Happy Birthday Martina Navratilova!
The most prolific winner of professional tennis tournaments turns 53 years old Sunday – and she still is active in World Team Tennis competition. Here’s a look at her incredible career, as documented by Bud Collins in his book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisTomes.com)
As the game’s most prolific winner [...]
Tracy Austin rallies Team Lendl to victory in US Open Champions Invitational
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 12, 2009 — Team Lendl rallied behind the dominating play of two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin to defeat Team Cash 21-17 in the final day of the US Open Champions Invitational at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. With the win, Team Lendl finished the competition as the [...]
TEAM LENDL TOPS TEAM KING 24-16 IN FIRST DAY OF US OPEN CHAMPIONS INVITATIONAL
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 9, 2009 – Team Lendl defeated Team King 24-16 in Overtime to win the first match of the US Open Champions Invitational today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The event, which uses the World TeamTennis format for the first time in US Open history, [...]
