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Biofile with Ilie Nastase  | read this item

Biofile with Ilie Nastase

Status: Former French Open and U.S. Open champion. Tennis Hall of Famer.
Born: July 19, 1946 in Bucharest, Romania.
Childhood Hero: “The first picture of Roy Emerson in Romanian newspaper. I didn’t have anyone to look up to. I play tennis the way I feel.”
Hobbies/Interests: “I’m into cars. I collect Brancusi sculptures. He was a unique Romanian [...]

McEnroe Discusses His Rivalries with Borg, Connors and Lendl  | read this item

McEnroe Discusses His Rivalries with Borg, Connors and Lendl

 
Tennis great John McEnroe talks about his three unique rivalries with Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg and Ivan Lendl… 
“With Connors, while our style of play was different, our personalities were similar. So there was a definite clash there. It was like two bulls in a ring going right at each other and trying to do anything to [...]

Photo Credit: Melchior DiGiacomo  | read this item

Classic Interview: Jimmy Connors 2006

 
(This interview with Jimmy Connors was for Tennis Week magazine in August 2006.)
Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors created a record that may never be broken by capturing U.S. Open championships on three different surfaces: grass, har-tru and hard court. And now the five-time U.S. Open champion is launching a comeback of sorts in taking [...]

James Blake at the Davis Cup final draw in Portland, Oregon in December 2007.  | read this item

Biofile with James Blake

Status: Former world #4 in ATP rankings. Member of 2007 U.S. Davis Cup-winning team.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 170
DOB: December 28, 1979 In: Yonkers, NY
Childhood Heroes: “Michael Jordan impressed me with how he got ready for every game. And he had to show everyone he was the best every time he stepped on that court. In tennis [...]

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 [...]

Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres Gomez

1990, Paris, France --- Andres Gomez lifts the winner's trophy at the 1990 French Open. --- Image by © Gilbert Iundt/TempSport/Corbis  | read this item

Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres Gomez

Status: 1990 Roland Garros champion. Won 21 career ATP singles and 34 doubles titles. Won 1988 Roland Garros in doubles (w. E. Sanchez) and 1986 U.S. Open in doubles (w. Zivojinovic).
DOB: February 27, 1960 In: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nickname: “Go Go – from Jimmy Connors.”
Tennis Inspirations: “I think Nastase, Laver and Hoad.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Surfing, [...]