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• Queens of the Court: Chris Evert, the "Ice Maiden" from Fort Lauderdale

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 771
  As half of one of the greatest sports rivalries of all time, Chris Evert is probably the “half” less appreciated today.   Her battles with Martina Navratilova grew to legendary status as they met so often in the finals of majors. The fact that Navratilova’s career extended years beyond Evert’s is the reason ...
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• Legendary Lleyton: Hewitt Voted Third Best Player of the Decade

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 771
  Earlier this week Lleyton Hewitt was named the ATP Third Best Player of the Decade. Only including results from 2000-2009, Hewitt’s achievements over this period had him adjudged only behind Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. With a modest current ranking of 22 in the world and dogged by injuries and illness over ...
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• A $2 MILLION DAY: ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY

  
  TennisGrandstand — Authority: 422
  From the December 13 chapter of the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, TennisHistoryBook.com 1992 – Michael Stich of Germany concludes an otherwise disappointing season winning the $2 million first prize at the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Germany, defeating Michael Chang 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in ...
  2 weeks ago

• Have You Ever Wondered of the Origins of Ping-Pong?

  
  Articles — Authority: 145
  Quite a bit like real tennis, the game of table tennis uses pretty much the same basic rules as its larger brother. If you like to watch a lot of sports on television, and are too dim to the sports channel often, chances are you have watched a game of table tennis or two. Table tennis, which is normally played on a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Roger Federer, Rod Laver And Tennis History Books For The Holidays

  
  TennisGrandstand — Authority: 422
  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Roger Federer, Rod Laver and Tennis History are on sale as New Chapter Press recommends all four of its tennis titles as Holiday gifts for tennis fans. The Roger Federer Story, Quest for Perfection ($24.95, www.rogerfedererbook.com ) was written by Rene Stauffer, the esteemed Swiss tennis ...
  3 weeks ago

• Queens of the Court: Maria Bueno, A Latin Sliver of Fire and Ice

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 771
  You are ice and fire with a touch that burns my hands like snow—Amy Lowell   Maria Esther Andion Bueno rose to the top of women’s tennis in the 50s and 60s, employing her natural ability to carve a unique mark on the women’s game.   Bueno grew up during an era prior to the movement known as women’s ...
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• Serena Williams Facing Possible Fine of One Million Dollars

  
  WTA Women's Tennis — Authority: 489
  Serena Williams Facing Possible Fine of One Million Dollars Serena Williams could face the largest fine in tennis history when she is penalized for her behavior at the US Open. There are several rumors that said the International Tennis Federation’s grand slam committee was close to reaching consensus on the ...
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• The Greatest Match of All-Time?

  
  TennisGrandstand — Authority: 422
  There has been much talk about the greatest match of all-time. The last two Wimbledon finals (Rafael Nadal defeating Roger Federer 9-7 in the fifth set in the 2008 final and Federer edging Andy Roddick 16-14 in the fifth  set in 2009) certainly are integral part of this conversion. One match that deserves ...
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• The ATP World Tour Finals

  
  Tennis Racquet Racket — Authority: 115
  The ATP World Tour Finals in London set 2 tennis records, with 17,467 in the audience, making it the largest crowd to ever watch a match in Britain--2,500 more than can watch a match at Wimbledons Centre Court.  This also ranks as the biggest indoor tennis tournament in tennis history, with 260,000 ticket sales for ...
  5 weeks ago

• A Portrait of Pancho Gonzales: Wimbledon, 1969

  
  Bleacher Report — Authority: 771
  Not far from my place, there stands an old windswept pine - so hardened by the elements that even on a calm day it exhibits the posture of resistance. It seems unrelenting in its refusal to bow. More than once the old tree has symbolized for me the human traits of stubbornness, perseverance, endurance and ...
  5 weeks ago

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