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  • ATP won't reopen Agassi case despite admission

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:25 am
    ATP chairman Adam Helfant says the tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997.

  • Getting Served 92 Times By Penn State

    20 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am
    ...in first-place you ask? Well, that would be none other than the Miami (FL) men's tennis team with 137 consecutive wins. See, you learn something everyday. Of course, the NCAA doesn't keep...

  • SN's Two Cents: Week's Best Chats

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:31 am
    ...a movie trailer that gives away the whole movie. Why should I still read the book? Retired tennis star Andre Agassi There's been a lot that's sensationalized in it. It's a story...

  • Del Potro to polish grass game at Queen's Club

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:38 am
    U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon.

  • Weekend Dime: The All-Lefty Team

    19 Nov 2009 | 2:04 pm
    Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The All-Lefty team starters Josh Smith and Lamar Odom are usually ready to mix it up underneath. ...
 
 
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    FOXSports.com News for TENNIS

  • Federer ready for loaded field in ATP finals

    20 Nov 2009 | 10:07 am
    Why might Roger Federer doubt his chances to win a fifth ATP finals title? He thinks the field is as tough as ever, Richard Evans says.

  • Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:33 am
    U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final but has never advanced past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon. Del Potro says "this is the perfect opportunity for me to improve my game on the surface. Many players have done well at Queen's in the past and then gone on to win at Wimbledon.

  • Ferrero is first Spain reserve for Davis Cup final

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:38 am
    Spain captain Albert Costa has named Juan Carlos Ferrero as the first substitute for the defending champion's Davis Cup final against the Czech Republic. Ferrero, who won singles matches in Spain's quarterfinal and semifinal victories, joins Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Fernando Verdasco and Feliciano Lopez in the squad for the Dec. 4-6 best-of-five series. Costa says that Ferrero's experience provides an addition that is "very important for the team.

  • Breaking down the ATP World Tour Finals field

    18 Nov 2009 | 4:53 pm
    Andy Murray hasn't had the success he was hoping for in '09. Will he cap the year on a high note? Matt Cronin previews the ATP finals.

  • Federer to face Del Potro after ATP finals draw

    18 Nov 2009 | 9:10 am
    Top-ranked Roger Federer has been drawn to face both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the group round of the ATP World Tour Finals. Federer, who lost to Del Potro in the U.S. Open final, will also face Fernando Verdasco in the round-robin phase in Group A. Second-ranked Rafael Nadal was drawn into Group B on Wednesday with Novak Djokovic, Nikolay Davydenko and Robin Soderling.
 
 
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  • ATP will not reopen Agassi doping case (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 1:34 pm
    The ATP Tour will not reopen a doping case against Andre Agassi even though he admitted to lying about using crystal meth in 1997. Agassi revealed in his recent autobiography that he failed a 1997 drug test, a result he says was thrown out after he lied by claiming he "unwittingly" took crystal meth.

  • Nadal: In 'perfect shape' before ATPs (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    All the involuntary rest because of injuries gives Rafael Nadal a good feeling heading into the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. When most players are nursing weary bodies after a long season, Nadal says things couldn't be better. "I'm in perfect shape, both mentally and physically," Nadal said Friday.

  • Del Potro to play Queen's Club tourney (AP)

    20 Nov 2009 | 3:41 am
    U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro will play at next year's Queen's Club tournament in an effort to improve his grasscourt game ahead of Wimbledon. The fifth-ranked Argentine beat Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final but has never advanced past the second round in three appearances at Wimbledon.

  • Querrey on mend after accident (AP)

    18 Nov 2009 | 7:50 am
    Sam Querrey narrowly avoided a potentially career-ending injury when he shattered a glass table after practicing for a tournament in Thailand. The world's 25th-ranked player had sat on a couch before going to take a shower in late September. Afterward, he didn't want to sit back in the same sweaty spot on the couch to put on his socks and shoes, so he fatefully plopped down on the glass...

  • Wickmayer, Malisse appeal doping bans (AP)

    18 Nov 2009 | 7:15 am
    Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse have asked the Court of Arbitration for Sport to overturn their one-year bans for missing drug tests. The CAS said Wednesday the players want to annul their suspensions for failing three times to report their whereabouts for unannounced drug-testing.
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  • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - Preview

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:21 am
    The year-ending championship brings with it a series of stakes with the most elusive of them being the ATP World Tour champion title which is, so far, a battle between 15 time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer and the man who beat him on 13 out of 20 occasions, Rafael Nadal. Apart from the top spot in the rankings, the event will also act as a battleground for players like Novak Djokovic and Juan Martin Del Potro to prove that their success on tour was not a flash in the pan.

  • Ferrero features as substitute in Spanish Davis Cup squad

    19 Nov 2009 | 11:50 pm
    Former World No 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero has been named as the first substitute for the defending champion Spanish squad, who face Czech Republic in upcoming Davis Cup final tie.

  • Federer, Murray, DelPotro in same group at World Tour Finals

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:45 pm
    World number one Roger Federer will confront U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin matches of the group A at ATP World Tour Finals, London.

  • Ivanovic gearing up early for 2010 season

    18 Nov 2009 | 2:48 am
    Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, who won French Open in 2008, has said that she had already started training for the new season.

  • Commentary: Gael Monfils Vs Novak Djokovic @ BNP Paribas Masters , Men's Singles Final(Finished)

    15 Nov 2009 | 9:04 am
    Gael Monfils Vs Novak Djokovic 2-6,7-5,6-7. TRIUMPHANT IN THE END.....!Novak Djokovic was taken the distance but he finally did it. He surpassed the mighty challenge of the French star Gael Monfils to finally win the first masters series 1000 title of the year.The see-saw battle that lasted two hours and 38 minutes finally witnessed the Serbian emerge victorious in a final set tie-break.
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    AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

  • Roddick shrugs off injury scare

    18 Nov 2009 | 10:21 am
    Andy Roddick says he’s confident that he’ll recover from the injury that put him out of the ATP World Tour Finals in time to play Australian Open 2010.

