Category: Tennis

  • Sale Price Of Tennis Great’s CT Mansion Sets New Record

    CONNECTICUT — Tennis great Ivan Lendl has sold his 445-acre Connecticut estate for $12 million, breaking real estate price records for Litchfield County, according to Mansion Global. The deal, which closed on Thursday, inched out the previous record-holder by just over a half million dollars. But the final sale for the Cornwall residence was a…

  • Andy Murray: Three-time Grand Slam champion says he is in a ‘terrible moment’ but ‘won’t quit’

    Getty Images Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray says he “won’t quit” tennis despite being in a “terrible moment”. The Briton, 36, is winless in 2024 after Monday’s first-round loss to Benoit Paire at the Open Sud de France. Murray also suffered a first-round exit at the Australian Open, while his last ATP Tour victory…

  • New season, new problems: tennis looks to defend Conference USA championship

    Carla Mendez | Assistant Sports Director  With the first serve of FIU tennis team’s 2024 campaign, the Panthers look to defend their title as Conference USA champions.  Coming off the heels of a strong season in 2023, the Panthers finished with an 18-4 record and won their second conference championship in school history. They won…

  • “I feel sorry for him if he is that bitter about white tennis players, it’s unacceptable” – When Chris Evert chastised Serena Williams’ father Richard for controversial comments

    Serena Williams’ father Richard was at odds with several tennis players and journalists at the turn of the 21st century. While 18-time Major winner Chris Evert was one of the stars that faced his wrath, she certainly didn’t take his smack-talk sitting down nearly two decades ago. Evert spoke to ESPN during a tell-all interview…

  • MCC’s McPhail inducted into Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame

    #inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } Wanda McPhail took a unique path to become a coach at Meridian Community College, and her tenure at the school brought anomalous success to the Eagles’ tennis program. McPhail was inducted into the Mississippi Tennis Hall of Fame on…

  • Competition as dialogue? A tennis player objects.

    By Phil Lawler ( bio – articles – email ) | Jan 30, 2024 In talk yesterday to a Spanish tennis club, Pope Francis made the remarkable assertion that the game is “not just a battle, but also a dialogue.” Having been a competitive tennis player in my youth, I was flattened by that observation.…

  • Tennis has four named as Players to Watch

    University of Arkansas – Fort Smith men’s and women’s tennis placed four on the Lone Star Conference Tennis Preseason Players to Watch List, announced Tuesday by the league office. Anis Ramchane and Killian Darneaux were the representatives for the men’s program while Petra Csizmadia and Camila Romero were selected for the women. Ramchane and Darneaux teamed at No. 1 doubles for a…

  • Andy Murray has no plans to retire from tennis and vows ‘I won’t quit’ after winless start to 2024

    Andy Murray has no immediate plans to call time on his career and vowed: “I won’t quit”, despite enduring a winless start to 2024.  The 36-year-old two-time Wimbledon winner was dumped out in the first round at both the Brisbane International and Australian Open and remains winless in 2024 after another defeat in France this…

  • Delight the Tennis Lover in Your Life With This Fun Sterling Silver Necklace

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  • Top of Lineup Leads Aztecs Past Tritons

    Story Links SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s tennis team played at the Aztec Tennis Center for the first time in 2024 on Tuesday afternoon, when it hosted UC San Diego. After dropping the doubles point, the Aztecs won five of six singles matches, all in straight sets, en route to a 5-2 victory. The…