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Posted by WTM on December 11, 2009 · Leave a Comment
1983: WILANDER WINS GRASS-COURT MAJOR DOWN UNDER
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Posted by WTM on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Mixed doubles tennis was added to the 2012 Summer Olympics lineup Thursday by the International Olympic Committee.
The IOC said the changes were made at the request of the International Tennis Federation ndon.
The mixed-doubles competition marks a return to the Olympics schedule but the event hasn’t been contested since the 1924 Games. The [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It is a full six weeks before the start of the 2010 Grand Slam tennis season with the start of the Australian Open in mid-January. Many may have forgotten that the Australian Open used to be played in December, sometimes over the Christmas holidays that keep away many of the world’s best players. This week, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It is a full six weeks before the start of the 2010 Grand Slam tennis season with the start of the Australian Open in mid-January. Many may have forgotten that the Australian Open used to be played in December, sometimes over the Christmas holidays that keep away many of the world’s best players. This week, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By: Justin Cohen
Roger Federer was the most searched tennis player on Google in 2009. Serena Williams was the second most searched tennis player followed by Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova. Federer also recently became the newest entry in the latest edition of Britain’s Who’s Who, a guide to prominent people in a variety of fields.
Former [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It is a full six weeks before the start of the 2010 Grand Slam tennis season with the start of the Australian Open in mid-January. Many may have forgotten that the Australian Open used to be played in December, sometimes over the Christmas holidays that keep away many of the world’s best players. This week, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment
It is a full six weeks before the start of the 2010 Grand Slam tennis season with the start of the Australian Open in mid-January. Many may have forgotten that the Australian Open used to be played in December, sometimes over the Christmas holidays that keep away many of the world’s best players. This week, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 7, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS
Michael Berrer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 to win the Salzburg Indoors in Salzburg, Austria
Konstantin Kravchuk beat Marcel Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-2 to win the Yugra Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Pat Rafter beat Stefan Edberg 6-7 (5) 6-4 11-9 (Champions tiebreak) to win the AEGON Masters Tennis in London, United Kingdom
Spain beat Czech Republic [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 6, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final concludes today in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the celebration of the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Spain won the Davis Cup for a fourth time Saturday in Barcelona as Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez defeated Radek Stepanek and Thomas Berdych 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 to clinch a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic.
Spain firmly established itself as the modern day Davis Cup powerhouse with its fourth title since 2000. Spain also won [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final continues today in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the celebration of the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 4, 2009 · Leave a Comment
1977: ALEXANDER IS GREAT AS AUSSIES WIN THE CUP
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