Posted by Mike McIntyre on January 5, 2010 · 1 Comment
Justine Henin made a triumphant return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Brisbane on Monday with a 7-5, 7-5 win over second seeded Nadia Petrova.
In her first competitive match since retiring eighteen months ago, Henin showed no signs of rust as she advanced against an opponent she has dominated 11-2 in their career head-to-head [...]
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Posted by Justin Cohen on September 23, 2009 · 1 Comment
From seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Justine Henin announcing her return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour to Zina Garrison settling her racial discrimination lawsuit with the USTA. It’s this week in Tennis Business.
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Posted by Randy Walker on May 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
Using the social network “Twitter” to update fans and followers via his blackberry on changeovers, Courier beat McEnroe 6-3, 4-6, (10-4 in Champions Tie-breaker) in a special “Legendary Night Exhibition” at the Turning Stone Resort in Central New York.
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Posted by Mark Keil on March 4, 2008 · 1 Comment
This week, director/producer of the tennis documentary “The Journeymen” and now tennis coach Mark Keil’s weekly column on tennis discusses how to become a professional tennis player.
