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Posted by WTM on March 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By Charles Bricker
Did you read in Andre Agassi’s book about his greatest fear in the 1990 French Open final — that his wig would blow off in the middle of the match?
Andres Gomez quickly brushed off that question. “Hey, I had my own problems. I was 30 and playing a 20 year old guy who was talking [...]
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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 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
By McCarton Ackerman
It’s 2003 all over again on the WTA Tour. The Belgians vs. the Williams sisters. For the last decade, these four players – Venus and Serena Williams and Belgians Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin – have made the biggest impact by far on the WTA Tour. Other players had the opportunity to step [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Mccarton Ackerman, Top Stories · Tagged with arantxa sanchez vicario, belgians, caroline wozniacki, competitive tennis, Dinara Safina, disinterest, Grand Slam, jelena jankovic, justine henin, kim clijsters, last decade, lindsay davenport, Monica Seles, roland garros, Steffi Graf, venus and serena, Venus and Serena Williams, williams sisters, wta tour
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
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 December 2, 2009 · 1 Comment
Former Wimbledon and French Open Champion Jan Kodes provides his perspective to WorldTennisMagazine.com in a column previewing this weekend’s Davis Cup final be
tween Spain and the Czech Republic in Barcelona. Kodes helped the Czechs (then Czechoslovakia) reach the Davis Cup final in 1975, where it lost to Bjorn Borg and Sweden, and again in 1980 [...]
Filed under HEADLINES AND FEATURES, Lead, Top Stories · Tagged with biography book, Bjorn Borg, czech players, czech team, czechs, Davis Cup, french open champion, Grand Slams, indoor game, iron curtain, ivan lendl, jan kodes, new biography, open tennis, Radek Stepanek, rafael nadal, roland garros, spanish team, thomas berdych, wimbledon 1973
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 November 9, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Andy Murray won the Valencia Open 500 in Valencia, Spain, beating Mikhail Youzhny 6-3 6-2
Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer 6-4 4-6 6-2 to win the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland
Aravane Rezai beat Marion Bartoli 7-5 retired to win the Commonwealth Bank Tournament of Champions in Bali, Indonesia
Chan Yung-Jan beat Ayumi Morita 6-4 2-6 6-2 [...]
Filed under Bob Greene, Top Stories · Tagged with Andre Agassi, andy murray, ATP, Australian Open, Bob and Mike Bryan, flavia pennetta, french tennis federation, goran ivanisevic, Grand Slam, John McEnroe, juan martin del potro, kim clijsters, Liezel Huber, Marion Bartoli, Martina Navratilova, melanie oudin, novak djokovic, Roger Federer, roland garros, serena williams, Tennis, Wimbledon
Posted by WTM on October 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Roland Garros, the famed French aviator whose name is now more associated with the national tennis championships of France, died on this day, October 5, in 1918 when his plane was shot down in the Ardennes during World War I. This event – and others from today – are documented in [...]
Filed under Randy Walker · Tagged with baden baden, cup challenge, french aviator, french championships, french tennis federation, germany votes, international olympic committee, Lawn Tennis Association, military hero, national tennis, Olympic Games, professional events, professional tennis players, roland garros, seoul south korea, tennis championships, tennis history, tennis stadium, tennis tournament
