MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: I AM NOT PARIS HILTON

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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 [...]

BUD COLLINS NAMES HIS MATCHES OF THE DECADE

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 [...]

NADAL TO SKIP EVENT IN CASH-STRAPPED DUBAI

Rafael Nadal has revealed that he is not playing to play in next month’s Dubai Tennis Championships in the United Arab Emirate city of Dubai.
After winning the Capitala World Tennis Championship in the other well known United Arab Emirate city of Abu Dhabi, Nadal said he will rest rather than again travel to the Middle [...]

Federer vs. Davydenko and Soderling vs. Del Potro in London Semis

It will be Roger Federer vs. Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling vs. Juan Martin Del Potro in the semifinals of the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals.
Davydenko of Russia earned the final spot in the semifinals at the ATP World Finals by beating Soderling from Sweden on Friday.
Earlier in the day, Novak Djokovic stayed alive in [...]

Robbie Koenig Blog From London: The Gladiators Rule

It’s been a couple of days into the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals at the O2 Arena in London and we’ve all had a chance to view the Gladiators! All I can say is that what I saw from Nikolay Davydenko this evening was a masterclass in the truest sense of the word! The guy [...]

Mondays With Bob Greene: Wickmayer and Malisse to appeal against ban

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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 [...]

Mondays With Bob Greene: It’s magic. It’s fabulous.

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Novak Djokovic beat Gael Monfils 6-2 5-7 7-6 (3) to win the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France

Rajeev Ram beat Dustin Brown 7-6 (2) 6-7 (5) 7-6 (2) to win the Lambertz Open by Stawag in Aachen, Germany

Jarkko Nieminen beat Stephane Robert 4-6 6-1 7-5 to win The Caversham International in St. Brelades, Jersey, Channel [...]

This Week In Tennis Business: USTA to award over $400,000 in grants to 45 non-profit organizations

By Justin Cohen

The USTA announced that they are awarding more than $400,000 in recreational tennis grants to 45 non-profit organizations across the United States. Winners of the grants include Parks and Recreation agencies, USTA National Junior Tennis League chapters, YMCA’s and even entire school districts. “We are excited to [...]

Henin granted Australian Open wild card: This Week in Tennis Business

By Justin Cohen
From the Australian Open granting Justine Henin a wild card for the 2010 tournament to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal announcing they will compete in Abu Dhabi to Barcelona being named the host city for the Davis Cup finals between Spain and Czech Republic to Amelie Mauresmo hinting at retirement to James Blake [...]

Tennis Travels – Check Out The Stockholm Open

The 2009 IF Stockholm open runs from Oct 19 to 26 and has prize money of $1,200,000. A top field of international stars have committed to the event, lead by Sweden’s own Robin Soderling, the 2009 French Open finalist. The tournament has been held in Stockholm each year in late October [...]