JOHN MCENROE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Tennis Hall Of Famers John McEnroe, Jim Courier To Compete In Mylan WTT Matchup July 22 To Benefit Johnny Mac Tennis Project
NEW YORK, May 16, 2013 – Former World No. 1 players, Davis Cup standouts and International Tennis Hall of Famers John McEnroe and Jim Courier will battle it out on the Sportime Stadium hard court on Monday, July 22nd, as the NY Sportimes take on the Texas Wild in a Mylan World TeamTennis matchup. The [...]
John McEnroe on sibling rivalries: I'm no Venus
John McEnroe sounded a little perplexed on how Venus and Serena Williams manage to play nice with each other after seeing a screening of the film "Venus and Serena" at the IFC Center in Manhattan.
McEnroe — one of the fiercest competitors in tennis history — couldn't get a handle on how the the two sisters keep it together even when one of them has to be the victor...
Sampras, McEnroe, Lendl and Haas to Play in The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic
White Sulphur Springs, WV – April 23, 2013: The Greenbrier, the classic American resort in the foothills of West Virginia’s Allegheny Mountains, will once again be host this fall to The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, featuring exhibition matches with Tennis Hall of Fame legends Pete Sampras, John McEnroe and, for the first time ever, Ivan Lendl [...]
Today in Sports History (1/21): McEnroe Gets Ejected
On this day in 1990, tennis star John McEnroe became the first ever player to be ejected from the Australian Open.
At the 1990 Australian Open, McEnroe was trying to win his first major tournament since the 1984 U.S. Open. In this fourth round match against Sweden’s Mikael Pernfors, a two-time NCAA champ, McEnroe started strong (winning the first set easily), but Pernfors made...
Courier tops McEnroe in PowerShares opener
Jim Courier rallied to beat John McEnroe, 8-7 (1) on Saturday night in the final of the PowerShares Series' season-opening Cancer Treatment Centers of America Tennis Championships.
Courier overcame a 7-5 deficit to force the tiebreaker in the eight-game pro set final.
''For the first event of the season, the quality of tennis played tonight was outstanding,''...
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October 14, 2012
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70-year-old US Open referee arrested for murdering husband with a mug
She was just on her way to another US Open in Queens to do her job as an referee, just like she has done in years past, when police from both the NYDP and LAPD showed up at her hotel in midtown to arrest her on the charge of murdering her 80-year-old husband. Lois Ann [...]
Peter Fleming Named Associate Director of John McEnroe Tennis Academy
Together they formed one of the most prolific doubles teams in tennis history. Now, longtime friends and tennis partners John McEnroe and Peter Fleming are again teaming up – this time in an effort to boost the sport they love, as Fleming was today named an Associate Academy Director at the John McEnroe Tennis Academy.
McEnroe and Fleming will officially kick off this re-constituting...
John McEnroe Tennis Academy Scholarship Winners Named
Winners selected for John McEnroe Tennis Academy scholarships are honored at halftime of the NY Sportimes vs. Washington Kastles World TeamTennis match at Sportimes Randall’s Island. L to R: John McEnroe; Leonte Wilder, 11, Plainfield, N.J.; Sean Wei, 12, Yorktown Heights, N.Y.; Natalie Eordekian, 7, Woodside, N.Y.; Palmer Clare, 16, North Bellmore, N.Y.; Tomas Kopczynski, 12...
McEnroe, Sock win doubles exhibition
John McEnroe made a brief return to play an exhibition doubles match Monday on the opening night of the SAP Open, teaming with young American Jack Sock to beat Gael Monfils and Steve Johnson 6-4, 6-4 in a lighthearted match.
McEnroe, who will turn 53 on Feb. 16, showed the deft skill at the net that made him one of the game's best doubles players ever in a match that included...
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February 14, 2012
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