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The top 5: The last 5 days in tennis at Roland Garros

June 1, 2011 By Tennis Grandstand Leave a Comment

By Aimee Schroeder (www.schroeds.wordpress.com | @Schroeds2) By now we are almost halfway through the second week of tennis at Roland Garros, and just a few days away from crowning this year’s winners. While the newsworthy stories over the first few days of a slam, usually consists of the upsets, the fluff – not just who’s [...]

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Andrea Petkovic, French Open, Gilles Simon, Marion Bartoli, Patty Schnyder, Rafael Nadal, Victoria Azarenka

Family Circle Cup: The anatomy of a draw

April 3, 2011 By Andrea Lubinsky Leave a Comment

The Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina has officially begun. It’s a WTA Premier event that attracts some of the biggest names in women’s tennis. This year’s field includes the likes of Caroline Wozniacki, Samantha Stosur, Jelena Jankovic, Shahar Peer, Marion Bartoli, and more. The main draw begins on Monday, but the top eight [...]

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Filed Under: Andrea Lubinsky, Lead Story Tagged With: Caroline Wozniacki, Family Circle Cup, Jelena Jankovic, Jill Craybas, Marion Bartoli, Patty Schnyder, Samantha Stosur, Shahar Peer

How The Federers Met: Roger and Mirka 10 Years Ago at the Olympics

September 27, 2010 By Tennis Grandstand 3 Comments

It was 10 years ago on September 27, 2000 that Roger Federer concluded his participation at the Sydney Olympic Games when he was defeated by unheralded Arnaud DiPasquale of France 7-6 (5), 6-7 (7), 6-3 in the bronze medal match in men’s singles. Despite losing this important match – the only time Federer has been [...]

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Filed Under: Featured Columns, Lead Story Tagged With: Arnaud DiPasquale, book excerpt, fellow olympians, living quarters, Marc Rosset, Martina Hingis, Mirka Vavrinec, olympic champion, Olympic Committee, Olympic Gold, olympic medal, olympic tennis, olympic village, Patty Schnyder, Roger Federer, swiss tennis, sydney games, sydney olympic games

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

August 26, 2010 By Stephane Carter 4 Comments

Anyone else so annoyed with the Montreal weather last week at the Rogers Cup 2010 final? So was I. Continous interruptions made me not want to watch it all anymore. Though it’s tough to fight the forces of nature. What I was curious about was the following: What do tennis players find of the rain [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennistastic Tagged With: abigail spears, Arantxa Rus, Aravavne Rezai, Gisela Dulko, Ipek Senoglu, Jarmila Groth, Kateryna Bondarenko, Lucie Safarova, Natalie Grandin, Patty Schnyder

Step Forward Kaia Kanepi

July 24, 2010 By Leigh Sanders Leave a Comment

2010 has seen many “tennis firsts” typified with Francesca Schiavone becoming the first Italian lady to lift a major at Roland Garros. Last week landed us with another – an Estonian’s name etched on to a WTA title for the first time. That name is Kaia Kanepi as she lifted the Palermo Open much to [...]

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Tennis People Tagged With: Alicia Molik, Anne Kremer, eleni daniilidou, first timer, Flavia Pennetta, Francesca Schiavone, gaz de france, gaz de france stars, Grand Slam, haapsalu, kanepi, Kim Clijsters, Michaella Krajicek, Nathalie Dechy, Patty Schnyder, qualification rounds, real estate broker, Roland Garros, tour victory

Williams Sisters In Same Half of 2009 US Open Draw

August 27, 2009 By Tennis Grandstand 1 Comment

Top seed Dinara Safina faces Oliva Rogowska of Australia in the first round of the 2009 US Open. Safina and could face Virginie Razzano or Patty Schnyder in the fourth round.

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Filed Under: Featured Columns Tagged With: australia, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, kim cljisters, Maria Sharapova, Patty Schnyder, quarters, Russia, Serena Williams, serena williams and venus williams, Vera Dushevina, Virginie Razzano, Williams sisters

