1921 — The Jack Dempsey-Georges Carpentier heavyweight match at Rickard’s Orchard in Jersey City, N.J., becomes the first million-dollar gate in boxing history. The receipts total $1,789,238 with $50 ...
This story originally appeared in the October 2008 issue of TENNIS magazine.
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The 9 women with most wins over a WTA world No 1: Martina Navratilova 18, Serena Williams 2nd
No woman in the WTA Rankings history has picked up more wins over a reigning world No 1 than Martina Navratilova. The tennis icon beat the reigning world No 1 on 18 separate occasions, ranking her ...
It wasn't easy for Martina Navratilova, born a Czechoslovakian but with the heart of an American. It was hard shaping up and winning a record nine Wimbledons, including six consec ...
Though these days she favors the name Stefanie, during her brilliant career, this thoroughly dedicated German was known to the world as Steffi Graf. Her resume is epic – 107 WTA singles titles, ...
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