarterfinals, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis History, williams women, winning streak, Yanina Wickmayer