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Where are they now: Monica Seles
Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia (now Serbia). She was the top ranked girls under 18 player in the world by the time she was 13 years old. In 1990 at the age of 16, she became the youngest female player ever to win the French Open. She became a [...] -
Andy Roddick: A Star of his Generation
The biggest news of the day is undoubtedly Andy Roddick’s announcement that he will be retiring from tennis at the conclusion of the US Open. A great servant to American tennis over the past decade, he will be missed on the tour. In a hastily arranged press conference, he kept [...] -
‘Homecoming’ For Notre Dame Irish In Dublin
To digress from tennis briefly, the great US college rivals, Notre Dame (known as the ‘Fighting Irish’ and based in South Bend, Indiana) and Navy (based at the US Naval Academy in Anapolis, Maryland) opted this season to play their opening match instead of on US soil, at the Aviva [...] -
Breaking News: Andy Roddick to retire after 2012 US Open
American former world no.1 Andy Roddick has has just announced at the press conference in New York that he is planning to retire from tennis after the 2012 US Open. He will be facing Australian Bernard Tomic in the third round of the tournament. Roddick, who turned 30 today, is [...] -
World No.1 Azarenka Flies Under the Radar in New York
If you think defending women’s singles champion Sam Stosur is flying under the radar at this year’s U.S. Open, she’s in good company with the world No.1 and top seed Victoria Azarenka who seeks her first ever title in New York. Despite having her best season ever that includes winning [...] -
Kim Clijsters – Happy in Defeat and Retirement
Although her final appearance at the US Open this year wasn’t quite the swansong she and the rest of the tennis world was hoping for, the legendary Kim Clijsters was still happy to walk away from the tennis court with a smile on her face. The Belgian Grand Slam champion [...] -
Analyzing Roger Federer’s Forehand Technique
Please see our other analysis here: Roger Federer Serve Technique Novak Djokovic Backhand As we watch the US Open on TV or live in person, we can continue to marvel at the grace and elegance of Roger Federer’s forehand. The few of us who have the opportunity to watch the [...] -
Lois Ann Goodman pleads “Not Guilty”
As the brightest and best tennis players of this generation gathered in New York City for the opening rounds of the US Open, just a few hours away, in Los Angeles, the professional referee who was hoping to officiate at the event was pleading “not guilty” to the brutal murder [...] -
Andy Roddick and the Art of Renegotiation
Andy Roddick, after winning his first round match at the U.S. Open, was asked in an on-court interview what he wanted for his 30th birthday. Roddick made it quite clear when he said, “Let’s try and make it to the second week. Then we can renegotiate.” The art of renegotiating [...] -
No Beer for Li at US Open
Learning her lesson from her fourth-round defeat to Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open earlier this year, Chinese number 1 tennis player Li Na has vowed to stay off the booze even if she wins the US Open. Describing the events after her devastating loss, where she threw away four [...] -
The Rise of Angelique Kerber
Rewind exactly twelve months. An almost unknown German, Angelique Kerber, had just reached the semi-final in Dallas at the age of 23, boosting her ranking to number 107 in the world. A ranking just high enough to sneak into the main draw for the US Open. Although she had previously [...] -
How Many More Majors Can Roger Federer Win?
As Roger Federer recently celebrated his 31st birthday this month, it might be worth taking a look at how many more Grand Slam singles titles he could win in his career given his return to No. 1 and the elite list of competitors he might face at each event. Australian [...] -
Gold-Medallist Murray aiming for Grand Slam glory
Hopeful that he will be able to carry the momentum from his gold and silver medal-winning performances at the London Olympics this summer to the last Grand Slam of the year, Andy Murray is aiming for victory at the US Open. Facing the Russian Alex Bogomolov in his first-round match [...]
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