US Open: Kim Clijsters Quietly Winning

Sep. 3 | NEW YORK – For being the defending champion, Kim Clijsters certainly has been skirting the headlines at the US Open. On Friday, the talk was all about Hurricane Earl’s impact on New York City, which at least during the day turned out to be all bluster...

Déjà Vu for Both Wozniacki and Chang

Sep. 2 | NEW YORK – Talk about bad feng shui. In the opening game, a looping forehand by Carolina Wozniacki was called long. .The top seed from Denmark challenged the call and won, the replay showing the ball bounced right on the baseline. Wozniacki won the...

Roddick Loss, Harrison Win – The Start of the Changing of the Guard in US Men’s Tennis?

Sep. 2 | Is there a changing of the guard happening in American tennis? Andy Roddick, the man who has held the torch for American tennis since his US Open victory in 2003, suffered his earliest loss in a Grand Slam tournament since 2008, losing in the US...

Sun Shining on Jamaica; Victoria Azarenka Collapses on Grandstand Court

Sep. 1 | NEW YORK – Jamaica’s Dustin Brown was almost as hot as the broiling sun baking the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as he blasted his way past Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo 6-4 7-6 (6) 7-5 to post his first Grand Slam tournament victory. “Being...

US Open Day 2: Results Differ, Satisfaction the Same

Aug. 31 | NEW YORK – Svetlana Kuznetsova is trying to regain her winning ways on the tennis court. Kimiko Date Krumm is just happy to be playing tennis again. On Tuesday, Date Krumm showed flashes of the player who once was ranked fifth in the world. But that...

Two Sides of the US Open

Aug. 30 | NEW YORK – It was just 365 days ago that Dinara Safina came into the US Open Tennis Championships as the number one player in the world. Kim Clijsters, on the other hand, was just returning from a two-year retirement that saw her get married and...

JAN KODES: TOMAS BERDYCH ON THE RISE

Aug. 3 | By Jan Kodes Jan Kodes of the Czech Republic, the 1973 Wimbledon champion and 1970-71 French Open champion, is the author of the new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, a one-of-a-kind coffee table book featuring incredible,...

“WOODIES” LEAD TENNIS HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2010

Jul. 11 | Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, the Australian doubles pair affectionately known as “The Woodies” headlined the induction class of 2010 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame, inducted Saturday in annual ceremonies in Newport, R.I. In a...

DEMENTIEVA’S PAIN PLACES SCHIAVONE IN FINAL AGAINST STOSUR

Jun. 3 | By Blair Henley Elena Dementieva pulled down her visor in an attempt to hide tears of pain just one point before losing the first set 7-6 (3) to No. 17 Francesca Schiavone. Then the blond Russian shocked everyone – particularly her opponent –...

STOSUR STOPS SERENA TO GUARANTEE FIRST-TIME MAJOR TITLIST AT ROLAND GARROS

Jun. 2 | By Blair Henley There will be a first-time Grand Slam tournament champion at the 2010 French Open. A calm, collected Sam Stosur followed up her win over Justine Henin by defeating world No. 1 Serena Williams 6-2, 6-7 (2), 8-6. None of this year’s...

MY FAVORITE FRANCESCA SCHIAVONE STORY

Jun. 2 | By Randy Walker Francesca Schiavone is the first Italian woman to play in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament in the Open era (since 1968). After looking through the pages of THE BUD COLLINS HISTORY OF TENNIS ($35.95, New Chapter Press, www.NewChapterMedia.com)...

YOU CAN’T TAKE VICTORY AWAY FROM SERENA WILLIAMS

May. 29 | By Ritesh Gupta Experiencing both the highs and the lows, going from top gear to literally dragging herself on court, this is something which Serena Williams is used to, especially when she is performing at some of the world’s biggest tournaments. Williams’...