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Posts tagged with "Grand Slams"
GRASS ROOTS EFFORT IN PLACE TO SAVE HISTORIC FOREST HILLS TENNIS STADIUM
Aug. 7 | There is a grass roots effort to save and preserve the historic tennis stadium at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, N.Y. The stadium is the historic tennis venue that hosted the U.S. Open/U.S. Nationals from 1920 to 1977, but has fallen in...
NADAL’S WIMBLEDON TITLE PLACES HIM IN “BEST-OF-ALL-TIME” CONVERSATION
Jul. 4 | By Charles Bricker And so at the precise age of 24 years, 1 month and 1 day, Rafa Nadal won his eighth Grand Slam title, exactly 10 months younger than when his elite contemporary, Roger Federer, won his eighth major back in 2006. Although statistically...
NADAL PEAKING AT THE RIGHT TIME AT WIMBLEDON
Jul. 3 | By Charles Bricker One more balloon return of serve. That’s all Rafa Nadal needed to see at the turning point of this semifinal at Wimbledon Friday, and he put away the tiebreak that effectively signaled Andy Murray’s demise in this...
BYE, BYE AMERICAN PIE AT WIMBLEDON
Jun. 30 | I woke up this morning to rain drumming on the skylight over my bed. YES! As much as we normally complain about the rain here, I’m ready for a rain delay. I’m behind in my editing, I’m tired, and an extra couple of hours without...
ROGER FEDERER AND THE FIRST SET CONUNDRUM
May. 26 | By Ritesh Gupta Is Roger Federer going through any “first set scare” phenomenon? For Federer, this may not be an issue at all, but his die-hard supporters are going through some anxious moments of late. It might be a self-imposed situation or...
MURPHY JENSEN OWED OVER $1 MILLION IN TAXES, ACCORDING TO REPORT: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
May. 26 | By Justin Cohen This Week In Tennis Business provides business headlines throughout the tennis industry and runs every Wednesday. According to the Detroit News, former French Open doubles champion Murphy Jensen owed more than $1 million in taxes...
GULBIS IN SHOCK EXIT FROM ROLAND GARROS
May. 23 | By WTM staff and wire reports Ernests Gulbis became the first high-profile casualty of the French Open, pulling out of the tournament lame against Julien Benneteau of France in the first round. Gulbis, who beat Roger Federer en route to the semifinals...
THE FRENCH OPEN IS A MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TEST
May. 19 | By Cliff Richey The following column is written by Cliff Richey, one of America’s best ever clay-court players who nearly won the French Open 40 years ago in 1970, losing a hard-fought, five-set semifinal. His new recently released book is called...
BETTER DAYS ARE AHEAD FOR SHARAPOVA
May. 10 | By Blair Henley When Maria Sharapova’s camp announced that she would be playing the Madrid Open this week after being sidelined for almost two months by an elbow injury, a collective cheer erupted from her fans (and sponsors). Too bad their excitement...
THE SCOPE OF SERENA’S AUSSIE OPEN WIN OVER JUSTINE
Jan. 30 | In one of the most fascinating women’s final of a Grand Slam tournament in years, Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title Saturday, defeating Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a renewal of one of the great rivalries in women’s tennis over...
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...
