Posted by Bob Greene on June 29, 2009 · 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 first week of Wimbledon.
Filed under Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene · Tagged with Ai Sugiyama, Alex Bogdanovic, All-England club, Andy Murray, Australian Open, Caroline Wozniacki, corruption, Danai Udomchoke, Davis Cup, Dmitry Tursunov, Fabrice Santoro, Fernando Gonzalez, Gisela Dulko, Grand Slam, ITF, Ivan Ljubicic, Ivo Karlovic, Jelena Dokic, Jelena Jankovic, Jesse Levine, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Jon Leach, Juan Martin del Potro, Jurgen Melzer, Kimiko Date, Leyton Hewitt, Lindsay Davenport, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Marcos Baghdatis, Mardy Fish, Maria Sharapova, Marin Cilic, Martina Navratilova, Melanie Oudin, Michael Llodra, Michelle Larcher de Brito, Radek Stepanek, Roger Federer, Sabine Lisicki, Sam Querrey, Sania Mirza, Serena Williams, Steffi Graf, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tommy Haas, US Open, Venus Williams, Virginia Wade, Wayne Odesnik, Wimbledon, WTA
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
