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February 1, 2007

Hall of Fame tennis stars to compete in Newport

NEWPORT -- Newport will be host to another tennis tournament this summer, as Hall of Famers John McEnroe, Mats Wilander and Jim Courier come to Rhode Island to compete in the Outback Champions Series at the Newport Casino from Aug. 22-26.

Pete Sampras, who will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in July, may or may not compete in the seniors event. Sampras has committed to the Champions Series event in Boston May 2-6, and wants to see how that week goes before agreeing to play in any of the remaining five events on the fledgling circuit.

''I’m not plannng on playing (Newport),'' said Sampras. ''I’m playing Boston for now and playing it by ear on the rest.’’

Read more on this story in tomorrow's Journal and on projo.com

-- Journal sports writer Mike Szostak

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