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After Eight-Year Hiatus, Andre Agassi Returns to Nike: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

After Eight-Year Hiatus, Andre Agassi Returns to Nike: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

May. 15 | By Justin Cohen @JustinCohen44 Andre Agassi returns to Nike Agassi leaves adidas, returns to Nike after 8 years Tennis Hall of Famer Andre Agassi left Nike eight years ago to become sponsored by adidas, only to return to the “Swoosh” this past Monday....

The Post-Andy Roddick U.S. Davis Cup World

The Post-Andy Roddick U.S. Davis Cup World

Feb. 2 | By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher   JACKSONSVILLE, Fla. – Welcome to the new post-Andy Roddick U.S. Davis Cup world. Gone are the days when one Andrew Stephen Roddick strutted across the baselines of the United States and the world representing...

Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open; Roger Federer wins again — Mondays with Bob Greene

Rafael Nadal pulls out of US Open; Roger Federer wins again — Mondays with Bob Greene

Aug. 20 | STARS Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-0 7-6 (7) to win the Western & Southern Open men’s singles in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Li Na beat Angelique Kerber 1-6 6-3 6-1 to win the women’s singles at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati,...

“The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time” book published by New Chapter Media

“The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time” book published by New Chapter Media

Jun. 18 | NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 – New Chapter Press today announced the release of the book “THE GREATEST TENNIS MATCHES OF ALL TIME” written by noted tennis journalist and historian Steve Flink. “THE GREATEST TENNIS MATCHES OF ALL TIME” features...

“World Tennis with Harry Cicma Presented by Infiniti of Norwood” returns for fourth season on NESN

“World Tennis with Harry Cicma Presented by Infiniti of Norwood” returns for fourth season on NESN

May. 25 | NEW YORK, N.Y. – “World Tennis with Harry Cicma” will return for a fourth season nationally on New England Sports Network (NESN) with 12 high definition shows starting June 6. This season’s series of shows includes interviews...

Prince Racquet Sports files for Chapter 11: This week in tennis business with Justin Cohen

Prince Racquet Sports files for Chapter 11: This week in tennis business with Justin Cohen

May. 2 | Prince Racquet Sports Files for Chapter 11 John Isner plays with his Prince racquet According to an article written by John George in the Philadelphia Business Journal, New Jersey-based tennis and racquet apparel company Prince Sports Inc. and its...

By The Numbers: Dominance of “The Big Four”

By The Numbers: Dominance of “The Big Four”

Jan. 23 | By Matthew Laird In an interview with the U.S. Tennis Association at the beginning of the 2012 Australian Open, Andy Roddick said that there was ‘a significant divide’ between the top four players and the rest of the field. While his injury...

Analyzing the Greatest Players of All Time

Analyzing the Greatest Players of All Time

Dec. 16 | Who is the greatest tennis player of all time? This is a question that is discussed almost daily in the tennis world. But how does one compare players from different generations? How would Pete Sampras fair against Don Budge or Jack Kramer or Bill Tilden?...

Andre Agassi preparatory academy receives $18 million donation from billionaire: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

Andre Agassi preparatory academy receives $18 million donation from billionaire: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

Nov. 2 | Billionaire donates $18 million to Andre Agassi’s Charter School Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, the former owner of MGM Studios, has donated $18 million to the Andre Agassi Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12 charter school. Kerkorian’s donation...

PowerShares QQQ to be title sponsor of Champions Series beginning in 2012: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

PowerShares QQQ to be title sponsor of Champions Series beginning in 2012: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen

Oct. 26 | PowerShares QQQ becomes Title Sponsor of Champions Series starting in 2012 InsideOut Sports + Entertainment recently announced that PowerShares QQQ has signed a multi-year agreement with the Champions Series to become the new title sponsor of the national...

Jim Courier sneaks past Andre Agassi to win PowerShares QQQ Challenge in Chicago

Jim Courier sneaks past Andre Agassi to win PowerShares QQQ Challenge in Chicago

Oct. 21 | Four-time Grand Slam champion Jim Courier held off a crowd-pleasing Andre Agassi 8-7 (3) to win the PowerShares QQQ Challenge at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday night. Tournament officials estimated that the crowd on Thursday marked the largest...

USTA avoids 1996 seeding debacle with Serena Williams seeding

USTA avoids 1996 seeding debacle with Serena Williams seeding

Aug. 24 | When it came time for U.S. Open officials to either seed Serena Williams according to her ranking (No. 29) or bump her way up to the top three, my guess is there were some USTA executives who decided the last thing they needed was another 1996 nightmare. Certainly,...