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A 900th ATP Match for Federer, But What About his First?
Oct. 22 | Much was made of Roger Federer’s 900th career ATP World Tour singles match Thursday – a 6-1, 6-2 win in 50 minutes over American Taylor Dent at the Stockholm Open in Sweden. But who did Federer play and what were the circumstances in his first...
Fast Car, Fast Serves Await in Delray Beach
Oct. 2 | It’s only a $442,000 event, which places it toward the lower end on the ATP prize money spectrum, but the Delray Beach International has become the most enterprising tournament of its size on the tour schedule, and the master promoter is Mark...
FEDERER PART OF 700 CLUB
May. 29 | Roger Federer is now a member of the 700 club. His third-round win over German Julian Reister marked the 700th win of Federer’s career. Who did the Swiss maestro beat for his career ATP World Tour level win? Rene Stauffer, the author of the book...
OUDIN SIGNS WITH VIRGIN MOBILE, SAP STAYS IN SAN JOSE: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
Mar. 10 | By Justin Cohen Melanie Oudin has signed an endorsement deal with Virgin Mobile that will reportedly pay her between $500,000 and $2 million over four years. Virgin Mobile announced that they will donate $1 million to homeless youth organizations...
WTA TOUR COULD RETURN TO DELRAY BEACH, FLA
Feb. 22 | By Charles Bricker Could the women’s tennis tour return to seaside, holiday-maker paradise Delray Beach, Fla., where it once was a highly desirable venue 15 years ago? The idea isn’t even on the back burner of anyone at the Sony Ericsson...
FEDERER’S FIRST FINAL – 10 YEARS AGO
Feb. 13 | It was 10 years ago, on February 13, 2000, that Roger Federer played his first ATP Tour singles final. Federer faced a familiar face in the first final, countryman Marc Rosset, and, after a strong start, lost a nail-bitter 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the final...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: STARS FOR HAITI
Jan. 18 | STARS Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 to win the Medibank International women’s singles at Sydney, Australia Marcos Baghdatis beat Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 (2) in Sydney, Australia, to win the Medibank International men’s singles John...
FEDERER, THE BEST OF ALL JUNIORS
Dec. 22 | Eleven years ago this week, Roger Federer was staking his claim as the top player in the world – in the juniors. Federer ended his junior career by winning the 1998 Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, Fla. The win placed him in the No. 1 ranking in the International...
Tennis Travels: Autumn in Paris
Nov. 7 | The BNP Paribas Masters, held in Paris from November 8-11, is firmly established as one of the top indoor events in tennis and fine excuse to travel to Paris. This hard surface tennis tournament with a prize of close to $5.5 million is the ninth and...
This Week in Tennis Business: Mercedes-Benz USA signs $35 million deal with US Open
Oct. 28 | By: Justin Cohen The USTA announced on Monday that Mercedes-Benz USA has signed a four-year deal to become the “Official Vehicle of the US Open” starting in 2010. SportsBusinessJournal reports that the deal is worth $35 million. More than...
Mondays With Bob Greene: Caro, it does not matter whether it’s going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2
Oct. 26 | STARS Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-5 (5) 6-0 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup men’s singles in Moscow, Russia Francesca Schiavone beat Olga Govortsova 6-3 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup women’s singles in Moscow, Russia Marcos Baghdatis beat...
