Status: ATP tennis pro. Winner of three ATP singles titles. Member of Canada’s Davis Cup team.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
Age: 21
Birthplace: Montenegro
Residence: Ontario, Canada
First Tennis Memory: “A lot of time with the ball machine. I think that’s how I started out, mostly. That’s where I started to get my level up. And my dad [...]
Status: ATP #25 ranked player. Winner of five career ATP singles and 14 doubles titles. Winner of 2012 Australian Open in doubles. Helped lead Czech Republic to Davis Cup final in 2009 (loss to Spain). Reached career high singles rank of #8 in 2006.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 167
DOB: November 27, 1978 In: Karvina Czech Republic
First [...]
Musician and friend of Federer, Gavin Rossdale was at the outdoor area of the U.S. Open player’s lounge this year on a sunny afternoon and he was kind enough to sit down and discusses his love of tennis…
“I grew up playing tennis and just loving it. I used to get a kick out of watching [...]
Status: All-American singles and doubles tennis player at Stanford University. 2011 NCAA doubles champion with partner Mallory Burdette.
Ht: 5-5
DOB: November 17, 1988 In: California
First Memory Of Tennis: “Oooh. Probably getting really angry after missing a shot (age 6).
Tennis Inspirations: “All the small players that have done well, Justine Henin.”
Last Book Read: [...]
Status: ATP #1 player in the world. Won Wimbledon and the Australian Open this year.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 176
DOB: May 22, 1987 In: Belgrade, Serbia
Tennis Heroes: “Well, Pete Sampras, he was always my idol. I always liked his game even if I don’t have the same game as he does. I liked [...]
Status: ATP Tennis player defeated Roger Federer at Wimbledon in the quarterfinals and will meet Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.
Tennis Inspirations: “A lot of guys. I try to take something from every player – Agassi, Sampras, Rafter.”
Hobbies/Interests: “I have lots of hobbies. I like life so, maybe my best hobby is fishing. I like music, [...]
Status: British television presenter for BBC Sport since 1992. From 1984-1992 worked for BBC Radio Sport. Has also worked for EuroSport.
DOB: April 1950 In: Swansea, Wales
First memory of tennis: Watching on television the 1956 Wimbledon final between Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall.
Last book read: “Our Kind of Traitor” by John Le Carre.
Tennis inspirations: My father, [...]
(Note: This article was originally published at BoxingInsider.com in 2010.)
The Mayweather ship is sinking fast. And there’s no hope really. It’s inevitable that Mayweather is going to hit the bottom and be humbled. “The humble shall be exalted and the exalted shall be humbled.”
Floyd’s in a no-win situation, really, outside of the money factor (and [...]
Status: International Tennis Hall of Famer. Wimbledon doubles champion.
DOB: November 22, 1913 In: Washington DC
First Tennis Memory: “When my father (Robin) and two uncles built a clay tennis court in our backyard and they made me take care of it. I was 10. I didn’t like tennis much at first because I had to work [...]
Status: ATP #34 world ranked tennis player.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 154
DOB: October 16, 1983 In: Augsburg, Germany
First Tennis Memory: “I think I just played – my family moved with me to South America, Caracas, Venezuela. I played every time normal with coach. Then my first tournament I was [...]