Mondays With Bob Greene: I was the number one player in the world

August 17, 2009 By Bob Greene 1 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 Rogers Cup and the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Andy Murray, Andy Roddick, Anne Keothavong, ATP, Australian Open, Bec Hewitt, Cara Black, Carlos Moya, Champions Cup, Chase Buchanan, Christina McHale, Dinara Safina, Fed Cup, Flavia Pennetta, French Open, Gael Monfils, Grand Slam, Greg Rusedski, Jelena Jankovic, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Juan Martin del Potro, Kei Nishikori, Kim Clijsters, Leander Paes, Leyton Hewitt, Liezel Huber, Lleyton Hewitt, Los Angeles, Mahesh Bhupathi, Marat Safin, maria jose martinez, Maria Sharapova, Marion Bartoli, Mark Knowles, Max Mirnyi, Monica Seles, Nicolas Lapentti, Nikolay Davydenk, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Nuria Llagostera, Nuria Llagostera Vives, Olivier Rochus, Patty Schnyder, Peter Luczak, Rafael Nadal, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Rogers Cup, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings, Stefan Edberg, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tennis, Tennis History, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, USTA, Vale do Lobo Grand Champions, Venus Williams, WTA

Clijsters continues winning ways; Jankovic survives as Ivanovic falls in Cincinnati

August 13, 2009 By Justin Cohen 2 Comments

Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters continued her remarkable comeback to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour with a second consecutive win over a Top 20 player, this time defeating world No. 20 Patty Schnyder.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, TSF Tagged With: amp, break point, career singles titles, Cincinnati, double faults, financial group, four aces, Jelena Jankovic, Kim Clijsters, Maria Kirilenko, Marion Bartoli, match, Patty Schnyder, rallies, remarkable comeback, Roland Garros, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Svetlana Kuznetsova, wednesday afternoon, wild card

Mondays With Bob Greene: Venus is one of the greatest champions ever

August 3, 2009 By Bob Greene 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 Bank of the West Classic and the Countrywide Classic LA Tennis Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Alicia Molik, Amira Paszek, Andy Murray, Anne Keothavong, ATP Tournament, Australian Open, Barack Obama, Beijing Olympics, Benjamin Becker, Billie Jean King, Bob Bryan, Boris Becker, Carsten Ball, Davis Cup, Delray Beach, Dinara Safina, Elena Dementieva, Frank Moser, Frantisek Cermak, Gardnar Mulloy, Igor Andreev, IMG, International Tennis Federation, Jarkko Nieminen, Jelena Jankovic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Kim Clijsters, Lucie Hradecka, Marco Chiudinelli, Marion Bartoli, Michael Kohlman, Michael Kohlmann, Michael Llodra, Michal Mertinak, Mike Bryan, Nikolay Davydenko, Novak Djokovic, Patty Schnyder, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Renata Voracova, Roger Federer, Rogers Cup, Sam Querrey, Samantha Stosur, Serena Williams, Stanislas Wawrinka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Tamira Paszek, Thomaz Bellucci, Tim Mayotte, US Open, USTA, Venus Williams, Vera Dushevina, Wimbledon, WTA

Mondays With Bob Greene: It shows how important Andy is for the team

July 13, 2009 By Bob Greene 3 Comments

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Agnes Szavay, Akgul Amanmuradov, Albert Costa, Alisa Kleybanova, Alona Bondarenko, Andre Agassi, Andreas Beck, Andres Gimeno, Andy Roddick, Argentina, ATP Event, Australian Open, BNP Paribas, Brydan Klein, Budapest, Czech Republic, David Ferrer, Davis Cup, ECM Prague Open, Ekaterina Dzehalevich, Flavia Pennetta, Gisela Dulko, Harel Levy, Igor Andreev, Igor Kunitsyn, International Tennis Federation, Ivan Lendl, James Blake, Jelena Dokic, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Justin Gimelstob, Karol Beck, Kateryna Bondarenko, Ken Rosewall, Leyton Hewitt, Lleyton Hewitt, Marat Safin, Mardy Fish, Mathieu Montcourt, Michael Kohlman, Michael Kohlmann, Mikhail Youzhny, Monaco, Monica Seles, Monte Carlo, New York City, Nuria Llagostera, Nuria Llagostera Vives, Patrick Rafter, Patty Schnyder, Pete Sampras, Rafael Nadal, Raven Klaasen, Roger Federer, Russia, Sam Querrey, Sam Querry, Sania Mirza, South Africa, Stanford, Tennis, the French Open, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, Thiago Alves, Todd Woodbridge, Tommy Robredo, US Open, Wimbledon, WTA, WTT

The top 5: The last 5 days in tennis at Roland Garros

Family Circle Cup: The anatomy of a draw

How The Federers Met: Roger and Mirka 10 Years Ago at the Olympics

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

Step Forward Kaia Kanepi

Williams Sisters In Same Half of 2009 US Open Draw

Mondays With Bob Greene: I was the number one player in the world

Clijsters continues winning ways; Jankovic survives as Ivanovic falls in Cincinnati

Mondays With Bob Greene: Venus is one of the greatest champions ever

Mondays With Bob Greene: It shows how important Andy is for the team

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