  • Stubbs and Raymond reunite

    10 Nov 2009 | 12:13 pm
    Australia’s Rennae Stubbs is turning back the clock and reuniting with Lisa Raymond to play the women’s doubles at Australian Open 2010.

  • Panasonic sign three-year deal

    7 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am
    Australian Open organisers are proud to announce the signing of a new three-year sponsorship deal with electronics giant Panasonic.

  • Henin granted Australian Open wildcard

    11 Oct 2009 | 8:46 am
    Australian Open 2004 champion Justine Henin has been granted a wildcard into the 2010 tournament.

  • Welcome to Grand Slam Oval

    4 Oct 2009 | 5:39 pm
    The Australian Open today revealed plans to more than double spectator space at the event with the introduction of Grand Slam Oval.
 
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    Serena Williams Diary

  • Serena's serving ACES

    13 Nov 2009 | 10:06 pm
    Serena has the best first and second serve in the history of women's tennis. She served the most aces during the 2009 tennis season (381). She has great disguise on that lethal serve of her's. A thing of beauty actually. She has a smooth service motion and always tosses the ball in the same spot. While others are serving double faults in double digits, Serena's serving aces.

  • Patrick McEnroe: "Too late to suspend Serena"

    13 Nov 2009 | 9:02 pm
    (Bloomberg) - U.S. Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe says tennis officials have waited too long to suspend 11-time Grand Slam Champion Serena Williams for her outburst at the U.S. Open in September. "The opportunity for a suspension of any sort has passed" said McEnroe. "If it had happened, it should have happened right at the U.S. Open. To suspend her now, it doesn't make a whole lot of sense."

  • Serena on Andre Agassi's drug use admission

    13 Nov 2009 | 8:39 pm
    "It's weird, I don't understand it, when I heard I, didn't know what to think and I still don't. But I don't believe it should define his career. A career is a whole timepiece, a whole period. That whole drugs thing freaks me out, I don't even know what crystal meth is. I've never seen it on the L.A. scene. Tennis is, for me, a pure sport. I get tested randomly all the time. I didn't do that

  • US Open Fact featuring Martina, Arantxa & Serena

    11 Nov 2009 | 12:48 pm
    Since 1980, only three players have won the US Open singles, doubles and mixed doubles titles - MARTINA NAVRATILOVA (who won all three in 1987), ARANTXA SANCHEZ-VICARIO (1994 singles, 1993-1994 doubles, 2000 mixed doubles) and SERENA WILLIAMS (1999, 2002, 2008 singles, 1999 and 2009 doubles, 1998 mixed doubles).

  • Serena @ Louis Vuitton 2010 Collection Launch

    11 Nov 2009 | 11:37 am
    President & CEO of Louis Vuitton North America Daniel Lalonde and tennis star Serena Williams attend the Louis Vuitton 2010 Cruise Collection launch at Louis Vuitton Saks Lifestyle on November 10, 2009 in New York City.
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    Women's Tennis Blog

  • Countdown: Top 10 memorable moments of the 2009 women's tennis season

    Marija
    20 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am
    Our dear reader Teerin is contributing to Women's Tennis Blog once again, this time by creating a countdown of the best moments in the 2009 tennis season. Teerin would like to have been able to include more memorable situations, but YouTube videos can't be more than 10 minutes long. Which WTA moments would you add to Teerin's Top 10? I would include the emotional retirement of Ai Sugiyama and also, I would put Kim Clijsters' US Open win on top of the list. Teerin, thank you so much for your continuous and active support of Women's Tennis Blog. Share This

  • Svetlana Kuznetsova to play Sydney as Australian Open warm-up

    Marija
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:02 pm
    World number three Svetlana Kuznetsova will start her 2010 season and the Australian Open campaign at the Medibank International Sydney. The Russian is the fifth Top 10 player to join the Sydney field after No.1 Serena Williams, No.5 and defending champion Elena Dementieva, No.4 Caroline Wozniacki and No.7 Victoria Azarenka. It will be Kuznetsova’s fifth straight participation at the event. In 2008 she was runner-up to then world No.1 Justine Henin. (source: Medibank International Sydney, photo by our reader Jacob) Share This

  • Virginia Ruano Pascual retires from Sony Ericsson WTA Tour

    Marija
    18 Nov 2009 | 2:30 pm
    Virginia Ruano Pascual has retired from tennis at the age of 36. The Spaniard won 42 doubles titles and three singles titles during her career on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Ruano Pascual has 10 Grand Slam doubles titles to her name, including six French Open ones. Eight of those Grand Slam titles she won paired with Paola Suarez of Argentina, one with countrywoman Anabel Medina Garrigues in 2008, and one is a mixed doubles title she won partnered with Thomas Carbonell in 2000. The three singles titles Ruano Pascual claimed on the WTA Tour came in Tashkent (2003), Budapest (1998) and Cardiff…

  • Ana Ivanovic already started training for 2010

    Marija
    17 Nov 2009 | 10:09 am
    Ana Ivanovic's 2009 season was full of emotional and physical instabilities, and the obvious outcome is that the Serb ended 2008 ranked 5th, and now she's No.22. The 22-year-old Ivanovic finished the 2009 season prior to the China Open, in the beginning of October, and now she has started practicing for her future challenges. I've already started training again, to be ready for the new season. At the moment it's just fitness, but tennis will start next week, with Sven. There's not much else to say at the moment. Always when I begin my off-season training the focus is…

