Archive for August, 2009

US OPEN PREVIEW

ONLY THE BEST SURVIVE
In the tennis world, the sign that the northern hemisphere’s summer is coming to end is the beginning of the final grand slam of the year, the United States Open. The first US Open was played in August of 1881 in Newport, Rhode Island on grass courts. Through the years many variations [...]

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US OPEN PRACTICE PHOTOS

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US OPEN WARMUP: FEDERER DOMINATES … SURPRISED?

Roger Federer As We Knew Him
This time last year every one around the tennis world was certain that we had begun to see the beginning of the end of Federer. People, including myself were questioning his training, coaching staff, entourage, style of play, etc. even those in the media like John McEnroe and Darren Cahill [...]

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GEM TENNIS: REPORT FROM THE USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS (BOYS 14’s)

A Candid Report on the State of American Junior Tennis
Many fans of American tennis crave the next dominant American champion. We all revere current American #1 Andy Roddick and his efforts, but what everyone wants to know is when we’ll have another multi Grand Slam champion. This past week I had the pleasure to spend [...]

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GEM TENNIS: Quote of the Moment

“Get to a point you’ve set for yourself, then at that moment set the next goal, repeat until you reach your dream. Be patient and never quit.”
– Parsa Samii, GEM Tennis

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