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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
STARS
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 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 [...]
Filed under Bud Collins, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Bud Collins, collins history, david nalbandian, Davis Cup, elena dementieva, goran ivanisevic, history of tennis, james blake, Jimmy Connors, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, lindsay davenport, Lleyton Hewitt, marat safin, marcos baghdatis, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, nadia petrova, Olympics, pat rafter, patrick mcenroe, robin soderling, Roger Federer, Tennis, tommy haas, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on January 11, 2010 · Leave a Comment
STARS
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 [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with andy murray, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, ATP, Australian Open, Bob and Mike Bryan, Cara Black, gael monfils, Grand Slam, grand slam tournament, grass court, Jeremy Chardy, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leander Paes, Liezel Huber, Lukas Dlouhy, marin cilic, match, nadia petrova, Nikolay Davydenko, patrick mcenroe, Radek Stepanek, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, Shahar Peer, stanislas wawrinka, United States, US Open, Wimbledon, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on December 28, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS OF 2009
Australian Open
Men: Rafael Nadal; Women: Serena Williams
Roland Garros
Men: Roger Federer; Women: Svetlana Kuznetsova
Wimbledon
Men: Roger Federer; Women: Serena Williams
US Open
Men: Juan Martin del Potro; Women: Kim Clijsters
Sony Ericsson Championships
Serena Williams
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals
Nikolay Davydenko
Davis Cup
Spain
Fed Cup
Italy
SAYINGS
“We can attribute the strength and the growth of women’s tennis a great deal to her. She is [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, ATP, Australian Open, billie jean king, Bob and Mike Bryan, brisbane international, chris evert, davis cup team, fernando gonzalez, Grand Slam, grand slam tournaments, Indian Wells, juan martin del potro, kim clijsters, Mahesh Bhupathi, Mark Knowles, Martina Hingis, Martina Navratilova, nadia petrova, Nikolay Davydenko, novak djokovic, Pete Sampras, Radek Stepanek, richard gasquet, Rod Laver, rod laver arena, Roger Federer, roland garros, Serbia, Shahar Peer, singles title, Sony Ericsson Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, tennis tournament, United States, US Open, Wimbledon, WTA
Posted by WTM on November 23, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Michael Berrer beat Dominik Hrbaty 6-7 (6) 64 7-6 (3) to win the men’s singles at the Ritro Slovak Open in Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Michael Russell won the JSM Challenger of Champaign-Urbana, beating Taylor Dent 7-5 6-4 in Champaign, Illinois, USA
Eduardo Schwank beat Jorge Aguilar 7-5 6-4 to win the Lima Challenger 2009 in Lima, Peru
Takao [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, andy murray, Andy Roddick, atp world tour, Australian Open, bnp paribas, bnp paribas masters, boris becker, brisbane international, crystal meth, david ferrer, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, feliciano lopez, fernando gonzalez, fernando verdasco, gael monfils, Grand Slams, james blake, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, nadia petrova, novak djokovic, palau sant jordi, Pete Sampras, rafael nadal, robin soderling, Roger Federer, roland garros, serena williams, sony ericsson wta tour, Svetlana Kuznetsova, US Open, Wimbledon, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on October 26, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Mikhail Youzhny beat Janko Tipsarevic 6-5 (5) 6-0 6-4 to win the Kremlin Cup men’s singles in Moscow, Russia
Francesca Schiavone beat Olga Govortsova 6-3 6-0 to win the Kremlin Cup women’s singles in Moscow, Russia
Marcos Baghdatis beat Olivier Rochus 6-1 7-5 to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden
Timea Bacsinszky won the Luxembourg Open, beating [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, Andre Agassi, ATP, ATP Tournament, Australian Open, brisbane international, caroline wozniacki, david nalbandian, Dinara Safina, elena dementieva, Grand Slam, grand slam tournament, jelena jankovic, John McEnroe, justine henin, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, nadia petrova, pat cash, Pete Sampras, Radek Stepanek, Roger Federer, Sony Ericsson Championships, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Tennis Masters Cup, US Open, venus williams, Wimbledon, WTA, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on October 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Nikolay Davydenko beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4 7-5 to win the Proton Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Maria Sharapova won the Toray Pan Pacific in Tokyo, Japan, when Jelena Jankovic retired while trailing 5-2
Gilles Simon beat Viktor Troicki 7-5 6-3 to win the PTT Thailand Open in Bangkok, Thailand
Jelena Dokic beat Eleni Danilidou 6-3 6-1 to [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Arthur Ashe, ATP, Australian Open, caroline wozniacki, elena dementieva, ESPN, Grand Slam, Indian Wells, jelena jankovic, juan martin del potro, kim clijsters, Leyton Hewitt, Liezel Huber, maria sharapova, Mark Philippoussis, Martina Hingis, Martina Navratilova, nadia petrova, Nikolay Davydenko, Pam Shriver, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, serena williams, Sony Ericsson Championships, Venus and Serena Williams, venus williams
Posted by WTM on September 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Rushing from Flushing, 15 days at the Billie were quite enough. But there were plenty of indelible memories of a very good Open…
Amazing how the USTA stretches a tournament that used to take 10 days in a time before floodlights and tie-breakers. Obviously more days mean more money, but slimmer second week programs. Yet Wimbledon gets [...]
Filed under Bud Collins · Tagged with andy murray, Australian Open, baseline, Bill Tilden, break point, caroline wozniacki, double fault, elena dementieva, evonne goolagong, firs, fo, foot fault, forehand, forest hills, Guillermo Vilas, hadn, jada, Jimmy Connors, juan martin del potro, kim clijsters, line judge, margaret court, maria bueno, maria sharapova, marin cilic, match, match point, melanie oudin, nadia petrova, palfrey, rain, Roger Federer, score, serena williams, Tennis, usta, victory, Wimbledon, winning streak, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by WTM on September 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Shahar Peer won the GDD-Guangzhou International Women’s Open, beating Alberta Brianti 6-3 6-4 in Guangzhou, China
Melinda Czink beat Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Bell Challenge in Quebec City, Canada
Evgeny Korolev beat Florent Serra 6-4 6-3 to win the Pekao Szczecin Open in Szczecin, Poland
DAVIS CUP
World Group Semifinals
Czech Republic beat Croatia 4-1 in [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with andy murray, ATP, billie jean king, Cara Black, elena dementieva, Grand Slam, Hansol Korea Open, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, kim clijsters, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Lukas Dlouhy, Mahesh Bhupathi, marin cilic, Martina Hingis, Mats Wilander, melanie oudin, nadia petrova, Olympic Games, Radek Stepanek, rafael nadal, Roger Federer, United States, US Open, usta billie jean king national tennis center, venus williams, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on September 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Although the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd was loudly pulling for her, Melanie Oudin’s dream run at the US Open ended Wednesday night when she was overwhelmed 6-2 6-2 by ninth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki.
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, billie jean king, billie jean king national tennis center, caroline wozniacki, elena dementieva, final game, forehand, grand slam tournament, ground strokes, jelena jankovic, maria sharapova, match point, melanie oudin, nadia petrova, national tennis center, stadium crowd, tennis tournament, unforced errors, usta billie jean king national tennis center
