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Alexandr Dolgopolov overcomes Tommy Haas challenge to win Citi Open title

August 5, 2012 By 1 Comment

By Romi Cvitkovic WASHINGTON, D.C. – After a three-set marathon match that included two rain delays, young Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov pulled out the win over former world No. 2 Tommy Haas, 6-7(7), 6-4, 6-1. Dolgopolov has struggled with injuries since January and is just now returning to his good form of last year when he [...]

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Wozniacki’s Woes Continue; Davis Cup Backpedaling – The Friday Five

February 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment

by Maud Watson Finger Pointing That’s pretty much all a stunned Swiss team could do after a shocking loss to the United States in Davis Cup play last weekend (and if the damage control Federer was rightfully forced to do following that loss is any indication, they couldn’t even explain the defeat diplomatically).  There were [...]

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Serena Williams Pulls out of Australian Open 2011 – The Friday Five

November 26, 2010 By 1 Comment

By Maud Watson Progress Coming At the front part of this week, the powers-at-be of the ATP were happy to announce that a decision had been made to shorten the season by two weeks, beginning in 2012. In order to achieve shaving off two weeks from the current schedule, the week between the Paris Masters [...]

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Elena Dementieva Returns…And Wins

July 30, 2010 By Leave a Comment

By Luís Santos Games, Set and Match, Dementieva. These were the final words of Elena’s first match since Roland Garros where she was forced to retire due to a calf injury. She missed the entire grasscourt season including Wimbledon and was staging her comeback at Stanford drawing veteran Kimiko Date Krumm. It was a bitter [...]

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The Weekly Debrief – Mardy Fish’s Winning Secret Weapon

July 27, 2010 By 1 Comment

The US Open Series went into full effect this week in Atlanta seeing big names such as Mardy Fish and James Blake in both the singles and doubles draws. We also had a full-on twitter explosion speculating whether Juan Martin Del Potro is ready to defend his US Open title in Flushing Meadows, as well [...]

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Mondays With Bob Greene: I’m Recharged

August 31, 2009 By 6 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 Pilot Penn and the EmblemHealth Bronx Open.

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World No. 1′S Roger Federer And Dinara Safina Named 2009 US Open Top Seeds

August 25, 2009 By 3 Comments

The USTA announced today that five-time defending US Open champion and world No. 1 Roger Federer of Switzerland and world No. 1 Dinara Safina of Russia will be the top seeds at the 2009 US Open in men’s and women’s singles, respectively.

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USTA Launches New Programming And Fan Enhancements For 2009 US Open

August 20, 2009 By 7 Comments

The USTA announced today a series of expanded fan enhancements and programming for the 2009 US Open. This year’s Opening Night ceremony will celebrate athletes who “give back” with a special appearance by Andre Agassi and other notable athletes.

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This Week In Tennis Business

August 5, 2009 By 1 Comment

The US Open Series is in full swing with a few events completed and four weeks of great tennis still to be played before the start of the US Open. Here are some of the big headlines from the latest edition of “This Week in Tennis Business”: Billie Jean King will soon receive America’s highest civil honor from President Obama…In his first exhibition match with a current ATP player, Andre Agassi will take on former World No. 1 Marat Safin, just days before Safin plays his final grand slam event

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Mondays With Bob Greene: For me Roger is the greatest player ever who played the tennis game

June 22, 2009 By 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 Aegon International and the Ordina Open.

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