Rafter and Tillstrom Reach the Final
Top-seeded Patrick Rafter of Australia and the defending champion, Mikael Tillstrom, advanced to the final of the Gold Flake Open in Madras, India. Rafter, the United States Open champion, beat Leander...
View ArticleSmoke, Water and a Rainbow Add Up to Just Another Day at Wimbledon
Some say this place is doomed. Some say it should be domed. Even though hail was in the forecast, fire and rain, along with a redemptive evening rainbow, were the main players today at Wimbledon. While...
View ArticleDoubles Team Sets Record
The Australians Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge won the only Grand Slam doubles title missing from their collection today, defeating Sandon Stolle of Australia and Paul Haarhuis of the Netherlands,...
View ArticleSYDNEY 2000: Sports of The Times; Woodies Lose, But Are First In Fans' Hearts
THEY have been known as the Woodies, the Australian doubles of doubles, though they look nothing alike, hardly play alike and have based themselves on opposite coasts of the United States. They formed...
View ArticleDoubles Event Loses Top Pairs
The ATP world doubles championship in Bangalore, India, is hurting even before it begins. The famed Woodies, Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge, have pulled out of the $750,000 tournament and so have...
View ArticleAnother Title for Navratilova
Twenty-nine years after winning her first Grand Slam title, Martina Navratilova swept to her 57th, claiming the only major title she had not won. Navratilova teamed with Leander Paes today to win the...
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Friendly Fire: The Lethal Serve in Doubles Tennis
Doubles teams use communication and positioning to gain an edge, but every now and then, a playing partner will still get a kick serve to the head....
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