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    Mar 1, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Justin Gimelstob wants to get L.A. back on pro tennis calendar

    Justin Gimelstob certainly is no Martin Luther King. But he has a dream.
    Justin Gimelstob certainly is no Martin Luther King. But he has a dream. He is unhappy that professional tennis left Los Angeles and he wants it back. To that end, the first L.A. Tennis Challenge will be played Monday night at Pauley Pavilion. It is...

    Tags: Tommy Haas, Nicolas Almagro, Andre Agassi, BNP Paribas, Tennis

    2. Feb 13, 2013 |Column| Allentown Morning Call

  2. Wrestling gets no respect from Olympic committee

    Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.
    Boy did the IOC executive board make a huge blunder and underestimate exactly what it was doing when it made a purely political decision by recommending the removal of wrestling for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Tennis, anyone? How about golf?...

    Tags: Sports, Olympic Games, Pentathlon Running, College Sports, Track and Field

    3. Nov 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Q&A: Tennis great Andre Agassi on retirement, return to play

    Andre Agassi is playing tennis again.
    Andre Agassi is playing tennis again. The winner of eight Grand Slam events has been retired since 2006, but he will compete against John McEnroe, Michael Chang and Jim Courier in Friday night’s Acura Champions Cup at Honda Center. Agassi, 42,...

    Tags: Andy Roddick, Language, Sports, Andre Agassi, Baseball

    4. Aug 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. U.S. Open tennis umpire allegedly killed husband with coffee mug

    L.A. NOW
    A high-ranking umpire on the U.S. professional tennis circuit arrested Tuesday in New York allegedly bludgeoned her 82-year-old husband to death with a coffee mug in Woodland Hills and then tried to make it look like he fell down the stairs, authorities...
    5. Nov 16, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  5. Los Angeles gives up its once-prominent stop on men's tennis tour

    Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart.
    Bob Kramer spoke of the loss he is about to suffer, admitting he has a hole in his heart. He wasn't grieving a child or a parent, just a best friend. Kramer is director of a tennis tournament that will be no more. The Los Angeles men's tennis event that...

    Tags: Andy Roddick, Ken Rosewall, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Services and Shopping

    6. Oct 25, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Cancer, heart surgery can't keep her from her true love

    This is for all those people who are seriously ill and thinking they may never do what they love again. I was like that in 2010, recovering from back-to-back breast cancer and heart surgeries and the aftermath. I thought tennis, which is my athletic...

    Tags: Heart Surgery, Arthritis, Andre Agassi, French Open, Cancer

    7. Sep 7, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  7. Saturday Might Cap Off The Summer Of Serena

    NEW YORK — Obviously, it was some of the loudest tennis ever played. There was more sustained shrieking than at a Justin Bieber concert. Yet in enduring the late summer heat, humidity and a swirling wind, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova also gave New York the sort of gritty and competitive match that would do both of them proud.
    The Hartford Courant
    NEW YORK — Obviously, it was some of the loudest tennis ever played. There was more sustained shrieking than at a Justin Bieber concert. Yet in enduring the late summer heat, humidity and a swirling wind, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova also...

    Tags: Roger Federer, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, French Open, Steffi Graf

    8. Aug 26, 2012 |Story| WPIX-LTV

  8. No Longer "Old" At 30, Roger And Serena Favorites At U.S. Open

    Several Januarys ago, Roger Federer --one of the greatest tennis players of all time -- cried after losing the Australian Open to his rival, Rafael Nadal, of Spain. The two men had battled five sets, for more than four hours, but the five-years-younger Nadal had, once again, foiled the Swiss sensation's dream of tying Pete Sampras' record of 14, Grand Slam singles titles.
    Staff Reporter
    Several Januarys ago, Roger Federer --one of the greatest tennis players of all time -- cried after losing the Australian Open to his rival, Rafael Nadal, of Spain. The two men had battled five sets, for more than four hours, but the five-years-younger...

    Tags: Andy Roddick, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Andy Murray, Tennis

    9. Aug 24, 2012 |Column| Hartford Courant

  9. Wozniacki Retires From Semifinal Match Without Showing Much Pain

    NEW HAVEN — The only discernible wince of pain on this Friday would be on the face of tournament director Anne Worcester. She was disappointed. Understanding, but disappointed. And who in Worcester's position wouldn't be?
    The Hartford Courant
    NEW HAVEN — The only discernible wince of pain on this Friday would be on the face of tournament director Anne Worcester. She was disappointed. Understanding, but disappointed. And who in Worcester's position wouldn't be? Caroline Wozniacki, the...

    Tags: ESPN (tv network), Caroline Wozniacki, Martina Navratilova, Steffi Graf, Chris Evert

    10. Jul 20, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  10. John McEnroe, Pete Sampras to play tennis match at The Greenbrier

    Hall of Famers Pete Sampras and John McEnroe are looking forward to their first visit to The Greenbrier resort for an exhibition tennis match.
    Hall of Famers Pete Sampras and John McEnroe are looking forward to their first visit to The Greenbrier resort for an exhibition tennis match. They'll meet in the inaugural Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic in White Sulphur Springs on Sept. 22....

    Tags: Greenbrier, John McEnroe, Tennis, Association of Tennis Professionals, U.S. Open (tennis)

    11. Jul 7, 2012 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Federer eyes 7th Wimbledon title, Murray his 1st

    WIMBLEDON, England — A large part of the tennis world will be rooting for the grand champion, 30-year-old Roger Federer, to win one more title, to reclaim greatness even if it's just for a day, for the player who already is considered the greatest ever, if only because he has won more major singles titles, 16, than any man, to have one more large and shining moment.
    WIMBLEDON, England — A large part of the tennis world will be rooting for the grand champion, 30-year-old Roger Federer, to win one more title, to reclaim greatness even if it's just for a day, for the player who already is considered the greatest...

    Tags: Ivan Lendl, Roger Federer, Human Interest, Tennis, Association of Tennis Professionals

    12. Jul 9, 2012 |Story| Aberdeen News

  12. TENNIS: Federer beats Murray for 7th Wimbledon, 17th major

    WIMBLEDON, England - A Grand Slam title drought did indeed end in Sunday's historic and riveting Wimbledon final, only it was Roger Federer's lengthy-for-him gap between trophies that came to a close, rather than Britain's 76-year wait for a homegrown...

    Tags: Roger Federer, U.S. Open (tennis), Bunny (music group), England, David Cameron

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