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The Friday Five: Hingis ban has been lifted

October 2, 2009 By Manfred Wenas 3 Comments

As one of the Premier events on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, the Toray Pan Pacific Open drew a great field, including 9 of the current top 10 players. Fans and tournament organizers alike should have been able to pencil in some mouth-watering quarterfinal match-ups.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, The Friday Five Tagged With: american tennis, emergency surgery, fellow countryman, freak accidents, glass table, Joachim Johansson, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Lleyton Hewitt, Martina Hingis, pan pacific open, paradorn srichaphan, players fans, practice session, ptt thailand open, Richard Gasquet, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Toray Pan Pacific, Toray Pan Pacific Open, tournament organizers, ups

Mondays With Bob Greene: The Summary Of The First Week Of The US Open

September 7, 2009 By Bob Greene 8 Comments

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 first week of the US Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Amelie Mauresmo, Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, Arthur Ashe, Arthur Ashe Stadium, athlete, BBC, Bell Challenge, Billie Jean King, Bud Collins, Czech Republic, Davis Cup, Elena Dementieva, fame, fila, Francesca Schiavone, French Open, Grand Slam, Grand Slam tournaments, James Blake, Jelena Jankovic, Jimmy Connors, johan, John Isner, John McEnroe, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Jurgen Melzer, Kim Clijsters, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Marat Safin, Maria Sharapova, Martin, Martina Hingis, match, Melanie Oudin, Pancho Gonzalez, Petra Kvitova, Quebec City, Rod Laver, Roger Federer, Russia, Safina, Serena Williams, Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, South Africa, sports, Taylor Dent, Tennis, the French Open, The International Tennis Hall of Fame, Tommy Robredo, ups, US Open, USTA, USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Venus Williams, Wimbledon, WTA, Yaroslava Shvedova

The Robbie Koenig Blog: Can Anyone Beat Rafa In Paris?

May 21, 2009 By Robbie Koenig 32 Comments

Anyway, the clay court season thus far, one word….” NADAL”….the kid is from another planet!!! Mentally and physically, on this surface, he’s the greatest I’ve ever seen, and probably the best of all time…and he’s only just 23 (in a few days)!!!

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Filed Under: Archives, Lead Story Tagged With: athletic ability, clay court, Clay court season, Djokovic, Fendi, Fernando Gonzalez, Fernando Verdasco, few days, fi, footwork, French Open, genes, HEAD, intensity, Juan Monaco, left arm, Marin Cilic, match, Murray, next opponent, Paris, peers, point of view, rafa, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, small victories, Stan Wawrinka, third game, uncles, ups, US Open, victory

Mondays With Bob Greene: Quite frankly, I’m the best in the world

May 11, 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 Internazionali BNL d’Italia and the BMW Open.

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Filed Under: Lead Story, Mondays with Bob Greene Tagged With: Andy Roddick, Ashley Fisher, athlete, Bob and Mike Bryan, Caroline Wozniacki, French Tennis Federation, International Tennis Federation, Ivo Karlovic, Martin, Miami, Mutua Madrilena Madrid, Nikolay Davydenko, Oliver Marach, Philipp Petzschner, Roland Garros, Russia, Sabine Lisicki, Sandra Klemenschits, Shanghai, Svetlana Kuznetsova, the tour, Tomas Berdych, ups

The X-Factor

May 2, 2009 By Paul Pisani Leave a Comment

What seperates the top coaches from the rest is in what I like to call the “X Factor”. The great ones have it; Brad Gilbert (Andre Agassi), Vince Lombardi (Green Bay Packers), Johan Brunyeel (Lance Armstrong), Michael Joyce (Maria Sharapova), and Phil Jackson (Chicago Bulls), have all been great athletes and top performers in their respective sports.

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Filed Under: Archives Tagged With: Andre Agassi, athlete, Brad Gilbert, charisma, chicago bulls, endeavors, green bay packers, johan, lance armstrong, Maria Sharapova, Michael Joyce, phil jackson, sports shoes, technical advice, top performers, ups, ups and downs, vince lombardi, words of wisdom, x factor

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