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IS KAZAKHSTAN PLAYING “RENT-A-RUSSIAN”?
Feb. 23 | By Charles Bricker DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – That was an amusing nervous laugh from Evgeny Korolev when I asked him how much the Kazakhstanis were paying him to play rent-a-Russian on the ATP tour. He wasn’t angry about the question. In fact,...
MONDAYS WITH BOB GREENE: JUSTINE HENIN FEELS SHE GREW UP
Jan. 4 | 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...
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...
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,...
Mondays With Bob Greene: Spain Retains Davis Cup
Dec. 7 | STARS Spain wins Davis Cup Michael Berrer beat Jarkko Nieminen 6-7 (4) 6-4 6-4 to win the Salzburg Indoors in Salzburg, Austria Konstantin Kravchuk beat Marcel Granollers 1-6 6-3 6-2 to win the Yugra Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia Pat Rafter beat...
This Week in Tennis Business: Buchholz to step down in 2010 as Sony Ericsson Open chairman
Nov. 18 | By: Justin Cohen Butch Buchholz, founder and tournament chairman of the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, will be stepping down following the 2010 event. The event started in 1985 by Buchholz, is now owned by IMG. Roger Federer signs a 10-year...
Mondays With Bob Greene: Caro, it does not matter whether it’s going to be 5-0, 4-1 or 3-2
Oct. 26 | 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...
Mondays With Bob Greene: I think that Justine’s comeback is good news for women’s tennis
Sep. 28 | STARS Albert Montanes won the BCR Open Romania, beating Juan Monaco 7-6 (2) 7-6 (6) in Bucharest, Romania Kimiko Date-Krumm Gael Monfils beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (1) 3-6 6-2 to win the Open de Moselle in Metz, France Kimiko Date Krumm beat...
Henin announces return to Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: This Week in Tennis Business
Sep. 23 | Justine Henin From seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Justine Henin announcing her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to Zina Garrison settling her racial discrimination lawsuit with the USTA to the Indianapolis Tennis Center being named a USTA...
Tennis great Jack Kramer dies at 88: This Week in Tennis Business
Sep. 16 | Jack Kramer By Justin Cohen From tennis legend Jack Kramer passing away at the age of 88 to a possible Justine Henin press conference this week to announce her comeback to US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro earning a winner’s paycheck of $1.6...
