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March 23rd, 2011

Is Novak Djokovic Playing the Best Tennis… Ever?

The title asks if Djokovic is playing the best tennis ever.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 8:57 pm in ATP, Tennis, Video Games | 76 Comments »

March 5th, 2011

Roger Federer, Pete Sampras End “Date” by Meeting Kobe Bryant at Lakers Game [Photos]

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras met the Lakers Friday night.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:44 pm in 2011 Season | 1 Comment »

March 4th, 2011

Roger Federer Practices with Pete Sampras Ahead of Indian Wells [Photos]

Roger Federer and Pete Sampras had a two hour practice session Friday morning in L.A.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:42 pm in Indian Wells | 6 Comments »

December 19th, 2010

Nadal Wins Player of the Year, ‘Heist’ Honor in 2010 Tennis-X Year-End Awards

The winners of the 2010 Tennis-X Awards are announced.

Posted by Staff @ 12:20 pm in 2010 Season | 18 Comments »

December 14th, 2010

Sharapova News Everywhere; Pete Bit by Cheap: Tennis-X Notes

Ivan Lendl talking to a local Florida newspaper on the new strings in the modern tennis game: “It’s not so much the rackets as the strings. It’s just amazing what you can do with them; how hard you can hit the ball with spin. The ball moves so much, it’s crazy. It takes away the serve-and-volley game. To me, they shouldn’t be allowed…”…

Posted by Staff @ 12:35 pm in Tennis | 17 Comments »

December 8th, 2010

Pete Sampras Has Lost His Tennis Trophies?

Someone has stolen a majority of Pete Sampras’s tennis trophies.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 10:07 am in 2010 Season | 23 Comments »

November 17th, 2010

ATP World Tour Finals Preview Part I: A Brief History

ATP World Tour Finals Preview Part I: A Brief History

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 11:22 pm in 2010 Season, ATP, London, Masters Cup, Tennis | 6 Comments »

October 24th, 2010

Rusedski Beats Sampras, Flipper Beats Courier for Senior Titles

“Greg beat me fair and square today,” Sampras said. “We both had to be a bit careful out there at the end because of the rain but Greg still managed a serve at 140 mph, so all credit to him. I’m still pleased with how I’ve played here in Chengdu and I hope to come back next year.”

Posted by Staff @ 11:55 pm in Tennis | Comments Off on Rusedski Beats Sampras, Flipper Beats Courier for Senior Titles

September 23rd, 2010

Sampras: Nadal Can Pass Federer in Total Slams

Pete Sampras says Nadal could pass Federer.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:02 pm in 2010 Season, ATP | 88 Comments »

August 28th, 2010

A Short History of Hard Court Grand Slam Play

Due to Lendl winning Down Under to start 1990, Pete Sampras became only the sixth man to win a hard court slam at the 1990 U.S. Open. It may just be me, but for Sampras to be only the sixth man to win a slam on hard courts despite 15 grand slam events having been contested on hard courts prior to the 1990 U.S. Open seems odd. Even more astounding to me is Patrick Rafter becoming only the tenth man to win a Grand Slam on a hard court when he won the 1997 U.S. Open title.

Posted by Dan Martin @ 10:05 am in French Open, Grand Slams, US Open, Wimbledon | 22 Comments »

May 7th, 2010

The State of American Clay Court Tennis

American tennis players seem to completely forget how to play tennis once the tour shifts to Europe and the surface gets softer.

Posted by Special @ 7:00 pm in American tennis, Clay Season | 9 Comments »

March 25th, 2010

Agassi Cleared…for More Exos: Tennis-X Notes

Andre Agassi will play John McEnroe in an exo in July at the ATP LA Open to benefit Agassi’s school.

Posted by Staff @ 5:39 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »

March 15th, 2010

Andre Agassi Issues Apology for Behavior During Hit for Haiti

Andre Agassi issues an apology for his behavior Friday night at the Hit for Haiti.

Posted by Tom Gainey @ 4:37 pm in Exhibitions, Indian Wells | 65 Comments »

March 14th, 2010

Cilic Chilled; Federer, Murray, Roddick Highlight Sunday at Indian Wells

Marin Cilic was the first big upset of the event, could Federer, Roddick or Murray fall today?

Posted by Sean Randall @ 11:33 am in Indian Wells | 257 Comments »

March 13th, 2010

Hit for Haiti 2: Agassi Disrespects Sampras

The Hit for Haiti 2 made a million dollar donation to Haiti, but it left me with a sour taste in my mouth.

Posted by Ben Pronin @ 8:46 am in Exhibitions, Indian Wells | 118 Comments »