ROGER FEDERER’S LAST AUSTRALIAN TITLE – “THE PERFECT 10”

On the current career resume of Roger Federer, the Australian Open stands as his most elusive major. The Swiss maestro has gone three years without winning Australia’s Grand Slam tournament, an eternity by the standards of Federer, the reigning French and Wimbledon champion who last won the U.S. Open in 2008. Federer last won in [...]

THE DAY ROD LAVER BEGAN HIS MARCH TO HISTORY

On this day in tennis history, Rod Laver began his march to history. It was on this day, January 27, in 1969 that Laver won the first leg of his historic second Grand Slam title, defeating Andres Gimeno in the Australian final played in Brisbane as excerpted below from the book ON THIS DAY IN [...]

This Week in Tennis Business: Buchholz to step down in 2010 as Sony Ericsson Open chairman

By: Justin Cohen

Butch Buchholz, founder and tournament chairman of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, will be stepping down following the 2010 event. The event started in 1985 by Buchholz, is now owned by IMG.

Roger Federer signs a 10-year sponsorship deal with Credit Suisse. As a part of the deal, the Swiss bank will [...]

Clijsters Wins US Open Yet Again

NEW YORK – In a strange way, the US Open women’s singles champion was no surprise. After all, Kim Clijsters was the defending champion.
Yes, she shows up in New York City only every few years, but when she does she walks away with some of the top hardware.
Sunday night, Clijsters defeated Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-3 [...]