Posted by Bob Greene on September 15, 2008 · 1 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 BCR Open Romania and the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Ai Sugiyama, Andy Murray, Anna Kournikova, ATP Tour News, Briton, Carlos Moya, Christophe Rochus, Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, Davis Cup, Francesco Ricci, Gilles Simon, Grand Slam, Jose Higueras, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Marcin Matkowski, Maria Sharapova, Mariusz Fyrstenberg, Max Eisenbud, Miguel MArgets, Nadia Petrova, Nicolas Devilder, Nicolas Mahut, Nikolay Davydenko, Open D'Orleans, Patty Schnyder, Paul-Henri Mathieu, Roger Federer, Sam Querrey, Serena Williams, Sorana Cirstea, Tamira Paszek, Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, Tim Henman, US Open, Venus Williams, Vogue Athens Open
Last week on the challenger circuit, winning streaks continued on both the men’s and women’s sides. Several players have won consecutive challenger titles, making it clear that they’re serious about going into the draw at the French Open, which starts next week.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Barbara Zahalova Strycova, Brendan Evans, Chelsey Gullickson, Chin-Wei Can, Christophe Rochus, Danai Udomchoke, Daniel Gimeno, Diego Junqueira, Eduardo Schwank, French Open, Gael Monfils, Igor Kunitsyn, Jelena Dokic, Jeremy Chardy, Kai-Chen Chang, Lauren Albanese, Maria Kondratieva, Maria-Jose Martinez Sanchez, Patricia Mayr, Petra Cetkovska, Roland Garros, Yen-Hsun Lu
Posted by McCarton Ackerman on May 14, 2008 · 1 Comment
Last week on the challenger circuit, two former top 10 players struggling with injuries and motivation took their first real steps to reclaiming their former glory, while two players on the men’s side continued their hot streaks on the circuit.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with Anna Chakvetadze, Anne Keothavong, Carsten Ball, Christophe Rochus, Fabrice Santoro, Gaels Monfils, Ivan Miranda, Jelena Dokic, Jir Vanek, Jorgelina Cravero, Ksenia Milevskaya, Lourdes Dominguez-Lino, Lucie Hradecka, Mariana Duque-Marino, Marion Bartoli, Melanie South, Nicolas Massu, Oscar Hernandez, Petra Cetkovska, Renata Voracova, Robert Kendrick, Samantha Smith, Santiago Ventura, Severine Bremond, Sofia Arvidsson, Teimuraz Gabashvili, Tetiana Luzhanska, Thomaz Bellucci, Tomoko Yonemura, Yan-Ze Xie, Yanina Wickmayer, Yen-Hsun Lu
Posted by Manfred Wenas on April 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment
The challengers circuit was graced with the presence of a top 50 player on the men’s side who hoped to get an early start to the clay court season, while several women followed up their victories on the challenger circuit last week with repeats this week.
Filed under The Circuit - McCarton Ackerman · Tagged with , Albert Montanes, Aleksandra Wozniak, Ana Vrlic, Anne Keothavong, Betima Jozami, Christophe Rochus, Elena Baltacha, Gullermo Coria, Iveta Benesova, Kristina Barrois, Lilia Osterloh, Magdalena Ryboarikova, Marcel Granollers, Marcos Daniel, Martina Muller, Nicolas Massu, Potito Starace, Rainer Schuttler, Raquel Kops-Jones, Rui Machado, Samantha Smith
