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Posted by WTM on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Kane
Germany 4, Rest of the World 0. The SAP Open in San Jose featured a clean German sweep Tuesday with Benjamin Becker, Bjorn Phau, Philipp Kohlschreiber and Tommy Haas each scoring first-round victories.
Becker, the 2004 NCAA Singles Champion while at Baylor University, beat American qualifier Tim Smyczek 6-4, 6-2, while Phau produced the [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Kane
On Monday, February 8, the second oldest American tournament, the SAP Open, gets underway at the HP Pavilion in San Jose with three-time winner Andy Roddick headlining the bill in the singles and world No. 1 and Australian Open champs, the Bryan Brothers, set to compete in the doubles.
Pete Sampras, a two time [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On the current career resume of Roger Federer, the Australian Open stands as his most elusive major. The Swiss maestro has gone three years without winning Australia’s Grand Slam tournament, an eternity by the standards of Federer, the reigning French and Wimbledon champion who last won the U.S. Open in 2008. Federer last won in [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with Australian Open, australian open title, fernando gonzalez, grand slam title, grand slam tournament, ivan lendl, jack crawford, james blake, Lleyton Hewitt, luis ayala, marcelo rios, new chapter, Nikolay Davydenko, open quarterfinals, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, stauffer, tommy haas, upstart, wimbledon champion
Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
Bob Stockton is subbing for Justin Cohen this week for THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
* U.S. Davis Cup Captain, USTA General Manager of Player Development and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe will have his book called “Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches” come out on June 8, 2010.
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Posted by WTM on January 23, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Chris Kane
When we think of the unbreakable streaks in sports we immediately think of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. Or, if we look a little closer to the present, perhaps UCLA’s 88-game winning streak in the early 1970s under the auspices of John Wooden, Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton comes to mind. [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The following is a look at the matches from 2000 to 2009 that Hall of Fame journalist Bud Collins, author of the book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, says were the best of the decade. You can read more about Bud on his official website www.BudCollinsTennis.com.
All right, so it’s time again to look [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 22, 2009 · 1 Comment
Eleven years ago this week, Roger Federer was staking his claim as the top player in the world – in the juniors. Federer ended his junior career by winning the 1998 Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, Fla. The win placed him in the No. 1 ranking in the International Tennis Federation junior rankings for the [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 4, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
According to the Sportsbusiness Journal, Sam Querrey has signed a seven-figure deal with K-Swiss.
Tommy Haas has been diagnosed with Swine Flu. “I did a test because I suspected that I had swine flu. The test was positive,” Haas told a newspaper on Tuesday. “Of course, it was a shock for me.”
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Posted by WTM on October 20, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Justin Cohen
The USTA announced that they are awarding more than $400,000 in recreational tennis grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the United States. Winners of the grants include Parks and Recreation agencies, USTA National Junior Tennis League chapters, YMCA’s and even entire school districts. “We are excited to [...]
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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