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McEnroe’s St. Patty’s Day Happenings

March 17, 2009 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

Happy St. Patrick’s Day – a day where a salient moment happened to John McEnroe, whose grandparents on his father’s side were from Ireland. As excerpted from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.tennishistorybook.com), McEnroe made his Davis Cup doubles debut and when he received no luck of the Irish in Key Biscayne in his swan song appearance in the modern day Sony Ericsson Open.

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: Anders Jarryd, Calvin Coolidge, Daniel Hantuchova, Davis Cup, Ivan Molina, John McEnroe, Joseph C. Grew, Kim Clijsters, Michael Chang, New York Times, Orlando Agudelo, Paul Haarhuis, Peter Fleming, Richard Krajicek, Richard Williams, Serena Williams, Stefan Edberg, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams

Mondays With Bob Greene: Perhaps Tennis

March 9, 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 the Monterrey Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Ai Sugiyama, Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, Andy Ram, Anna Kournikova, ATP Tour News, Barack Obama, Benedikt Dorsch, Bill Clinton, Billie Jean King, Bob and Mike Bryan, Casey Dellacqua, Daniela Hantuchova, David Ferrer, Davis Cup, Dinara Safina, Frank Dancevic, Geoff Pollard, Gilles Simon, Gordon Brown, Harel Levy, Internazionali di Bergamo, ITF, Jelena Jankovic, John McEnroe, Leander Paes, Lindsay Davenport, Lukas Rosol, Mahesh Bhuppathi, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Monterrey Open, Novak Djokovic, Peter Fleming, Radek Stepanek, Roland Garros, Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubs, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Stanislas Wawrinka, Thomas Johansson, Venus Williams, Yang Tsung-Hua, Yi Chu-Huan

Mondays With Bob Greene: I am like a machine, fit for every match

December 1, 2008 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 the Dunlop World Challenge.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Abierto Internacional Varonil Ciudad de Cancun, Albert Costa, Alberto Mancini, Anders Jarryd, Anne Pittman, Australian Open, Ayumi Morita, BlackRock Masters Tennis, Craig Tiley, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Davis Cup, Dunlop World Challenge, Elena Dementieva, Emillio Sanchez, Feliciano Lopez, Gilles Simon, Goran Ivanisevic, Grega Zemlja, Henri Leconte, Hyung-Taik Lee, Jarkko Nieminen, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Jimmy Arias, Jimmy Connors, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John McEnroe, Juan Martin del Potro, Karen Scott, Kimiko Date-Krumm, Ksenia Lykina, li na, Lima Challenger, Lleyton Hewitt, Mahesh Bhupati, Mansour Bahrami, Mark Woodforde, Martin Alund, Martin Vassallo Arguello, Nikolay Davydenko, Peter Fleming, Raemon Sluiter, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Sergio Roitman, Steve McClean, Sun Jinfang, US Open, Yannick Noah, Zhen Jie

On This Day In Tennis History

November 26, 2008 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

Since the tennis world is silent this week, TennisGrandstand.com will fulfill your tennis fix with an excerpt from the new tennis book “ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY.” The book, which makes an excellent holiday gift, is written by tennis historian and sports marketing guru Randy Walker, the former USTA publicity specialist.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: Alex Corretja, Andre Agassi, Arthur Ashe, ATP Tour News, Australian Open, Bob Maud, Boris Becker, Carlos Moya, Chris Evert, Eleanor Preston, Evonne Goolagong, Goran Ivanisevic, Henri Leconte, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, John Newcombe, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Lew Hoad, Mark Philippoussis, Michael Schapers, Pete Sampras, Peter Fleming, Rod Laver, Stephen Bierley, Wimbledon, Yannick Noah

On This Day In Tennis History

March 9, 2008 By Randy Walker Leave a Comment

The following are events that happened this week in tennis history. Look out for the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY due out later this year from New Chapter Press.

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Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: Carlos Moya, Daniela Hantuchova, Davis Cup, John McEnroe, Kim Clijsters, Martina Hingis, Peter Fleming, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Venus Williams