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All-Time Tennis: Toronto
Roger Federer and Margaret Court both won their third tournaments of the season as the hard-court season went north of the border to Toronto. Federer, the top seed, had the fortune of not facing any other seeded players after a…
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All-Time Tennis: Cleveland
Kim Clijsters won her second tournament on the USA tour and her fourth overall, while Andre Agassi captured his third tournament of the campaign in Cleveland. Clijsters caught a break when the top two seeds were knocked out in the…
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9/12-13/1989 Milwaukee at Oakland
A two-game series against Milwaukee went the same way as real life, keeping the replay A’s at 25 games over .500. After 145 games, Oakland remains three wins behind pace. The A’s must go 14-3 the rest of the way…
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9/8-10/1989 New York at Oakland
The A’s were on the verge of a much-needed sweep, winning the first two home games against the Yankees and taking an early 3-0 lead in the finale. But Oakland’s pitching fell apart and New York salvaged the last game.…
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9/4-6/1989 Boston at Oakland
The A’s need some sweeps, but for the sixth time in the last seven series, they won two out of three. Facing Boston, they once again matched the real-life results. Dave Parker and Mark McGwire both hit their 20th home…
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All-Time Tennis: Miami
Jimmy Connors became the first six-time winner on tour, while Chris Evert collected her second title in Miami. In a stacked field, Connors had to beat Stan Smith and Novak Djokovic in three sets to reach the final. Goran Ivanisevic…
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All-Time Tennis: Winston-Salem
Rod Laver and Justine Henin both won their second tournaments of the campaign as the USA hard-court season went to Winston-Salem, N.C. Laver was the only seeded player to survive the quarterfinals on the men’s side. Henin upset Martina Navratilova…
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9/1-3/1989 Oakland at Milwaukee
The A’s opened up September by taking two of three against the Brewers, matching their real-life results once again. They needed a sweep but couldn’t score in the middle contest. There weren’t many hits or runs in this series. Bob…
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All-Time Tennis: Atlanta
It almost seems hard to believe, but in the 29th tournament of the season, a pair of first-time winners were crowned. Arthur Ashe and Tracy Austin, both playing in their first final, beat the odds to win in Atlanta. Ashe…
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