Ask Bill - Bill Mountford»

Bill Mountford: Final Thoughts From Newport (1)

Some final thoughts from Newport, Rhode Island and the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Championships… It was a treat to see “The Magician”, Fabrice Santoro, defend a title for the first time in his long career. The Frenchman did not lose a set all week at the Hall of Fame Championships.

• Bill Mountford - Dispatches From Newport, R.I, Part II
• Bill Mountford - Dispatches from Newport, R.I., Part I
• Lived up to the hype!

Mondays with Bob Greene»

Mondays With Bob Greene: US Olympic Team Struggles (0)

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the the Bank of the West Classic and the Austrian Open.

• Mondays With Bob Greene: Fabrice Santoro Wins Newport
• Mondays With Bob Greene: The Second Week of Wimbledon
• Mondays With Bob Greene: The First Week of Wimbledon

The Robbie Koenig Blog»

Robbie Koenig: Enjoy The Summer Ride! (0)

The Wimbledon final this year has highlighted something that I’ve been aware of for some time now and that’s how good a shape the men’s game is in right now! With Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal we have two guys who are model ambassadors.

The Journeyman - Mark Keil»

The Journeyman: In The Thick of the Summer (0)

Mark Keil, director/producer of “The Journeymen” along with Geoff Grant and tennis coach at Shrewsbury Health and Racquet Club writes about his experiences in the heat of the summer worldwide tour.

• Saying “#*!& You!” To A Chair Umpire And Other Summer Tennis Tales
• Wimbledon Memories
• Wimbledon Qualifying - Memories of Years Past

Randy "Sky" Walker»

On This Day In Tennis History (0)

This week is a big week in tennis with week No. 2 of the U.S. Open Series and Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal’s return to the court in Canada following their epic Wimbledon final. This week has also been a one of epic matches and unusual circumstances in the history of the sport, as documented in the soon-to-be released book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press). The following is an excerpt from the ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY compilation that features entertaining anecdotes and match summaries featuring John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, Martina Navratilova among others.

• George Bush’s DAVIS CUP Connection – A Strange Tale From 80 Years Ago
• Random Ramblings…Aussie Open dates, Wimbledon, Vegas, etc.
• Obama, Clinton, Ashe, Churchill and Reagan and a “What If” Argument About Rod Laver

The Most From Host - Steve Host»

Where to now Mr. Federer? Coach Gilbert? Coach Sampras? (7)

Every sports writer under the sun is writing about how Federer has fallen from grace and Nadal is the new world No. 1. Nadal pulled out of the Stuttgart tournament the week after Wimbledon, thus losing him 250 points as he had previously won the title in 2007, in other words winning Wimbledon only put him 50 ranking points closer to the No. 1 ranking.

• Why did they slow down Wimbledon?
• Why Is Nadal So Good On Clay, Grass And Hard Courts?
• Federer and Higueras vs. Nadal

The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman»

Gabashvili Rolls On While Groenefeld Rebounds (0)

While the top stars are preparing for the grass courts of Wimbledon, the challenger circuit remains on the clay courts. Last week showed one player on the men’s side continuing his prowess on the circuit, while another player on the women’s side took a small step towards gaining back her former top 15 ranking.

• For Calleri and Garbin, Clay Season Is Not Over
• Mashona Washington Breaks Through in Carson
• All Quiet On the Challenger Front

Weekly Links - Manfred Wenas»

Weekly Links: Things That Make You Go Hmm… (0)

This week in Weekly Links:Mary Pierce drops out of the Olympics, Boris Becker speaks, Roger Federer is in Toronto, Jelena Jankovic is spoken for, Monica Seles got interviewed.

• Weekly Links: Roger Federer Is Enjoying Himself
• Weekly Links: Jelena Jankovic Is Taking Time Off
• The Weekly Links Megaphoto Post - Photos From Rome, Berlin and more…

Tennis History»

Gene Scott To Be Inducted In The International Tennis Hall Of Fame (0)

On Saturday, July 12, the International Tennis Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2008 - Michael Chang, Mark McCormack and Gene Scott - in ceremonies at the home of the Hall of Fame, The Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. Hall of Fame journalist Bud Collins profiles all three inductees.

• Michael Chang To Be Inducted In The International Tennis Hall Of Fame
• Mark McCormack To Be Inducted In International Tennis Hall Of Fame
• Bud Collins Calls Nadal-Federer Epic The Best Wimbledon Final Ever

Roger Federer Excerpts - Rene Stauffer»

Federer vs. Ancic..A Look Back At Fed’s Last Wimby Loss (0)

Roger Federer will face Croatia’s Mario Ancic in Wednesday’s quarterfinals at Wimbledon. It has been well-documented that in the first round of Wimbledon in 2002 that Ancic, an 18-year-old qualifier, defeated the much-hyped Federer, one year removed from his titanic fourth-round upset of Pete Sampras.

• Federer’s First Match With Hewitt and the Quest for the “Perfect Game”
• Why Do We Always See Federer Doing Interviews?
• Federer vs. Ancic – Remember when…

Featured Columns»

Roddick Bows Out (0)

The toppling of the big names continued Thursday with American Andy Roddick failing to get to the quarterfinals. Roddick was knocked out by fast rising Croatian giant (he’s 6′6″) Marin Cilic. Cilic may still appear to look awkward being so tall yet only 180lbs, but there was nothing awkward about his punishing forehand.

• The Rogers Cup Update: Boris Becker Inducted into Rogers Cup Hall of Fame
• Rogers Cup Qualies Day 1
• Istanbul Title Catapults Ivanisevic To No.1