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Site Unseen: A Lament for the Untelevised Early Rounds at Indian Wells

March 6, 2013 By Jesse Pentecost 4 Comments

The main draw matches at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells are scheduled to commence today, which is to say on Wednesday morning local time. Even as I write, the men’s qualifying draw – dense with fascinating matches – is slimming down to an even dozen. The women’s qualifying draw is already there. Television [...]

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Filed Under: Jesse Pentecost, Lead Story Tagged With: Ernests Gulbis, ESPN, Indian Wells, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis Channel

The Fault of Untelevised Matches at the Australian Open

January 14, 2013 By Yeshayahu Ginsburg Leave a Comment

By Yeshayahu Ginsburg There was a lot of very good tennis scheduled and played on the first day of the Australian Open. Unlike other Slams, which split up the first round into three days, the Australian Open plays exactly half of the first-round singles matches on each of the first two days. That means 32 [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Yeshayahu Ginsburg Tagged With: Australian Open, ESPN, Fabio Fognini, non-televised tennis matches, Radek Stepanek, Roberto Bautista-Agut, Tennis Channel, tennis five setters, tennis news, Viktor Troicki

Novak Djokovic: My Sportsman of the Year

December 7, 2011 By Kelyn Soong Leave a Comment

I was thrilled when James LaRosa of Tennis Channel informed his Twitter followers back in May that Novak Djokovic would appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Djokovic was in the midst of a remarkable 37-0 run and was on top of the tennis world. What would the cover photo be? Perhaps it would be [...]

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Filed Under: Kelyn Soong, Lead Story Tagged With: ATP, Australian Open, Brad Gilbert, federer, james larosa, nadal, Novak Djokovic, Sports Illustrated, sportsman of the year, Tennis, Tennis Channel

Dissecting the Australian Open 2011 Draw: ATP

January 14, 2011 By Andrea Lubinsky 1 Comment

In a couple of days, the Australian Open will be under way. The ‘Happy Slam’ is not only great for the players, but it has also proven to be the most fan friendly of the four majors. The Aussies have provided us free streaming of the qualifying tournament as well as the draw ceremony and [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story Tagged With: Australian Open, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, grand slam events, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, John Isner, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Marin Cilic, Michael Llodra, Mikhail Youzhny, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Tennis Channel

The Elected Representative: Caroline Wozniacki – The Friday Five

November 12, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Hanging it Up After previously stating that he might give it a go in 2011 and see how both his body and ranking held up, American Taylor Dent has decided to officially call it a day on his career. An exciting serve-and-volleyer who reached a career high ranking of No. 21, his [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: american tennis, back injuries, Caroline Wozniacki, champs, declan, doubles specialist, ESPN2, fox sports, hate mail, Indian Wells, lucrative deal, no doubt, Ryan Harrison, sensation, Taylor Dent, Tennis Channel, tennis fans, tennis world, viewership, wowed audiences

NO LAUREUS LOVE FOR ROGER FEDERER: THE FRIDAY FIVE

March 12, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

By Maud Watson And the Award Goes to… – In the aftermath of the Oscars, one of sports’ most prestigious awards, the Laureus Awards, were announced earlier this week. Tennis twice took top honors, with Serena Williams winning for Sportswoman of the Year, while Kim Clijsters took home the prize for Comeback of the Year. [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: cable provider, country chile, deserving candidate, devastating earthquake, fellow countryman, fernando gonzales, fox sports, Goran Ivanisevic, head scratcher, home nation, Kim Clijsters, laureus awards, Marin Cilic, network switch, permanent change, sportsman of the year, Tennis Channel, tennis indian wells, usain bolt

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

USTA Launches New Programming And Fan Enhancements For 2009 US Open

August 20, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 7 Comments

The USTA announced today a series of expanded fan enhancements and programming for the 2009 US Open. This year’s Opening Night ceremony will celebrate athletes who “give back” with a special appearance by Andre Agassi and other notable athletes.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns Tagged With: American Express, Andre Agassi, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Battle of the Sexes, Billie Jean King, Bobby Riggs, Chris Ever, Chris Evert, ESPN, ESPN360, Goran Ivanisevic, Grand Slam, Grand Slams, Guillermo Vilas, HEAD, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Martina Navratilova, Mary Joe Fernandez, Pancho Gonzalez, Patrick McEnroe, Rod Laver, Sam Querrey, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Steffi Graf, Tennis Channel, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, The Open Era, Todd Martin, Tracy Austin, US Open, US Open Series, USTA, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Venus Williams

Tennis Channel Buys Ads Criticizing Cablevision: This Week In Tennis Business

August 19, 2009 By Justin Cohen 2 Comments

From Tennis Channel buying ads criticizing Cablevision for not carrying the network to the USTA announcing that Cincinnati will get an upgrade at its tournament site to Monica Seles returning to Canada to play an exhibition match, these stories caught the attention of tennis fans and insiders this week.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, TSF Tagged With: Aleksandra Wozniak, ATP Tournament, cablevision, ceo europe, channel ads, david shoemaker, dish network, family tennis, lindner family tennis center, luxury suites, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, open titles, returning to canada, Rogers Cup, Tennis Channel, tennis fans, USTA, WTA, york city area

Washington defeats New York to win Eastern Conference, advance to Finals on Sunday

July 25, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

The Washington Kastles upset the top-seeded New York Sportimes 22-19 in Overtime to win the Advanta WTT Eastern Conference Championship title on Friday night and advance to Sunday’s Advanta WTT Finals at Kastles Stadium in Washington, D.C.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: abigail spears, advanta, beach breakers, boisterous crowd, capital letters, first game, heroics, jesse witten, Leander Paes, mixed doubles, new york sportimes, newport beach, Rennae Stubbs, Robert Kendrick, scott oudsema, second season, spears spears, Tennis Channel, two games, world teamtennis pro league
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