Players pick up ranking points for appearances as well as winning, but it is still a remarkable achievement for the former "super brat" of tennis, who is now a respected elder statesman, with his rants a well-packaged part of his act.

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His voice was synonymous with big events whether it was NFL football and the Super Bowl, the Masters or U.S. Open Tennis.

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Simple, spare, he delivered the details on 16 Super Bowls, the Masters and the U.S. Open tennis tournament with a simple, understated style that was the perfect complement for the "booms!"

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Tennis courts have sprouted in major cities while academies are attracting youths who idolize super-stars like Roger Federer, Serena Williams and local standouts like Zheng Jie.

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Mario Tennis Open adds to the strong library of Nintendo 3DS games, which also includes Super Mario 3D Land, Kid Icarus: Uprising and Spirit Camera: The Cursed Memoir.

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