  • Vera Zvonareva resting in Amsterdam after ankle surgery

    Marija
    16 Nov 2009 | 12:40 pm
    World number nine Vera Zvonareva had a surgery on her right ankle in Rotterdam, and is now resting in an Amsterdam hotel. In her latest diary entry on her new official website, the Russian is sharing details about the procedure and her future plans. All seem to be fine; no pain in my leg so far but certainly there is some inconvenience. The surgery was done in one of Rotterdam’s clinics, so on Thursday I had to move to Amsterdam but I was picked up and transported by the car. At present I walk on crutches. The operation was performed by a reputed surgeon Nick Van Dyke who operated on many…
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    Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog

  • Canadian Player Niemeyer Retires

    Craig Hickman
    20 Nov 2009 | 9:02 am
    APCanada's Frederic Niemeyer serves to Roger Federer, from Switzerland, during the second round of play at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2009, in Montreal.::MONTREAL -- Frederic Niemeyer officially retired from professional tennis during a news conference Thursday, but he won't be leaving tennis altogether.Niemeyer instead will join Tennis Canada as a personal coach for promising 18-year-old Milos Raonic of Thornhill, Ont. Niemeyer will train Raonic in Montreal and also will travel with the teenager 18 weeks a year on the pro tour.Raonic made his ATP Tour debut at this…

  • Quote For The Day

    Craig Hickman
    18 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm
    "[Andy] Murray can still [trouble me with counter-punching] to some degree, but when I play too good or too offensive I can take it away from him now. And I’m too physical, whereas in the beginning I couldn’t do that. I couldn’t get around backhands and stuff. Now I can mix up my game too well for him to get under my skin. When we both play well it’s a close match, but I always feel it’s the attacker who holds the key to success, so it’s up to me whether I win or lose, not up to him. That’s why I don’t mind the match-up, to be honest."--Roger Federer

  • Final Draw

    Craig Hickman
    18 Nov 2009 | 12:38 pm
    GettyThe draws for the World Tour Finals were completed early today.SinglesGroup A Roger Federer (SUI) Andy Murray (GBR) Juan Martin del Potro (ARG)Fernando Verdasco (ESP)Group BRafael Nadal (ESP)Novak Djokovic (SRB)Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)Robin Soderling (SWE)Group A is more injured than Group B so the top two seeds should get through without much fuss. The Russian could play spoiler in Group B.::DoublesGroup A Daniel Nestor - Nenad Zimonjic Mahesh Bhupathi - Mark Knowles Frantisek Cermak - Michal Mertinak Mariusz Fyrstenberg - Marcin MatkowskiGroup BBob Bryan - Mike BryanLukas Dlouhy -…

  • Andy Roddick Withdraws From London

    Helen W
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    GettyAndy Roddick of the United States fields questions from the media at a press conference after retiring from his match against Stanilas Wawrinka of Switzerland during the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 at Qi Zhong Tennis Centre on October 13, 2009 in Shanghai, China.::Neil Harman of the Times Online has reported that Roddick has withdrawn from the World Tour Finals with a knee injury.Andy Roddick, who departed from London in July on a wave of appreciation for the way he handled defeat in one of the most memorable Wimbledon finals in the event's history, has lost his battle to be fit to…

  • Wickmayer, Malisse Attack WADA

    Craig Hickman
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:13 am
    This could be fun.Suspended Belgian tennis players Yanina Wickmayer and Xavier Malisse are launching appeals with European authorities challenging the legality of the whereabouts rules of the World Anti-Doping Agency. Victory at the European Commission in Brussels and the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights could force WADA to change its rules on when and where athletes can be tested out of competition.“The indispensable fight against doping is not the issue here. The problem is the lack of proportionality of certain measures,” their lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont told The…
 
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  • Agassi on the Late Show with David Letterman

    Mike McIntyre
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:33 pm
    Andre Agassi appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 11th, 2009 to promote his new autobiography, "Open."Agassi candidly discusses his revelations of recreational drug use in 1997, his hatred towards the game of tennis in his younger years, and of course the hideous hair-piece that he wore at the French Open final in 1990.Part IPart II

  • Sampras Defeats Agassi in Exhibition Match

    Mike McIntyre
    25 Oct 2009 | 8:55 pm
    By Mike McIntyreMore than seven years since their last meeting, American tennis legends Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras renewed their storied rivalry on Sunday in Macau. Okay, so it's not exactly Flushing Meadows, but many have still been quietly anticipating this event for some time now. Anyone who grew up watching these two icons battle it out over the years can appreciate what these two meant to the sport of tennis. Theirs was arguably the greatest American tennis rivalry of all time, although some might say it was preceded by the equally compelling McEnroe vs Connors. Either way,…

  • Henin on the Comeback Trail

    Mike McIntyre
    23 Sep 2009 | 12:02 am
    By Mike McIntyreMove over Kim Clijsters - there is another Belgian on the comeback trail.A mere 16 months after she announced her retirement as the number-one ranked player in the world, Justine Henin has decided to return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. Just as she followed fellow Belgian Kim Clijsters into retirement, she has jumped on the bandwagon and declared a comeback as well.There have been rumors swirling since Clijsters returned that a similar announcement was in the works for Henin. It isn't really that surprising, and in fact is welcome news on the tour. After a summer of…

