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- Tennis News (Tennis.com)
Provides tennis news. 10-09
- Table Tennis (USATT)
Provides news on table tennis (table-tennis), especially within the USA.
- Table Tennis (International Tabletennis Federation)
Provides international news on table tennis (table-tennis).
- Table Tennis - Rating System (USATT)
Describes the USA rating system for table tennis players.
- Tennis Serve Illustrated (Dober)
Provides an animation to show proper form. 12-02
- Tennis Forehand Illustrated (Dober)
Provides an animation to show proper form.
- Tennis Backhand Illustrated (Dober)
Provides an animation to show proper form (with top spin).
- Tennis Biographies (HW Wilson)
Provides short descriptions of some of the best known competitors, including Andre Agassi, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Steffi Graf, Ivan Lendl, Hana Mandlikova, Noah Yannick, Gabriela Sabatini, Pete Sampras, and Monica Seles. 8-00
- Tennis News (Wimbledon.org)
Provides news on Wimbledon matches and other tennis news. 6-05
- Serena Williams Wins Tennis U.S. Open (USA Today - Lamarque)
"Unabashed about powering the ball and taking advantage of mistakes just as against any other opponent, she [Serena Williams] easily beat Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3 Saturday night to win a third straight Grand Slam title — all by beating her older sister in the final." 9-02
- Tennis News (1stHeadlines.com)
Provides news on tennis from over a dozen sources. 5-05
- Biographies of Tennis Greats (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides profiles of the most accomplished tennis players. 01-06
- -07-01-08 The Power Tennis of Serena and Venus (NBC Sports)
"The Williams sisters moved closer to another Wimbledon final Tuesday, using their power tennis to cruise into the semifinals in straight sets." 07-08
- Olympics Tennis 2008 (NY Times)
"Nadal earned the ranking [of number 1] by becoming the first man in 28 years to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same season, ending Federer’s five-year run of victories at the All England Club in a five-set classic that is already being referred to in hushed tones." 08-08
- The "Perfect" Tennis Player (NBC News)
Tracy Austin assesses the best players in history to say which she thinks had the best components. "Countless names have been exchanged in debating the identity of the greatest tennis player of all time: Federer, Sampras, Laver, Borg, Agassi, Nadal or Tilden to name a few. Such provocative discussions always seem to end with the realization that it's difficult to factor in different eras, equipment evolution and competitive environments. The bottom line is that each of the top players has had weaknesses that could be exploited in addition to their strengths." 06-09
- Sports Links (Justwright)
Provides sources of information for ball sports, including American football, Australian rules football , baseball, basketball, badminton, bowls, cricket, croquet, football (soccer), gaelic football, golf, handball, hurling, field hockey, ice hockey, korfball, lacrosse, polo, roller hockey, rugby, snooker, softball, squash, table tennis, tennis, torball, and volleyball. Also provides links for water sports, including canoeing, canoe polo, fishing, sailing, scuba diving, surfing and wind surfing, rowing, swimming, water skiing, and water polo.
- Finals at Wimbledon (USAToday.com)
Provides the final scores in matches for 2002. Visitors sometimes misspell as Wimbeldon, Wimbelton, or Wimbleton. Serena Williams defeated her sister Venus in the women's finals and Lleyton Hewitt defeated David Nalbandian. 7-02
- Venus and Serena Williams (CNN News)
Provides a short biography of the two top players in women's tennis. They are the first sisters to be ranked first and second in tennis history. No brothers have ever held the distinction. 7-02
- King, Billie Jean (Sports Illustrated)
Provides a biography of the tennis great. Includes a picture. 12-02
- Sharapova Beats Williams at Wimbledon (Fox News)
"Sharapova became the first Russian to win a Wimbledon (search) singles title, and the third youngest women's champion in history." 7-04
- Ashe, Arthur (InfoPlease.com)
Provides a biography of the tennis champion. 1-05
- Sharapova, Maria (MariaWorld.net)
- Dempsey, Jack (Wikipedia.org)
"One more defense followed, versus Bill Brennan, before he had to face world Light Heavyweight champion Georges Carpentier of France, in what became boxing's first million dollar gate ever. Carpentier had served in the war and was a decorated veteran of the French Army. Ironically, Dempsey's promoter used this angle to promote the fight, since many Americans still regarded Dempsey as a slacker during the war. In a farm that had to be rented to accommodate all the public in New Jersey, Dempsey beat Carpentier by a knockout in four rounds in front of 80,183 fans."
"After this fight, Dempsey's fame reached unexpected heights, becoming one of the top five sports stars in the United States in 1920s, along with baseball's Babe Ruth, tennis' Bill Tilden, American football's Red Grange and golf's Bobby Jones. They were known in America as the big 5 of sports." 6-05
- -07-02-05 Venus Wins in Record-Breaking Wimbledon Match (MSNBC News)
"Venus Williams mustered one last comeback, capping her career revival by winning another Wimbledon title."
"Williams overcame an early deficit and a championship point Saturday to beat top-ranked Lindsay Davenport 4-6, 7-6 (4), 9-7 for her fifth major title and her first in nearly four years."
"At 2 hours, 45 minutes, the match was the longest Wimbledon women’s final on record. Williams became the first woman since 1935 to win the title after facing a match point in the final." 7-05
- -09-11-05 Federer Wins Open (BBC News)
"Defending champion Roger Federer dashed American hopes of a fairytale victory for Andre Agassi with a four-set victory in Sunday's US Open final." 9-05
- Mirza, Sania - India's New Female Power (WorldPress.org)
"Tennis player Sania Mirza is just 18-years old and set to overtake the top celebrity brand endorsers in the country." 11-05
- -01-24-06 Supreme Justice Problem? (ABC News)
"At the historic swearing-in of John Roberts as the 17th chief justice of the United States last September, every member of the Supreme Court, except Antonin Scalia, was in attendance. ABC News has learned that Scalia had instead was on the tennis court at one of the country's top resorts, the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Bachelor Gulch, Colo., during a trip to a legal seminar sponsored by the Federalist Society." 01-06
- Roger Federer News (RogerFederer.com)
Provides news about Roger Federer's activities. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Andre Agassi (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Maragaret Court (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Roy Emerson (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Chris Evert (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Steffi Graf (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Billie-Jean King (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Rod Laver (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Martina Navratilova (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Grand Slam Winner Serena Williams (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champions (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins for each winner. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Bjorn Borg (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Jimmy Connors (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Lindsay Davenport (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Arthur Ashe (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Andre Agassi (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Wimbledon Champion Stefan Edberg (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- U.S. Open Champion Jennifer Capriati (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- U.S. Open Champion Jim Courier (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- U.S. Open Champion Kim Clijsters (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- U.S. Open Champion Michael Chang (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
- Sampras, Pete (Sporting-Heroes.net)
Provides a summary of wins. 01-06
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