movieDate: september 20, 1973

Originally posted on movieLuv:
(Note: our light posting lately is due to a family illness.)  ON THIS DAY in 1973, at the Houston Astrodome, Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in “The Battle of the Sexes” tennis match. This event was dramatized in the 2001 film, WHEN BILLIE BEAT BOBBY, starring Holly Hunter and Ron Silver.…

Back surgery likely to put Murray out for season

Originally posted on The Grandstand:
Andy Murray will undergo reportedly “minor” surgery on his ailing back and he is expected to miss the rest of the 2013 season. Murray, previously scheduled to return next week in Bangkok, has an outside chance of coming back for the World Tour Finals in London. “Next week Andy is…

An Evolution: From King of the Clay to King of Tennis History

Originally posted on Toland On Sports:
Photo Credit: Google ImagesRafael Nadal beat Novak Djokovic to capture his second U.S. Open title, the 13th major of his career He’s a 27-year-old Spaniard from the small island of Majorca, Spain, part of the Balearic Islands located in the Mediterranean Sea. He owns a 644-125 (83.75%) career record…