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Steve Flink has been reporting on tennis since 1974. He was a columnist and editor for World Tennis Magazine from 1974-91. Since 1992, he has been a senior correspondent for Tennis Week Magazine. During the 1970's and 1980's he served as a statistician for NBC, CBS and ABC on their tennis telecasts. Since 1982 he has been covering Wimbledon and the French Open for CBS radio. As a fan, reporter in training and full time journalist, he has been at Wimbledon 39 of the last 42 years and he has only missed one U.S. (Open) Championship since 1965. He is the author of " The Greatest Tennis Matches of the Twentieth Century", published in 1999. Steve will be writing a weekly column every Tuesday for TennisChannel.com.

Archive

2010 Columns 

• Jan 26 - Murray is One Step Closer (Australian Open)
• Jan 23 - Hewitt Ever the Warrior (Australian Open)
• Jan 20 - Henin is  Revitalized (Australian Open)
• Jan 11 - Sampras Reflects on 2009
• Jan 4 - Fred Stolle, An Aussie Through and Through

2009 Columns  

• Dec 28 - The Flink Awards 2009
• Dec 21 - One on with Larry Stefanki
• Dec 14 - Catching up with Justin Gimelstob
• Dec 7 - The Start of a Spanish Dynasty?
• Nov 30 - Davydenko Reinvents Himself
• Nov 23 - Brad Gilbert on the World Tour Finals
• Nov 16 - Djokovic contiunues to shine
• Nov 10 - Agassi Open for all to see
• Nov 3 - Williams restores order at last
• Oct 27 - Book on Serena
• Oct 19 - Nadal Still Climbing Back
• Oct 12 - Novak Shines in Beijing
• Oct 6 - Dell's Business Book Filled With Tennis
• Sep 29 - Henin's New Chapter
• Sep 22 - Remembering Jack Kramer
• Sep 16 - US Open Reflections
• Sep 14 - Del Potro Ends Roger's Reign ( US OPEN
• Sep 13 - Clijsters Revists US Open Summit (US OPEN)
• Sep 9 - Murray's Premature Exit Leaves Questions for 2010 (US OPEN)
• Sep 5 - Oudin Continues to Shine (US OPEN)
• Aug 31 - A Conversation with Todd Martin
• Aug 24 - The US Open may not be so open
• Aug 17 - Montreal Sends Murray Forward and Brings Everyone Else Back
• Aug 11 - Del Potro and Roddick Keep Tennis in Spotlight on Great Sports Weekend
• Aug 3 - Conversation John Lloyd
• July 27 - Ginepri answers the Querrey
• July 20 - Chair Umpire Lars Graff
• July 14 - Class of 2009
• July 8 - 2009 Wimbledon Reflections
• July 5 - Federer's Record Breaker is an Epic (Wimbledon 2009)
• July 4 - Serena Rises to the Occasion (Wimbledon 2009)
• July 1 - The Enigmatic Djokovic (Wimbledon 2009)
• June 27 - Oudin is for Real (Wimbledon 2009)
• June 24 - Powerful Trio Gone From Wimbledon (Wimbledon 2009)
• June 15 - Murray is the King of Queens
• June 10 - French Open Reflections
• June 7 - Federer Hits Two Milestones at Once (French Open 2009)
• June 6 - Kuznetsova Spoils the Party (French Open 2009)
• June 3 - It's Federer's Tournament to Lose (French Open 2009)
• May 29 - Venus Falls Once More on the Dirt (French Open 2009)
• May 25 - The Importance of Sharapova (French Open 2009)
• May 18 - Federer Reignited in Madrid
• May 11 - One on One with Craig Kardon
• May 4 - Reflections on Rome
• April 28 - "Getting a Grip" on Monica
• April 21 - The King of Clay Rules Again
• April 13 - "Strokes of Genius" a must read
• April 6 - Miami Rhapsody
• March 30 - Clijsters Timely Comeback
• March 24 - Reflections from Indian Wells
• March 17 - State of American Tennis
• March 10 - A waste of a great Davis Cup weekend
• March 2 - Djokovic Searching for Balance
• Feb 23 - Dubai Deliberations
• Feb 16 - Dell is Welcomed to the Hall of Fame
• Feb 9 - Chat with Evonne Goolagong-Cawley
• Feb 4 - Aussie Review (Australian Open 2009)
• Feb 1 - Nadal Will Never Surrender (Australian Open 2009)
• Jan 31 - Hanging Ten (Australian Open 2009)
• Jan 27 - Roddick's Crucial Moment (Australian Open 2009)
• Jan 22 - Venus Ousted (Australian Open 2009)
• Jan 19 - Hewitt's Last Bid (Australian Open 2009)
• Jan 12 - One on One with Ken Rosewall
• Jan 5 - Hello Goodbye 

2008 Columns

 

