{"id":4728,"date":"2014-07-07T20:28:57","date_gmt":"2014-07-07T20:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4728"},"modified":"2014-07-07T20:41:20","modified_gmt":"2014-07-07T20:41:20","slug":"the-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/?p=4728","title":{"rendered":"THE CHAMPIONSHIPS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wimbledon has come and gone and what a wonderful championships they have been!! Congratulations to Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic for their unprecedented runs deep into the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been fortunate to have attended the world&#8217;s premiere tennis tournament on several very memorable occasions. \u00a0None more so than in 1991 when I \u00a0had near front row center tickets for the men&#8217;s semis. \u00a0Some legacy blasts from the past.<a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WIMBLEDON-TICKER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4729\" alt=\"WIMBLEDON TICKER\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WIMBLEDON-TICKER.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WIMBLEDON-TICKER.jpg 980w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/WIMBLEDON-TICKER-300x261.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/a><strong>ENTRANCE TICKET<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/STEFFI-GRAF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4730\" alt=\"STEFFI GRAF\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/STEFFI-GRAF.jpg\" width=\"2272\" height=\"2203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/STEFFI-GRAF.jpg 2272w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/STEFFI-GRAF-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/STEFFI-GRAF-1024x992.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2272px) 100vw, 2272px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>STEFFI GRAF GOES AIRBORNE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out the &#8220;Popeye&#8221; forearms!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BORIS-BECKER.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4731\" alt=\"BORIS BECKER\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BORIS-BECKER.jpg\" width=\"1998\" height=\"2107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BORIS-BECKER.jpg 1998w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BORIS-BECKER-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/BORIS-BECKER-971x1024.jpg 971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1998px) 100vw, 1998px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>A YOUTHFUL BORIS BECKER QUESTIONS A CALL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Boris now coaches this year&#8217;s men&#8217;s champion, Novac Djokovic, aka the &#8220;Joker&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MICHAEL-STICH-STEFAN-EDBURG.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4732\" alt=\"MICHAEL STICH &amp; STEFAN EDBURG\" src=\"http:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MICHAEL-STICH-STEFAN-EDBURG.jpg\" width=\"1329\" height=\"1568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MICHAEL-STICH-STEFAN-EDBURG.jpg 1329w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MICHAEL-STICH-STEFAN-EDBURG-254x300.jpg 254w, https:\/\/bilyreid.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/MICHAEL-STICH-STEFAN-EDBURG-867x1024.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>MICHAEL STICH AND STEFAN EDBURG EXCHANGE PLEASANTRIES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Michael Stich went on to win the men&#8217;s finals that year. Edburgh now coaches this year&#8217;s runner-up, Roger Federer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wimbledon has come and gone and what a wonderful championships they have been!! Congratulations to Canadians Eugenie Bouchard and Milos Raonic for their unprecedented runs deep into the tournament. 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