  • Del Potro Ends Federer's Reign at the U.S. Open

    Mike McIntyre
    14 Sep 2009 | 8:18 pm
    By Mike McIntyreAll good things must come to an end, even in the city that never sleeps. Roger Federer's incredible streak of five consecutive U.S. Open titles ended on Monday evening against first-time Grand Slam winner, Juan Martin Del Potro from Argentina. In a hard fought battle that lasted over four hours, Del Potro clawed his way back from a two-sets-to-one deficit to win 3-6, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2. He is the first Argentinian to win the U.S. Open since Guillermo Vilas did it back in 1977.Who would have thought that Federer would finish with two Grand Slams this year and yet…

  • Updated WTA Rankings Are Out

    Mike McIntyre
    14 Sep 2009 | 7:56 am
    By Mike McIntyreUpdated rankings were released today on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour and you can imagine who made the biggest jump. Now that she has played in three tournaments, Kim Clijsters officially qualifies for a ranking on tour and finds herself at number 19 after winning the U.S. Open on Sunday. Clijsters gained 2000 ranking points for the victory. I'm not sure what her playing schedule will be like for the remainder of this season, but look for a return to the top ten with a few more matches under her belt. Here are a few other noteable movers in the rankings.Melanie Oudin: The…
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  • “and then, in 1997…”

    nmccarvel
    19 Nov 2009 | 7:06 am
      Andre breaks the news. (tsf illustration by troy venechanos)

  • short balls wednesday

    nmccarvel
    17 Nov 2009 | 7:15 pm
    Vera Gets Glittery: We’re a little confused with that background, Vera. The Russian most famous for her on-court meltdowns is trying to outdo her real self with a virtual self that is bright, sparkly and downright frightening. We do give Vera the credit for having her site available in three languages (English, Russian and Chinese), but these colors… Oh, these colors! They’re enough to make us want to rip tape off our knees and hit ourselves in the face repeatedly. Career, Interrupted: We have to agree with Yanina Wickmayer that the timing of her ban from tennis…

  • blake plays in, talks about tr

    nmccarvel
    16 Nov 2009 | 6:39 am
    James Blake was in New York at the City View Racquet Club last month and hit around with a NY news anchor. The American, who debuted his Fila Thomas Reynolds line earlier this fall, will not appear in next week’s season-ending tournament in London, but will bring tennis (and Andy Roddick) to NYC for an exhibition on December 1st.  We can’t decide who was better dressed: James or Sara. What do you think? (screen grab via nbc new york)

  • sunday survey

    nmccarvel
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:03 am
    With another incredible run this week, Novak Djokovic has upped his title count to five for the year. But here at TSF, we can’t help but wonder if the Serb has it all wrong. Is he peaking too soon? What’s wrong with his training regimen? Sure, it’s great to collect a few ATP trophies for the case, but will Nole simply be remembered as the guy with the big sense of humor who won all the small tourneys? He’s 18-1 in a part of the season that many players dismiss as pointless… What do you think? Will Djoko win in London? Melbourne? Or is this in-between sort of…

  • who wore it best: highway edition

    nmccarvel
    14 Nov 2009 | 6:22 am
    Thanks to Twitter, and player web sites (we love modern media!!!), we came across this photo of Maria Kirilenko roadside in the States. We’re not sure what or when it’s from, but the picture is both frightening and hilarious all in one. So we’re wondering, who wore it best? (photo via MariaKirilenko.com)
 
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  • The Deuce Club, 11.20

    Peter Bodo
    20 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    By Jackie Roe, TW Social DirectorEvenin', TWibe! I'm still cracking up from last week's Deuce Club, which saw y'all recount your most embarrassing stories. If you missed it, make sure to go back and take a look! Next week is a big one, with the arrivals of the ATP year-ending championship (I still can't bear to call it the WTF) and Thanksgiving. I'm not sure which one I'm looking forward to more - probably depends on what happens at the tournament - but I do know this place'll be buzzing during what's normally a quiet time of the year. Feel free to…

  • Watercooler

    Peter Bodo
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Good mornin', everyone. I'm here extra early because I'll be long gone by the time you read this; deer season in upstate New York opens Saturday, and my freezer is empty of venison. You'll have a place to gather and talk every day over the weekend, though. Tomorrow morning I'll share some news with you about a new project I've been working on for a few weeks now. That's all I have for you today, but I'm sure you've got plenty to talk about when it comes to the Barclays ATP World Tour Final. Jackie-Oh! will be around later today with a Deuce Club;…

  • Resurgent Insurgencies

    Peter Bodo
    19 Nov 2009 | 8:41 am
    by Pete BodoHowdy. Over the next few days, I'll be looking at the players nd match-ups in the upcoming Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Y'all know the groups inside-out, and are aware of the most compelling match-up of round robin play: Andy Murray vs. Roger Federer. Del Potro fans might take exception to that, but I think the two men to beat at the YEC are Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic - neither of whom has won a major this year, both of whom are terrific indoor players currently playing well.Djokovic isn't just playing good tennis-  he's on fire, having beaten pretty…

  • Pole Position

    Peter Bodo
    18 Nov 2009 | 10:03 am
    Mornin'.  I'm a little late to the party today, because we had a new podcast to record: subject, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London, which for many of you will be the main course of your Thanksgiving meal next week. Just this morning, I had a note from our old Twibe friend, Skip1515, who's going to the attend the event and may send along some of his impressions.I'm not going to tell you who I picked to win the Tennis Master's Cup in London - you'll have to listen to the podcast (which will go live on the Tennis.com home page tomorrow afternoon)  before…

  • The Silk Shirt

    Peter Bodo
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:42 am
    by Pete BodoYou gotta love The Mighty Fed. Just about the time that everyone is trying to adjust to a world in which Roger Federer doesn't - or maybe, no longer can - win everything in sight, he comes out with this (in an interview with Paul Kimmage of The Times of London):"I'm midway [through my career]. It feels like the second part of my career right now, although I am trying to avoid saying that because the second part sounds like ‘neehhhhrrrrr' [motions straight down]. You can definitely play your greatest tennis until 32 or 33, it's just a matter of how you…
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    Tennis Talk, Anyone?

