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Tennis Canada nominates olympic representatives for London

June 18, 2012 By Melissa Boyd Leave a Comment

By Melissa Boyd Tennis Canada has announced the four players nominated for selection to the Canadian Olympic Team for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Daniel Nestor, Vasek Pospisil, Milos Raonic, and Aleksandra Wozniak will represent Canada in London. Raonic and Wozniak will play singles while Nestor and Pospisil will team up for doubles. In singles, [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Melissa Boyd Tagged With: Aleksandra Wozniak, canada, Daniel NEstor, doubles, London 2012, Milos Raonic, Olympic Games, singles, Team Canada, tennis canada, Vasek Pospisil

Federer wants Hingis Partnership, Roddick Outburst in Cincy and Serena Wins Two Titles out of Two

August 17, 2011 By Leigh Sanders 2 Comments

Federer Wants Hingis Partnership: Despite her best efforts to quash talk of a comeback and another assault at the Olympic Games next summer it seems that Martina Hingis’ fellow pros aren’t so willing to let the issue lie. Roger Federer has been talking this week of the possibility of the pair linking up for a [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Andy Roddick, cincinnati masters, hopman up, Martina Hingis, Olympic Games, Philip Kohlschreiber, Roger Federer, Toronto

Agassi in Hall of Fame, Federer’s Charity Drive and Murray’s Emotional Scotland Return

July 13, 2011 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

Agassi Rightfully takes his Place amongst Tennis Royalty: Very few inductions in to the International Tennis Hall of Fame have ever quite been anticipated as eagerly as this one. American superstar Andre Agassi, the eight-time Grand Slam winner and an Olympic gold medallist, was inducted in the bright Rhode Island sunshine as he took his [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, campbell's hall of fame tennis championships, Davis Cup, malaysian open kualar lumpur, Olympic Games, Roger Federer, Steffi Graf

Mondays With Bob Greene: I Fought For My Country

September 21, 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 Davis Cup and Bell Challenge.

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40 Years Ago Tuesday – Rod Laver Wins Historic Second Grand Slam

September 8, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of Rod Laver winning his historic second Grand Slam by defeating Tony Roche 7-9, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the 1969 U.S. Open.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns Tagged With: art, Boston Globe, Bud Collins, Don Budge, ESPN, ESPN2, Grand Slam, international tennis hall, Ken Rosewall, Laver, Lew Hoad, Olympic Games, Open Era, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, shoes, Steffi Graf, television, Tennis, Tennis Channel, Tennis History, The Bud Collins History of Tennis, Tony Roche, U.S. Open, Wimbledon

Federer Serves Bagels To Hewitt At 2004 US Open

September 5, 2009 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

Roger Federer is looking for his sixth straight US Open men’s singles title at the 2009. The first of his five straight titles in New York came in 2004 when he defeated Lleyton Hewitt, his third-round opponent in 2009, in the final.

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Federer’s First of Five US Open Titles

August 28, 2009 By Randy Walker 2 Comments

Roger Federer is no doubt the King of the US Open. He will be seeking his sixth straight men’s singles title in 2009, equaling the effort by Bill Tilden, who won six straight titles from 1920-1925.

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One Week On Top – 10 Years Ago This Week

July 28, 2009 By Randy Walker 1 Comment

Ten years ago this week, Patrick Rafter was on top of the world. On July 26, 1999 the Aussie hunk and two-time U.S. Open champion reached the career pinnacle by earning the No. 1 ranking on the ATP computer. Rafter’s reign, however, last only one week and he never again attained the top spot in the computer rankings, marking the shortest ever reign as a world’s top ranked player.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Andre Agassi, Andrei Chesnokov, Andy Roddick, Bill Tilden, Bob and Mike Bryan, Bud Collins, Carlos Moya, Chris Evert, Davis Cup, Evonne Goolagong, Federation Cup, Gilles Muller, Hana Mandlikova, Jan-Michael Gambill, Jaroslav Drobny, Jean Borotra, Jimmy Connors, John Feinstein, John Newcombe, Lawn Tennis Association, Leander Paes, Mariano Puerta, Martina Navratilova, Mercedes-Benz, Michael Chang, Mike Bryan, Nancy Richey, Olympic Games, Pauline Betz, Pete Sampras, Petr Korda, Rafael Nadal, Slovak, Stade Roland Garros, Tennis History, Tim Mayotte, UCLA, USLTA, Washington Post, Wayne Ferreira, Wilmer Allison, Wimbledon, WTA, Yannick Noah

Roger Federer: Setting Records Around The World

July 14, 2009 By Randy Walker 3 Comments

Tennis fans have been very amused at the new NetJets television advertisement featured Roger Federer pulled a luggage rack full of all of his Grand Slam tournament trophies to his private jet.

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McEnroe To Imus: Querrey To Play Davis Cup vs. Spain

September 9, 2008 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

U.S. Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe announced that 19-year-old Sam Querrey will travel to Spain with the U.S. Davis Cup team and will “make his Davis Cup debut” against Spain in next week’s Davis Cup semifinal in Madrid.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns Tagged With: Andy Roddick, Bob and Mike Bryan, Davis Cup, James Blake, Madrid, Mardy Fish, Monte Carlo, Olympic Games, Patrick McEnroe, Rafael Nadal, Sam Querrey, USTA

Tennis Canada nominates olympic representatives for London

Federer wants Hingis Partnership, Roddick Outburst in Cincy and Serena Wins Two Titles out of Two

Agassi in Hall of Fame, Federer’s Charity Drive and Murray’s Emotional Scotland Return

Mondays With Bob Greene: I Fought For My Country

40 Years Ago Tuesday – Rod Laver Wins Historic Second Grand Slam

Federer Serves Bagels To Hewitt At 2004 US Open

Federer’s First of Five US Open Titles

One Week On Top – 10 Years Ago This Week

Roger Federer: Setting Records Around The World

McEnroe To Imus: Querrey To Play Davis Cup vs. Spain

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