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10SBALLS SHARES A POSTCARD FROM GREG GONZALEZ • INDIAN WELLS CALIFORNIA TENNIS CLINIC

Indian Wells Tennis Garden this morning had every court full of instructors. Kids are everywhere. Rosie Casals, Danny Gonzalez, Greg Gonzales, Tory Fretz, Tom Fey and more...
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CELEBRATING A LEGENDARY TENNIS CHAMPION: RICHARD “PANCHO” GONZALEZ

A mural of iconic champion Roger Federer adorns the wall of the BNP Paribas Open stadium. On a night when the GOAT returned to action, memories of the man many consider the original GOAT—Pancho Gonzalez—came rushing back to life at Indian Wells today from those who knew him best.
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Happy Birthday Pancho Gonzalez by Richard Pagliaro

Passion, pride and a powerful all-court game poured from Pancho Gonzalez like perspiration every time he stepped on court.
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INDIAN WELLS RANDOM NOTES

The 2018 BNP Paribas Open gave us dynamic debuts, revitalized returns and an all-time champions box of Rod Laver, Pete Sampras and Sugar Ray Leonard.
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REFLECTIONS ON INDIAN WELLS TENNIS 2018 • BNP PARIBAS OPEN •

Living virtually a topspin lob from Queens, NY my whole life, the U.S. Open has always been my hometown tournament.
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TENNIS 10SBALLS FROM INDIAN WELLS • BNP PARIBAS 2018

It's another beautiful day in Indian Wells. The skies are blue, the mountains are surreal - they look like a HOLLYWOOD backdrop. The air smells of flowers from the Indian Wells Tennis Gardens.
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Pancho Gonzalez Free Tennis Fiesta May 6th If You Are In The Los Angeles Area

Commemorate the 89th birthday of one of tennis‘ greatest champions, Richard "Pancho" Gonzalez.
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GOING TO THE US OPEN WITH UNCLE RICHARD AKA PANCHO GONZALEZ BY GREG GONZALES

My first trip to the big city of New York and the US Open was in 1969 when as a kid I travelled with my Uncle Richard, a.k.a. Pancho Gonzalez, arguably the greatest player of all time.
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DOREEN GONZALES EXPLORES THE LIFE AND CAREER OF TENNIS LEGEND PANCHO GONZALEZ

Author Doreen Gonzales and members of the Gonzalez family have released a biography entitled “Tennis Legend Pancho Gonzalez” that covers the life and amazing career of the great champion. Pancho’s immigrant parents could not afford lessons for him so he taught himself to play tennis on Los Angeles’ public parks and eventually became the best player in the world for an unparalleled 10 years.
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Pancho Segura by Richard Evans

If you asked questions of Hoadie you got straight answers with no bullshit. So one popped into my head and I asked, “What was the toughest shot you ever had to handle on a tennis court?”
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Remembering Gussy Moran on Her 90th Birthday

Today would have been my dear friend Gussy (Gussie) 90th birthday. Gertrude Augusta Moran was born in Santa Monica California
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A LONE WOLF NOT IN SHEEPS CLOTHING – By Sigrid Draper

Once upon a time, on May 9, 1928 in South Central Los Angeles, California Carmen Alire and Manuel Antonio Gonzalez welcomed a son they named Ricardo Alonso Gonzalez
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Happy Birthday Pancho Gonzalez

The Natural: Remembering Pancho Gonzalez
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LA Tennis Challenge – By: Don Brosseau

In the end, that's what really matters. The crowd loved it. And that crowd was a full house!
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The Prize money debate: A little historical perspective needed – By Matt Cronin

In 2013, the US Open will offer nearly $30 million in prize money.

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