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MaliVai Washington and The Most Courageous Davis Cup Story You Probably Don’t Know
Jan. 30 | By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher The USA-Brazil Davis Cup first round in Jacksonville this weekend provides the perfect platform to discuss what I feel is one of the most courageous Davis Cup stories that not a lot of people really know about. It...
Who Has The Greatest Backhand In The History of Tennis?
Dec. 6 | Who has the greatest backhand in the history of tennis? Tennis historian and author Steve Flink throws out his thoughts on the debate ranking the top five men’s and women’s backhands of all time in his new book THE GREATEST TENNIS MATCHES OF ALL...
Lagardere Books Net Loss Related To Sports Marketing Division: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen
Mar. 14 | Lagardere hit by major write-down losses related to sports marketing division Andy Roddick in action in Indian Wells, California (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) Paris-based Lagardere reported a net loss of $707 million (EU) compared to net income...
Guga Elected to Hall — Mondays With Bob Greene
Mar. 12 | STARS BNP Paribas at Indian Wells, California, USA (First Week) Christina McHale beat third-seeded Petra Kvitova 2-6 6-2 6-3 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez beat fourth-seeded Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 SAYING “Today I was a shadow of myself. I didn’t feel...
Brazilian Tennis Star Guga Kuerten to be Inducted to Tennis Hall of Fame
Mar. 9 | NEWPORT, R.I., USA, March 8, 2012 - One of Brazil’s most beloved and successful athletes, Gustavo “Guga” Kuerten, has been elected to receive the highest honor in the sport of tennis- induction to the International Tennis Hall of...
MaliVai Washington’s Ultimate Davis Cup Sacrifice for the USA
Feb. 7 | With February being Black History Month, it’s extra appropriate to give a shout out to MaliVai Washington for his heroic effort on behalf of his country’s national tennis team 15 years ago today, February 7, 1997. The following is the excerpt from...
L’Open Français
May. 19 | By Thomas Swick swickt@bellsouth.net Each Grand Slam tournament takes on the character of the city in which it’s held. Wimbledon is royal and decorous, having survived the subversive onslaughts of McEnroe to give us the senior prom outfits of Federer. The...
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...
Chris Evert to play mixed doubles with ESPN’s Mike Greenberg in US Open National Playoffs: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen
Mar. 16 | Registrations now open for US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments On Tuesday, the USTA announced that registration opened for all 16 US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments. Registration for each of the 16 sectional...
Federer Routs Agassi
Nov. 16 | WorldTennisMagazine.com takes a look back at ATP World Tour Finals from yester-year in this special series – ATP World Tour Final Rewind. Today we look back to an epic match from November 16, as excerpted from the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY...
FEDERER’S SHOCK LOSS TO SODERLING ENDS RECORD SEMIFINAL STREAK
Jun. 1 | Roger Federer’s record streak of 23 straight appearances in the semifinals of a major tournament is over. Robin Soderling, the Swede who handed Rafael Nadal his first career loss at Roland Garros last year, defeated the world No. 1 and reigning...
