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Great Tennis At The 2005 Us Open, Richard C. Crepeau
Great Tennis At The 2005 Us Open, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
Thirty years ago the country was in a tennis frenzy. Television had discovered the sport and colorful and attractive personalities seemed to be in an endless supply as they paraded before the cameras. Public tennis courts were overcrowded with people from seven to seventy. At the indoor courts of the major cities you were lucky to be able to get a reservation to play between three and four o'clock in the morning. Manufacturers of tennis equipment were making money hand over fist, and the tennis ball factories working around the clock (what we would now term 24/7), could not meet …
Heavy Drama At The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Richard C. Crepeau
Heavy Drama At The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
The opening of the football seasons, both college and professional, can mean only one thing. It's time for the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
Us Open Tennis: A Little Bit Of Everything Including Racism, Richard C. Crepeau
Us Open Tennis: A Little Bit Of Everything Including Racism, Richard C. Crepeau
On Sport and Society
This was a U.S. Open Tennis championship with something for everyone. Great matches, poor matches, a reclamation of tennis from the masses, prime time for the women’s game, and a host of other goodies.