Pat Cash Repeats in Newport

Pat Cash defeated American Jim Courier 6-3, 6-4 to win the Champions Cup at the International Tennis Hall of Fame.  For the second year in a row, Cash defeated Courier for the title in Newport.  Last year, Cash won 6-4, 6-3.
Cash won 7 singles titles on the ATP tour, including Wimbledon in 1987.  This is [...]

Wilander to throw out first pitch at McCoy

7 time Grand Slam singles Champion Mats Wilander is in Newport this week for the Champions Cup at the International Hall of Fame.  What’s a trip to New England without a little bit of baseball?  Wilander is heading north to Pawtucket to throw out the ceremonial first pitch and inspire the PawSox out of their [...]

Interview with Jim Courrier

I caught up with Jim Courrier and talked about the Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport and why he keeps coming back to the Champions Cup with begins on Thursday.

-Becs

Tennis Hall of Fame Puts Newport on the Map

This week, the tennis world’s eyes turned to Newport and the International Hall of Fame.  The week featured an ATP tennis tournament, with Americans Sam Querrey, Robby Ginepri, Taylor Dent, Kevin Kim, and Rajeev Ram and Frenchmen Fabrice Santoro and Sebastian Grosjean making up just part of the draw.
I’ve got more about the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis [...]

Ram Beats Sam

NEWPORT– Rajeev Ram upset fellow American Sam Querrey to win the Campbell’s Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.  Ram lost the first set in a tie break, but came back to win the next 2 7-5, 6-3 to capture his first ATP title.  Ram says it’s a big deal to get his first title.

This was the [...]

Seles Becomes Newest Member of Tennis Hall of Fame

NEWPORT, RI– Monica Seles, Dr. Robert Walter Johnson, Donald Dell, and Andres Gimeno were just inducted into the Tennis Hall of Fame. Seles, a 9 time Grand Slam Champion headlined the 2009 class, but the other members made an impact on the sport in their own way.
Monica Seles won 8 of her 9 Grand Slams [...]

Rain Halts Play in Newport

Rain was the story at the Campbell’s Tennis Hall of Fame Championships yesterday. Matches were scheduled to begin at 11, but they did not start until after 1:30 and half an hour later, were suspended again due to rain. When play was suspended, former world number 4 Sebastian Grosjean was up a set on American [...]

Fish Drops Out of Newport Tournament

Mardy Fish was supposed to play yesterday at the Campbell’s Tennis Hall of Fame tournament in Newport, but at the last minute dropped out to play for the US in the David Cup.  Andy Roddick dropped out with a right hip flexor injury after losing an epic Wimbledon final to Roger Federer 16-14 in the [...]