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
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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
OLLIE IS A WONDER BUT FISH HAS THE TITLE
NEWPORT, R.I. – Little guy. Little country. Giant performance. But it wasn’t quite enough for the diminutive dynamo named Olivier Rochus, who did his best to wreck the afternoon for the homebodies – and very nearly did. You really couldn’t dislike this teddy bear of a tennis player, 5-foot-5, 140 pound Ollie. However, he was rocking the cradle of American tennis, the … [Read more...] about OLLIE IS A WONDER BUT FISH HAS THE TITLE