Status: WTA tennis player ranked #58 in the world upset 2008 champion Maria Sharapova in three sets in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987 In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory: “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs [...]
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca.
No tennis player ever awed us with his beautiful talents quite like Marcelo Rios. Even his name flowed smoothly, like that of some [...]
Status: World’s #1 tennis player. Winner of this year’s French Open and Wimbledon.
Tennis Inspiration: “Watching my idols play back at Wimbledon or at the U.S. Open, wanting to maybe be like them one day. Practice hard. Maybe when I was #1 junior in the world when I was 17 years old, I hoped to maybe [...]
Why I Like Boxing: John McEnroe
September 13, 1981, John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the world’s #1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent the super Swede staggering [...]
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, [...]
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Biofile with Maria Kirilenko | ![McEnroeRios[1]](http://thebiofile.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/265_190.jpg )
Rios meets John McEnroe. | 
Federer on the practice court at the U.S. Open. | 
John McEnroe On Boxing | 
Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres Gomez
