On April 10 at the Caesars Tennis Classic in Atlantic City he will play an exhibition match against former foe Mats Wilander.

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Britain's Lorna Woodroffe fought off an injury scare and went on to set up a second-round meeting with US start Jennifer Capriati in the DFS Women's Tennis Classic at Edgbaston in Birmingham.

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On September 22, 2012, two of the greatest tennis players of all-time will square off in a match for the ages at The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, when legends Pete Sampras and John McEnroe take to the court at the venerable Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs, WV.

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At the other end of the spectrum are established sports brands like Fila, which is still consistently turning out chic, understated, classic tennis gear, but attracts little of the attention of the more flamboyant Nike or Adidas.

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Chairman Greenspan usually moderated the morning session dressed in a classic white tennis sweater in anticipation of his afternoon tennis or golf game.

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Lately, it has not been unusual to hear a men's tennis match described as a "classic" or at least "epic, " the latter a descriptor that owes itself partly to the amazing physicality of today's modern players, but also to the fact that some of these matches carry on as long as a flight from New York to Iceland.

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