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Sam Stosur blasts pass Dominika Cibulkova to reach Roland Garros semifinals for third time

June 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment

By Melinda Samson, Special for Tennis Grandstand Sam Stosur and Dominika Cibulkova both have good records at Roland Garros as each player reached the semifinals in 2009 and Stosur went one better as runner-up in 2010. Prior to their quarterfinal meeting at the French Open, Stosur won the only match they have ever played against [...]

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Estoril Open: A ladies semifinals report

April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Luís Santos Johanna Larsson and Kristina Barrois had an early morning start out on centre court. Larsson was quicker out of the blocks, jumping to a 2-0 lead. Barrois, however, broke  back immediately  and leveled proceedings at 2-2. After a lengthy sixth game, Larsson finally edged out to break for 4-2. The Swede fell [...]

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If Your Opponent Runs Out Of Rackets, Don’t Lend Him One Of Yours!!!

August 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Have you ever played a tennis match where your opponent broke strings in all of his rackets? Take it from former French Open and Wimbledon champion Jan Kodes, don’t lend them one of your rackets to continue playing! The following is an excerpt from Kodes’ new book JAN KODES: A JOURNEY TO GLORY FROM BEHIND [...]

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Nadal And Djokovic Lose In Doubles

August 10, 2010 By 2 Comments

Was it really worth all that hype? The super-duo of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic crashed out of the Rogers Cup in the first round late last night at the hands of Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. The mostly unheard of Raonic/Pospisil pairing came back to win the match 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 in front [...]

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Serena Williams Throws Twitter Tantrum – The Friday Five

August 6, 2010 By 3 Comments

Mission Accomplished – For the better part of three months, Bob and Mike Bryan had been stuck on 61 doubles titles, the benchmark that had been set by the talented pair known round the world as the “Woodies.” But this past week, in the state they first called home, where they went to college and [...]

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The LA Open Day 6: Semi Final Saturday

August 1, 2010 By 3 Comments

The Beach Boy does it again! Top seed defending champion Sam Querrey fights back yet again, showing some seasoned craftiness, testing his guts to the limit to ward off a match point and set sail for another final at the Farmers Classic LA Open. It was hotter than yesterday, only by a few degrees, but [...]

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STOSUR SURGES AT ROLAND GARROS

May 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Blair Henley A surging Sam Stosur took out four-time French Open champion and No. 22 seed Justine Henin 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 on Monday, snapping the Belgian’s streak of 24 straight matches won at Roland Garros. “My nerves were simply not strong enough today,” Henin explained. “I felt very nervous, very upset, which is normally [...]

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IT’S NOT ALWAYS A WALK IN THE PARK FOR UMPIRES

May 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

When does it become not acceptable to play tennis in the 21st century where TV scheduling and pleasing the sponsors appears now to take precedence over the welfare and requests of the players? Now this is an oversight criticism of tennis itself. It may not relate fully to the situation on Wednesday where Gael Monfils [...]

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FEDERER DEBUTS, GORAN PUKES, GILBERT IS UGLY, GUGA SAYS GOODBYE

May 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment

May 25 is chock full of historic – and interesting – happenings in tennis history. Here’s a list as it appears in the book ON THIS DAY IN TENNIS HISTORY ($19.95, New Chapter Press, www.TennisHistoryBook.com) 1999 – Ranked No. 111 in the world, 17-year-old Roger Federer plays in his first main draw match at a [...]

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BRYAN BROTHERS ROCK-AND-ROLL ON – AND OFF – THE COURT

May 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment

The Bryan Brothers equalled the Open Era doubles record of the Australian Woodies, Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodford on Sunday by securing their 61st victory of their careers in the Madrid Masters doubles final. The telepathic twins beat world No. 1 pair, Daniel Nestor and partner Nenad Zimonjic 6-3, 6-4 in a final lasting only [...]

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