Editor's Note: This feature story first appeared on ATPWorldTour.com in June 2012. Green fees are around $500 per round. Tee times are one-hour apart. Only a handful of guests each day get to play the 7,239-yard Shadow Creek Golf Course, built by business magnate Steve Wynn, in 1989, in northern Las Vegas. Here Andre Agassi came to re-group immediately after his 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 loss to Jim Courier, his former Bollettieri Academy sparring partner, in the 1992 Roland Garros semi-finals. Speaking exclusively to ATPWorldTour.com, Agassi remembers, 20 years on, “When we were playing, Steve asked me, ‘So what is next?’ I said, ‘Wimbledon.’ He asked, ‘Do you think you can win it?’ I told him, ‘Very few people show up...
Herbert v Kyrgios Wimbledon Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Nishikori v Cecchinato Wimbledon Highlights 2017. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Watch more video at www.wimbledon.com. Highlights not available in U.K., U.S.A., Germany, Italy, Austria, South America. Getty Images photo.
Stan Wawrinka’s shot at becoming World No. 1 at Wimbledon ended early and in disappointing fashion at The Championships Monday. The 32-year-old Swiss, who came into the tournament nursing a left knee injury, was below his physical best in a 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 loss to #NextGenATP Russian Daniil Medvedev. The defeat followed a first-round exit at Queen’s two weeks ago. Wawrinka said that after a strong run to the Roland Garros final last month, his grass-court season was hindered by his left knee, which he iced during Monday’s loss to the 21-year-old. “For sure it was two bad grass court tournaments for me,” said Wawrinka, who was also chasing a career Grand Slam at Wimbledon, where he reached the...
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga talks about overcoming first-round nerves at The Championships on Monday. Video courtesy Wimbledon. Go inside the tournament at www.wimbledon.com
