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Posted by WTM on March 1, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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Novak Djokovic beat Mikhail Youzhny 7-5 5-7 6-3 to win the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
David Ferrer won the Abierto Mexicano Telcel men’s singles in Acapulco, Mexico, beating Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 3-6 6-1
Ernests Gulbis beat Ivo Karlovic 6-2 6-3 to win the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in Delray Beach, [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 18, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charles Bricker
Now that I’ve given you Elena Dementieva as the finest woman player never to win a Grand Slam singles title, it’s only right that we place a similar dubious distinction on the best man never to win a major.
Only this isn’t going to be as easy. It’s a difficult call.
Nikolay Davydenko is going [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 15, 2010 · 1 Comment
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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 [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with abn amro world tennis tournament, amelie mauresmo, Andy Roddick, costa do sauipe, costa do sauipe brazil, dow corning tennis classic, elena baltacha, elena dementieva, fernando verdasco, gdf suez, gustavo kuerten, juan carlos ferrero, midland michigan, pattaya city thailand, Pete Sampras, retirement ceremonies, san jose california, sap open, tamarine tanasugarn, vera zvonareva
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 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 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The following is a look at the matches from 2000 to 2009 that Hall of Fame journalist Bud Collins, author of the book THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS, says were the best of the decade. You can read more about Bud on his official website www.BudCollinsTennis.com.
All right, so it’s time again to look [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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“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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Mixed doubles tennis was added to the 2012 Summer Olympics lineup Thursday by the International Olympic Committee.
The IOC said the changes were made at the request of the International Tennis Federation ndon.
The mixed-doubles competition marks a return to the Olympics schedule but the event hasn’t been contested since the 1924 Games. The [...]
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