(FILA Luxembourg S.à r.l.) -FILA’s roster of ATP and WTA sponsored professional tennis players will debut the brand’s Tie Breaker collection as they take the court in Indian Wells for the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. The collection...
The shirt was designed by France’s seven-time Grand Slam tennis champion René Lacoste, who understandably found traditional “tennis whites” (starched, long-sleeved white button-up shirts with neckties) both cumbersome and uncomfortable. Lacoste first wore the polo at the 1926 U.S. Open, ...
Swede tennis great Bjorn Borg defeated American John McEnroe in an emotionally and physically draining five sets--which included an 18-16 McEnroe fourth-set tiebreaker and a 9-7 final set--then considered the greatest match of all time. Borg's fifth consecutive Wimbledon title would be his la...
Alcaraz and Tiafoe were both making their major semifinal debuts and offered an exceptionally entertaining performance for a little more than a set, and a little more than an hour, at the start, then again for the latter portion of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth. NEW YORK, NEW...
Friedrich Traun was a German track and field runner who traveled to Athens to compete in the 100 meter and 800 meter race, but failed to qualify for both. Also a tennis player, he tried next to enter the tennis competition, but also failed to win in the qualifying rounds, being beaten ...
1980: Bjorn Borg outlasts John McEnroe for Wimbledon title Swede tennis great Bjorn Borg defeated American John McEnroe in an emotionally and physically draining five sets--which included an 18-16 McEnroe fourth-set tiebreaker and a 9-7 final set--then considered the greatest match of ...