From actor to instant tennis pro
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By Gloria Goodale | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. &quot;Wimbledon,&quot; starring Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany, may be billed as a romantic comedy, but it is also a next-generation sports movie, offering
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MELBOURNE -- Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Lleyton Hewitt knew they needed to do something drastic. Roger Federer was winning practically every tournament, and the gap between him and everyone else in men's tennis was growing.
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Delray Beach Â· Matias Boeker learned a couple of valuable lessons at his first ATP event this week. First, he&#39;s done driving himself to tournaments after being involved in a multiple
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Gaining fame online has become an obsession in the web-saturated world. In Jamie Wilkinson's class it can get you an A
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NICKY PIPER last night tipped Olympic boxing sensation Amir Khan to be better than ring showman Prince NaseemHamed. And he told the teenager that if he stays in the amateur ranks until after the next Games he can earn megabucks BEFORE turning pro.
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The uniform of the tennis professional is now virtually indistinguishable from the uniform of the cocktail waitress, pool boy or "Entourage" cast member.
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Andy Roddick, at heart, is an entertainer. So he loves the US Open and its Big Apple buzz, the fans who offer players high-fives, just the general state of hyperactivity.
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One Australian Open finalist is a Muhammad Ali lookalike who has dazzled the crowds with his enthusiasm and his ability to change the pace of a match.
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Take a peek at some of the moves the pros are making.
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Roger Federer, who has won three of the last five Grand Slam singles titles, is the best tennis player in the world. But there is one thing missing from his growing, glowing resume.
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Roger Federer is the most talented tennis player I have ever seen. He has the capacity to become the greatest in history. This conclusion isn&#39;t simply a result of his sublime victory over Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday&#39;s US Open final.
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Television producer. Music composer. Singer. Actor. Now TV host. Starting his career as a television producer,
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The actor and the tennis star reportedly met in Bangalore.
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It is hard not to think of how close Serena Williams came to a radically different scenario and how much would have been required for anything to rewrite Roger Federerâs script at the Australian Open.
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Roger Federer is the first to admit he pays a steep price for all his success. One by one, players try to knock him off, and with each match and each victory expectations grow.
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One putt gave Tadd Fujikawa celebrity status in Hawaii. One week changed his life. And one year later, the 5-foot junior in high school has one tough act to follow in the Sony Open.
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Directed by Greg Coolidge with the flair of a training video, ÂEmployee of the MonthÂ turns work into a game and love into a sporting event.