Posted by Mike McIntyre on February 28, 2010 · Leave a Comment
A mixed bag of events are around the corner this week. To kick off the month of March, the men are involved in the first round of Davis Cup competition. The women meanwhile are in Mexico for the Monterrey Open. Both tour’s are inching closer to the combined event in Indian Wells that begins in [...]
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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 [...]
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There was great fun and great tennis had Tuesday night in Baton Rouge, La., as Elton John and Billie Jean King captained their respective teams at the annual WTT Smash Hits event.
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BEST (Blue Entertainment Sports Television) Tennis announced today that #24 ATP World Tour Singles Player Sam Querrey has signed a new, multi-year apparel and shoe deal with leading tennis manufacture K-Swiss.
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Tommy Haas has revealed that he has contracted the H1N1 “swine” flu and has pulled out of this week’s Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland.
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 Manfred Wenas on September 17, 2009 · 1 Comment
The 2009 US Open concluded and has added another chapter in the tennis history book. Juan Martin de Potro ended Roger Federer’s reign as five-time defending US Open champion to win his first major title.
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Anna Kournikova and Vera Zvonareva were the celebrity “cat-walkers” Wednesday night at the K-Swiss US Open party and fashion show in New York City.
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Posted by Bob Greene on August 10, 2009 · Leave a Comment
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 Legg Mason Tennis Classic and the LA Women’s Tennis Championships.
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Posted by Manfred Wenas on July 31, 2009 · Leave a Comment
American Jesse Levine had two important dates Wednesday – one on-court with two-time champion Tommy Haas at the LA Tennis Open, and another earlier in the day with a Playmate at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion.
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