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Posted by WTM on March 1, 2010 · 1 Comment
NEWPORT, R.I., U.S.A., March 1, 2010 – Christopher Clouser, chairman of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum and Tony Trabert, Hall of Fame president, have announced the newly elected Class of 2010. Two powerful doubles teams will be inducted in the Recent Player category with the election Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the [...]
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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 29, 2010 · 1 Comment
By Bob Stockton
It will be Roger Federer versus Andy Murray in the men’s singles final at the 2010 Australian Open, after Federer thumped a not-in-form Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-2, 6-3, 6-2 in sulky semifinal Friday night in Melbourne.
Will this final serve as a changing of the guard in men’s tennis? Or will Federer’s reign of terror [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 28, 2010 · 1 Comment
The blockbuster Australian Open women’s singles final is upon us – Justine Henin vs. Serena Williams.
A renewal of one of the best rivalries in women’s tennis over the last 10 years is now in the cards as Henin and Williams each beat their Chinese opponents Thursday in the semifinals at Rod Laver Arena. Williams hung [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 27, 2010 · Leave a Comment
On the current career resume of Roger Federer, the Australian Open stands as his most elusive major. The Swiss maestro has gone three years without winning Australia’s Grand Slam tournament, an eternity by the standards of Federer, the reigning French and Wimbledon champion who last won the U.S. Open in 2008. Federer last won in [...]
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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
Louk Sorensen became the first player since 1985 to represent Ireland in a Grand Slam tournament when he went through the qualifying rounds at the 2010 Australian Open. Sorensen is now into a second-round match with American John Isner by defeating Lu Yen-hsun of Chinese Taipei 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 Tuesday, likely to result in [...]
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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 · Leave a Comment
With National Football League star Terrell “TO” Owens cheering him on from his player’s box, Andy Roddick advanced into the second round of the Australian Open Monday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 win over Dutchmen Thiemo de Bakker.
Interviewed by ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi, Owens said he and Roddick became friends after first meeting at various parties [...]
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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, [...]
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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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Posted by WTM on January 5, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Harry Cicma interviews Ana Ivanovic. It’s pretty interesting to see what she thought about her 2009 season. I am looking forward to seeing her perform in the 2010 season. She has hired a new coach and is eager to win another Grand Slam tournament this year. Hopefully she can repeat herself at the Australian Open [...]
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