Column: Whither tennis? Sep 22, 2009
It was even fun to watch it on television with such luminous personalities as Jimmy Conners, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Arthur Ashe, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, Ilie Nastase (one of the great names and a great tennis personality), Vitas Gerulaitis (another of the great names in sports), Roscoe Tanner, Ivan Lendl and even Pete Sampras. Advertisement. (New Iberia, LA)
Second seeded Murray, Sharapova win first-round at US Open Sep 2, 2009
ON THIS DATE: Sept. 2, 1993: Two-time defending men's champion Stefan Edberg loses in four sets in the second round to Karel Novacek. - AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Women's Tennis Summer Update - By Nina Pantic Aug 19, 2009
The highlight of that week was our credentials that made us look legit and enabled us to sit in on a press conferences for Pete Sampras and Stefan Edberg. I was even tempted to snap obnoxious pictures and beg for autographs but decided I was far too cool for that sort of fanatic behavior and remained hidden as a press imposter. (Uclabruins.com)
ATP World Tour LA Tennis Open Results Jul 30, 2009
Stefan Edberg, Sweden, 4-6, 6-4, 11-9. Doubles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
England expects: a winning draw? Jul 18, 2009
Roger Federer, on the Tennis Open website, assesses his place in sport history: "For me, probably the greatest of all is Muhammad Ali. I'm only 27, so I did not see any of his fights live but I respect him as one of the modern world's most influential figures. He is up there with Obama and Mandela. He transcends sport. Then there is Michael Jordan. When I was young, Boris Becker and Stefan Edberg were my heroes but I loved basketball, and Jordan was my idol. He was a true legend. Football has... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Garber » Jul 7, 2009
Wimbledon: Experts weigh in on Roger Federer's record 15th Grand Slam title - ESPN. Updated: July 6, 2009, 5:44 AM ET. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Major record Jul 6, 2009
1990: Stefan Edberg def. Boris Becker, 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Roddick vs Roger today Jul 5, 2009
Roddick, who as a 10-year old would get up early in the morning to watch Boris Becker versus Stefan Edberg Wimbledon final, has often imagined himself lifting the Wimbledon trophy. Though he's just one win short of realizing his childhood dream, the inevitability of the task is definitely not lost on him. (India Times, India)
Federer aims to fall in 15 love Jun 24, 2009
By winning Wimbledon in 2003, Federer joined Stefan Edberg, Pat Cash and Bjrn Borg as the only players to win both the juniors' and men's Wimbledon championships. Federer has won five consecutive men's singles titles at Wimbledon (2003-2007), a feat only ever accomplished by Borg. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Magill: Now an international game Jun 6, 2009
Thanks to Lufler, Sweden turned out many of the world's greatest players, headed by Bjorn Borg and Stefan Edberg. Furthermore, countries throughout the world have copied Bill Lufler's player development system - and that's the main reason so many foreign players now dominate U.S. collegiate tennis. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Mixed up: Bryan loses with bro, wins with Huber Jun 5, 2009
His best run playing solo at a Grand Slam tournament came at Wimbledon in 1995, when he beat Pat Cash, Stefan Edberg and Todd Woodbridge en route to the fourth round, where he lost to Boris Becker. "It's a very long time ago for me," Norman said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Greatest upsets Jun 3, 2009
He beat legends Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg (in an epic five set final) to win the event and he is still the youngest winner of a Grand Slam. 3. (CNN -- International)
Rafter to play Masters tennis May 21, 2009
Rafter joins the likes of Ivanisevic, Stefan Edberg and Cedric Pioline at the tournament. Delayed until the third Monday of Wimbledon because of rain, the Rafter-Ivanisevic match was regarded as one of the tournament's classics, the Croatian finally winning 6-3 3-6 6-3 2-6 9-7. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Chang's '89 title sparked great US decade in Paris May 12, 2009
Chang would go on to beat Agenor in the quarterfinals, Andrei Chesnokov in the semifinals and Stefan Edberg in the final. "The pressure really was on everybody else,'' Chang said, "because nobody wanted to lose to a 17-year-old kid. (MSNBC -- Sports)
History Of Tiebreak In Tennis Apr 16, 2009
In a curious 1991 Wimbledon semifinal, Michael Stich beat Stefan Edberg 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) even though Edberg did not once lose his serve. The tiebreak inventor Van Alen died on that day. (Suite101.com)
Djokovic meets Murray in final » Apr 4, 2009
He raised his racket over his head and slammed it to the concrete, a shocking outburst from the five-time winner of the ATP Tour's Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award ... Stefan Edberg streaking across the court would have been no more startling. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Baby may disturb Federer's Grand Slam dreams Apr 2, 2009
For the likes of John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl and Stefan Edberg, the titles dried up as soon as they gingerly cradled the new additions to their families. Tennis fathers have won only 10 of the last 115 Grand Slam titles. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Federer, Roddick roll in Key Biscayne's 3rd round Mar 28, 2009
He won the Stefan Edberg sportsmanship honor for a record fifth consecutive year and was chosen the favorite player for the sixth year in a row in a poll of fans. Hes popular with South Floridas many Latin and South American fans even though Spanish and Portuguese are not among the six languages he speaks. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Federer, Nadal among winners of ATP awards Mar 26, 2009
-- has won the ATP World Tour's Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award for a record fifth consecutive year, and he was chosen the favorite player for the sixth year in a row in a poll of fans. Top-ranked was chosen player of the year, and and were selected doubles team of the year. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Swedes shut door on Israel, and common sense Mar 5, 2009
"It's a pity,'' former tennis great and national hero Stefan Edberg said during a telephone interview from Stockholm."You always want sport to go ahead as planned. That's always the best choice. (MSNBC -- Sports)