  • Groups dynamic

    Tennis Talk, Anyone?
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:43 am
    First, sorry it's been a few days: A lot of baby action has been happening around the house!Now that that's out of the way, I'm ready to ride out the rest of the season and beyond!The ATP World Tour Finals are a matter of days away and the round-robin groups have been set up. I think it's hard to find a favorite in either group, except maybe Roger Federer in Group A. He should be able to handle Juan Martin del Potro and Fernado Verdasco (recent loss to Julian Benneteau notwithstanding). I'm going to call his match with Andy Murray a toss-up.In Group B, the hottest player on the planet (or any…

  • Italian open — and shut?

    Tennis Talk, Anyone?
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:00 pm
    This weekend's the Fed Cup finals and we all know the story of how WTA Championships winner Serena Williams decided to pull out of the tie. But you know what? I don't think it really would've made a difference because, man, that Italian team is tough!Francesca Schiavone has been one of the hottest players on tour the past couple of months and Flavia Pennetta has been having a career year. Plus, the tie is being played on a slow red clay court. Plus, plus, it's being played in Italy. Plus, plus, PLUS … naw, I'm just kidding, those are enough factors!This U.S. team has been amazing this year…

  • Oh, Andre ...

    Tennis Talk, Anyone?
    30 Oct 2009 | 6:37 pm
    I can't believe the news:Andre Agassi wore a hairpiece in the early 1990s! What a bombshell he dropped in his new book! (I promise I'm not being sarcastic; I really was shocked to hear that.)And speaking of that autobiography of his, how about the other big news that came out a few days ago? You know, the whole crystal meth thing? All I have to say is I don't know what to say about that. I guess I do want to say this: Agassi is, without a doubt, my absolute favorite athlete of all time. Tennis has been as close to a dominant force as anything in my life and 'Dre has been there through most of…

  • Round (and around and around) robin

    Tennis Talk, Anyone?
    30 Oct 2009 | 4:14 pm
    The semifinals are now set at the WTA Year-End Championships in Doha with Serena Williams set to play Caroline Wozniacki and Venus Williams slated to go against Jelena Jankovic.But honestly, aside from Serena going undefeated, the way everyone else advanced has my head spinning! Venus got there on sets won, Jankovic benefited from Dinara Safina's retirement and Wozniacki got help when Victoria Azarenka had to retire against alternate Agnieszka Radwanska, a real tough break for the Ukrainian.It's been an interesting tournament, to say the least, just by the sheer unpredictability of the…

  • Smile and the whole world smiles with you

    Tennis Talk, Anyone?
    26 Oct 2009 | 12:06 pm
    The winners' lists at last week's tournaments brought a show of pearly whites to this old blogger's face. Maybe not as much as Marcos Baghdatis', but a pretty decent-sized one! A lot of players showed signs of rounding into form after dropping from their earlier highs. Why not take a quick trip back? OK, I will!• In Stockholm, Baghdatis won his first ATP title since 2007 by beating Olivier Rochus in the final. Now about Baghdatis: Waay back when this season first kicked off, I made a mention that I thought he was due for a big comeback year. He really didn't do too much to prove me right,…
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    ZooTennis

  • Book Review: Open by Andre Agassi

    Colette Lewis
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:05 pm
    As I neared the end of Andre Agassi's best-selling autobiography "Open", I had so many conflicting emotions that I thought it might help to do spreadsheet with one column for things I liked about the book and another for what I didn't like about it. It proved to be a useless attempt to organize my thoughts, because often the things I liked about it were the things I didn't like about it. In others words, my reactions are complicated and contradictory, and in many ways that mirrors the book itself.Joel Drucker, in his excellent review of the book for the San Francisco Chronicle calls it a…

  • Stanford Men Play San Quentin Inmates; LSU Team Gets Media Training; Abanda Barely Misses Upset in Toronto

    Colette Lewis
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:37 pm
    Six members of the men's tennis team at Stanford spent last Saturday morning just an hour north of Palo Alto, but it might as well have been a moon of Jupiter, so alien their destination would be to student-athletes on The Farm. Alex Clayton, Greg Hirshman, Matt Kandath, Bradley Klahn, Denis Lin and Ryan Thacher, along with head coach John Whitlinger, played tennis with inmates at San Quentin, the state prison housing California's death row.The Stanford Daily spoke with Whitlinger and several of the players for this story, and the descriptions of their initial fears and the subsequent reality…

  • New Junior Tennis Podcast; Australia to Study "Hot Spots;" Learning From the French System

    Colette Lewis
    17 Nov 2009 | 4:41 pm
    Andy Gladstone, Competitive Tennis Coordinator at USTA Florida, launched his new junior tennis podcast, called the G Cast, earlier this month, and he snared an impressive guest for his first episode, Patrick McEnroe. In the 26-minute podcast, which is available on iTunes, Gladstone asks McEnroe about his personal development as a junior, his vision for Player Development, college tennis, and what things he would change if he could just snap his fingers and have it done.In the college tennis portion of the podcast, McEnroe presents what has been his consistent message--go to college unless it…

  • ITA Indoor Recap; Duke Women Get NCAA Rings; College Connections on Pro Circuit This Week; Comment Reminder

    Colette Lewis
    16 Nov 2009 | 4:14 pm
    My recap of the ITA Indoor Championships is posted today at the Tennis Recruiting Network, and with that, the fall college tennis season comes to a close for me. It will be two months before the spring season begins and it's three months until the next collegiate major: the Team Indoor championships. But many college players compete in Pro Circuit events throughout the fall, and the last two weeks, with Challengers in Charlottesville, Va., Knoxville, Tenn., and this week, with a Challenger in Champaign-Urbana, Ill., there are current and former college players filling up the draws.The…

  • McPhillips, Kontinen Win Grade 4 at Evert's; Orange Bowl Acceptances; Translating Junior Success to Pros--Is Australia Failing?

