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Posted by Stephane Carter on March 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Maria Sharapova fights the hard fight
Maria Sharapova was made to fight the hard fight having to take the match against Vera Dushevina to three sets at Indian Wells. She won 4-6, 7-5, 6-2.
She must have felt the love from the crowd and especially from boyfriend and LA Lakers star Sasha Vujacic who watched her practice [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with BNP Paribas, celebrities, crowd, fist, hard fight, Indian Wells, LA Lakers, Maria Sharapova, match, mccain, ofcourse, Pete Sampras, Pistol Pete, political views, real fight, sampras pete, sasha vujacic, tmz, u2, Vera Dushevina
By Bob Stockton
A slight controversy arose Friday night at the “Hit for Haiti” charity match Friday night at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., during the match pitting Roger Federer and Pete Sampras against Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal.
After Sampras did an impersonation of Agassi – walking pigeon toed [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Andre Agassi, awkwardness, bad tipper, barb, BNP Paribas, comedians, conference call, court interviews, four men, ill feelings, impersonation, Indian Wells, man on man, Pete Sampras, pigeon toed, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, sap open, tennis skills
Marat Safin will make his debut on the Champions Series tennis circuit Friday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Safin, who retired from the ATP World Tour last fall, opens against Wayne Ferreira in the eight-player event.
Safin, who turned 30 in February, is the favorite to win the event, titled the Banco Cruzeiro do Sul Rio [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with ATP World Tour, Australian Open, career singles titles, Cedric Pioline, champions series, cup titles, doubles match, Fernando Meligeni, Jim Courier, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Mark Philippoussis, Mats Wilander, Mikael Pernfors, Pete Sampras, rio de janeiro brazil, Roger Federer, tennis circuit, Wayne Ferreira
Pete Sampras is looking for a new home. According to the Los Angeles Times, Sampras and his wife, actress Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, have listed their seven-bedroom, 11 ½ bathroom compound in Lake Sherwood for $25 million.
According to the Times, “The gated contemporary north of Los Angeles sits on 20 hilltop acres with 360-degree views, a north-south [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with actress, ATP World Tour, bathrooms, benedict canyon, beverly hills, champions series, degree views, game room, guesthouse, hilltop acres, Jim Courier, lake sherwood, Los Angeles Times, Pete Sampras, swimming pool, tennis circuit, tennis court, wilson sampras, Wimbledon, wimbledon titles
Posted by Leigh Sanders on February 18, 2010 · 1 Comment
With the opening 2010 tournaments being held on American soil, the spotlight shines on one of the world’s most successful tennis playing nations.
For many years, Americans have dominated the sport. From the days of Bill Tilden to the modern era of Pete Sampras, Americans are never far from your thoughts when it comes to one [...]
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with Althea Gibson, american champions, american soil, american tennis, Andre Agassi, Arthur Ashe, Bill Talbert, Bill Tilden, Dick Williams, Fred Perry, Grand Slams, John Isner, Melanie Oudin, Pete Sampras, rafa nadal, retirement announcement, s games, soap opera, tennis fans
Posted by Voo De Mar on January 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer and Andy Murray’s third-set tie-breaker in their 2010 Australian Open men’s final was second-longest tie-breaker ever played in major men’s final – only the epic Bjorn Borg-John McEnroe 32-point “Battle of 18-16” tie-breaker 30 years ago in the 1980 Wimbledon final lasting longer. Federer saved off five set points in the third-set tie-breaker [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with Andy Murray, australian open 2004, Bjorn Borg, Goran Ivanisevic, Grand Slam tournaments, Jimmy Connors, John McEnroe, match points, open men, Patrick Rafter, Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, Roy Emerson, score line, service games, spectacular way, tie break, tie breaker, tie breakers
By Bob Stockton
It was a year ago that Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played one of the greatest Australian Open finals ever – and provided for one of the most touching moments in tennis in many years.
At the time, Federer was two major singles titles shy of breaking Pete Sampras all-time record of 14. However, [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with american radio, Australian Open, bitter pill, business television, don imus, imus in the morning, main stream, Norman Brookes, Novak Djokovic, olympic men, open semifinals, Pete Sampras, public consciousness, radio talk show, Roger Federer, roger federer and rafael nadal, rupert murdoch, straight weeks, wabc
Posted by Voo De Mar on January 19, 2010 · 1 Comment
In the longest match of the 2010 Australian Open far (4 hours, 53 minutes), Mikhail Youzhny ousted Richard Gasquet 6-7(9), 4-6, 7-6(2), 7-6(4), 6-4, trailing 0:3 in the fourth and 2:4 in the fifth set. The Russian also saved double match point on serve at 5:6 in the fourth set. What’s more interesting, Gasquet, playing [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Voo's Tennis Notes - Voo DeMar · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Boris Becker, Bud Collins, collins history, Fabrice Santoro, Fernando Verdasco, Grand Slam, history of tennis, Ivo Karlovic, Margaret Court, match point, Mikhail Youzhny, Omar Camporese, Pete Sampras, Richard Gasquet, Roland Garros, Tim Mayotte, Yannick Noah, Younes El Aynaoui
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
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