The Open Era in tennis is symbolic of shaping the sport into what we know today as modern-day tennis.
It put an end to the tennis divide and heralded the start of tennis as a fully-fledged professional sport. The birth of Open Era tennis happened in 1968. And as the name suggests, 'Open' was to allow for inclusivity for amateur and professional tennis players to compete in all Grand Slam tournaments and earn prize money for their efforts.
The period before the Open Era was called Amateur Era, and the four Grand Slams, namely, Australian Open , Roland Garros , Wimbledon , and US Open , only allowed amateurs and not professionals to play in them. Amateurs did not make money and competed for pride and prestige. They were prohibited from taking money or compensation in any other form.
Professional tennis players regularly competed in head-to-head tours instead of tournaments and made a living for it.
It put an end to the tennis divide and heralded the start of tennis as a fully-fledged professional sport. The birth of Open Era tennis happened in 1968. And as the name suggests, 'Open' was to allow for inclusivity for amateur and professional tennis players to compete in all Grand Slam tournaments and earn prize money for their efforts.
The period before the Open Era was called Amateur Era, and the four Grand Slams, namely, Australian Open , Roland Garros , Wimbledon , and US Open , only allowed amateurs and not professionals to play in them. Amateurs did not make money and competed for pride and prestige. They were prohibited from taking money or compensation in any other form.
Professional tennis players regularly competed in head-to-head tours instead of tournaments and made a living for it.
- 7/29/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Wimbledon chairman Ian Hewitt has confirmed that eight-time champion Roger Federer will return to Wimbledon during the Championships this summer as a lifetime honorary member.
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, and arguably the finest ever player on grass, will return to the scene of his greatest triumphs this year as the All England Club gears up to use this summer's tournament as a celebration of the Swiss player's historic career.
It will be the first time Federer has returned to Wimbledon since retiring from the sport last September, and tournament organisers are currently having discussions about how best to honour his great career.
There is a statue of Fred Perry, for example, outside Centre Court. It is expected that something along these lines will be announced either before the start of the tournament, or unveiled over the Wimbledon fortnight.
Ian Hewitt confirmed as much in a statement at the annual...
The 20-time Grand Slam champion, and arguably the finest ever player on grass, will return to the scene of his greatest triumphs this year as the All England Club gears up to use this summer's tournament as a celebration of the Swiss player's historic career.
It will be the first time Federer has returned to Wimbledon since retiring from the sport last September, and tournament organisers are currently having discussions about how best to honour his great career.
There is a statue of Fred Perry, for example, outside Centre Court. It is expected that something along these lines will be announced either before the start of the tournament, or unveiled over the Wimbledon fortnight.
Ian Hewitt confirmed as much in a statement at the annual...
- 4/26/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
The 1975 have some things to say about 1995, as well. “Get back together, stop messing around,” singer Matty Healy advised Oasis in a recent Canadian radio interview. “Can you imagine being in potentially – right now, still – the coolest band in the world, and not doing it because you’re in a mard with your brother?” he argued. “Grow up, headline Glastonbury, have a good time.”
Indeed, at no point since their acrimonious 2009 split has the time been so perfect for an Oasis reunion. You see, Britpop has become a form of generational wonderwarfare. The most highly evolved Gen Zers have developed a reflex howl of “Ok Boomer!”, triggered whenever the older generations – misty-eyed behind their Lennon shades, and testing the seams of their vintage Fred Perry shirts – start banging on about the Nineties as a golden age of British pop culture. Force the average 2020s teenager to yet again hear about...
Indeed, at no point since their acrimonious 2009 split has the time been so perfect for an Oasis reunion. You see, Britpop has become a form of generational wonderwarfare. The most highly evolved Gen Zers have developed a reflex howl of “Ok Boomer!”, triggered whenever the older generations – misty-eyed behind their Lennon shades, and testing the seams of their vintage Fred Perry shirts – start banging on about the Nineties as a golden age of British pop culture. Force the average 2020s teenager to yet again hear about...
- 2/8/2023
- by Mark Beaumont
- The Independent - Music
New York, Aug 30 (Ians) Starting as an unseeded contender, British multiple-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray advanced to the second round at the US Open on Monday, beating No. 24-seed Francisco Cerundolo in a first clash at the Louis Armstrong Stadium.
The 2012 US Open and three-time Grand Slam champion advanced past his 24-year-old adversary on a warm, muggy afternoon, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, booking his spot in the second round for the 15th time in New York.
There was another upset in the opening skirmishes at the Flushing Meadows as American J.J. Wolf stunned No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.
Leading off on Court 5, No. 87 Wolf showed Spain’s No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut a quick exit at the year’s last Grand Slam with a convincing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 triumph.
It was ten years ago that Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years.
The 2012 US Open and three-time Grand Slam champion advanced past his 24-year-old adversary on a warm, muggy afternoon, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4, booking his spot in the second round for the 15th time in New York.
There was another upset in the opening skirmishes at the Flushing Meadows as American J.J. Wolf stunned No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain.
Leading off on Court 5, No. 87 Wolf showed Spain’s No. 16 seed Roberto Bautista Agut a quick exit at the year’s last Grand Slam with a convincing 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 triumph.
It was ten years ago that Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry to win a Grand Slam title in 76 years.
- 8/29/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
After years in the recesses of dad fashion and stuffy offices, the best polo shirts are back and cooler than ever. Today, brands are breathing new life into the business-casual staple, with refreshing tops that channel everything from off-duty Sixties attire to modern, minimalist style.
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- 7/29/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
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