    Colette Lewis
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:52 pm
    Fifteen-year-old Kyle McPhillips won her second consecutive ITF today, defeating No. 7 seed Caitlyn Williams 6-2, 6-0 at the ITF Grade 4 tournament at the Evert Tennis Academy in Boca Raton. She and Chanelle Van Nguyen, the fifth seeds, also won the doubles title, defeating sixth seeds Mary Clayton and Kate Fuller 6-3, 6-2. It's been a great two months for McPhillips, who in between her win at the ITF Grade 4 in Atlanta and this one reached the finals of a $10,000 Pro Circuit event near her home near Cleveland. McPhillips didn't lose a set in singles and in doubles, she and Van Nguyen needed…
 
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  • OK. Now I'm confused.

    Naf
    6 Nov 2009 | 5:00 pm
    "The 22-year-old player is gathering evidence to prove his innocence despite two samples testing positive."No, that's not Yanina Wickmayer, who has just been suspended by a Belgian anti-doping committee panel. (Besides, she's a girl, and it clearly says "his.") Why? Because she didn't report her whereabouts to the same officials three times. Sounds about right. Rules are rules. And when you blow off officials three times, it does appear as if you're hiding something. It will be interesting if her one-year suspension stands. Because, of course, these are the same people (the ITF, or an…

  • Hunh. I would have guessed cocaine.

    Naf
    28 Oct 2009 | 3:28 pm
    So, the top eight women in the world (now minus Dinara Safina with a back injury) are battling it out in Doha. Venus and Serena Williams just finished a heckuva match with a lot of great hitting and entertaining points, especially at the end. But, really. Who cares about that?So Andre Agassi used meth while he was playing tennis! As far as autobiographies go, it's no Mackensie Phillips-sized revelation, but this is a pretty big deal and not for the reason one might think. Yes, Agassi is a role model and he ought to be ashamed of himself and his image (which is everything, remember) might take…

  • The TWA Crystal Ball

    Naf
    14 Oct 2009 | 4:07 pm
    I don't think Andy Roddick's really injured. Come on -- one day he's complaining about the long tournament schedule, the next he pulls up lame doing almost nothing on court. Grow up, dude and get back on that calendar! One month is puh-LENTY of time off!Seriously, though. Seems like the fastest way to get the powers that be to do something about that calendar is to make them travel all over the world and play from January to November -- in their work shoes! Now we're talking. This annual debate begs the question -- what if the players went on strike to protest the effed-up tennis calendar?

  • Coach swap!

    Naf
    7 Oct 2009 | 5:47 pm
    So, tough times for Venus Williams and Dinara Safina. Two weeks, two early round exits for both. For Venus, she's lost twice in a week to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (and, yes, that, too, was cut-and-pasted), a mere qualifier. Meanwhile, world (ahem) No. (ahemahem) 1 Safina lost to Shuai Zhang, who is ranked TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY SIX IN THE WORLD! Think Roger Federer could do that? And men's tennis is actually deep. It is late in the year, and as they say, shiz-nit happens. But both these players have had very interesting seasons. Safina gets to the top of the mountain, but wimps out in major…

  • The Top Ten(nis) -- I am so clever

    Naf
    30 Sep 2009 | 4:11 pm
    From the "Mardy Fish Injury Duh" file: Sam Querrey is out for 6-8 weeks because ... wait for it ... wait for it ... because he sat on a glass table and it broke under his 6-foot-6, 200-pound ass. Which should have been completely unexpected. The glass cut his forearm and thus the vacation. I gotta admit, just looking at him, he looks sort of lanky. Surprise. Venus Williams, Dinara Safina, Svetlana Kuznetsova and Elena Dementieva all were tripped up at the starting gate at the Toray Pan Pacific tournament. Dementieva said she felt players didn't have enough time to recover from the U.S. Open.
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  • PHOTO OP: Right play, wrong time Muzz

    RiCH
    12 Nov 2009 | 12:14 pm
    A worn down Andy Murray, who finished off James Blake in an epic 3-set second round match ending at almost 2am local time this morning, was knocked out of the Paris Masters by Radek Stepanek 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. It was the Brit baller's first loss in four matches to the crafty Czech.He follows Roger Federer's shock exit yesterday at the hands of Julien Benneteau, who had his own letdown and was beaten by compatriot Gael Monfils in their match today.Oh Muzz. We could all see you were tired but is that really a good way of keeping yourself awake? I usually fall asleep afterwards. But that's just…

  • SIGHTING: NaturAna and the Adam Scott Support Tour take Melbourne

    RiCH
    12 Nov 2009 | 6:17 am
    "Where's the green? I can't see. Anything."Ana Ivanovic and her WAG ways were spotted taking part in the Adam Scott Support Tour, this time in Melbourne.The Aussie is competing at the 2009 Australian Masters being held at the Kingston Heath Golf Club. In October, they traveled to Singapore where Adam was playing in the Barclays Singapore Open.Not much to say here, actually. I'm sure NaturAna is happy doing what she's doing at the moment - being a good girlfriend. I just hope to see some training shots soon.(Photo: Getty)

  • Jules shocks Fed, dissolves in tears at Paris Masters

    RiCH
    12 Nov 2009 | 5:32 am
    Julien Benneteau fell to his knees in tears after shocking Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 in the second round of the Paris Masters.Afterwards, the Frenchie said this win will be one to remember:It's magic. It's fabulous. Everything you can imagine. All those words. This memory will stay forever in me and in my career with all the emotions I felt. And hearing the crowd when they are all behind you, the noise is enormous. I didn't believe it was possible to experience something like that...I don't remember any match in my career where I really used my mental resources and physical resources as…

  • (UPDATED) PHOTO OP: Dear lucky stars...

