MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: SODERLING TAKES ROTTERDAM

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Robin Soderling won the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, when Mikhail Youzhny retired while trailing 6-4 2-0
Elena Dementieva beat Lucie Safarova 6-7 (5) 6-1 6-4 to win the Open GDF SUEZ in Paris, France
Fernando Verdasco beat Andy Roddick 3-6 6-4 6-4 to win the SAP Open in San Jose, California, USA
Juan [...]

THE SCOPE OF SERENA’S AUSSIE OPEN WIN OVER JUSTINE

In one of the most fascinating women’s final of a Grand Slam tournament in years, Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title Saturday, defeating Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a renewal of one of the great rivalries in women’s tennis over the last decade.
Williams, the world No. 1 and the defending Australian champion, [...]

ROGER FEDERER: HUMANITARIAN

Roger Federer is often called the greatest tennis player of all-time, but one other appropriate label is humanitarian. Federer is doing what he can to raise funds to help victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Tuesday.
On Saturday, Federer posted on his Facebook fan page; “Tomorrow at 2pm, with other top players, we are [...]

Federer Is Most Googled Tennis Player: This Week in Tennis Business

By: Justin Cohen

Roger Federer was the most searched tennis player on Google in 2009. Serena Williams was the second most searched tennis player followed by Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova. Federer also recently became the newest entry in the latest edition of Britain’s Who’s Who, a guide to prominent people in a variety of fields.

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Mondays With Bob Greene: Spain Retains Davis Cup

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Michael Berrer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 to win the Salzburg Indoors in Salzburg, Austria

Konstantin Kravchuk beat Marcel Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-2 to win the Yugra Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

Pat Rafter beat Stefan Edberg 6-7 (5) 6-4 11-9 (Champions tiebreak) to win the AEGON Masters Tennis in London, United Kingdom

Spain beat Czech Republic [...]

Mauresmo Announces Retirement

Amelie Mauresmo announced her retirement from professional tennis Thursday at the age of 30. In a press conference in Issy Les Moulineaux, France, Mauresmo said she no longer had the desire to train and compete.
“I don’t want to train anymore,” a tearful Mauresmo said. “I had to make a decision, which became evident in the [...]

Henin granted Australian Open wild card: This Week in Tennis Business

By Justin Cohen
From the Australian Open granting Justine Henin a wild card for the 2010 tournament to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal announcing they will compete in Abu Dhabi to Barcelona being named the host city for the Davis Cup finals between Spain and Czech Republic to Amelie Mauresmo hinting at retirement to James Blake [...]