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WILLIAMS WINS WIMBLEDON IN DOMINANT STYLE
Jul. 3 | Serena Williams won her fourth Wimbledon title and 13th major singles title by sweeping Vera Zvonareva of Russia in straight sets in the women’s final. The top-ranked and defending champion American beat the No. 12th-seeded Russian 6-3, 6-2...
BIGGEST WOMEN’S UPSET EVER AT WIMBLEDON
Jun. 29 | Tsvetana Pironkova’s stunning 6-2, 6-3 upset over five-time Wimbledon champion and No. 2 seed Venus Williams Tuesday in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon is the biggest upset in the history of the tournament. Consider that Pironkova is ranked No....
WIMBLEDON DRAW COULD FORTELL SERENA-SHARAPOVA, HENIN-CLIJSTERS FOURTH-ROUNDERS
Jun. 18 | A fourth round encounter with Maria Sharapova could be in the cards for top seed Serena Williams as the draws for the 2010 Wimbledon championships were released Friday. Sharapova famously defeated Williams in the 2004 Wimbledon final as a 17-year-old....
ROGER FEDERER CLOSE TO WEEKS-AT-NO. 1 RECORD AS ROLAND GARROS APPROACHES
May. 18 | By Randy Walker Roger Federer has a very important goal at this year’s 2010 French Open. Of course, as with all tournaments, his main priority is to win the title and add to his growing tally of major tournament titles. But Federer is on the verge...
VENUS WILLIAMS IS NO. 2 IN MADRID AND ON WTA TOUR COMPUTER
May. 16 | Venus Williams was No. 2 on Sunday and will be No. 2 again on Monday. Williams finished in the No. 2 position at the Madrid Masters Sunday, losing the championship match to Aravane Rezai of France 6-2, 7-5. However, with her performance in Madrid,...
LOOK WHO’S 40!
Apr. 25 | Andre Agassi, one of the most colorful and talked about tennis champions of all-time, will turn 40 years old this coming Thursday, April 29. Agassi is definitely in the conversation when discussing the all-time greats with eight major singles titles...
15 YEARS TO THE DATE OF HER KEY BISCAYNE FINAL, DATE-KRUMM STILL ROLLING ALONG
Mar. 25 | By Randy Walker It was 15 years ago today that Kimiko Date was playing in the Key Biscayne, final, battling the venerable legend Steffi Graf. Date was not the winner on this day back in 1995, losing 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the then Lipton Championships,...
OUDIN SIGNS WITH VIRGIN MOBILE, SAP STAYS IN SAN JOSE: THIS WEEK IN TENNIS BUSINESS
Mar. 10 | By Justin Cohen Melanie Oudin has signed an endorsement deal with Virgin Mobile that will reportedly pay her between $500,000 and $2 million over four years. Virgin Mobile announced that they will donate $1 million to homeless youth organizations...
TENNIS CHANNEL TO CARRY 90 HOURS OF LIVE MATCHES AT 2010 BNP PARIBAS OPEN
Mar. 9 | LOS ANGELES, March 9, 2010 – Tennis Channel will essentially become the 2010 BNP Paribas Open network during the next two weeks, adjusting its programming schedule for the Indian Wells, Calif.-based men’s and women’s tournament, one of the most...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: THE AUSSIE OPEN SUMMARY
Feb. 1 | 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...
THE SCOPE OF SERENA’S AUSSIE OPEN WIN OVER JUSTINE
Jan. 30 | In one of the most fascinating women’s final of a Grand Slam tournament in years, Serena Williams won her fifth Australian Open title Saturday, defeating Justine Henin 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in a renewal of one of the great rivalries in women’s tennis over...
