Posted by Voo De Mar on November 25, 2008 · 1 Comment
Argentina was a clear favorite before the Davis Cup final against Spain, because of many reasons. First of all, Spanish No. 1 in the world, Rafael Nadal had to withdraw from the final due to injury, moreover the two best currently Argentinian players, David Nalbandian and Juan Martin del Potro had been very successful autumn, playing indoor tournaments
Posted by Bob Greene on November 24, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Davis Cup and the Nordea Danish Open.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Agustin Calleri, Alberto Mancini, Andy Roddick, Billie Jean King, Bjorn Borg, Carole Graebner, Caroline Wozniacki, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Davis Cup, Dmitry Tursunov, Emillio Sanchez-Vicario, Feliciano Lopez, Fernando Gonzalez, Fernando Verdasco, Guillermo Vilas, IPP Open, James Blake, Jim Courier, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, Jose Acasuso, Juan Martin del Potro, Karol Beck, Larry Stefanki, Legends "Rock" Dubai Championships, Marcelo Rios, Nordea Danish Open, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Sofia Arvidsson, Stefan Edberg, Tim Henman, Tim Phillips, Wimbledon, Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Posted by Voo De Mar on October 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Moscow-born player Marat Safin ousted the defending champion Nikolay Davydenko 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 after 2 hours 28 minutes. Davydenko was serving to win the first set at 6:5 and was two points away from taking the set in the tie-break.
Filed under Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with Agustin Calleri, ATP Tour News, Denis Istomin, Fernando Gonzalez, Florent Serra, Gilles Simon, Jonas Bjorkman, Juan Acasuso, Juan Martin del Potro, Juan Monaco, Marat Safin, Martin Fisher, Masters Cup, Matthias Bachinger, Michael Llodra, Nicolas Mahut, Nikolay Davydenko, Noam Okun, Santiago Giraldo, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stefan Koubek
Posted by Voo De Mar on October 9, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Voo Dzidowski’s roundup from the fascinating world of tennis. Today with updates from Moscow, Vienna and Stockholm. News about Igor Andreev and David Nalbandian
Filed under Lead Story, Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with Agustin Calleri, ATP Tour News, Denis Istomin, Fernando Gonzalez, Florent Serra, Gilles Simon, Joachim "Pim-Pim" Johansson, Jonas Bjorkman, Juan Acasuso, Juan Martin del Potro, Juan Monaco, Marat Safin, Martin Fisher, Masters Cup, Matthias Bachinger, Michael Llodra, Nicolas Mahut, Nikolay Davydenko, Noam Okun, Santiago Giraldo, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stefan Koubek, Wimbledon
Posted by Voo De Mar on October 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Voo Dzidowski’s roundup from the fascinating world of tennis. Today with updates from Moscow, Vienna and Stockholm. News about Marat Safin, Fernando Gonzalez and Juan Martin Del Potro.
Filed under Lead Story, Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with Agustin Calleri, ATP Tour News, Denis Istomin, Fernando Gonzalez, Florent Serra, Gilles Simon, Joachim "Pim-Pim" Johansson, Jonas Bjorkman, Juan Acasuso, Juan Martin del Potro, Juan Monaco, Marat Safin, Martin Fisher, Masters Cup, Matthias Bachinger, Michael Llodra, Nicolas Mahut, Nikolay Davydenko, Noam Okun, Santiago Giraldo, Stanislas Wawrinka, Stefan Koubek, Wimbledon
Posted by Randy Walker on September 19, 2008 · Leave a Comment
It was 35 years ago Saturday that perhaps the most famous single tennis match in the history of the sport was held in Houston, Texas when Billie Jean King beat Bobby Riggs in the famed “Battle of the Sexes.”
Filed under Lead Story, Tennis History · Tagged with Agustin Calleri, Andrew Castle, Billie Jean King, Bob Lutz, Bobby Riggs, Clement N'Goran, Davis Cup, Fabrice Santoro, Georges Goven, Horst Skoff, Ilie Nastase, Ion Tiriac, Marat Safin, Mark Philippoussis, Mark Woodforde, Michael Chang, Neil Amdur, New York Times, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Serena Williams, Sonya Jeyaseelan, Stan Smith, Stefan Edberg, Tamarine Tanasugarn, Todd Martin, Todd Woodbridge, Vanessa Webb, Venus Williams
Last week on the challenger circuit, clay-court specialists prevailed in the biggest red dirt events on the men’s and women’s side, while we also got a sneak peek of coming attractions for Wimbledon at the first grass court tune-up of the year.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Adrian Cruciat, Agustin Calleri, Ana Vrljic, Daniel Coller, Eric Prodon, Frank Dancevic, Frederico Gil, Jasmina Tincic, Kevin Anderson, Lauren Albanese, Macros Baghdatis, Marina Erakovic, Martina Muller, Patricia Mayr, Samantha Smith, Santiago Giraldo, Tathiana Garbin, Teimuraz Gabashvili, Wimbledon Tomas Berdych, Yvonne Meusburger
Posted by Erwin on February 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Luis Horna (left) and Agustin Calleri squared off at last week’s Copa Telmex in Buenos AIres. Horna, in Reebok, put on a simple silver necklace, while Calleri, in Diadora, had on a wristband with thick, monochrome vertical stripes.
