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ARTHUR ASHE TENNIS STAR, GREAT HUMANITARIAN AND MY FRIEND BY SIGRID DRAPER FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH

I didn't know who Arthur Ashe was. I didn't really think much about TENNIS until I met Judge Robert J. Kelleher who was instrumental in bringing in "Open Tennis."

TENNIS WAKE-UP CALL FROM 10SBALLS • WHERE ARE THE LEGENDS / HEROES?

Where have all the heroes gone? Some have gone to higher ground, others are still here. Do we care? Some do and some don't. I care. I care because all those long forgotten heroes still live inside of me and bring back unforgettable memories of days gone by.

TENNIS FROM LONDON – WIMBLEDON THE CHAMPIONSHIPS AS REMEMBERED BY SIGRID DRAPER

Wimbledon? Really? We are going to Wimbledon? Judge Robert J. Kelleher, expected me to have a little more enthusiasm than that!

MY FIRST WIMBLEDON WITH JUDGE ROBERT J. KELLEHER BY SIGRID DRAPER

WIMBLEDON! How would you like to go there, queried ROBERT J. KELLEHER in 1983. Never having heard the word before, I didn't know how to respond.

Fred Perry, Andy Murray, How 77 years fly by when you are having fun! – By:Sigrid Draper

Fred Perry was born in 1909 and died in 1995. He won 10 majors for Britain, which included three straight single titles between 1934 and 1936.

AUSTRALIA LOVES ROD ” THE ROCKET ” LAVER BY SIGRID DRAPER

July 27, 1998. They were throwing another "Shrimp on the Barbie" and wishing everyone G'Day. Just another day in Australia. Probably also listening to the strains of "Waltzing Matilda" a popular folk song that was considered to be their "unofficial National Anthem".

THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE ! A TENNIS STORY BY SIGRID DRAPER

I DON'T REMEMBER HOW OLD I WAS THE FIRST TIME I HEARD SOMEONE SAY "IT'S THE BEST SEAT IN THE HOUSE" BUT SINCE THAT TIME, IT HAS BEEN TOO MANY TIMES TO COUNT. I ALWAYS THOUGHT THE "BEST SEAT' IN THE HOUSE WAS THE BATHROOM. WE ONLY HAD ONE SHARED BY FOUR PEOPLE.

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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EUGENIE BOUCHARD NAMED 2018 TENNIS CANADA FEMALE PLAYER OF THE YEAR / EUGENIE BOUCHARD NOMMÉE JOUEUSE DE L’ANNÉE 2018 DE TENNIS CANADA

Tennis Canada announced on Wednesday that Eugenie Bouchard is the winner of the 2018 Excellence Awards in the Female Player of the Year and Singles Player of the Year categories.

TENNIS NEWS • CALIFORNIA CHAMPIONSHIPS • TOMMY HAAS, TAYLOR FRITZ, STEVE JOHNSON, MARDY FISH AND MORE

Time to get tickets to watch! Surly you have heard about The Largest Open Tennis Event in America!

TENNIS NEWS • RAFA NADAL CONFIRMS RETURN TO PRACTICE, EYES ABU DHABI EXHIBITION AND AUSTRALIAN SUMMER

According to Uncle Toni, Rafael Nadal was supposed to be back at practice on either Dec. 4 or 5. Well, better late than never!

Conchita Martínez prepara la temporada 2019 de Karolina Pliskova en Tenerife

Española y checa ya trabajaron juntas durante el pasado Open de Estados Unidos

ALEJANDRO’S FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR 10SBALLS FROM SOME OF THIS YEAR’S TOURNAMENTS

Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia hits a forehand to Kaia Kanepi of Estonia during her second round match at the Nature Valley International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, Great Britain, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018.