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Posts tagged with "french open champion"
Jan Kodes: pace of play and court surfaces must change
May. 31 | Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book that documents the history of tennis in the...
Jan Kodes: Petra Kvitova on verge of No. 1 ranking
Nov. 3 | By Jan Kodes Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book that documents the...
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,...
Caroline Wozniacki is the No. 1 seed at the US Open 2011
Aug. 23 | The USTA announced today that world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark has been named the top seed in women’s singles at the 2011 US Open. The 2011 US Open will be played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y., August...
Petra Kvitova is the new star of women’s tennis
Jul. 16 | By Jan Kodes Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible,...
Jan Kodes: Watch out for Petra Kvitova
May. 20 | Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible, never-been-published...
Scandal at the Italian Open!
May. 12 | The Italian Championships in Rome always seem to have a flair for the dramatic as the tournament’s history is littered with entertaining tales of controversy and drama. Jan Kodes, the International Tennis Hall of Famer, two-time French Open champion...
Federer wins three tie-breakers to win ’06 title: On this day in Sony Ericsson Open history
Apr. 2 | The Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Fla., is the biggest, most prestigious tennis tournament in the United States next to the US Open. Its history dates back to 1985 and is documented in pages in my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New...
New Website for Federer; Nadal and Federer To Play Abu Dhabi Exhibition Event; Sharapova Commits to Auckland: This Week in Tennis Business
Nov. 5 | By Justin Cohen Roger Federer’s website – www.RogerFederer.com – has a new look. His website, which had almost 3.5 million visitors in 2010 and which has more than 310,000 members, has more of a classic and clear design with more images...
Around The Corner: ATP Tour Touches Down in Europe
Oct. 24 | By Mike McIntyre Back over to Europe for three indoor hard court tournaments this week on the ATP World Tour. The big news on the circuit last week was that Roger Federer tied Pete Sampras’ all-time tournament tally with his 64th career win in...
McEnroe Returns to Scene of Memorable Surprise Champions Victory
Oct. 19 | NEW YORK, N.Y. - John McEnroe will return to the scene of one of his most memorable tournament victories of his Champions Series tennis career this week at the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships in Surprise, Ariz. McEnroe, 51,...
