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Posted by WTM on February 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Dubai, UAE, February 24th, 2010 - Andy Murray was upset by Janko Tipsarevic and Nikolay Davydenko was forced to retire after losing the first set of his second round clash with Michael Berrer on Wednesday, as the Serbs showed their dominance on an exciting Wednesday at the Championships.
With Djokovic already through, Tipsarevic’s result will delight [...]
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Posted by WTM on January 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
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 Australian Championships, that year played at the Milton Courts in Brisbane. [...]
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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 17, 2010 · 1 Comment
Monday, January 18, 2010 not only marks the opening day of the 2010 Australian Open, but it also marks 10 years to the day that Roger Federer played – and won – his first match at Australia’s Grand Slam tournament. As documented in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on December 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
STARS
Regina Kulikova beat Sandra Zahlavova 7-6 (6) 6-3 to win the Al Habtoor Tennis Challenge in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
SAYING
“The ITF has removed both Mr. Malisse and Ms. Wickmayer from the list of suspended players, and both are eligible to participate with immediate effect.” – The International Tennis Federation (ITF), in a statement.
”It’s the best [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
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, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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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 [...]
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Posted by WTM on November 2, 2009 · Leave a Comment
STARS
Serena Williams beat Venus Williams 6-2 7-6 (4) to win the Sony Ericsson Championships in Doha, Qatar
Ivan Ljubicic won the Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon by beating Michael Llodra 7-5 6-3 in Lyon, France
Jurgen Melzer beat Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 to win the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy in Vienna, Austria
Sergiy Stakhovsky won the St. [...]
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Posted by WTM on October 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
By: Justin Cohen
The USTA announced on Monday that Mercedes-Benz USA has signed a four-year deal to become the “Official Vehicle of the US Open” starting in 2010. SportsBusinessJournal reports that the deal is worth $35 million. More than 250 players participating in the tournament will receive transportation services from Mercedes-Benz. The partnership includes major media [...]
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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 [...]
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Federer’s First Season-Ending Championship
Posted by WTM on November 24, 2009 · 1 Comment
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, the respected Swiss tennis writer, chronicles Federer’s first appearance at the ATP World [...]
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