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“SHORT PEOPLE” RULE IN NEWPORT AS ROCHUS AND DABUL ADVANCE INTO POSSIBLY SHORTEST EVER ATP SEMIFINAL
Jul. 9 | By Randy Walker NEWPORT, R.I. – In his song “Short People,” Randy Newman sings of height-challenged people “They got little baby legs; That stand so low; You got to pick em up; Just to say hello.” Thus will be the refrain in one of...
2009 DAVIS CUP CHAMPION SPAIN CONTINUES QUEST FOR TITLE THIS WEEKEND ON TENNIS CHANNEL
Jul. 9 | LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2010 – Tennis Channel will provide exclusive coverage of Spain and France’s Davis Cup quarterfinal competition in Clermont-Ferrand, France, this weekend. The meeting will consist of two singles matches on Friday, July...
BERDYCH WILL LOOK TO “SHUSH” NADAL IN WIMBLEDON FINAL
Jul. 2 | By Randy Walker It will be Tomas Berdych and Rafael Nadal squaring off for the Wimbledon title on Sunday. Berdych followed up his quarterfinal upset of top-seed and six-time champion Roger Federer by defeating Novak Djokovic 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-3 to advance...
ROGER FEDERER AND THE FIRST SET CONUNDRUM
May. 26 | By Ritesh Gupta Is Roger Federer going through any “first set scare” phenomenon? For Federer, this may not be an issue at all, but his die-hard supporters are going through some anxious moments of late. It might be a self-imposed situation or...
U.S. FED CUP CAPTAIN MARY JOE FERNANDEZ NAMES THREE PLAYERS TO TEAM FOR 2010 FED CUP BY BNP PARIBAS SEMIFINALS
Apr. 15 | WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., April 14, 2010 — The USTA and U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez announced today that 2009 US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, Bethanie Mattek-Sands and world No. 1 doubles player Liezel Huber will represent the...
LACK OF PASSION FUELED VAIDISOVA RETIREMENT
Mar. 19 | By Charles Bricker Nicole Vaidisova had flung her racket into the red clay, covered her face with her hands in a sort of feigned disbelief, then danced around the Suzanne Lenglen court, blowing kisses to a full stadium — already a fully-grown...
50 YEARS AGO: THE ROCKET REFLECTS ON WINNING FIRST MAJOR DOWN UNDER
Jan. 29 | It will be 50 years ago on Monday, February 1 that Rod Laver won his first major championship – the Australian Open. The man whose name now graces the Center Court at the national championship of his homeland finally broke through and won the 1960...
FEDERER TO STAY NO. 1; ENDS DAVYDENKO STREAK; TSONGA UP NEXT
Jan. 27 | Roger Federer ended his mini-slump against Nikolay Davydenko, ending the Russian’s 13-match winning streak that included two wins over the Swiss maestro with a 2-6, 6-3, 6-0, 7-5 win Wednesday in the Australian Open semifinals. The win ensures that...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE:MALISSE AND WICKMAYER NO LONGER SUSPENDED
Dec. 21 | STARS Regina Kulikova beat Sandra Zahlavova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to win the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates SAYING Yanina Wickmayer “The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of suspended players,...
Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Nov. 24 | Roger Federer Roger Federer is playing in the ATP World Tour’s season-ending championship for an eighth time in 2009 at the O2 Arena in London. It was in 2002 when Federer first qualified for the ATP World Tour finale as a xx-year-old. Rene Stauffer,...
Mondays With Bob Greene: It’s difficult to play 11 months at a high level
Oct. 19 | STARS Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 7-6 (3) 6-3 to win the Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai, China Yanina Wickmayer won the Generali Ladies Linz, beating Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-4 in Linz, Austria Samantha Stosur beat Francesca Schiavone...
