Rewind ’95: Defining Moment for Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi

Every great rivalry has a defining moment, a moment at which both men are elevated from being mere tennis players to being special. After that moment, the rivalry would never be the same, neither would the players themselves. Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe achieved that moment in the fourth set tiebreaker at the Wimbledon ‘80 finals. McEnroe and Ivan Lendl never competed more fiercely than they... 

Eyal Golasa: The Newest Diamond from Israel

Picture this. After just 15 minutes, your team is down 3-0 at home in your UEFA Champions League qualifier. Most people would think, “Well, this game is done, there is no way the losing team can come back.” However, Maccabi Haifa defied the logic. In the 26th minute, Yaniv Katan danced around the F.C. Aktobe (Kazakhstan) defense, and sent a left footed strike into the bottom left corner... 

Federer and Nadal Reach Semis in Qatar; Monfils Beats Blake in Brisbane

  Qatar ExxonMobil—Doha Top seed Roger Federer and No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal took two distinct paths to reach the semifinals in Doha on Thursday. Federer, who is seeking his first tournament title since Cincinnati last summer, dismissed the formidable but inconsistent efforts of Latvian Ernests Gulbis, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4. Using his reliable serve to stave off three break points, Federer demonstrated... 

Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters on Course to Clash in All-Belgian WTA Final

Justine Henin remains on track for a finals showdown with countrywoman Kim Clijsters in Brisbane, while three of the top four seeds are in the semifinals in Auckland. With the Australian Open just 10 days away, things are heating up nicely on the women’s tour as the first two tournaments of the year reach a climax. Brisbane International Justine Henin’s dream comeback to the WTA Tour... 

Queens of the Court: Monica Seles, Victim of Obsession…

Monica Seles, a former world No. 1 tennis player, released her memoir Getting A Grip: On My Body, My Mind, My Self on April 21, 2009.  The autobiography details her bout with depression and her subsequent food addiction after being stabbed in a tennis tournament in Germany. It also describes dealing with her father’s cancer diagnosis and eventual death, which devastated a daughter who was... 

Tiger Poses for Vanity Fair, Forgets to Wear Clothes

Tiger Woods will be featured in the new Vanity Fair which hits newsstands this week. He is the subject of a photo essay shot by famous photographer Annie Leibovitz. Sources tell TodaysACCHeadlines.com when asked why he would pose for the magazine in various stages of undress, the Athlete of the Decade deadpanned, “To get chicks.”That said, it seemed an appropriate time to point out that... 

On Tiger Woods and Brit Hume

If you’ve been following this controversy, you know that Fox News commentator Brit Hume has come under fire for suggesting to Tiger Woods on air that Christianity has more to offer than Woods’ faith of Buddhism. I decided to write this article, because I wrote an article about Woods several weeks ago, in which I started off by saying my major philosophy in life is, “Treat your neighbor... 

Pro Teams for the Weekend (Weather Permitting)

Assuming the games go ahead as the freezing weather continues (a couple of Magners’ games have already been called off), here are the teams to take the field in Dublin and Edinburgh, respectively.   Glasgow Warriors To Face Leinster Bernardo Stortoni, DTH van der Merwe, Max Evans, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans, Dan Parks, Chris Cusiter, Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Alastair Kellock (capt),... 

Agassi Vs. Federer 2002 Miami: A Harbinger of Things to Come

In late March 2002, the world of men’s tennis was in a state of flux. Older champions, vestiges of 1990’s still trotted around the circut and mingled with the teenie boppers. Questions had been raised, who was the world’s best tennis player? Was the number one ranked player the same person as the world’s best player? The 2002 Aussie Open did little to calm the storm. Andre Agassi,... 

Tennis: Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Averages

If Rafael Nadal had chosen to look like how he currently looks from the first time he burst into the scene, from what I hear, he would probably have had many more lady fans—probably a sizeable number from Federer’s camp. And the way he has been playing tennis lately, it seems he will grab a sizeable amount of Federer’s points this year. The deep top-spin forehand is never a bad... 

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