Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA – Tony Trabert, President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, headquartered in Newport, R.I., today announced the names of the 12 ballot nominees for possible Hall of Fame induction in July 2010. Headlining the 2010 ballot are Recent Player nominees: the team of two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 8, 2009 · Leave a Comment
That upward-pointing arrow defining Andy Murray’s career flattened out dramatically Tuesday.
The British star, who had ascended to a No. 2 ranking, was ousted from the U.S. Open by No. 16 Marin Cilic, 7-5, 6-2, 6-2—a lopsided result as surprising for its score as they player he lost to.
Cilic overcame two set points in the first [...]
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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