Steve Flink ~ Tennis Talk » 2006

2006 U.S. Open Reflections THE MEN Federer Does it Again

20 Oct 2006

The world No. 1 was magnificent in establishing himself as the first man ever to sweep the Wimbledon and U.S. Open singles...

THE WOMEN Maria Sharapova

20 Oct 2006

Her Open triumph was long overdue. After winning Wimbledon at 17 in 2004, the gifted Russian had appeared in five semifinals at...

Justine Henin-Hardenne

20 Oct 2006

Reaching a fourth consecutive Grand Slam tournament final at the U.S. Open was no mean feat for the industrious Belgian, but the...

Jelena Jankovic

20 Oct 2006

This 21-year-old Serbian took the U.S. Open by storm and could well have made it to the final. She squandered a set...

An incurable tennis addict, Steve Flink has been following the game since 1965, the year he first went to Wimbledon and the U.S. Championships. Flink was a Senior Correspondent for Tennis Week Magazine a publication he joined in 1992. From 1974-91, he worked at World Tennis Magazine as a writer, columnist and editor.

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He was a commentator for the ESPN and Madison Square Garden television networks in the 1980’s and 1990’s. From 1972-82, he put his photographic memory to use as a statistician for CBS, NBC and ABC. He has been a consultant and writer for the International Tennis Hall of Fame since 1994 and is a member of their Nominating Committee. Steve is the author of The Greatest Tennis Matches of the 20th Century and The Greatest Tennis Matches of All Time. More recently Steve has been a columnist for Tennis Channel since 2007. Flink’s recall of match history is unsurpassed.