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Posted by WTM on February 16, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charlie Bricker
It’s not the sort of statistical minutia that one aspires to, but, in Paris on Sunday afternoon, Elena Dementieva won her 16th career WTA title and not only edge to within five of Pam Shriver’s 21 but further solidify her dubious credentials as the best woman player never to win a Grand Slam [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with anastasia myskina, best woman, brilliant career, chris evert, coetzer, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, Grand Slam, ground strokes, helena sukova, mary joe fernandez, melanie oudin, minutia, Pam Shriver, serena and venus, serena and venus williams, singles court, woman player, wonderment
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 [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andy Roddick, anna kournikova, ATP, Australian Open, caroline wozniacki, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, fabrice santoro, Grand Slam, ivo karlovic, jelena jankovic, jim courier, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, maria kirilenko, maria sharapova, Marion Bartoli, nadia petrova, national tennis, Nikolay Davydenko, novak djokovic, rafael nadal, richard gasquet, robin soderling, Roger Federer, roger federer and rafael nadal, roland garros, serena williams, straight sets, Svetlana Kuznetsova, United States, US Open
Posted by WTM on January 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Can Justine Henin out do Kim Clijsters?
The diminutive Belgian overcame a huge hurdle in her comeback bid, beating No. 5 seed and recently crowned Sydney International champion Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6 (6) in the Australian Open second round.
The win firmly establishes her as among the favorites to actually win the tournament.
If Henin is able to [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with bartoli, conqueror, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, grand slam tournament, hurdle, international champion, jada, jelena jankovic, kim clijsters, last september, maria kirilenko, maria sharapova, Svetlana Kuznetsova, sydney international, tournament champion, upstart
Posted by WTM on January 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
Serena Williams was on her best behavior Tuesday in her first match in a Grand Slam tournament since her famous outburst at the 2009 US Open, beating up on Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Australian Open.
Williams played the match on Rod Laver Arena with a heavily-taped upper right [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with australian open champion, best behavior, colorful language, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, grand slam tournament, kim clijsters, left knee, line judge, match point, outburst, Rod Laver, rod laver arena, second serve, serena williams, sydney international, tantrums, tirade
Posted by WTM on January 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By McCarton Ackerman
It’s 2003 all over again on the WTA Tour. The Belgians vs. the Williams sisters. For the last decade, these four players – Venus and Serena Williams and Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin – have made the biggest impact by far on the WTA Tour. Other players had the opportunity to step [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Mccarton Ackerman, Top Stories · Tagged with arantxa sanchez vicario, belgians, caroline wozniacki, competitive tennis, Dinara Safina, disinterest, Grand Slam, jelena jankovic, justine henin, kim clijsters, last decade, lindsay davenport, Monica Seles, roland garros, Steffi Graf, venus and serena, Venus and Serena Williams, williams sisters, wta tour
Posted by WTM on December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
SAYING
“We have a generation of athletes that is without doubt the best in the history of Spain. You know how to win with humility and elegance, you know how to play and fight during the tough moments and you have shown us how it’s done.” – Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, prime minister of Spain, on [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with 2012 london olympics, Andre Agassi, Arthur Ashe, ATP, Australian Open, billie jean king, brisbane international, caroline wozniacki, christina mchale, david ferrer, Davis Cup, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, fernando verdasco, flavia pennetta, french open, gael monfils, Grand Slam, grand slam tournament, Grand Slams, international olympic committee, ivan lendl, jelena jankovic, justine henin, kim clijsters, Lleyton Hewitt, rafael nadal, ryan harrison, serena williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, venus williams, Wimbledon, xavier malisse, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on November 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois, USA
Eduardo Schwank beat Jorge Aguilar 7-5 6-4 to win the Lima Challenger 2009 in Lima, Peru
Takao [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, andy murray, Andy Roddick, atp world tour, Australian Open, bnp paribas, bnp paribas masters, boris becker, brisbane international, crystal meth, david ferrer, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, feliciano lopez, fernando gonzalez, fernando verdasco, gael monfils, Grand Slams, james blake, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, nadia petrova, novak djokovic, palau sant jordi, Pete Sampras, rafael nadal, robin soderling, Roger Federer, roland garros, serena williams, sony ericsson wta tour, Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open, Wimbledon, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on November 13, 2009 · 1 Comment
The mercurial career of Marat Safin came to a close Wednesday in Paris as the hulking Russian played the final match in the final tournament of his final year of ATP tennis, losing to reigning US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 in the second round of the BNP Paribas [...]
