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A look back at Federer-Nadal at Roland Garros
Jun. 4 | When Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal tangle in the men’s singles final at Roland Garros, it will mark their fifth career meeting at the French Championships and their fourth final. Federer has, of course, never beaten Nadal on the Roland Garros clay...
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 Helps you with your Service Return
Feb. 10 | What is the most important element of a service return? Getting the ball back over the net. It is that easy – and part of the simple gems of tennis knowledge that Rod Laver puts forth in his updated and re-released autobiography THE EDUCATION OF A...
Roger Federer’s “Perfect 10”
Jan. 22 | Roger Federer’s victory at the 2006 Australian Open could be called a “Perfect 10.” Not only was it Federer’s 10th career major singles title, but it also marked the first time he won a major without losing a set in the process. Rene Stauffer,...
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,...
“The Bud Collins History of Tennis” – Updated and in a Second Edition – Makes for a Great Holiday Gift
Dec. 9 | Bud Collins, the man who many call the walking encyclopedia of tennis, has a new, updated second-edition version of his famous tennis encyclopedia and record book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS just in time for the holidays. The 816-page second-edition...
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...
A 900th ATP Match for Federer, But What About his First?
Oct. 22 | Much was made of Roger Federer’s 900th career ATP World Tour singles match Thursday – a 6-1, 6-2 win in 50 minutes over American Taylor Dent at the Stockholm Open in Sweden. But who did Federer play and what were the circumstances in his first...
The US Open – No Longer a Split Personality in Flushing’s Big Tent
Sep. 1 | NEW YORK – As the 43rd season of the chase for dollars rolls toward its crescendo in Flushing (who will come out of it most flush?), few tennis junkies are aware that this monstrocity called the U.S. Open was once-upon-a-time a split personality. Entrace...
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...
