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  TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time

  Andre Agassi, Bjorn Borg, Interesting Facts, Ivan Lendl, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Mats Wilander, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Tennis Articles, Tennis General Topics, TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Players January 31, 2012 5:31 pm 4 comments

  Please click here for: Top 5 Greatest Female Tennis Players Of All Time Greatest Male Tennis Players Without a Grand Slam Title Many would argue that it is almost impossible to pick one tennis player, may it be from the past or the present, who is undoubtedly the greatest ever [...]
   
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  TOP 10 Greatest Tennis Matches in History

  Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Bjorn Borg, Grand Slam, Interesting Facts, Ivan Lendl, John McEnroe, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis Articles, Tennis General Topics, Tennis Results, Wimbledon January 30, 2012 9:48 pm 1 comment

    The 2012 Australian Open ended with a spectacular showdown between two great tennis champions – Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. Many tennis gurus and fanatics are considering it to be the greatest tennis match that’s ever been played. It is very difficult to pick the greatest tennis match in [...]
   
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  Longest Grand Slam Finals in History

  Grand Slam Champions, Interesting Facts, Ivan Lendl, Mats Wilander, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis Articles January 30, 2012 5:27 pm 2 comments

  This year’s 2012 Australian Open lasted an unbelievable 5 hours and 53 minutes. At the end of it, both Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were totally exhausted and weren’t even able to stand up straight when waiting for the trophy presentation. They gave absolutely everything and Novak Djokovic was the [...]
   
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  All you ever wanted to know about Tennis Balls

  Interesting Facts, Tennis Articles October 5, 2011 12:54 pm no comments

  HISTORY The very first tennis balls date back as early as the 15th century and were made of different materials, mostly from leather stuffed with human and horse hair or wool. The Scottish craftsmen used the stomach of a sheep or goat that they wrapped with wool and tied with [...]
   

• Australian Open to have the highest prize money ever

  Andy Murray, Australian Open, Interesting Facts, Latest Tennis News, Li Na, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tennis News, WTA October 4, 2011 9:06 pm no comments

  Australian Open 2012 will witness the highest prize money ever paid out to the players in history of tennis. It will be a total of A$26 million (US$25 million) and both men’s and women’s champions will be awarded a record A$2.3 million (US$ 2.18 million) each. In comparison, this year’s [...]
   
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  Men´s Grand Slam Champions

  Australian Open, Grand Slam Champions, Interesting Facts, Roland Garros, Tennis Articles, Wimbledon August 11, 2011 8:44 am no comments

  Grand Slam All Time Champions   Year Australian Open French Open Wimbledon US Open 1877 Spencer Gore 1878 Frank Hadow 1879 John Hartley 1880 John Hartley 1881 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1882 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1883 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1884 William Renshaw Richard Sears 1885 William Renshaw Richard [...]