60NYT > Vince Spadeatopics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/vince_spadea/index.html?rss=1News about Vince Spadea, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. Copyright 2014 The New York Times Companyen-usFri 09 Dec 2016 08:52:01 -0500http://static01.nyt.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gifNYThttp://www.nytimes.comRoddick Overpowers Spadea to Gain Finalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/03/sports/tennis-roddick-overpowers-spadea-to-gain-final.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIt has been almost a month since Vince Spadea finally scratched out his breakthrough, winning in Scottsdale, Ariz., his first tournament victory after 12 years of trying.  He even beat Andy Roddick, the young prince of American tennis, along the way. ... By JUDY BATTISTASat, 03 Apr 2004 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/03/sports/tennis-roddick-overpowers-spadea-to-gain-final.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpadea's Defeat of Safin Starts a Davis Cup Debatehttp://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/sports/tennis-spadea-s-defeat-of-safin-starts-a-davis-cup-debate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAndy Roddick had the cheering section in the upper deck and Roger Federer has the No.  1 ranking.  But on a day when all six of the Stadium Court matches at the Nasdaq-100 Open featured players who have been No.  1 in the world, and when Federer had a...By JUDY BATTISTASun, 28 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/28/sports/tennis-spadea-s-defeat-of-safin-starts-a-davis-cup-debate.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpadea and Blake Win at French Openhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/27/sports/tennis-spadea-and-blake-win-at-french-open.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssVince Spadea endured the kind of slump that turns tennis pros into pro shop clerks.  James Blake traded a Harvard education for life on the ATP Tour.  They are the Americans considered to have the best chance of winning the French Open outside of...By RON DICKERTue, 27 May 2003 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/27/sports/tennis-spadea-and-blake-win-at-french-open.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssHewitt Reaches Indian Wells Finalhttp://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/sports/plus-tennis-hewitt-reaches-indian-wells-final.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssLleyton Hewitt played cautiously in the first set yesterday and took control in the second, beating the qualifier Vince Spadea, 7-6 (5), 6-1, to reach the Pacific Life Open final in Indian Wells, Calif. The second semifinal, between Gustavo...Sun, 16 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2003/03/16/sports/plus-tennis-hewitt-reaches-indian-wells-final.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpadea Is Attempting To Return to the Tophttp://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/31/sports/tennis-spadea-is-attempting-to-return-to-the-top.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssScrambling across the clay in the fourth set, Vince Spadea found himself in the doubles alley of an obscure court today, on the edge of disappearing from a tournament, in a position of desperation.  He knows this predicament well.  Once the...By SELENA ROBERTSFri, 31 May 2002 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/31/sports/tennis-spadea-is-attempting-to-return-to-the-top.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpadea Accepts Olympic Invitationhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/09/sports/tennis-spadea-accepts-olympic-invitation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssVincent Spadea accepted an invitation yesterday from the United States Tennis Association to take the open singles spot on the American Olympic team vacated by Andre Agassi, the 1996 gold medalist, who withdrew for personal reasons.  Spadea, who was...Sat, 09 Sep 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/09/09/sports/tennis-spadea-accepts-olympic-invitation.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAmerican Team Adds Spadeahttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/19/sports/tennis-roundup-davis-cup-american-team-adds-spadea.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssIf ever there was someone who can not stand losing, it is Vince Spadea, the player named on Monday to fill out the United States Davis Cup team that will meet Spain in the semifinal series beginning Friday in Santander, Spain.  The winner will play...Wed, 19 Jul 2000 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/2000/07/19/sports/tennis-roundup-davis-cup-american-team-adds-spadea.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSampras Beats Spadea in Exhibitionhttp://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/sports/plus-tennis-colonial-classsic-sampras-beats-spadea-in-exhibition.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssPete Sampras beat Vincent Spadea, 6-3, 6-1, yesterday in an exhibition match after withdrawals wiped out the Colonial Classic's championship and third-place matches in Melbourne, Australia.  Two days before the start of the Australian Open, Mark...Sun, 16 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/2000/01/16/sports/plus-tennis-colonial-classsic-sampras-beats-spadea-in-exhibition.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssSpadea Struggles; Lapentti Breezeshttp://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/sports/plus-tennis-rca-championships-spadea-struggles-lapentti-breezes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssVincent Spadea survived a marathon match with Sebastien Grosjean and Nicolas Lapentti cruised past Jan Siemerink yesterday to reach the final of the RCA Championships in Indianapolis. Sun, 22 Aug 1999 00:00:00 -0400http://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/22/sports/plus-tennis-rca-championships-spadea-struggles-lapentti-breezes.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssAgassi Is Upset by Spadea; Graf and Seles Will Meethttp://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/25/sports/tennis-agassi-is-upset-by-spadea-graf-and-seles-will-meet.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rssA strangely sluggish Andre Agassi succumbed to a younger and more inspired version of himself, Vince Spadea, as the Australian Open men's draw lost its last marquee player today.  The 24-year-old Spadea, ranked No.  44 in the world, never played...Mon, 25 Jan 1999 00:00:00 -0500http://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/25/sports/tennis-agassi-is-upset-by-spadea-graf-and-seles-will-meet.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss