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Sep. 3 |
NEW YORK – Cliff Richey, the tennis standout who ranked as the No. 1 tennis player in the United States 40 years ago in 1970, will continue his mental health advocacy crusade in New York at the 2010 US Open with several speeches and appearances...
Sep. 3 |
NEW YORK – Bud Collins, the man who many call the walking encyclopedia of tennis, has released a second edition of his famous tennis encyclopedia and record book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS.
The 816-page second-edition volume – the...
Sep. 2 |
Is there a changing of the guard happening in American tennis?
Andy Roddick, the man who has held the torch for American tennis since his US Open victory in 2003, suffered his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament since 2008, losing in the US...
Sep. 2 |
When Ana Ivanovic cruised past No. 21 seed Jie Zheng 6-3, 6-0 on Wednesday, it marked the first time since last year’s Wimbledon that the former world No. 1 reached the third round of a Grand Slam.
Decked out in a hot pink Adidas dress and her signature...
Sep. 1 |
We’re having a Heatwave!
The Webster’s definition of HOT:
* Having or giving off heat; Being at a high temperature; Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable; feeling uncomfortably overheated; Capable of...
Sep. 1 |
NEW YORK – As the 43rd season of the chase for dollars rolls toward its crescendo in Flushing (who will come out of it most flush?), few tennis junkies are aware that this monstrocity called the U.S. Open was once-upon-a-time a split personality.
Entrace...
Sep. 1 |
It was almost midnight on Tuesday when Caroline Wozniacki and Chelsey Gullickson finally stepped out onto Arthur Ashe Stadium after Rafael Nadal’s three-hour win against Teymuraz Gabashvilli and many fans had already packed it in for the night.
But...
Aug. 31 |
He did it again.
Roger Federer, who last year hit one of the most incredible shots in US Open history – a between the legs passing shot winner past Novak Djokovic in the 2009 semifinals – hit an equally stunning shot in his 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 over...
Aug. 30 |
STARS
Sergiy Stakhovsky beat Denis Istomin 3-6 6-3 6-4 to win the men’s singles at the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Caroline Wozniacki beat Nadia Petrova 6-3 3-6 6-3 to win the Pilot Penn Tennis women’s singles
Caroline Wozniacki...
Aug. 27 |
By Bob Stockton
Roger Federer visited the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills Thursday and said it would be “a pity” if the club’s historic stadium was torn down and replaced by condos.
The membership of the West Side Tennis Club is set to...
Aug. 26 |
By Mike McIntyre
The U.S. Open main draw was revealed today and here at World Tennis Magazine we are very much excited for the commencement of the final Grand Slam of 2010. There are so many different possibilities to imagine this year in New York.
Will...
Aug. 26 |
The men’s and women’s singles draws for the 2010 US Open is out!
For the men’s draw you can go here: http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/index.html?promo=topnav
And for the women’s draw you can go here: http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ws/index.html?promo=topnav
Some...