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- Howard Fendrich died Thursday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore at age 55 after a February cancer diagnosis.
- He spent three decades with the Associated Press, covering 70 Grand Slam tournaments, profiling stars such as Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and earned two Grimsley Awards.
- He is survived by wife Rosanna Maietta, mother Renée, brother Alex and sons Stefano and Jordan, all sports journalists.
