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Posted by WTM on March 2, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charles Bricker
Could this be one of those who-do-I-root-for Davis Cup weekends for Todd Martin, whose coaching client, Novak Djokovic, will be trying to beat up on Martin’s fellow Americans, John Isner and Sam Querrey, this weekend?
“You know, I don’t think it will feel too strange. I guess it’s going to be sort of like [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 24, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charles Bricker
Here’s Stacey Allaster, CEO of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, on the possibility of the women’s tour returning to Delray Beach, Fl., to play a tournament in conjunction with the ATP’s International Tennis Championships being played in Delray this week.
“As you know, we have several tournaments in the Delray time period. However, if [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Fernando Verdasco defeated Andy Roddick 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the SAP Open in San Jose, his first title in the United States and his four career ATP title.
Roddick, ranked No. 7 in the world, was looking to win fourth San Jose title, following his win earlier this year Brisbane and reaching the quarter-finals of [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with aces, Andy Roddick, ATP, Australian Open, backhand, brisbane, confidence, decider, domination, fernando verdasco, left hander, losing streak, match, quarter finals, ranked players, rhythm, sap open, spaniard
Posted by WTM on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Kane
Ricardas Berankis of Lithuania, the 2007 US Open Boy’s Champion, made a strong statement at the SAP Open Tuesday in San Jose, Calif., defeating former U.S. Open semifinalist Robby Ginepri of the United States in his opening match.
The 19-year-old qualifier who now resides in Brandenton, Fla., recovered from losing a first set tie [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 1, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Australian Open
Men’s singles: Roger Federer beat Andy Murray 6-3 6-4 7-6
Women’s singles: Serena Williams beat Justine Henin 6-4 3-6 6-2
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan beat Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3
Women’s doubles: Venus Williams and Serena Williams beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-4 6-3
Mixed doubles: Cara Black and Leander [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
Bob Stockton is subbing for Justin Cohen this week for THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
* U.S. Davis Cup Captain, USTA General Manager of Player Development and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe will have his book called “Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches” come out on June 8, 2010.
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Posted by WTM on January 25, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Australian Open – First Week
Maria Kirilenko beat second-seeded Dinara Safina 5-4, retired
Nadia Petrova beat third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 3-6 6-1
Marin Cilic beat fourth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro 5-7 6-4 7-5 5-7 6-3
Li Na beat fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki 6-4 6-3
Justine Henin beat fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva 7-5 7-6 (6)
Alona Bondarenko beat eighth-seeded Jelena Jankovic 6-2 6-3
Marcel Granollers [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 23, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Chris Kane
When we think of the unbreakable streaks in sports we immediately think of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. Or, if we look a little closer to the present, perhaps UCLA’s 88-game winning streak in the early 1970s under the auspices of John Wooden, Lew Alcindor and Bill Walton comes to mind. [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with 1941, apples and oranges, ATP, auspices, bill walton, brad gilbert, game winning streak, Grand Slam, hitting streak, hitting streaks, ivan lendl, joe dimaggio, lew alcindor, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, semi finalists, tommy haas, ucla, walks, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on January 18, 2010 · 2 Comments
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Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 to win the Medibank International women’s singles at Sydney, Australia
Marcos Baghdatis beat Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 (2) in Sydney, Australia, to win the Medibank International men’s singles
John Isner beat Arnaud Clement 6-3 5-7 7-6 (2) to win the Heineken Open in Auckland, New Zealand
Alona Bondarenko beat Shahar Peer [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, Arnaud Clement, associated press, ATP, ATP Tournament, Australian Open, Cara Black, david nalbandian, Davis Cup, elena dementieva, fabrice santoro, french open, Grand Slam, Grand Slams, john isner, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Liezel Huber, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, marcos baghdatis, margaret court, maria sharapova, nadia petrova, novak djokovic, Pete Sampras, rafael nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, serena williams, Shahar Peer, stanislas wawrinka, tennis star, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, The Open Era, US Open, Wimbledon, xavier malisse, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on January 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
Monday, January 18, 2010 not only marks the opening day of the 2010 Australian Open, but it also marks 10 years to the day that Roger Federer played – and won – his first match at Australia’s Grand Slam tournament. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Arnaud Clement, ATP, Australian Open, australian open titles, Grand Slam, grand slam tournament, michael chang, Roger Federer, Tennis, tennis history
Posted by WTM on January 16, 2010 · 2 Comments
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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 0-6 7-6 (8) 6-4 to win the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar
Kim Clijsters beat Justine Henin 6-3 4-6 7-6 (6) to win Brisbane International women’s singles in Brisbane, Australia
Yanina Wickmayer beat Flavia Pennetta to win the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand
Andy Roddick beat Radek Stepanek 7-6 (2) 7-6 [...]
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