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Posted by WTM on February 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
The USTA announced on Tuesday that the Birmingham –Jefferson Convention Complex Arena in Birmingham, Ala., will host the 2010 Fed Cup semifinal tie between the United States and Russia from April 24-26. “We are very excited to have earned this home tie and are thrilled to choose a community that is rampant in [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
After an absence of nearly 16 years, Ivan Lendl is returning to competitive tennis. The three-time U.S. Open champion will face one of the biggest rivals from the 1980s, Mats Wilander, in the inaugural Caesars Tennis Classic on April 10 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The event will also feature Andy [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Reigning U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro won a barn-burner five-setter with American James Blake, coming back from a service break down in the fifth set to advance into the third round with a 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 victory in four hours, 18 minutes.
Blake, the recently-turned 30-year-old who has dropped from No. 10 [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final continues today in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the celebration of the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup, courtesy of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
1995: Sampras Crushes Kafelnikov In Finest Davis Cup Moment
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Posted by WTM on November 30, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS
Nikolay Davydenko beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-3 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals in London, England
Kimiko Date-Krumm beat Bojana Jovanovski 7-5 6-2 to win the Dunlop World Challenge in Toyota, Japan
Michal Przysiezny beat Stephane Bohli 4-6 6-4 6-1 to win the IPP Open in Helsinki, Finland
SAYING
“Everybody concentrates on (Rafael) Nadal and (Roger) [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The field of eight players is set for the 200 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London.
Fernando Verdasco secured the eighth and final spot in the year-end ATP Championships when both Robin Soderling and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga lost quarterfinal matches Friday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.
Verdasco joins top-ranked Roger Federer, defending Novak Djokovic, [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 13, 2009 · 1 Comment
The mercurial career of Marat Safin came to a close Wednesday in Paris as the hulking Russian played the final match in the final tournament of his final year of ATP tennis, losing to reigning US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
From seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Justine Henin announcing her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to Zina Garrison settling her racial discrimination lawsuit with the USTA to the Indianapolis Tennis Center being named a USTA Certified Regional Training Center to nearly 47 million viewers tuning into to the television coverage of the six [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 16, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer’s reign as US Open champion is over. The Swiss maestro’s quest to win a sixth straight US Open men’s singles title came to an end Monday as Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro defeated the world No. 1 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 in the championship match.
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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