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Roger Federer: Forest Hills Stadium Destruction Would be a Pity
Aug. 27 | By Bob Stockton Roger Federer visited the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills Thursday and said it would be “a pity” if the club’s historic stadium was torn down and replaced by condos. The membership of the West Side Tennis Club is set to...
Strong TV Ratings for US Open Series: This Week In Tennis Business
Aug. 25 | By Bob Stockton According to the United States Tennis Association, television coverage of the 2010 Olympus US Open Series on ESPN2 has reached more people through four weeks than ever before. The singles final at the Western & Southern Financial...
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...
Querrey’s Emotional Grit Prevails; Sharapova Continues to Build
Aug. 2 | By Charles Bricker It was like a one hour and 27-minute primal scream therapy session with the two loudest and most obnoxious shriekers in women’s tennis — Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova — caterwauling through an ear-splitting...
Cincinnati and Rome to be Combined Events in 2011: Washington, DC Area Awarded WTA Event: This Week in Tennis Business
Jul. 7 | By: Justin Cohen The 2011 ATP and WTA Tour calendars feature two new combined tournaments and a new summer event in the United States. The Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome and the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women’s...
WITH WIMBLEDON OVER, TURN YOUR ATTENTION TO WORLD TEAM TENNIS
Jul. 4 | By Blair Henley The roof has closed on Wimbledon for another year and now the waiting game begins. Tennis fans will have to survive almost two months before the buzzing energy and late-night excitement of the U.S. Open takes over. But here’s something...
WIMBLEDON PROSPECTS DIM FOR GLAMOUR GIRL SHARAPOVA
Jun. 20 | By Charles Bricker Maria Sharapova’s famous right shoulder appears to be fine, though let’s not get carried away by the 121 mph serve she walloped last week on the grass at Birmingham, England. And the 17-5 record with two tournament...
ISNER, QUERREY NEED TO BE RESPECTED AT ROLAND GARROS
May. 19 | By Blair Henley It seems like only yesterday that tennis fans and pundits were predicting dark days for American men’s tennis. With Andy Roddick aging and James Blake and Mardy Fish sitting well outside of the top 50, the USTA found itself in desperate...
THE FRENCH OPEN IS A MENTAL AND PHYSICAL TEST
May. 19 | By Cliff Richey The following column is written by Cliff Richey, one of America’s best ever clay-court players who nearly won the French Open 40 years ago in 1970, losing a hard-fought, five-set semifinal. His new recently released book is called...
BJORN BORG TO PLAY FIRST TENNIS MATCH IN UNITED STATES IN 10 YEARS ON THURSDAY
Apr. 28 | NEW YORK, N.Y. – Bjorn Borg, the iconic Swedish tennis legend who won five straight Wimbledon mens singles titles from 1976 to 1980, will play his first tennis match in the United States in 10 years Thursday as he kicks off play at the...
DEFENDING CHAMPION RAJEEV RAM COMMITS TO PLAY CAMPBELL’S HALL OF FAME TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS
Apr. 15 | NEWPORT, R.I., April 14, 2010 - Rajeev Ram, who clinched both the Singles and the Doubles titles in Newport last year, will return to compete in the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships again this year. Ram, who is currently ranked...
