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Jim Courier Takes the Reins – The Friday Five

October 29, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Maud Watson Taking the Reins A week after Australia named the appointment of Patrick Rafter as its new Davis Cup captain, the United States followed suit. On Wednesday it was announced that Jim Courier would be replacing Patrick McEnroe at the helm of the U.S. team. Courier will have some big shoes to fill, [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: Andy Roddick, ATP World Tour, bonus reports, champions series, countryman, Davis Cup, davis cup squad, grand slam winner, Jim Courier, Mark Philippoussis, native austria, Patrick McEnroe, Patrick Rafter, s davis, seniors tour, straight sets, The Friday Five, Thomas Muster, tiebreak

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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FEDERER-MURRAY TIE-BREAKER HISTORY; BRYANS MAKE HISTORY

January 31, 2010 By Voo De Mar 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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Outback Champions Thursdays Begins October 1 On Fox Sports Net Nationally

October 1, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

InsideOut Sports & Entertainment and Fox Sports Net today announced the debut of Outback Champions Series Thursdays as the network will televise a new match each of the next twelve Thursday nights from the global tennis circuit for champion players.

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Filed Under: Lead Story Tagged With: Andre Agassi, Australian Open, champion players, champions series, Fox Sports Net, insideout sports, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, legendary players, los cabos, los cabos mexico, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, national telecast, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, ritz carlton grand cayman, television listings, tennis circuit

Mondays With Bob Greene: I think that Justine’s comeback is good news for women’s tennis

September 28, 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 Open de Moselle and Hansol Korea Open.

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Courier And Cash Advance To Repeat Final In Newport

August 22, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

Jim Courier and Pat Cash advanced to the final of the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup Saturday by both winning semifinal matches in decisive Champions Tie-Breakers at the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Courier defeated former U.S. Davis Cup teammate Todd Martin 6-1, 3-6, 13-11, while Cash, the defending champion, defeated fellow Australian Mark Philippoussis 3-6, 6-3, 10-4.

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Martin Continues Undefeated Champions Run In Newport

August 21, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 2 Comments

Todd Martin continued his undefeated run in champions tennis at the International Tennis Hall of Fame Thursday, defeating Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 7-5, 5-7, 10-6 (Champions Tie-Breaker) in the quarterfinals of the $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup.

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Pat Cash Discusses Grass, Hall of Fame Status And The “Goat” Prior To Defense Of Newport Title

August 4, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 7 Comments

Pat Cash is gearing up his grass-court game on the lawns of Great Britain in anticipation of his title defense at this month’s $150,000 Hall of Fame Champions Cup in Newport, R.I.

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