JonWertheimTennis Mailbag What's going on with Melanie Oudin since her big U.S. Open? Nov 19, 2009
Ilie Nastase is now popping off. I'm surprised that there hasn't been more of a code, more solidarity here. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Column: Whither tennis? Sep 22, 2009
It was even fun to watch it on television with such luminous personalities as Jimmy Conners, John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, Arthur Ashe, Mats Wilander, Stefan Edberg, Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, Ilie Nastase (one of the great names and a great tennis personality), Vitas Gerulaitis (another of the great names in sports), Roscoe Tanner, Ivan Lendl and even Pete Sampras. Advertisement. (New Iberia, LA)
Crass, not class, rules these days Sep 16, 2009
John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors and Ilie Nastase take backseats to no one when it came to crossing sportsmanship boundaries. But even their frequent outbursts never reached the point of threatening bodily harm to a line judge (though who knows what Nastase was bellowing in Hungarian). (The Augusta Chronicle)
KILLION: Double standard in play Sep 16, 2009
In that match between Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe, Nastase's antics brought the match to an 18-minute standstill. After the chair umpire awarded game-set-match to McEnroe and the crowd went mutinous, the umpire was replaced and a new umpire allowed the match to continue. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Series of sports movies plucked from left field Jul 27, 2009
William Klein's "The French" goes behind the scenes at the 1981 French Open - Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors handling their fans, Chris Evert getting her sore feet taped up, Martina Navratilova and Ilie Nastase joking around and, of course, a John McEnroe meltdown. Perhaps the most compelling figure is the forgotten Yannick Noah, who would win the French Open two years later and is now a pop singer in France. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Jon WertheimTENNIS MAILBAG Jul 16, 2009
Other readers advocated for Jimmy Connors, Ilie Nastase and Steffi Graf. 1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Major record Jul 6, 2009
Ilie Nastase, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. 1971: John Newcombe def. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Federer the unbackable favourite Jul 5, 2009
So too Ilie Nastase and Guillermo Vilas. Sampras was himself considering whether to make the trip to witness the historic moment. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Jenkins: Wimbledon's greatest Jun 29, 2009
Ilie Nastase, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, men's final, 1972: Few players competed with more ferocity than Smith, the tall and elegant star out of USC, and there was no more creative shotmaker - then or since - than the volatile Nastase. It was very easy to take sides in this ultimate contrast of styles and personalities, but it was the combined brilliance that made this a classic. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
French Open Results Jun 3, 2009
Peter McNamara, Australia, and Ilie Nastase, Romania, 6-7 (7), 7-5, 11-9 tiebreak. Junior Singles. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
French award for Romania star Nastase Mar 13, 2009
BUCHAREST: Romanian former tennis star Ilie Nastase was made a knight of Frances Legion dhonneur here on Wednesday. The 62-year-old was presented with the honour by French ambassador Henri Paul, who acclaimed Nastases impressive sporting career and the sense of spectacle he created when playing. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
