Valero Texas Open: Tough Conditions Lead to Wild Cut Day, Geoff Ogilvy Co-Leads

Heavy winds saw a field of 142 golfers struggle mightily on cut day at the Valero Texas Open. The course only yielded four sub-70 rounds and the difference between leading the tournament and making the cut was only seven shots. There are seven golfers tied for the lead at three-under, including Geoff Ogilvy and 17-year pro Rich Beem, who had yet to make a cut this season.  Defending champion Adam... 

Rafael Nadal and the Top 10 Spanish Players in Tennis History

The quarterfinals of the French Open were under way on June 3, 1986. The World No. 1 Ivan Lendl defeated Ecuador’s Andres Gomez 6-7, 7-6, 6-0, 6-0. The Czech born would then beat South Africa’s Johan Kriek in the semifinals and Sweden’s Michaël Pernfors for his second Roland Garros title. On the same day, a few miles away in Manacor, Spain, a baby boy by the name of Rafael... 

Grandes Español: Rafael Nadal and the Top 10 Spanish Tennis Players in History

The quarterfinals of the French Open were under way on June 3, 1986. The World No. 1 Ivan Lendl defeated Ecuador’s Andres Gomez 6-7, 7-6, 6-0, 6-0. The Czech born would then beat South Africa’s Johan Kriek in the semifinals and Sweden’s Michaël Pernfors for his second Roland Garros title. On the same day, a few miles away in Manacor, Spain, a baby boy by the name of Rafael... 

Proof Is in the Putting: 2011 Masters Tournament Begins New Era in Golf

Golf has been defined the last 15 years by one man—Tiger Woods. Woods burst onto the scene averaging 300-yard drives, reading putts like 2nd grade-level books, and had a look that clearly distinguished him from the rest of the field. Over the last decade and a half, Tiger Woods was golf. Gone are the days of Tiger vs. the field. Gone, too, is the era of a handful of greats. Just how sporadic... 

Andre Agassi: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. A

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. Andre Agassi’s career played out like a soap opera—the brash beginning, the troubled middle and then the happily ever after, featuring a return to glory, not to mention a blissful marriage to a woman who might just be the greatest female player of all time. In his 20-year professional career he won 60 ATP titles, won almost 600 matches more... 

Bjorn Borg: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. B

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. A winning percentage of 41 doesn’t sound too impressive until you realize that it isn’t for matches, but for Grand Slam tournaments. In the matches themselves, Bjorn Borg won just under 90 percent of his Slam singles—going a gaudy 141-16. Borg entered 27 Grand Slam tournaments during his career, and won 11 of them, all 11 in the... 

Jimmy Connors: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. C

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. Eight times, Jimmy Connors was the No. 1 player in the world, for a combined 238 weeks all time—160 of those in a row between 1974-77. A devastating lefty, Connors racked up a gaudy career record of 1,241-277, and won eight Grand Slams, failing only to win the French in his bid for a career Grand Slam. His failure to win Roland Garros... 

Lindsay Davenport: Tennis’ Greatest Players A-Z, Vol. D

This article first appeared at Tennis Now. When you’re part of a statistical group whose other three members are Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert, you’re clearly doing something right. Lindsay Davenport is the fourth of that group of women to finish ranked No.1 in the world to end four different seasons, having done so at the ends of the 1998, 2001,... 

Tennis: Greatest Players A-Z: Volume E

Tennis Now   Sorry, Stefan Edberg, you were born with the wrong surname. For the letter E, there is no debate—the top honor belongs to Christine Marie Evert. The original American sweetheart, Evert won 18 Grand Slam single titles including a record seven at Roland Garros and a record six at Flushing Meadows—and finished No. 1 in the world seven times, including five straight... 

Greatest Tennis Players A-Z: Volume F

Tennis Now You were expecting, maybe, Fabio Fognini? Not only is Roger Federer a slam dunk choice for the letter of the day, he would be the choice if the list was best player whose name ends in R, best player with E as the second letter in his last name; and pretty much every other category you can think of. Consider this statistic: For every week from the Monday following Wimbledon... 

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