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Funny Tennis Memories From The Pros  | read this item

Funny Tennis Memories From The Pros

Some funny tennis memories…
Flavia Pennetta: “My first match when I was 11 was very funny because I was so nervous on the court. And I went to the hospital, so [laughs]. (Why?) Not so good. I was down like 6-2 and so nervous and they bring me to the hospital.”
Andres Gomez: “I was [...]

The flowing F-Lo backhand on display on Grandstand at the 2008 U.S. Open.  | read this item

Biofile with Feliciano Lopez

Status: Member of Spain’s Davis Cup winning team in 2008 and 2009. Highest rank was #20 in January 2005.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 187
DOB: September 20, 1981 in Toledo, Spain.
Tennis Inspiration: “Stefan Edberg. Because of him, I like the way he played, behaved but I like the way he was very quiet and very gentleman on court. I [...]

Interview with "The Magician" Fabrice Santoro  | read this item

Interview with “The Magician” Fabrice Santoro

Throughout his 20-year pro career Fabrice Santoro has been a master magician on court capable of taking even the most accomplished players out of their comfort zones with his array of spins and slices. The 36-year-old Santoro showed his slick racquet skills for stretches before Juan Carlos Ferrero made the magic man disappear. The 24th-seeded [...]