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Posted by WTM on March 3, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By: Justin Cohen
According to Jay Greenberg of the New York Post, Andre Agassi will headline an exhibition match to be played at Madison Square Garden on February 28, 2011. Agassi will play either Pete Sampras or Andy Roddick, according to the report. Monday at the BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG, Venus Williams defeated Kim Clijsters, [...]
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Posted by WTM on March 2, 2010 · 1 Comment
NEW YORK – Venus Williams won the title at the BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup exhibition tennis series Monday at Madison Square Garden, defeating Kim Cljisters 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the final.
Williams won $400,000 for winning the one-night, four-player event that featured players who won the previous year’s major titles or [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
The USTA Southern section announced on Tuesday that the Atlanta Athletic Club will host the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships from July 19-25, an ATP World Tour 250 event that will kick-off the Olympus US Open Series. “The Atlanta Athletic Club is the perfect site for the Atlanta Tennis Championships,” said Rex Maynard, 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 30, 2010 · 1 Comment
In one of the most fascinating women’s final of a Grand Slam tournament in years, Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title Saturday, defeating Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a renewal of one of the great rivalries in women’s tennis over the last decade.
Williams, the world No. 1 and the defending Australian champion, [...]
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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 · 1 Comment
Bob Stockton is subbing for Justin Cohen this week for THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
* U.S. Davis Cup Captain, USTA General Manager of Player Development and ESPN Commentator Patrick McEnroe will have his book called “Hardcourt Confidential: Tales from Twenty Years in the Pro Tennis Trenches” come out on June 8, 2010.
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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 [...]
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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 20, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Justin Cohen
To secure the Melbourne Park venue for the Australian Open until 2036, the state of Victoria will spend $336 million (US). One the major projects involved in upgrading the venue is adding a roof over Margaret Court Arena, which would give the tournament three retractable-roof arenas. The first stage of the redevelopment [...]
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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 [...]
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