1973: Laver And Newk Finish American Shut-Out
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, [...]
Mary Joe Fernandez leads Team King to 21-17 win over Team Cash at US Open Champions Invitational
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 10, 2009 — Mary Joe Fernandez is used to juggling a number of tasks at once. Mom. TV announcer. U.S. Fed Cup captain. So it shouldn’t come as a surprise that in between her television commitments on Thursday, she was able to squeeze in leading Team King to [...]
INTERNATIONAL TENNIS HALL OF FAME ANNOUNCES BALLOT NAMES FOR 2010 INDUCTION
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA – Tony Trabert, President of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, headquartered in Newport, R.I., today announced the names of the 12 ballot nominees for possible Hall of Fame induction in July 2010. Headlining the 2010 ballot are Recent Player nominees: the team of two-time Olympic Gold Medalist and [...]
TEAM LENDL TOPS TEAM KING 24-16 IN FIRST DAY OF US OPEN CHAMPIONS INVITATIONAL
FLUSHING, N.Y., September 9, 2009 – Team Lendl defeated Team King 24-16 in Overtime to win the first match of the US Open Champions Invitational today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The event, which uses the World TeamTennis format for the first time in US Open history, [...]