Filed under Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, atp tennis, bnp paribas, bnp paribas masters, david nalbandian, defending champion, Dinara Safina, final match, gustavo kuerten, headless horseman, history of tennis, immense talent, juan martin del potro, marat safin, michel kratochvil, open champion, Pete Sampras, valencia spain
Posted by WTM on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-2 7-6 (4) to win the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar
Ivan Ljubicic won the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon by beating Michael Llodra 7-5 6-3 in Lyon, France
Jurgen Melzer beat Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 to win the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna, Austria
Sergiy Stakhovsky won the St. [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Arnaud Clement, ATP, Cara Black, caroline wozniacki, chris evert, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, flavia pennetta, Gilles Simon, Grand Slams, ivan ljubicic, jelena jankovic, Julien Benneteau, Liezel Huber, marin cilic, Marion Bartoli, Martina Navratilova, mary joe fernandez, melanie oudin, Michael Llodra, Nick Bollettieri, Olympics, Pam Shriver, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, serena williams, Shahar Peer, Sony Ericsson Championships, Tennis, thomas muster, United States, US Open, venus williams, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-5 (5) 6-0 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup men’s singles in Moscow, Russia
Francesca Schiavone beat Olga Govortsova 6-3 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup women’s singles in Moscow, Russia
Marcos Baghdatis beat Olivier Rochus 6-1 7-5 to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden
Timea Bacsinszky won the Luxembourg Open, beating [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, ATP, ATP Tournament, Australian Open, brisbane international, caroline wozniacki, david nalbandian, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, Grand Slam, grand slam tournament, jelena jankovic, John McEnroe, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, nadia petrova, pat cash, Pete Sampras, Radek Stepanek, Roger Federer, Sony Ericsson Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Tennis Masters Cup, US Open, venus williams, Wimbledon, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on October 12, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2 6-4 to win the China Open women’s singles in Beijing, China
Novak Djokovic beat Marin Cilic 6-2 7-6 (4) to win the China Open men’s singles in Beijing, China
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga beat Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-3 to win the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships men’s singles in Tokyo, Japan
Janko Tipsarevic won [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, andy murray, Andy Roddick, ATP, ATP Masters, Australian Open, Cara Black, champions series, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, Esther Vergeer, Grand Slam, Grand Slams, Liezel Huber, Marion Bartoli, Mark Knowles, mikael pernfors, Outback Champions Series, Pete Sampras, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, Sony Ericsson Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tim Henman, todd martin, venus williams, wayne ferreira, Wimbledon, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on September 15, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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(US Open)
Men’s singles:
Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-3
Men’s doubles: Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 3-6 6-3 6-2
Women’s doubles: Serena Williams and Venus Williams beat Cara Black and Liezel Huber 6-2 6-2
Mixed doubles: Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott beat Cara Black and Leander Paes 6-2 6-4
Boys’ [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Alberto Martin, Amir Hadad, Anders Jarryd, andy murray, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Australian Open, Bill Tilden, billie jean king, Cara Black, Carly Gullickson, caroline wozniacki, Chase Buchanan, chris evert, Davis Cup, Dinara Safina, Elena Bogdan, elena dementieva, Esther Vergeer, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, fernando gonzalez, french open, gael monfils, Gilles Simon, Guillermo Vilas, Hansol Korea Open, ivan lendl, Jeremy Chardy, Jimmy Connors, jo wilfried tsonga, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, Julien Benneteau, Kateryna Bondarenko, kim clijsters, Korie Homan, Lawn Tennis Association, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Liezel Huber, Lleyton Hewitt, Los Angeles, Lukas Dlouhy, Mahesh Bhupathi, Maikel Scheffers, margaret court, maria sharapova, marin cilic, Marion Bartoli, Mark Knowles, Mark Woodforde, Martin Vassallo, Martin Vassallo Arguello, Martina Navratilova, Maureen Connolly, melanie oudin, Monica Seles, Nick Bollettieri, Nikolay Davydenko, novak djokovic, Pam Shriver, Paul Fein, Pete Sampras, Radek Stepanek, rafael nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Ronald Vink, Rossana De Los Rios, Serbia, serena williams, Shingo Kunieda, Sloane Stephens, Sony Ericsson Championships, Steffi Graf, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Switzerland, Sybille Bammer, Tashkent Open, Tennis, Tennis magazine, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, US Championships, US Open, usta billie jean king national tennis center, Venus and Serena Williams, venus williams, Wimbledon, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer
