NEW YORK – An abrupt end to our US Open - Bud had a small fall Sunday, suffering a complete rupture of his quad tendon. After being cared for attentively by the medical team at the US Open, headed by Brian Hainline, it was determined that he needed surgery as soon as possible. And so we headed back to Boston for that surgery, at the New England Baptist Hospital. We will … [Read more...] about BUD KNOCKED OUT OF US OPEN DUE TO INJURY
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RE-ENACTMENT OF FIRST US CHAMPIONSHIP
NEWPORT, Rhode Island — They threw a “You are there!” birthday bash on the grounds of the Grand Old Lady of Bellevue Avenue the other day at the Hall of Fame. She, of course, being the Newport Casino, sturdy of timbers and rich in history, justifyingly proud of her role as the elder housemother of the global frolic called tennis. But…Wimbledon…what about…? Oh, yes, we all … [Read more...] about RE-ENACTMENT OF FIRST US CHAMPIONSHIP
AS ANDRE ENTERS TENNIS VALHALLA, HE COMMITS LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS
NEWPORT, R.I. – From punk to paragon… I wrote those words about him some time ago, and Andre Agassi didn’t like it. “I’ve never been a punk or a paragon,” he countered. OK, maybe not a punk in his childish days – but certainly he’s plenty admirable now, and has been, in his inspirational role as educator and numerous other charitable projects. Oh, yes, he was one of … [Read more...] about AS ANDRE ENTERS TENNIS VALHALLA, HE COMMITS LIFE TO HELPING OTHERS
NOAH IS FIVE-OH!
Yannick Noah, the charismatic Frenchmen whose win at the 1983 French Open will be replayed ad-nauseum over the next three weeks, is 50 years old. The dread-locked swash-buckler was born May 18, 1960 in Sedan, France. The following is his biography as it appears in THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.NewChapterMedia.com) The kid looked like a … [Read more...] about NOAH IS FIVE-OH!
Good Gracious, Gaby is 40!
Wasn’t it just yesterday when Gabriela Sabatini was 14 years old, playing in the nationally-televised Family Circle Cup final on NBC against Chris Evert in 1985. Well, she’s all grown up now and is 40 years old (Sunday, May 16, 2010). Here’s her bio as it appears in my book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS ($35.95, New Chapter Press, … [Read more...] about Good Gracious, Gaby is 40!