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Oct/23

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Tennis “Friend” Matthew Perry Dies

Famous actor Matthew Perry was a ranked junior tennis player in Canada and also a friend of former WTA no. 1 Jennifer Capriati. Denise Capriati, the mother of Jennifer, shared some of her memories of Perry, who passed away yesterday at age 54 at his home in Los Angeles, CA. “Heartbreaking news. Matthew Perry died […] Continue to read full article...

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Dec/10

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Roger Federer: Portrait of The Champion

IN 2008 I did a cover story for a magazine about Roger Federer comprised of various memories and anecdotes about Roger intertwined around some quotes from Roger himself... Henri Leconte: "I like to watch Federer, of course. Because he can do whatever he wants." Akiko Morigami: "I think he's like the God of tennis." Wladimir Klitschko: "Roger Federer, he's the champion. Tennis is a great sport. And if you meet, personally, those big guys like Roger Federer, you're just so inspired, and following and looking at it. And it's amazing that he just keeps on winning and keeps winning, which is not common in sport. I met him personally two years ago in Germany at an awards gala. He's very handsome and very, very down to earth guy. And I think as a person, he's not complicated. And just a real nice person. And he told me he's a Klitschko fan, he watched my fights of me and my brother. He said he definitely wants to come to the fights." Continue to read full article...

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