    RiCH
    11 Nov 2009 | 1:23 pm
    "...muchas gracias..."Rafael Nadal was more an escape artist than a top baller today at the Paris Masters today.The Majorcan Matador had to save five match points down 5-6 in the second set and overcame a 3-5 deficit in the decider to oust compatriot Nicolas Almagro 3-6, 7-6(2), 7-5. The single-handed slinger clearly had a case of the nagging nerves and needed multiple rub downs for cramps during the 3 hour 15 minute bout. The second seed will face another Spaniard, Tommy Robredo, in the third round.I imagine Rafa's form will get much better in the next round especially against someone who…

  • FASHION FIX: Closing the Loup between simplicity + style in tennis

    RiCH
    11 Nov 2009 | 10:53 am
    Danielle Ribner is the founder and designer behind Loup, a new tennis apparel collection that "gives a woman the confidence to play hard, while ensuring that she looks and feels feminine."The line, whose name was inspired by her family nickname "Lou," is smartly focused (11 pieces in various colors make up the first collection) and aims to bring a modern silhouette to performance pieces. In other words, you CAN look good while getting your game on.I offered a Q & A to Danielle and she obliged! You guys know I'm a fiend for fashion.Anyway, check it out...DtL: What is your design background…
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  • Friday cat blogging--songwriter edition

    Diane
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:00 am

  • Ruano Pascual ends outstanding career

    Diane
    18 Nov 2009 | 9:24 am
    Virginia Ruano Pascual, one of the greatest doubles players of the Open era, is retiring. Ruano Pascual, who is 36 years old, holds 42 doubles titles and three singles titles on the tour. Ten of the Spanish player's women's doubles titles are majors, and eight of those were won in partnership with the great Argentine player, Paola Suarez.Ruano Pascual won the French Open six times. The last two victories, in 2008 and 2009, she shared with countrywoman Anabel Medina Garrigues. Ruano Pascual also has a mixed doubles major title; she and Thomas Carbonell won the French Open in 2000.Ruano Pascual…

  • Australian wild card playoff initial list published

    Diane
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:16 pm
    The U.S. wild card playoffs for the Australian Open begin December 5. So far, entered in the playoffs are: Alexa Glatch, Madison Brengle, Christina McHale, Asia Muhammad, Alison Riske, and Coco Vangeweghe.Last year's winner was Christina McHale, whose main draw experience turned out to be an unfortunate one.

  • Miscellany

    Diane
    15 Nov 2009 | 10:30 pm
    The Chris Evert/Raymond James Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic just concluded; four former number 1 players were on hand to help Evert raise money for at-risk children. Evert, Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles, and Lindsay Davenport all participated.Yanina Wickmayer has begun an appeal of her one-year suspension.Virginia Ruano Pascual is expected to retire in the near future. The word is that her doubles partner, Anabel Medina Garrigues, will team with Caroline Wozniacki.In case you were wondering...Sam Sumyk is still Vera Zvonareva's coach; he was just unable to accompany her during the last…

  • 2009--a look back at a year of drama

    Diane
    14 Nov 2009 | 2:18 pm
    At the end of last year, I called 2008 a "strange" season. 2009, however, was just as strange, if not more so. The year did not lack drama; in fact, there was too much of it. The U.S. Open alone provided enough drama to fill an entire season, but there was even more to come after the last ball was struck in Flushing Meadows.There was quite a bit of coming and going: Larry "I don't sell sex" Scott resigned as CEO of the tour, and was succeeded by Stacey Allaster. Justine Henin announced her return to the tour, and U.S. Open semifinalist Yanina Wickmayer was given a one-year suspension for…
 
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  • Dent, Berankis move into semifinals in Illinois

    Nick's Picks
    20 Nov 2009 | 8:49 am
    IMG Bollettieri pro Ricardas Berankis Two IMG Bollettieri professionals, Taylor Dent and Ricardas Berankis, moved into the semifinals of the JSM Challenger in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. Dent, who is coming off a challenger win last week in Knoxville, beat fellow American Jessie Levine 6-1, 6-2 and will face top-seeded Kevin Kim in the semis. On the other side of the draw, 19-year old former Junior US Open champion, Ricardas Berankis, breezed by Kaden Hensel of Australian 6-0, 6-2 and will face third-seeded Michael Russell. Berankis, who qualified for the event, already took down…

  • Yuki Bhambri receives award at prestigious Sahara Sports Awards

    Nick's Picks
    10 Nov 2009 | 6:36 am
    Yuki Bhambri training at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Yuki Bhambri was one of the winners at the prestigious Sahara Indian Sports Awards yesterday.  The Sahara Indian Sports Awards are the biggest awards of its kind given to athletes in India during a yearly show that will be aired nationally in the next two weeks.  Some of India’s biggest athletes (Sachin Tendulkar, Abhinav Bindra, Viswanathan Anand, Baichung Bhutia, Vijender Singn, etc) were present at the awards. Yuki was awarded with the ”Best young male achiever of the…

