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From tennis.com, this is a great article about dominant USC Coach Peter Smith- whose Peter Smith Jr. Academy is also a Grips Member Club:

The long hair is long gone, the denim shorts have faded to memory, and there was Andre Agassi accepting induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday with an overdue affection for t

Jimmy Connors has a memoir coming, with a few overhead smashes promised.

The men’s French Open final has drawn its highest overnight rating in 12 years.

WIMBLEDON, England (AP)—When John Isner finally won the longest match in tennis history, he collapsed on the Wimbledon grass and then summoned one last burst of energy, springing to his feet to give

Barbora Zahlavova Strycova and Regina Kulikova have broken the record for the longest women's grand Slam match in history, with Zahlavova Strycova defeating Kulikova 7-6(5), 6-7(10), 6-3 in four hours

Tiger Woods has topped AP's list of athletes of the decade, with Lance Armstrong coming in second and Roger Federer third.

A unique program uses grip colors to help push new players to higher levels.

By Colette Lewis

Southern California junior development coaches Craig Cignarelli and Aaron Fox recognized a need for more structure and objectivity in their teaching methods, which led them to create the Grips Program

You know Billie Jean King as a tennis champion, feminist icon, gay rights activist and a breaker of boundaries (and a few rules in her day).