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Posted by WTM on March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
NEW YORK, March 8, 2010 - Marat Safin, the charismatic winner of two major singles titles and one of 24 men to rank No. 1 in the world, will open up play in his debut Champions Series tennis event Friday against Wayne Ferreira at the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio Champions in Rio De Janeiro, [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 13, 2010 · 1 Comment
It was 10 years ago, on February 13, 2000, that Roger Federer played his first ATP Tour singles final.
Federer faced a familiar face in the first final, countryman Marc Rosset, and, after a strong start, lost a nail-bitter 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the final of the Marseille Open in France. The match between the [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 10, 2010 · Leave a Comment
NEW YORK, February 10, 2010 – Marat Safin, the charismatic winner of two major singles titles and one of 24 men to rank No. 1 in the world, will make his debut on the Champions Series tennis circuit at the 2010 Rio Champions Cup to be played March 12-14 at the Maracanãzinho Stadium in [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Chris Kane
On Monday, February 8, the second oldest American tournament, the SAP Open, gets underway at the HP Pavilion in San Jose with three-time winner Andy Roddick headlining the bill in the singles and world No. 1 and Australian Open champs, the Bryan Brothers, set to compete in the doubles.
Pete Sampras, a two time [...]
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Posted by WTM on February 1, 2010 · 2 Comments
STARS
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 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 [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with Australian Open, australian open title, fernando gonzalez, grand slam title, grand slam tournament, ivan lendl, jack crawford, james blake, Lleyton Hewitt, luis ayala, marcelo rios, new chapter, Nikolay Davydenko, open quarterfinals, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, stauffer, tommy haas, upstart, wimbledon champion
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 [...]
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 23, 2010 · 2 Comments
Roger Federer and Lleyton Hewitt will face off in an anticipated round of 16 match Monday at the Australian Open, after Federer defeated Albert Montanes 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 and Hewitt defeated Marcos Baghdatis 6-0, 4-2, ret. (shoulder injury). The rivalry between the future Hall of Famers dates back to 1996 when the two 15-year-olds played [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Randy Walker, Top Stories · Tagged with 15 year olds, albert montanes, book excerpt, cup semifinal, Davis Cup, future hall, Lleyton Hewitt, marc rosset, marcos baghdatis, match 4, match point, michel kratochvil, Rod Laver, rod laver arena, Roger Federer, tie break, todd woodbridge, wayne arthurs, world youth cup, zurich switzerland
Posted by WTM on January 18, 2010 · 2 Comments
STARS
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 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 January 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
SAYINGS
“I’ve been doing the hard yards on and off the practice court. I feel as fit as I’ve ever been and I feel as strong as I’ve ever been and I’m hitting the ball well at the moment. If the body holds up then there’s no reason why I can’t give all these guys a [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with andy murray, ATP, Australian Open, brisbane international, Davis Cup, Grand Slam, Indian Wells, justine henin, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, maria sharapova, melanie oudin, Nikolay Davydenko, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, roland garros, Shahar Peer, venus williams, Wimbledon, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer
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