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Archive for the ‘History’ Category

December 28th, 2007

Goolagong Cawley gets recognition 31 years later

They say it’s better late than never and the WTA Tour apparently agreed.
Evonne Goolagong Cawley was awarded the No. 1 spot in women’s tennis rankings 31 years after she was actually there. Due to lost paperwork in 1976, Goolagong Cawley (No. 2 at the time) was not recognized for her two-week span at No. 1 in […]

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December 18th, 2007

Pistol Pete Speaks about Federer

In a series of exhibition matches in the fall, Pete Sampras took one match of three against Roger Federer. In a recent article by Mark Hodgkinson in the Telegraph, Sampras gives his input on what the current Tennis King is accomplishing.
And as we all know, Federer’s accomplishments are no small matter.
Sampras fully expects Federer to […]

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October 3rd, 2007

Those Who Came Before

It is far too easy to live in the here and now, wrapped up in our own problems with our own life, paying little attention to those around us let alone to those who came before.
I was just reading an article about Florida State’s annual “Champions Beyond the Game” brunch. Each year, two female graduates […]

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