“I have been using Twitter for the last few months and find it an excellent way to communicate directly with fans,” said Courier, who can be found at www.twitter.com/jimcourier. “It will be quite a unique experience to use Twitter on change-overs and provide fans and followers some unique perspectives on in-match thought processes and perspectives.”

Courier and McEnroe are opening the match at 7 pm EST. This is their first time to face each other in New York since the 1992 U.S. Open. After this match, Courier will pair with Anna Kournikova in mixed doubles against McEnroe and Tracy Austin.

“My match with John is not a sanctioned match and not part of the Outback Champions Series circuit so this allows me to have some fun with Twitter,” said Courier. “I will be tweeting my thoughts on changeovers but won’t be answering any questions until after the match is concluded. It should be fun experimenting with this and I’m looking forward to the feedback that the Tweeters will no doubt provide.”

Tickets for Turning Stone’s “Legendary Night” are priced at $35 – $100 and are available by calling the Turning Stone Box Office at 361.SHOW or toll free at 1.877.833.SHOW. The Turning Stone Box Office is open daily from 10am to 8pm. Tickets can also be purchased at any Ticketmaster location or online at ticketmaster.com. Overnight accommodation packages can be purchased by calling 1-800-771-7711.

Source: InsideOut Sports & Entertainment

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Jim Courier to Twitter During Match with John McEnroe

Boris and Sharlely have been dating for four years. Reportedly, she had broken up with him via a text message, but later the couple reconciled and resumed their relationship. In an interview, he said, “She has accepted me again and trusts me.”

The 41-year old tennis star is a former World No. 1 tennis player, six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic Gold Medalist and the youngest-ever winner of the men’s singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. More photos of the couple below.

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Boris Becker and His Fiancée Out and About

On Thursday, January 15th, women’s tennis legend Monica Seles was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Seles’s career consisted of nine Grand Slam singles titles and the stabbing incident that anyone who follows tennis remembers. She returned to the tour after being stabbed.

During a conference call, Seles said, “It was just a lot of highs and a lot of lows. One of the things that always kept me going was my love of the game.”

Other achievements of Seles’s include winning 53 singles titles. She won four at the Australian Open (which starts in just a few days!), three at the French Open and two at the U.S. Open.

Seles became the youngest French Open champion, at the young age of 16.

“As a 16-year-old, everybody says, ‘Oh, you’re going to be great, blah, blah, blah,” she said. “Until you actually do it, you don’t believe it.”

Monica Seles is one of my favorite tennis legends of all time. I will never forget watching her match in Germany when the man climbed over the stands and stabbed. What a scary moment that was, but she bounced back and was able to continue on to the finals.

She definitely deserves a spot in the Tennis Hall of Fame.

Source: Tennis.com

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Monica Seles Inducted into Hall of Fame

Well, Pete Sampras fans, the tennis legend will return to London for the BlackRock Masters on Tuesday, December 2nd, for the first time in 6 years. The last time he made an appearance in London was back in 2002 when he only made it to the second round in Wimbledon.

You will never believe who Sampras will play in the group stages. It’s someone so completely opposite of him, it’s like night and day. Yep, it’s John McEnroe. The outspoken and full of interesting personality Mr. John McEnroe. We call my four year old McEnroe on the court because he throws his racket when he gets mad. Yes, we are trying to get him to express his frustrations in other ways.

Sampras and McEnroe met three times during their careers and Sampras won all three times. Needless to say, this should be a fun match to watch.

Did I mention that McEnroe is outspoken? Yes, I believe I did. He has a message for Sampras and others who are attending this match. He said, ‘I’m not coming to London to lose’. I am sure he’s not the only one not coming to London to lose. In this very exciting week of tennis, we will see other professionals such as Stefan Edberg, Pat Cash and Cedric Pioline.

You can bet I will be tuning in to watch these tennis legends go head to head. I am so excited it’s not even funny! And yes, I am rooting for Pete Sampras. :-)

Source: MVN

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Pete Sampras Returns to London After 6 Years