Tag archive for ‘Maria Sharapova’

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m me. I love to show my emotion.

Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m me. I love to show my emotion.

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 the US Open.

Mondays With Bob Greene: I Still Have 21 Spots To Go

Mondays With Bob Greene: I Still Have 21 Spots To Go

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 Pilot Pen Tennis tournament and the Forest Hills Classic.

Standings in the “Mythical” Olympic Team Competition

Standings in the “Mythical” Olympic Team Competition

After three days of play in the tennis competition at the 2008 Olympic tennis competition, it is the French men and the Russian women who leading in the team competition in Beijing. Both nations are seeking their nation’s first gold medal in the team competition in tennis….eerrr….uh…wait…a minute. Team competition? Is there one?

Tarango Wins USTA Futures In Wisconsin

Tarango Wins USTA Futures In Wisconsin

Unseeded Daniel Yoo of Korea won the singles title at the Time Warner Cable “Road Runner Pro Tennis Classic,” dominating No. 6 seed Ryan Young, of the United States, 6-2, 6-1. Both the singles and doubles final were completed during Sunday’s play.

Mark Keil: My Heart-Pounding Moment With Renee Zellweger

Mark Keil: My Heart-Pounding Moment With Renee Zellweger

Mark Keil, the new head men’s and women’s tennis coach at Newbury College, Brookline, Mass, writes this week on one of the best event’s of the year, and an out of the way tourney in beautiful Spain.

Tarango Wins Again

Tarango Wins Again

Top seed Raven Klaasen, of South Africa, and No. 2 seed Yuichi Ito, of Japan, fell in the second round at the Time Warner Cable “Road Runner Pro Tennis Classic,” held at the Western Racquet Club from August 4-10.

Olympic Withdrawals – From Tilden and Lenglen - Agassi and Sharapova

Olympic Withdrawals – From Tilden and Lenglen - Agassi and Sharapova

Maria Sharapova is the most recent example with the reigning Australian Open champion pulling out of the Beijing Games - and the U.S. Open - with a shoulder injury. Other recent pullouts include Marcos Baghdatis, Mario Ancic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Mondays With Bob Greene: Andy Murray edges Novak Djokovic

Mondays With Bob Greene: Andy Murray edges Novak Djokovic

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 the Rogers Cup and Western & Southern Financial Group Masters.

Momma’s Got A Brand New Bag

Momma’s Got A Brand New Bag

Prince plans to release new lines of racquet bags in conjunction with this year’s U.S. Open.
Inspired by Maria Sharapova herself, the new Sharapova Collection will showcase the Russian’s classic elegance through a striking, clean, all-white bag with black Prince logo and accents. Available in a triple and six-pack, both bags in the collection will also [...]

Weekly Links: Roger Federer Is Enjoying Himself

Weekly Links: Roger Federer Is Enjoying Himself

Hello heroes,
I hope you are all well enjoying Wimbledon 2008 which for me held a lot of surprises this week. Most notably the loss of Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic. I had high expectations from both hoping at least one of them would reach the final of the green green grass of [...]