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ROGER vs. RAFA XXI
May. 15 | MADRID—Roger Federer will meet Rafael Nadal in a second consecutive Madrid Masters final after beating David Ferrer of Spain 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 on Saturday. Nadal came from behind to beat Spanish countryman Nicolas Almagro 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 in the first...
50 YEARS AGO: THE ROCKET REFLECTS ON WINNING FIRST MAJOR DOWN UNDER
Jan. 29 | It will be 50 years ago on Monday, February 1 that Rod Laver won his first major championship – the Australian Open. The man whose name now graces the Center Court at the national championship of his homeland finally broke through and won the 1960...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE:MALISSE AND WICKMAYER NO LONGER SUSPENDED
Dec. 21 | STARS Regina Kulikova beat Sandra Zahlavova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to win the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates SAYING Yanina Wickmayer “The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of suspended players,...
Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Nov. 24 | Roger Federer 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,...
Henin announces return to Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: This Week in Tennis Business
Sep. 23 | Justine Henin From seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Justine Henin announcing her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to Zina Garrison settling her racial discrimination lawsuit with the USTA to the Indianapolis Tennis Center being named a USTA...
MEADOWS OF BLUE PAVEMENT WERE STAGES FOR NEW CHAMPS, AND ENOUGH U.S. OPEN DRAMA TO THRILL THE FANS
Sep. 21 | Columbus Circle Rushing from Flushing, 15 days at the Billie were quite enough. But there were plenty of indelible memories of a very good Open… Amazing how the USTA stretches a tournament that used to take 10 days in a time before floodlights and...
Tennis great Jack Kramer dies at 88: This Week in Tennis Business
Sep. 16 | Jack Kramer By Justin Cohen From tennis legend Jack Kramer passing away at the age of 88 to a possible Justine Henin press conference this week to announce her comeback to US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro earning a winner’s paycheck of $1.6...
Roger Federer And The Ghost Of Bill Tilden
Sep. 14 | Roger Federer is looking to join Bill Tilden as the only player to win six straight U.S. men’s singles titles when he plays Juan Martin del Potro in the 2009 US Open final Monday. Tilden won his six straight men’s singles titles from 1920 to...
