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HENIN HITS GROOVE AHEAD OF FOURTH-ROUND CLASH WITH CLIJSTERS

HENIN HITS GROOVE AHEAD OF FOURTH-ROUND CLASH WITH CLIJSTERS

Jun. 25 | By Ritesh Gupta There are times when famed players raise their game to a certain level which results in a feeling of contentment for them. Even after being at the top when you prove something to yourself, it definitely means a lot. Also, when you...

DAVID FERRER REACHES FINAL IN ROME

DAVID FERRER REACHES FINAL IN ROME

May. 1 | What a day at the Foro Italico! The 1st match had more twists than a cork-screw! Ferrer didn’t show up for the 1st 6 games which no one expected. But what i did expect eventually started to unfold….unfortunately for the Galactico (person...

LENDL LOSES TO WILANDER IN FIRST PUBLIC MATCH IN 16 YEARS

LENDL LOSES TO WILANDER IN FIRST PUBLIC MATCH IN 16 YEARS

Apr. 11 | ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Ivan Lendl, playing in his first public match since retiring from tennis in 1994, played like a man who hadn’t played in 16 years, losing to former rival Mats Wilander 6-3 in a one-set exhibition at the Caesars Tennis...

RODDICK vs. LJUBICIC: THEIR MOST MEMORABLE MATCH

RODDICK vs. LJUBICIC: THEIR MOST MEMORABLE MATCH

Mar. 21 | By Randy Walker Andy Roddick and Ivan Ljubicic will meet in Sunday’s final of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.  It was five years ago that the two players met in probably their most memorable match, the fourth rubber of the 2005 Davis...

ANDY RODDICK TAKES BRISBANE

ANDY RODDICK TAKES BRISBANE

Jan. 10 | Top-seeded Andy Roddick survived a second-set collapse Sunday to win the Brisbane International title, beating defending champion Radek Stepanek after the Czech player double-faulted on match point. The American’s 7-6 (2), 7-6 (7) victory in the final...

SPAIN CLINCHES DAVIS CUP

SPAIN CLINCHES DAVIS CUP

Dec. 5 | Spain won the Davis Cup for a fourth time Saturday in Barcelona as Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez defeated Radek Stepanek and Thomas Berdych 7-6, 7-5, 6-2 to clinch a 3-0 victory over the Czech Republic. Spain wins Davis Cup Spain firmly established...

Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship

Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship

Nov. 24 | Roger Federer 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,...

Sampras Advances To Charlotte Final

Sampras Advances To Charlotte Final

Sep. 27 | CHARLOTTE, N.C., September 26, 2009 – Pete Sampras overcame two rain delays and soggy and moist conditions Saturday to defeat Pat Cash 6-4, 6-3 to advance into the singles final of the $150,000 Breezeplay Championships at The Palisades at The...

MEADOWS OF BLUE PAVEMENT WERE STAGES FOR NEW CHAMPS, AND ENOUGH U.S. OPEN DRAMA TO THRILL THE FANS

MEADOWS OF BLUE PAVEMENT WERE STAGES FOR NEW CHAMPS, AND ENOUGH U.S. OPEN DRAMA TO THRILL THE FANS

Sep. 21 | Columbus Circle Rushing from Flushing, 15 days at the Billie were quite enough.  But there were plenty of indelible memories of a very good Open… Amazing how the USTA stretches a tournament that used to take 10 days in a time before floodlights and...

Rain relents as Nadal advances in a breeze at Open

Rain relents as Nadal advances in a breeze at Open

Sep. 12 | Rafael Nadal has reached the U.S. Open semifinals for the second year in a row by finishing a rain-interrupted victory over Fernando Gonzalez. The No. 3-seeded Nadal – trying to complete a career Grand Slam – beat No. 11 Gonzalez 7-6 (4),...