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Jan Kodes: Roger Federer Is My Pick To Win The 2010 US Open

Jan Kodes: Roger Federer Is My Pick To Win The 2010 US Open

Aug. 26 | Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible, never-been-published...

World No.1 Rafael Nadal named 2010 US Open men’s top seed

World No.1 Rafael Nadal named 2010 US Open men’s top seed

Aug. 23 | FLUSHING, N.Y., August 23, 2010 – The USTA announced today that world No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, will be the top seed at the 2010 US Open in men’s singles.  The 2010 US Open will be played at...

JAN KODES: TOMAS BERDYCH ON THE RISE

JAN KODES: TOMAS BERDYCH ON THE RISE

Aug. 3 | By Jan Kodes Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible,...

BERDYCH WILL LOOK TO “SHUSH” NADAL IN WIMBLEDON  FINAL

BERDYCH WILL LOOK TO “SHUSH” NADAL IN WIMBLEDON FINAL

Jul. 2 | By Randy Walker It will be Tomas Berdych and Rafael Nadal squaring off for the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Berdych followed up his quarterfinal upset of top-seed and six-time champion Roger Federer by defeating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 to advance...

SKATES FOR A TENNIS RACKET: A WIMBLEDON CHAMPION TRADES WITH A BOSTON BRUIN

SKATES FOR A TENNIS RACKET: A WIMBLEDON CHAMPION TRADES WITH A BOSTON BRUIN

May. 4 | Tennis in Boston and the Boston Bruins are in the news of late with the playing of the Staples Champions Cup “champions” tennis event (that featured John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Jim Courier and others) last weekend and the Bruins currently taking...

WHEN FEDERER FIRST BECAME NO. 1

WHEN FEDERER FIRST BECAME NO. 1

Feb. 2 | February 2 is an historic day in the life and career of Roger Federer. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY, it was February 2, 2004 when Federer first became the No. 1 player in the world. It was one day after Federer won his first...

MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: THE AUSSIE OPEN SUMMARY

MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: THE AUSSIE OPEN SUMMARY

Feb. 1 | STARS Australian Open Men’s singles: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6 Women’s singles: Serena Williams beat Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2 Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan beat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3 Women’s...

ROGER FEDERER’S LAST AUSTRALIAN TITLE – “THE PERFECT 10”

ROGER FEDERER’S LAST AUSTRALIAN TITLE – “THE PERFECT 10”

Jan. 27 | 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...

ROGER FEDERER: HUMANITARIAN

ROGER FEDERER: HUMANITARIAN

Jan. 16 | Roger Federer is often called the greatest tennis player of all-time, but one other appropriate label is humanitarian. Federer is doing what he can to raise funds to help victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Tuesday. On Saturday, Federer...

1977: Alexander Is Great As Aussies Win The Cup

1977: Alexander Is Great As Aussies Win The Cup

Dec. 4 | The 2009 Davis Cup Final begins today in Barcelona as Spain plays host to the Czech Republic. As part of the celebration of the final, WorldTennisMagazine.com is presenting a special look at some of the best moments in the history of the Davis Cup,...

Davydenko Rules London

Davydenko Rules London

Nov. 29 | Nikolay Davydenko won the biggest title of his career Sunday defeating Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the year-end Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals in London. Davydenko became the first Russian to win the season-ending championships and pocketed...

Federer Loses And Qualifies For London Semifinals

Federer Loses And Qualifies For London Semifinals

Nov. 27 | Juan Martin Del Potro beat Roger Federer in a three-set thriller Thursday to scrape into the ATP World Tour Finals semis with Federer by the tightest of margins. Juan Martin Del Potro The Argentine beat the Swiss world number one 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 6-3...