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Mondays with Bob Greene: Roger Federer beats Mardy Fish to win Cincinnati
Aug. 23 | STARS Roger Federer beat Mardy Fish 6-7 (5) 7-6 (1) 6-4 to win the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Goran Ivanisevic beat Pat Cash 3-6 6-3 10-4 (match tiebreak) to win The Optima Open in Knokke, Belgium SAYINGS “It...
SAM STOSUR PLAYS LIKE A MAN
Jun. 11 | By Blair Henley Francesca Schiavone may have rained on Samantha Stosur’s French Open parade, but the 26-year-old Australian’s run of upsets at Roland Garros this year cemented her status as a new “it-girl” on the women’s tour. The media...
FRENCH OPEN COULD BE MOVING AWAY FROM ROLAND GARROS: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
Mar. 24 | By: Justin Cohen The French Open could be forced to move away from Paris in a few years due to problems with the infrastructure at Roland Garros. Organizers have been trying to make the tournament site bigger but the public and environmentalists...
WTA TOUR COULD RETURN TO DELRAY BEACH, FLA
Feb. 22 | By Charles Bricker Could the women’s tennis tour return to seaside, holiday-maker paradise Delray Beach, Fla., where it once was a highly desirable venue 15 years ago? The idea isn’t even on the back burner of anyone at the Sony Ericsson...
RICARDAS BERANKIS: A STAR BEING BORN?
Feb. 10 | By Chris Kane Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, the 2007 US Open Boy’s Champion, made a strong statement at the SAP Open Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., defeating former U.S. Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri of the United States in his opening match. The...
WHEN FEDERER FIRST BECAME NO. 1
Feb. 2 | February 2 is an historic day in the life and career of Roger Federer. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY, it was February 2, 2004 when Federer first became the No. 1 player in the world. It was one day after Federer won his first...
A NEW ERA FOR THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
Jan. 11 | By Randy Walker It was 22 years ago today, January 11, that the Australian Open entered a new era. It was on this day in 1988 when the Australian Open moved to its new location – then called Flinders Park and now called Melbourne Park with the centre...
AGASSI, RAFTER DEBUTS; COURIER CONSISTENCY; McENROE AND SAMPRAS TITLES HIGHLIGHT 2009 OUTBACK CHAMPIONS SERIES
Dec. 19 | The Outback Champions Series NEW YORK, N.Y., Dec. 18, 2009 – Debuts by Andre Agassi and Patrick Rafter, the consistent performances of Jim Courier, and titles won by Pete Sampras and John McEnroe highlighted play on the 2009 Outback Champions...
This Week in Tennis Business: Ex-USTA CEO of Professional Tennis earned $9.15 million in 2008
Nov. 25 | By: Justin Cohen According to USTA tax forms released to the Associated Press, former CEO of Professional Tennis Arlen Kantarian earned $9.15 million in total compensation in 2008. AP notes that, Kantarian earned $1.6 million in base pay, about $2.3...
Mondays With Bob Greene: Caro, it does not matter whether it’s going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2
Oct. 26 | STARS Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-5 (5) 6-0 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup men’s singles in Moscow, Russia Francesca Schiavone beat Olga Govortsova 6-3 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup women’s singles in Moscow, Russia Marcos Baghdatis beat...
AGASSI WINS IN OUTBACK CHAMPIONS SERIES DEBUT
Oct. 10 | SURPRISE, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2009 – Andre Agassi made a triumphant debut on the Outback Champions Series tennis circuit Friday night, defeating Mikael Pernfors of Sweden 6-2, 7-5 in the opening round of the $150,000 Cancer Treatment Centers of America...