• Dec 29 - Laver Celebrates Another Milestone
• Dec 22 - Chat with a Champion (Pete Sampras Interview)
• Dec 15 - One on One with Stan Smith
• Dec 8 - Chronicles of Roddick
• Dec 1 - Remembering Carole Caldwell Graebner
• Nov 23 - No Nadal, No Problem
• Nov 17 - Back to Business
• Nov 10 - Sony Ericsson Championships 2008
• Nov 3 - Swan Tsong 2008
• Oct 27 - Spreading the Wealth
• Oct 20 - Murray Serves Notice
• Oct 13 - Gilbert Holds Court
• Oct 6 - Why Jankovic Matters
• Sept 30 - State of the Women's Game
• Sept 23 - Davis Cup Musings
• Sept 16 - Arias Holds Court
• Sept. 10 - 2008 US Open Roundup
• Sept. 9 - Federer Silences Critics
• Sept. 8 - Back on Top
• Sept. 3 -  Youth Brigade
• August 29- Gulbis Here to Stay
• August 26 - A Perfect Ceremony
• August 19 - A Golden Season
• Aug 12- Del Potro Keeps Climbing
• Aug 5 - Murray on the Move
• July 28 - Rankings vs. Race
• July 21 - Breakthroughs
• July 14 - Ceremonial Class
• July 8 - A Wimbledon for Eternity
• July 6 - Nadal and Federer Scale the Heights
• July 5 - Venus Takes Charge
• July 1 - Venus and Serena
• June 26 - Roddick's Plight
• June 16 - Davydenko Departs
• June 13 - Bring on Wimbledon
• June 10- Roland Garros Rewind
• June 8 - Nadal's Glory
• June 7 - Ivanovic Steps Up
• June 2 - Nadal vs Djokovic Preview
• June 1 - Serena Bows Out
• May 30 - Nalbandian Falls Short
• May 27 - Guga's Goodbye
• May 20 - Looking Forward to Roland Garros
• May 14 - Henin Retires
• May 13 - A Bad News Week
• May 6 - Hawk-Eye on Clay
• April 29 - Nadal Reemerges
• April 22 - Serena Striking Back
• April 15 - Federer and his coach
• Apr 8 - Davydenko tries to change the subject
• Apr 1 - Time Management
• Mar 27 - Flink on Indian Wells
• Mar 18 - Flink with Sampras
• Mar 11-  NetJets Showdown
• Mar 4 - Arthur Ashe Remembrances
• Feb 26 - Chat with Cliff Drysdale
• Feb 19 - Monica Seles
• Feb 12 - Davis Cup
• Feb 5 - Fed Cup
• Jan 29 - Aussie Roundup
• Jan 27 - Aussie Report - Men's Final
• Jan 26 - Aussie Report - Women's Final
• Jan 23 - Aussie Report - Maria Sharapova
• Jan 18 - Breaking Down Marat
• Jan 14 - Australian Open Begins
• Jan 7 - Flink with Newcombe

2007 Columns

• Dec 31 - Conversations with Dennis Ralston
• Dec 24 - Flink on Kramer
• Dec 17 - Conversation with Pat McEnroe
• Dec 10 - Sampras on Sampras
• Dec 4 - American Beauty
• Nov 27 - Extraordinary Exhibitions
• Nov 20 -  Shanghai Report Card
• Nov 19 - Pete Sampras vs Roger Federer
• Nov 13 - Henin the Great
• Nov 6- Flink on Hingis
• Oct 30 - Conversation with Rod Laver
• Oct 23 - Nalbandian the Giant Slayer
• Oct 16 - Sister Act
• Oct 9 - It's Justine Time
• Oct 2 - Taking a Gamble on Tennis
• Sept 25 - The Lost Weekend
• Sept 18 - Mother's Day - Lindsay Davenport Returns
• Sept 11 - US Open Retrospective
• Sept 10 - The Champions
• Sept 7 - Responding to Defeat
• Sept 4 - Roddick's Next Big Test
• Aug 31 - 32 Is Too Many
• Aug 27 - US Open Preview
• Aug 21 - Time for a Change
• Aug 14 - No Djoke
• Aug 7 - Play It Again
• July 31 - Sam I Am
• July 24 - Mr. Nice Guy
• July 17 - Thank You, Pete
• July 10 - Instant Classic
• July 4 - Venus Rising
• July 1 - First Week Reflections
• June 26 - Wimbledon Musings
• June 19 - Grass Court Transition
• June 12 - Roland Garros Recap
• June 10 - King of Clay
• June 9 - A Great Champion
• June 5 - Justine vs. Serena
• June 2, - A Fallen Champion
• May 31 - Roddick Loses at Roland Garros
• May 29 - Clay Court Capital
• May 22 - French Hors D'oeuvre
• May 15 - Playing Solo
• May 8 - End of an Era
• May 1 - A Cup Half Full
• April 24 - Clash of the Titans
• April 17 - Rafa's Revenge  

   

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