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Munich Is The Scene For New Tennis Novel “A Backhanded Gift” By Marshall Jon Fisher
May. 1 | As the ATP tour visits Munich this week, tennis observers with a taste for literature will want to take a look the new novel A BACKHANDED GIFT released by Marshall Jon Fisher, set in late 1980s Munich. A BACKHANDED GIFT ($19.95, New Chapter Press, available...
Who Is The Guan Tianlang Of Tennis?
Apr. 11 | By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher At the age of 14, Guan Tianlang of China became the youngest player to ever compete at the Masters golf tournament. The success of this young man on the grandest stage in golf brings to mind of similar circumstance...
Doubles Star Mahesh Bhupathi Teaming Up With Andy Murray: This Week in Tennis Business with Justin Cohen
Apr. 10 | By: Justin Cohen @JustinCohen44 Bhupathi teams with Andy Murray According to a press release, doubles legend Mahesh Bhupathi’s Globosport and Simon Fuller’s XIX Entertainment have announced a new venture named XIX Globosport to capitalize...
Andy Murray, Serena Williams Big Miami Winners — Mondays With Bob Greene
Mar. 31 | By Bob Greene STARS Andy Murray beat David Ferrer 2-6 6-4 7-6 (1) to win the men’s singles at the Sony Open Tennis in Miami, Florida, USA Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova 4-6 6-3 6-0 to win the Sony Open Tennis women’s singles in Miami, Florida,...
Tobias Kamke, Sorana Cirstea Turn in Big Upsets in Miami – Mondays with Bob Greene
Mar. 25 | By Bob Greene STARS Sony Open (First Week) Tobias Kamke beat fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5) 6-1 Sorana Cirstea beat sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber 6-4 6-0 Kirsten Flipkens beat seventh-seeded Petra Kvitova 6-0 4-6 6-1 Garbiñe Muguruza beat...
Rafael Nadal Captures Record-Breaking Title in Indian Wells — Mondays with Bob Greene
Mar. 18 | By Bob Greene STARS Rafael Nadal beat Juan Martin del Potro 4-6 6-3 6-4 to win the men’s singles at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, USA Maria Sharapova beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-2 6-2 to win the BNP Paribas Open women’s singles...
Murphy Jensen Envisions Sea Island Resort As Five-Star Training Playground For Elite Pros
Feb. 7 | By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher The historic Sea Island Resort, set along the beautiful marshland on the coast of Georgia, is well known as an eco-system for professional golf. No less than 30 professional golfers call the Sea Island area home,...
“Respect Your Elders” Says Roger Federer To Bernard Tomic In Straight-Set Australian Open Win
Jan. 19 | By Randy Walker @TennisPublisher “Respect your elders,” is what Roger Federer said to Australia’s Bernard Tomic Saturday night at Rod Laver Arena. The 17-time major singles champion said these words not with his mouth, but with his racquet,...
Last Home-Grown Aussie Men’s Champ’s Story The Makings Of A Hollywood Screenplay
Jan. 3 | by Randy Walker Mark Edmondson took firm hold of the pine-handled mop and dipped it into the soap-frothed bucket that lay in front of him. It was 11:15 at night and the halls of the hospital were mostly abandoned, patients sleeping in their infirmary...
Myanmar Hosts “Stop War, Start Tennis” Event with Aisam Ul-Haq Qureshi
Dec. 31 | Pakistani tennis star Aisam Qureshi kicked off his Stop War Start Tennis Tour (www.stopwarstarttennis.org) in Yangon, Myanmarthis off-season as chief guest at the First Annual Myanmar International Tennis Project. Qureshi participated in a pro-am fundraising...
Todd Martin developing school-based tennis programs In Jacksonville: This week in tennis business with Justin Cohen
Dec. 5 | By Justin Cohen Todd Martin Todd Martin Acquires TGA Premier Youth Tennis Franchise In an effort to grow youth tennis, former ATP World Tour professional Todd Martin has acquired a TGA Premier Youth Tennis franchise. TGA, one of the nation’s most...
