By Moin Salahuddin Daily Bruin Staff Returning to the same courts where he honed his game, Justin Gimelstob put on a show for a packed crowd in Straus Stadium Thursday night at the Los Angeles Tennis Center. Read more...
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July 26, 9:00 pm
Gimelstob electrifies court vs. Philippoussis (ONLINE EXTRA!)
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July 25, 9:00 pm
Gambill wows crowd, sends Mamiit running (ONLINE EXTRA!)
By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff After Jan-Michael Gambill’s first-round match on Wednesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Tennis Center turned into something out of a Backstreet Boys concert as a group of young girls rushed the 23-year-old phenom asking for autographs and pictures. Read more...
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July 25, 9:00 pm
Rios ejected for verbal abuse (ONLINE EXTRA!)
By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff First Gustavo Kuerten, then Andre Agassi, and now Marcelo Rios. All have made early exits from the once star-studded Mercedes-Benz Cup. Read more...
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July 24, 9:00 pm
Ferreira, Ullyet make doubles win seem like child’s play (ONLINE EXTRA!)
By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff Wayne Ferreira, like most professional tennis players, is used to it being quiet during his matches. That wasn’t the case, however, on Tuesday, during day two of the Mercedes-Benz Cup, as some 250 kids with their boisterous personalities invaded the Los Angeles Tennis Center on Kaiser Permanente Kids Day. Read more...
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July 24, 9:00 pm
Chang defeats Kilderry in two sets (ONLINE EXTRA!)
By Greg Lewis Daily Bruin Senior Staff It took Michael Chang 57 minutes to win the first set of his opening match Tuesday night, and only 33 more too finish off Australian qualifier Paul Kilderry 6-3, 6-2. Read more...
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July 23, 9:00 pm
Young gun Gambill could be the future of tennis
By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff With Pete Sampras turning 29 in August, Andre Agassi 30 years old, Michael Chang 28, and Jim Courier recently retired, some people say American men’s tennis is in trouble. Read more...
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July 23, 9:00 pm
Chang looks to recapture spotlight in Los Angeles
By Moin Salahuddin Daily Bruin Staff At the tender age of 17, American Michael Chang did the unthinkable. On the way to the finals of one of tennis’ four Grand Slams ““ the French Open ““ the 5-foot-9, 160-pound teenager not only defeated every person in his draw, he obliterated them. Read more...