THE 5 EVENTSMen (2 events): Singles, doublesWomen (2 events): Singles, doublesMixed doublesTHE FORMAT64 players for the mens and womens singles (16 seeds), 32 teams for the mens and womens doubles (8 seeds), 16 teams for the mixed doubles (4 seeds).Knock-out tournaments. All matches will be best of 3 sets, except for the mens singles final, which will be best of 5 sets.The two losing semi-finalists will compete in a bronze medal match.The tie-break operates in every set. In the mixed doubles the third set will be played as a match tie-break (10 points).MILESTONES1874British officer Walter Clopton Wingfield establishes the first rules of lawn tennis.1877The first Wimbledon tournament is held, and won by Englishman Spencer Gore.1881The US Open is held for the first time.1900Great Britains Charlotte Cooper wins two gold medals in tennis at the Paris Games (womens singles and mixed doubles). She thus becomes the first female Olympic champion.1905The Australian Open is held for the first time.1925The 4th Grand Slam tournament, the French Open, is held for the first time.1927Following a conflict between the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the IOC concerning professionals at the Games, tennis disappears from the Olympic programme until 1988, in Seoul.1968The dawn of the Open Era. Creation of the professional circuit and ATP rankings.1969Australian Rod Laver completes a second calendar Grand Slam, a feat he had already achieved in 1962.1973Introduction of the tie-break.1988German Steffi Graf becomes the first tennis player to pull off the Golden Slam, winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic gold (in Seoul) in the same calendar year.2012Swiss Roger Federer wins Wimbledon for the 7th time to claim his 17th Grand Slam title. He leads the all-time list ahead of American Pete Sampras and Spains Rafael Nadal (14 Grand Slam wins each).STARSRod Laver (Australia)Mr. Grand Slam. The only player to have completed two calendar Grand Slams, in 1962 and 1969. The left-handed ace won a total of 11 Grand Slams tournaments and 5 Davis Cup titles between 1959 and 1973.Martina Navratilova (Czechoslovakia/United States)The Queen of Wimbledon. The Czech-born American won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, half of them at Wimbledon. She won a total of 59 Grand Slam titles, including womens and mixed doubles. Her final Grand Slam win came in the mixed doubles at the 2006 US Open, at the age of 49. Navratilova also holds the record for most singles titles: 167.Pete Sampras (United States)Pistol Pete. 14 victories in Grand Slam tournaments between 1990 and 2002, including 7 Wimbledon titles. 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Rocco is considered a candidate for the coaching position at Delaware and Baldwin interviewed with Nevada this week. Richmond, from CAA Football, is making its second long trip of the FCS playoffs, totaling 4,131 miles of travel between North Dakota and Eastern Washington, the two Big Sky Conference co-champs. But the Spiders will arrive with the No. 2-ranked passing defense (156.3 ypg), which is pivotal considering what EWUs offense will throw at them. Cornerbacks Tafon Mainsah and Micah Keels bring good size to the position and have combined for five interceptions and 20 pass breakups. The play of safety Brendan Coniker (88 tackles) has helped commpensate for the season-ending loss of All-American David Jones.dddddddddddd Johnson is doing more than just managing the offense since replacing injured QB Kyle Lauletta (ACL tear) at the start of the playoffs. Johnson has committed only one turnover (a fumble) in his first two starts. Griffin Traus game-ending field goal to beat North Dakota 27-24 was his FCS-leading 23rd field goal (out of 26 attempts), and teammate Ricky Segers is 2 of 2 with 50- and 51-yarders. Eastern Washington has improved considerably on defense from porous units of the past. The Eagles shut out Central Arkansas in the second half of their 31-14 second-round win last Saturday. Four defensive players -- Bruce, Ebukam, DT Jay-Tell Tull and LB Miquiyah Zamora (nursing an injury) -- made the All-Big Sky first team. But the Eagles are susceptible against the run (200.1 ypg) and the Spiders will try to control the game clock. Despite the defensive improvement, the Eagles still soar because of their offense. Gubrud is the FCS leader in passing yards and total yards of offense (5,501). His favorite target, Kupp, is the most-decorated wide receiver in FCS history, with his career totals of 412 receptions, 6,156 receiving yards and 68 TD receptions all Division I records. The Eagles have three 1,000-yard receivers with Kupp, Hill and Kendrick Bourne (1,051).Up Next -- The winner will play either Wofford (10-3) or Youngstown State (10-3) in the FCS semifinals Dec. 16 or 17.Prediction -- The Spiders are battle-tested, having beaten five ranked teams, but the travel and the way Eastern Washington will spread them out will have a toll in the second half. Snow showers are possible. Eastern Washington 31-27. ' ' '