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By Maud Watson
The New Fraulein Forehand? – A couple of weeks ago I criticized Serb Ana Ivanovic for appearing to disrupt the balance by focusing on too many off court activities while her tennis career was in a fast downward spiral. Today I must applaud her for once again seeking a full time coach, [...]
Filed under Lead Story, The Friday Five · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, bit of fun, Buenos Aires, chicken pox, downward spiral, former coach, fraulein, Heinz Günthardt, Juan Carlos Ferrero, long term relationships, many tongues, Rafael Nadal, realistic chance, Roland Garros, spaniard juan, Steffi Graf, tennis career, time coach, title drought
By Christopher Rourke
This Final match, the first Grand Slam final of the 2010s brings the two greatest female players of the 2000s into battle for the fourteenth time. Their first match took place at 2001 US Open, where Serena defeated Henin in the fourth round, 7-5 6-0. The nineteen year-old Henin, had been a semi-finalist [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, art, Dubai, Elena Dementieva, Fendi, First Serve, Grand Slam, injuries, Jelena Jankovic, Jie Zheng, Kim Clijsters, Lindsay Davenport, Nadia Petrova, Rod Laver, Roland Garros, Sam Smith, Serena Williams, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, top of the game, US Open, Venus Williams, Victoria Azarenka, Wimbledon, women players
Posted by Leigh Sanders on January 27, 2010 · 1 Comment
The other day, I was sitting in my living room in the UK periodically listening to what sounded like an exasperated woman exhaustingly felling a great oak tree.
Weird, no trees in this part of the city.
I opened the window, looked up and down the street. I’m not imagining it; I can still hear the grunts [...]
Filed under Commonwealth Tennis, Lead Story · Tagged with Australian Open, defending champion, grunts, Maria Sharapova, mood swings, oak tree, pantomime, professional sport, quarterfinals, reprimands, Roland Garros, shriek, shrieks, sitting in my living room, squeals, straight games, tennis players, Victoria Azarenka, vocal talents
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 Stephane Carter on January 10, 2010 · 1 Comment
With Maria Sharapova gracing the courts of the WTA tour once again, there are many photos of her coming out. Ofcourse I wouldn’t be me if I wouldn’t spoil you with a few of those.
Some interesting Sharapova news is that she kicked ass at the 2010 Hong Kong Tennis Classic with a stunning win over [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with ambition, Australian Open, bg, Caroline Wozniacki, French Open, Grand Slam, hong kong, Maria Sharapova, photos, reuters, Roland Garros, Tennis, website www, Wimbledon, wimbledon titles, WTA Tour News
Posted by Stephane Carter on January 6, 2010 · 1 Comment
The tennis season kicked off this week and it shows. What I got here are photos, photos and more photos of Jelena Dokic (the come back girl), Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva.
As an extra bonus I added Maria Sharapova photos of her sensational win over Venus Williams earlier this week. It’s sensational because I say [...]
Filed under Lead Story, Tennistastic · Tagged with Ana Ivanovic, bombshell, Elena Dementieva, galen, grand slam tournament, Jelena Dokic, Maria Sharapova, maria sharapova photos, Martina Hingis, nationalities, private life, Roland Garros, siren, star wars fans, stylish fashion, tennis fashion, tennis season, turmoil, Venus Williams, Wimbledon
Posted by Mike McIntyre on December 29, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Another calendar year about to come to a close means that we can officially turn the page on another exciting year of professional tennis. Truly 2009 was not just an ordinary year in the history of the sport, but one that had fans and media alike talking tennis at great lengths over the past twelve [...]
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with Ai Sugiyama, Amelie Mauresmo, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, ATP Event, Australian Open, Billie Jean King, Davis Cup, Dudi Sela, Grand Slam, Harel Levy, HEAD, John McEnroe, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Marat Safin, Maria Sharapova, Martina Navratilov, Martina Navratilova, Melanie Oudin, Nikolay Davydenko, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Robin Soderlin, Robin Soderling, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, Shahar Peer, Taylor Dent, Thomas Johansson, Williams sisters, Wimbledon, Xavier Malisse, Yanina Wickmayer
Posted by Manfred Wenas on December 4, 2009 · 7 Comments
It didn’t come as a surprise when I read the ITF’s verdict on Serena Williams’ infamous US Open tirade.
Filed under Lead Story · Tagged with 5 million, answering questions, australian officials, best behavior, clean slate, foul language, freebie, Grand Slams, locker room, maria jose martinez, prize money, probation, respectable manner, Roland Garros, Serena Williams, slap
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.
Filed under Lead Story, TSF · Tagged with Andre Agassi, Australian Open, French Open, Grand Slam, Justine Henin, K-Swiss, Manhattan, Martina Hingis, Melanie Oudin, Novak Djokovic, professional tennis player, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Tennis, Tommy Haas, WTA, Zina Garrison
Everyone’s been curious about the condition of Rafael Nadal’s knees, so it made sense that his first Grand Slam opponent in three months would wonder as well.
Filed under Featured Columns, Lead Story · Tagged with bandages, cocaine, French Open, grand slam title, knee tendinitis, knees, layoff, left knee, matter of fact, opponent, Rafael Nadal, Richard Gasquet, Roland Garros, severe punishment, spaniard, three months, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, wimbledon title, winning streak
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