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Posted by WTM on February 22, 2010 · 1 Comment
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 WTA Tour, but it’s beginning to smoulder on the back burner of Mark Baron’s brain, and Baron, tournament [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 12, 2010 · 1 Comment
Superstar skier Lindsey Vonn is a big fan of Roger Federer.
The darling of the U.S. Olympic team and the Sport Illustrated cover girl, however, needs to take note of a past performance from Pete Sampras in order to achieve ultimate Olympic glory.
Vonn, an avid tennis player and fan who attended Wimbledon this past year, is [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 9, 2010 · Leave a Comment
In the all-Belgian final of the Brisbane International, it was Kim Clijsters who did not waffle.
Clijsters hung on to win a momentum-swinging final at the Patrick Rafter Arena in a vintage finish Saturday in Justine Henin’s tour comeback. Clijsters, only five tournaments into her own comeback which has already netted the U.S. Open title, saved [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
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 Series, the global tennis circuit for champion tennis players age 30 and over.
The Outback Champions Series completed its fourth [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 7, 2009 · 1 Comment
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Michael Berrer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 to win the Salzburg Indoors in Salzburg, Austria
Konstantin Kravchuk beat Marcel Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-2 to win the Yugra Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
Pat Rafter beat Stefan Edberg 6-7 (5) 6-4 11-9 (Champions tiebreak) to win the AEGON Masters Tennis in London, United Kingdom
Spain beat Czech Republic [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Davis Cup Final begins Friday in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the countdown to 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, [...]
Filed under Lead, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with andrei chesnokov, cedric pioline, Davis Cup, fabrice santoro, greatest of all time, john newcombe, ken rosewall, Lleyton Hewitt, minute substitute, nicolas escude, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Rod Laver, rod laver arena, sebastien grosjean, stan smith, tennis history, tom gorman, wayne arthurs
Posted by WTM on November 25, 2009 · 1 Comment
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 million in bonus and incentive compensation and nearly $5.2 million in other compensation. Sportsbusiness Journal noted [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 16, 2009 · 1 Comment
The countdown to London begins. As part of the lead up to start of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London on November 22, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the season-ending ATP championships, courtesy of the book ON THIS [...]
Filed under Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with adelaide australia, Andre Agassi, atp masters cup, atp rankings, atp world tour, clinches, gustavo kuerten, Jimmy Connors, Lleyton Hewitt, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, routs, sydney australia, tennis history, Tennis Masters Cup, two and a half hours, ups and downs, west side tennis club, yevgeny kafelnikov
Posted by WTM on October 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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 Tennis Championships at Surprise. Todd Martin also won his opening round [...]
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Posted by WTM on September 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Albert Montanes won the BCR Open Romania, beating Juan Monaco 7-6 (2) 7-6 (6) in Bucharest, Romania
Gael Monfils beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (1) 3-6 6-2 to win the Open de Moselle in Metz, France
Kimiko Date Krumm beat Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 6-3 to win the Hansol Korea Open in Seoul, Korea
Shahar Peer won the Tashkent [...]
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