ITF sets record straight on 10-and-under tennis

May. 25 | By Dave Miley As the Director of Development for the International Tennis Federation (ITF), I have seen remarkable growth and progress over the past five years through the ITF’s Tennis Play and Stay campaign and the subsequent launch of Tennis10s...

“Titanic” effort to win U.S. Men’s Clay Court title 100 years ago

Apr. 13 | Only weeks after surviving the sinking of the RMS Titanic, nearly having his legs amputated after surviving a night in the ice cold waters by hanging onto a collapsed lifeboat, Dick Williams experienced immediate success on the tennis court. One hundred...

Another drama? Ivan Lendl vs. John McEnroe at Madison Square Garden

Feb. 22 | Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible, never-been-published...

Rod Laver: The Volley is Like a Punch in the Nose

Feb. 17 | Hitting a good volley is like punching someone in the nose – at least that is the gospel from Rod Laver, who executed the stroke to near perfection while becoming the only player in the history of tennis to win the Grand Slam on two occasions (1962,...

Rod Laver’s Stroke

Dec. 27 | What was the most difficult Rod Laver ever achieved in his life? Some may say that becoming only the second man to win the Grand Slam of tennis in 1962, while becoming the only player to win a second Slam in 1969. However, the answer to the question...

Rod Laver: Almost Heavyweight Champion

Dec. 16 | A heavyweight championship of tennis? That’s how a 1975 match-up between Rod Laver Jimmy Connors was billed in 1975 in Las Vegas. Here’s how Laver described the much-hyped match in his newly updated memoir THE EDUCATION OF A TENNIS PLAYER ($19.95,...

40 Years ago at the Davis Cup Final

Dec. 4 | Forty years ago in 1970 was a signature year for Cliff Richey. The American tennis great, who with sister Nancy Richey make up the greatest brother-sister combination inU.S. tennis history, was a semifinalist at the French and U.S. Opens, finished...

Rod Laver’s Davis Cup Return

Nov. 30 | On November 30, 1973, Rod Laver paired with John Newcombe to register a lethal first-day blow for Australia to the United States in the 1973 Davis Cup Final in Cleveland,Ohio. As excerpted from my book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New...

US Open Day 2: Results Differ, Satisfaction the Same

Aug. 31 | NEW YORK – Svetlana Kuznetsova is trying to regain her winning ways on the tennis court. Kimiko Date Krumm is just happy to be playing tennis again. On Tuesday, Date Krumm showed flashes of the player who once was ranked fifth in the world. But that...

BIRTHDAY BOYS FEDERER AND LAVER: WHO IS THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME?

Aug. 9 | NEW YORK, August 9, 2010 – The day after Roger Federer’s 29th birthday on August 8, Rod Laver celebrates his 72nd birthday today on August 9. Both players have established major milestones in the history of tennis: Federer winning a men’s...

BUD COLLINS: FEDERER MAY BE FALLING LIKE ROMAN EMPIRE

Jul. 1 | By Bud Collins (As seen on Bud Collins website www.BudCollinsTennis.com. Follow him on Twitter @BudCollins) LONDON – Decline and falling?  Like the Roman Empire? Maybe. But one thing is clear. Roger Federer, the man who owned the green room –...

THE ANALYSIS OF THE CHOKE

Jun. 4 | While watching the highest level of professional tennis at the French Open, choking has been seen in many matches and likely more matches down the road. Players will be in a position to win a big match or beat a high-ranked player – or in some...