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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...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: I AM NOT PARIS HILTON
Jan. 25 | 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...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: STARS FOR HAITI
Jan. 18 | STARS Elena Dementieva beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-2 to win the Medibank International women’s singles at Sydney, Australia Marcos Baghdatis beat Richard Gasquet 6-4 7-6 (2) in Sydney, Australia, to win the Medibank International men’s singles John...
ROGER FEDERER: HUMANITARIAN
Jan. 16 | Roger Federer is often called the greatest tennis player of all-time, but one other appropriate label is humanitarian. Federer is doing what he can to raise funds to help victims of the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Tuesday. On Saturday, Federer...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: BELGIAN TRIO DOMINATES!
Jan. 11 | STARS Nikolay Davydenko beat Rafael Nadal 0-6 7-6 (8) 6-4 to win the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, Qatar Kim Clijsters beat Justine Henin 6-3 4-6 7-6 (6) to win Brisbane International women’s singles in Brisbane, Australia Yanina Wickmayer beat...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: STARS OF 2009
Dec. 28 | 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...
FEDERER, THE BEST OF ALL JUNIORS
Dec. 22 | Eleven years ago this week, Roger Federer was staking his claim as the top player in the world – in the juniors. Federer ended his junior career by winning the 1998 Orange Bowl in Key Biscayne, Fla. The win placed him in the No. 1 ranking in the International...
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,...
This Week in Tennis Business: Ex-USTA CEO of Professional Tennis earned $9.15 million in 2008
Nov. 25 | By: Justin Cohen According to USTA tax forms released to the Associated Press, former CEO of Professional Tennis Arlen Kantarian earned $9.15 million in total compensation in 2008. AP notes that, Kantarian earned $1.6 million in base pay, about $2.3...
Mondays With Bob Greene: Wickmayer and Malisse to appeal against ban
Nov. 23 | 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,...
