Up To Date in Tennis

Monica Seles was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, along with Donald Dell, Andres Gimeno, and Dr. Robert Johnson. Seles was the world's No. 1 women's tennis player for 178 weeks overall. Before her induction into the Hall of Fame, she spoke openly in a news conference about being stabbed in 1993 by a crazed fan in Hamburg, Germany, saying it was part of her career. She was back in the game two and a half years after the incident.

Donald Dell led the U.S. Davis Cup team to its second consecutive world championship in 1969. Andres Gimeno has been elected in the Master Player category and was one of Spain's most prominent tennis players in the 1960s. Dr. Robert Johnson is otherwise known as “Whirlwind.” The Former football All-American was the force behind integrated tennis. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame thirty-eight years after his death.

Rodger Federer walked away Sunday as the holder of the most prestigious record in tennis, ranking No. 1. He won his record 15th Grand Slam title. The match lasted four hours and sixteen minutes. He is the third player in history to win six Wimbledon championships. On Sunday, he became the third man in forty years to win the French Open and Wimbledon in the same year.

Rajeev Ram beat Sam Querry in the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships Sunday. He won the first all-American final on Newport's grass courts in seven years. He is the 181st ranked player entering the week. He is also the lowest ranked to win an event this year.