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Hot, Hot, Hot at the US Open
Sep. 1 | We’re having a Heatwave! The Webster’s definition of HOT: * Having or giving off heat; Being at a high temperature; Being at or exhibiting a temperature that is higher than normal or desirable; feeling uncomfortably overheated; Capable of...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: A SUMMARY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF WIMBLEDON
Jun. 28 | STARS (Wimbledon – First Week) John Isner won the longest-known match in tennis history, outlasting Nicolas Mahut 6-4 3-6 6-7 (7) 7-6 (3) 70-68 Vera Dushevina beat fifth-seeded Francesca Schiavone 6-7 (0) 7-5 6-1 Kaia Kanepi beat sixth-seeded Samantha...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: SHARAPOVA TAKES STRASBOURG
May. 24 | STARS Alexandra Dulgheru beat Zheng Jie 6-3 6-4 to win the Polsat Warsaw Open in Warsaw, Poland Richard Gasquet beat Fernando Verdasco 6-3 5-7 7-6 (5) to win the Open de Nice Cote d’Azur in Nice, France Maria Sharapova beat Kristina Barrois 7-5 6-1...
GULBIS TALKS TENNIS
May. 20 | Ernests Gulbis has been the surprise of the European clay court season. He has posted an impressive 11-4 clay court record this year, including his standout 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 second round win over Roger Federer in Rome. The Latvian went on to reach...
BREAK POINTS AGAIN FELL FEDERER AGAINST NADAL: THE ROBBIE KOENIG BLOG FROM MADRID
May. 16 | It’s always special when Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer lock horns. Their rivalry transcends sport and my inbox gets flooded with predictions of who will win. It doesn’t happen to that extent when anyone else contests a final! It was a good...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: VERDASCO TAKES BARCELONA
Apr. 26 | STARS Fernando Verdasco beat Robin Soderling 6-3 4-6 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open BancSabadell in Barcelona, Spain Lu Yen-Hsun beat Rainer Schuettler 3-6 7-6 (3) 6-4 to win the Status Athens Open in Athens, Greece FED CUP World Group Semifinals Italy...
VERDASCO SHOWS MATURITY, WINS “RAFA-LESS” BARCELONA TITLE
Apr. 25 | By Charles Bricker The post-match thank yous in Barcelona were, as usual, extensive and new champion Fernando Verdasco had a long list to get through, throwing graciases to everyone from Spanish princess Sofia to his father. Absent, however, was...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: NADAL TAKES MONTE CARLO
Apr. 19 | STARS Rafael Nadal beat Fernando Verdasco 6-0 6-1 to win the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters in Monte Carlo, Monaco Samantha Stosur beat Vera Zvonareva 6-0 6-3 to win the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina Francesca Schiavone beat Roberta Vinci...
NADAL IN NUMBING FORM IN WINNING SIXTH STRAIGHT IN MONTE CARLO
Apr. 18 | By Charles Bricker Even if you’ve several times seen a comparable display of magnificence from Rafa Nadal, it was impossible not to once again leap from your seat, or shout with joy, or, for the more sedated viewers, simply shake your head...
OUDIN SIGNS WITH VIRGIN MOBILE, SAP STAYS IN SAN JOSE: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
Mar. 10 | By Justin Cohen Melanie Oudin has signed an endorsement deal with Virgin Mobile that will reportedly pay her between $500,000 and $2 million over four years. Virgin Mobile announced that they will donate $1 million to homeless youth organizations...
WHY IS DAVIS CUP WITHOUT FIVE OF THE TOP 10 AND EIGHT OF THE TOP 20?
Mar. 2 | By Charles Bricker As if the Australian consortium proposing to redesign Davis Cup with a kind of bi-annual tennis World Cup needed any more ammunition, Davis Cup begins its 10-month odyssey this weekend without five of the world’s top 10 and...
