70-68! JOHN ISNER WINS LONGEST TENNIS MATCH OF ALL-TIME

Jun. 24 | John Isner of the United States won the longest tennis match ever Thursday, taking the fifth-set of his first-round Wimbledon match with Nicolas Mahut of France 70-68. The final time of match was an incredible 11 hours, 5 minutes. Isner and Mahut...

NADAL WINS FIFTH FRENCH OPEN TITLE

Jun. 6 | Rafael Nadal regained his title of “King of Clay” winning the French Open singles title for a fifth time Sunday with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Robin Soderling of Sweden. Only the great Bjorn Borg has won more singles titles (6) at the world’s...

NOAH IS FIVE-OH!

May. 18 | Yannick Noah, the charismatic Frenchmen whose win at the 1983 French Open will be replayed ad-nauseum over the next three weeks, is 50 years old. The dread-locked swash-buckler was born May 18, 1960 in Sedan, France. The following is his biography...

McENROE BEATS WILANDER TO SET UP SEMIFINAL SHOWDOWN WITH BORG IN BOSTON

May. 1 | BOSTON, Mass., April 30, 2010 –- John McEnroe defeated Mats Wilander 6-3, 6-4 Friday in the quarterfinals of the $150,000 Staples Champions Cup and advance into a semifinal confrontation with his legendary rival Bjorn Borg. The two Hall of Famers...

BORG EDGES PERNFORS TO OPEN STAPLES CHAMPIONS CUP IN BOSTON

Apr. 30 | BOSTON, Mass., April 29, 2010 – – Bjorn Borg, playing in an event in the United States for the first time in 10 years, defeated fellow Swede Mikael Pernfors 6-2, 2-6, 10-8 (Champion Tie-Breaker) Thursday in the opening match of the $150,000...

BJORN BORG TO PLAY FIRST TENNIS MATCH IN UNITED STATES IN 10 YEARS ON THURSDAY

Apr. 28 | NEW YORK, N.Y. – – Bjorn Borg, the iconic Swedish tennis legend who won five straight Wimbledon men’s singles titles from 1976 to 1980, will play his first tennis match in the United States in 10 years Thursday as he kicks off play at the...

COURIER AND PHILIPPOUSSIS TRY THEIR HANDS AT CURLING

Apr. 14 | Jim Courier and Mark Philippoussis can maneuver quite well around a tennis court. But can they slide on a curling sheet? While in Toronto, Canada recently during a charity outing, the two standout players on the Champions Series tennis circuit...

LENDL LOSES TO WILANDER IN FIRST PUBLIC MATCH IN 16 YEARS

Apr. 11 | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ivan Lendl, playing in his first public match since retiring from tennis in 1994, played like a man who hadn’t played in 16 years, losing to former rival Mats Wilander 6-3 in a one-set exhibition at the Caesars Tennis...

LENDL MAKES RETURN TO THE COURT SATURDAY IN ATLANTIC CITY

Apr. 9 | By David Goodman The Atlantic City Boardwalk will serve host to professional tennis for the first time since 1996 when many of tennis’ top names come to Boardwalk Hall Saturday evening for a night of exhibition tennis. Yet even with all-time...

PHILIPPOUSSIS, MELIGENI EACH ADVANCE TO FIRST CHAMPIONS SERIES FINAL

Mar. 14 | RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March 13 - – Mark Philippoussis of Australia and Fernando Meligeni of Brazil each advanced into their first career Champions Series tournament final Saturday with semifinal victories at the $150,000 Banco Cruzerio do Sul...

SAFIN STUNNED BY FERREIRA IN CHAMPIONS SERIES DEBUT IN RIO

Mar. 13 | RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, March 12 – Marat Safin was stunned in his debut match on the Champions Series tennis circuit Friday, losing 7-6 (4), 6-4 to Wayne Ferreira in the quarterfinals of the Banco Cruzerio do Sul Rio Champions Cup. Playing...

SAFIN TO OPEN CHAMPIONS SERIES TENNIS CAREER AGAINST FERREIRA IN RIO DE JANEIRO

Mar. 8 | NEW YORK, March 8, 2010 -– Marat Safin, the charismatic winner of two major singles titles and one of 24 men to rank No. 1 in the world, will open up play in his debut Champions Series tennis event Friday against Wayne Ferreira at the Banco Cruzeiro...