Posted by Bob Greene on May 12, 2008 · 3 Comments
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 Rome Masters and the Qatar Telecom German Open.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Aiko Nakamura, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic, Andrew Jarrett, Andy Anson, Andy Roddick, Bud Collins, David Ferrer, David Nalbandian, Davis Cup, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Emilio Sanchez Vicario, Grand Slam, James Blake, Jelena Jankovic, Jim Courier, John McEnroe, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Justine Henin, Kimiko Data-Krumm, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Madison Brengle, Marat Safin, Maria Sharapova, Mats Wilander, Nadia Petrova, Novak Djokovic, Peng Shuai, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Stanislas Wawrinka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Thomas Muster
The challenger circuit last week featured two flashy young players hoisting up winners trophies. Kei Nishikori’s intelligent game and speed allowed him to prevail in Bermuda, while Bethanie Mattek’s aggressive all court game (and fashion sense) saw her triumph in Alabama.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with , Aiko Nakamura, Bethanie Mattek, Bjorn Phau, Bobby Reynolds, Czech Republic, Eduardo Schwank, Igor Kunitsyn, Jiri Vanek, Julien Bennetau, Kei Nishikori, Maria Sharapova, Stephanie Dubois, Su-Wei Hsieh, Tatiana Golovin, Varvara Lepchenko, Yan-Ze Xie
