| Simply the best: The golden era of men's tennis USA TODAY For the last few years, men's tennis has inhabited a similarly rarefied moment — a Periclean Athens-like quirk in which extraordinary athletes, technical innovation and historical circumstance create something special. Led by Roger Federer, Novak ... See all stories on this topic » | USA TODAY |
Boston.com
Call it mental gymnastics, a creative way of looking at things or whatever else might apply. What can't be denied is that in an Olympic year, the US Open — considered the toughest test in tenniseven under normal circumstances — is essentially the ...
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Huffington Post (blog)
More than 700,000 fans are expected to attend the matches at the USTA's Billie Jean King NationalTennis Center in Queens, making the US Open the most-attended, single sports event in the world. Even more viewers are expected to watch this year's ...
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| US Open Preview: Players' Dream Open Has Clear Skies and Clear Roads New York Times (blog) In June, the U.S.T.A. announced an ambitious renovation plan for the National TennisCenter, which included a new Louis Armstrong Stadium and a new Grandstand Court. Players and fans have their own ideas about what the U.S. Open of their dreams ... See all stories on this topic » | New York Times (blog) |
Yahoo! Sports
Tennis Australia said Monday it was confident players would not boycott the Australian Open over a prize money disagreement, but it was taking the threat seriously. The Sunday Times of London reported players on the ATP Tour, which runs the men's game, ...
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| Advantage Tennis: Improving Game's Racial Disparity NPR Venus and Serena Williams, Sloane Stephens and Donald Young will be among those vying for Grand Slam Glory at the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, which start Monday at Flushing Meadows in New York. Those four are the only African-Americans... See all stories on this topic » | NPR |
| Serena Williams serves up the best weapon in tennis USA TODAY Comments. There is little debate about the most coveted shot in women's tennis: Serena Williams' serve. At 5-9, Serena Williams is shorter than many big servers. But she. By Nick Laham, Getty Images. At 5-9, Serena Williams is shorter than many big... See all stories on this topic » | USA TODAY |
| One City, Four Surfaces New York Times A 4.0-level player, I spend nearly all my tennis life on the Har-Tru clay courts at the Prospect Park Tennis Center, with occasional sojourns to hard courts around my native Brooklyn. But in July I attempted this special Slam, a fortnight that allowed ... See all stories on this topic » | New York Times |
| US Open Tennis 2012: 3 Underdogs Who Could Surprise Fans Bleacher Report The final Grand Slam event of the year begins tomorrow with the US Open, and even without Rafael Nadal, the event figures to be wildly competitive. Though Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer (on the men's side) and Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova ... See all stories on this topic » | Bleacher Report |
Los Angeles Times
Play in the year's final tennis major begins Monday at 8 a.m. PDT, with defending women's champion Samantha Stosur getting the honor of opening on Arthur Ashe Stadium against Petra Martic of Croatia. And the first men on Ashe court will be third-seeded ...
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