http://www.worldtennismagazine.com Unique Tennis Perspectives Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:57:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Copyright © World Tennis Magazine 2010 tony@studio299.com (World Tennis Magazine) tony@studio299.com (World Tennis Magazine) posts http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg http://www.worldtennismagazine.com 144 144 Unique Tennis Perspectives World Tennis Magazine World Tennis Magazine tony@studio299.com no no http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3058?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tennis-channel-will-televise-73-hours-of-live-match-play-at-worlds-largest-tennis-tournament-tennis-channel-will-televise-73-hours-of-live-match-play-at-worlds-largest-tennis-tournament http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3058#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:04:51 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=3058 LOS ANGELES, Aug. 23, 2010 – Tennis Channel’s second year of US Open coverage will provide viewers with 73 hours of live matches as the tennis world descends upon New York, and will also introduce a new team member who knows a thing (or two) about on-court glory in the Big Apple.  This year two-time [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3058/feed 0 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-features-at-2010-us-open-no-%25e2%2580%259call-white%25e2%2580%259d-rule-at-olympic-tennis-at-wimbledon-this-week-in-tennis-business http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3008#comments Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:10:01 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=3008 By Bob Stockton New features at the 2010 US Open, to begin August 30 in New York, include upgraded facilities across the grounds, including new concession areas and the Octagon merchandise marquee, and expanded streaming on USOpen.org of all matches in all television windows. Other fan enhancements include the introduction of the Promenade Experience, which [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/3008/feed 1 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2835?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=youthful-glow-will-soon-return-to-wta-tour http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2835#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:45:15 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=2835 By Blair Henley A recent article in the Wall Street Journal opened with the words, “Women’s tennis is getting old.” And the author is right…sort of. The chances of another Tracy Austin or Martina Hingis coming along are admittedly slim given the tremendous amount of physical strength needed to compete in today’s who-can-hit-it-harder game. But [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/2835/feed 3 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/1327?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-career-comes-to-an-end-for-federer-2 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/1327#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:46:12 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=1327 December 20 marked the end of a career for Roger Federer. It was on this day, on December 20, 1998, as documented in the book “ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY” ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com), that Federer’s career as a junior tennis player came to an end as he won the prestigious Orange Bowl [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/1327/feed 0 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/871?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=happy-birthday-martina-navratilova http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/871#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:18:03 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=871 The most prolific winner of professional tennis tournaments turns 53 years old Sunday – and she still is active in World Team Tennis competition. Here’s a look at her incredible career, as documented by Bud Collins in his book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisTomes.com) As the game’s most prolific [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/871/feed 1 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/693?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tracy-austin-rallies-team-lendl-to-victory-in-us-open-champions-invitational http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/693#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:51:41 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=693 FLUSHING, N.Y., September 12, 2009 — Team Lendl rallied behind the dominating play of two-time US Open champion Tracy Austin to defeat Team Cash 21-17 in the final day of the US Open Champions Invitational at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. With the win, Team Lendl finished the competition as the only [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/693/feed 0 http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/661?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=team-lendl-tops-team-king-24-16-in-first-day-of-us-open-champions-invitational http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/661#comments Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:18:17 +0000 WTM http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/?p=661 FLUSHING, N.Y., September 9, 2009 – Team Lendl defeated Team King 24-16 in Overtime to win the first match of the US Open Champions Invitational today at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.  The event, which uses the World TeamTennis format for the first time in US Open history, features a lineup of [...]]]> http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/661/feed 0