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By Maud Watson
Rivalry Renewed – Australian Open tournament organizers couldn’t have planned it any better if they had tried. The women’s final will pit current Australian Open Champion Serena Williams against former world No. 1 Justine Henin. Though Serena has never said as much herself, the media has been speculating that the return Henin has [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Australian Open, australian open champion, Bernard Tomic, croat, death sentence, Juan Martin del Potro, jumping on the bandwagon, Justine Henin, knee problem, marathon man, Marin Cilic, nerves of steel, Rafael Nadal, tennis world, The Friday Five, top of the game, tournament organizers, WTA
Posted by Voo De Mar on January 25, 2010 · Leave a Comment
* Nikolay Davydenko has been on a tear of late and now it is officially the best run of his career. The Russian’s almost four-hour 6-2, 7-5, 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-3 win over Fernando Verdasco Monday in the Australian Open fourth round was 13th win in a row, besting his previous best ATP winning streak of [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with ATP, Australian Open, break points, Bud Collins, collins history, double faults, Fernando Verdasco, Guillermo Coria, history of tennis, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Marin Cilic, new chapter, Nicolas Almagro, Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, seeded player, wilfried, winning streak
Posted by Leigh Sanders on January 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
The 2010 tennis season is now getting in to full swing with the first Slam of the year, the Australian Open, underway in Melbourne this week.
The usual names are being touted for Grand Slam glory this year but question marks are being placed over the head of Spanish giant Rafael Nadal after his injury ravaged [...]
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with AEGON, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Australian Open, clay court, Davis Cup, french open title, full swing, grass courts, Hopman Cup, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Juan Martin del Potro, native spain, Pete Sampras, prestigious tournament, question marks, Rafael Nadal, tennis season, Tommy Robredo
Posted by Mike McIntyre on January 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
The eight-man field at the Kooyong Classic exhibition in Melbourne, Australia is now set with Ivan Ljubicic rounding out the draw.
Winners from the first round advance onto the semi-finals while losers are relegated to the consolation side and are still guaranteed at least one other match. This is another reason why the unsanctioned tournament is [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Murray, drawing card, friendly match, Ivan Ljubicic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, kooyong classic, kooyong lawn tennis, kooyong lawn tennis club, lawn tennis club, man field, melbourne australia, melbourne park, Novak Djokovic, Pete Sampras, Robin Soderling, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tommy Haas
Posted by Manfred Wenas on January 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Watching Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal play a tennis match can be described as being as exhilarating as riding on a magic carpet. The two modern day tennis genies kicked off the first day of the 2010 ATP World Tour with a unique photo opportunity on a magic carpet in the Souq Waqif in Doha, [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Weekly Links · Tagged with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP World Tour, career grand slam, exxonmobil, French Open, Ivo Karlovic, Juan Martin del Potro, magic carpet, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, photo opportunity, rafa, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, singles title, tennis match, unbeatable level, Wimbledon, Younes El Aynaoui
Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 25, 2009 · 1 Comment
Former world No. 8, Australia’s Alicia Molik, reached the final of the Cliffs Esperance Tennis International Pro Tour event before finally being derailed by top seed Olivia Rogowska
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with Alexandra Stevenson, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, defending champion, dobrowski, Elena Dementieva, first grass, french open champion, gold medallist, grass court, heather watson, john millman, Juan Martin del Potro, leigh sanders, Medibank International, Queens Club, rexall centre, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Victoria Azarenka, wimbledon tournament
Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 21, 2009 · 1 Comment
Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro will be the first singles match as the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals begins Sunday in London.
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, ATP World Tour, barclay, dominant performance, federer djokovic, Fernando Verdasco, Gael Monfils, groupings, Juan Martin del Potro, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, paribas masters, Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, semi finals, serb, Stanislas Wawrinka, weariness
Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 19, 2009 · 1 Comment
The final line-up for the ATP World Finals Championship in London, England, next week has been confirmed following the conclusion of the Paris Masters.
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with Aleksandra Wozniak, Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Ashley Fisher, Australian Open, Bryan Brothers, Daniel NEstor, Fernando Verdasco, Frank Dancevic, Gilles Simon, James Blake, Jelena Dokic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Julien Benneteau, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marcelo Melo, Marcin Matkowski, Marcos Baghdatis, Marie-Eve Pelletier, Max Mirnyi, Michal Mertinak, Nenad Zimonjic, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Radek Stepanek, Rennae Stubbs, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Samantha Stosur, Sania Mirza, Somdev Devvarman, Stanislas Wawrinka, Tomas Berdych, US Open, Wimbledon
Posted by Manfred Wenas on November 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
In a city that he loved, and at a tournament where he had always enjoyed great success, Marat Safin played his last professional match at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris.
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with anguish, atp tours, BNP Paribas, BNP Paribas Masters, cocaine, Davis Cup, farewell, frenchman, Juan Martin del Potro, loose lips, Marat Safin, merits, mold, open champion, punishments, Richard Gasquet, top flight, underachiever, WTA
Posted by Manfred Wenas on October 14, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The following is Leigh Sanders’ weekly look at tennis headlines in “The Commonwealth” or the traditional tennis powerhouses that were former members of the British Empire, most notably Australia, South Africa, India, Canada and, of course, Great Britain.
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Andy Roddick, atp rankings, ATP World Tour, Chris Guccione, Daniel NEstor, elite eight, Fernando Verdasco, Gilles Simon, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, jordan kerr, Juan Martin del Potro, julian knowle, Jurgen Melzer, leigh sanders, Lleyton Hewitt, members of the british empire, Novak Djokovic, Peter Luczak, Roger Federer, roger rasheed
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