  • Bollettieri student Hong Chung takes down top seed

    Nick's Picks
    5 Nov 2009 | 11:08 am
    IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Hong Chung IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student Hong Chung, who is only 16 years old, defeated the world #8 and top seed of the Asian/Oceania Closed Championships (ITF GB1) to move into the quarterfinals. Hong won 6-3, 6-3 over Liang-Chi Huang, who has been ranked as high as #3 in the ITF junior world rankings. Hong recently moved to Brandeton, Florida to train at the IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy with his younger brother, Hyeon Chung and is currently ranked #355 in the ITF world rankings. To see the draw of the tournament, click here. Congrats to…

  • Under Armour and IMG Performance form unprecedented partnership

    Nick's Picks
    2 Nov 2009 | 7:41 am
    IMG Peformance and Under Armour hosted a combine in London in October. Photo of Jeff Dillman, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at IMG Performance Institute. Under Armour and IMG Academies announced today that they are forming a partnership to develop a unique comprehensive athletic training platform that will establish a global measurement standard for improved sports performance, health and fitness called “Combine360.” By utilizing the performance and training expertise of Under Armour and IMG Performance, Combine360 will measure and record sport-specific ability and mental…

  • Ryan Harrison: Live from Macao – Part 2

    Nick's Picks
    25 Oct 2009 | 11:07 am
    Pete Sampras and Ryan Harrison after our practice session the day before the big Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown 2009 IMG Bollettieri Tennis Academy student and up-and-coming American talent, Ryan Harrison, is blogging live from Macao while he participates in the Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown with fellow Bollettieri student Yuki Bhambri and tennis legends Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi. Here is his first entry! Hello everyone from Asia. So, I had much better luck sleeping last night as I was able to sleep in until 6:00 am today.  I felt much more rested this morning and I started my day with…
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  • Svetlana Kuznetsova: Don’t call me Kuzy

    Nina
    15 Nov 2009 | 1:29 pm
    Did you know that Svetlana Kuznetsova has a blog? Sorry, but it is in Russian, and she doesn’t update it often. There are only a couple of entries. Here are a couple of tidbits from her blog posts. She doesn’t like being called Kuzy “The fans have been asking me if I like being called Kuzy. I used to like it, and had no problem with it before. I don’t get offended but I think I am a little bit older now, no longer Kuzy, and would prefer if people call me Sveta or Svetlana. That’s my request!  Clarifies who is who in her team: “To clarify, Andrey Olkhovskiy…

  • Listen: Andre Agassi’s interview with Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated

    Nina
    12 Nov 2009 | 11:47 pm
    Senior writer Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated interviews Andre Agassi; Wertheim and host Richard Deitsch discuss the interview and Agassi’s future. Here is the podcast. I love Jon’s Tennis Mailbag. Did you know that he has a law degree from University of Pennsylvania?

  • Serena Williams on the Joy Behar Show tonight

    Nina
    10 Nov 2009 | 5:01 am
    Have you been watching the Joy Behar Show? I love her! You can double the pleasure and watch her program today since Serena Williams is going to be her guest. If you have a questions for Serena, you can submit to Joy on her Facebook page. It is also interesting to read the suggestions there.

  • Andre Agassi’s 60 minutes interview

    Nina
    9 Nov 2009 | 2:42 pm
    If you missed Andre Agassi’s 60 minutes interview, you can still watch it, where else, but on YouTube:-) Part 1, Part 2, (YouTube) Full interview (60 minutes). Buy Agassi’s Open: Autobiography . The link is on your right!

  • Serena Williams…Apologizing?… or Promoting Her Book?

    Nina
    16 Sep 2009 | 7:52 am
    Check out Serena William’s tweets during the last 24 hours. You be the judge! What do you think?
 
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    HOW TO PLAY BETTER TENNIS

  • Thoughts On Federer’s Loss To Julien Benneteau

    Tomaz
    11 Nov 2009 | 2:39 pm
    Roger Federer lost his 2nd round match at the Paris Bercy Masters 1000 to Julien Benneteau 3-6, 7-6, 6-4. I watched the whole match and here are some tennis thoughts on it: Roger Federer’s backhand (Photo by AP) 1.    Roger Federer played many more drive and top spin backhands than he did last week in Basel. Some possible [...]

  • How To Always Bring A Steady Game To My Matches?

    Tomaz
    3 Nov 2009 | 1:45 am
    I play tournaments every week but  i can’t seem to bring my game together on match day. At training i play great but in matches i only play a good point once every two games. One day i beat the number 4 seed the next day i lose to a hacker. How can i always [...]

  • Caroline Wozniacki’s Investigation – The Right Call?

    Tomaz
    23 Oct 2009 | 12:45 am
    Caroline Wozniacki, currently ranked 6th on the WTA, has recently retired against Anne Kremer from Luxembourg (ranked 323)  when leading 7-5, 5-0. Now before you even read further, you immediately see that this is a very strange score to retire at. Here’s what happened: Caroline has injured herself during the match and the pain in her hamstring [...]

  • Dealing With Bad Patches Of Play

    Tomaz
    5 Oct 2009 | 7:05 am
    Hi Tomaz, Got your Mental Manual yesterday, I’m reading through it and it looks great! I thought I’d take the opportunity to ask you a question. First, a little background: I’m coaching a 10 year old boy who needs help in the mental side of tennis. When playing a match, he’ll be all smiles when winning but if [...]

  • Fitness Ball Training for Tennis Players

    Tomaz
    28 Sep 2009 | 5:02 am
    Although physical therapists have used the Fitness Ball for 40+ years, fitness trainers around the world now understand that they are a great way for athletes to strengthen their entire bodies and increase balance, endurance and coordination. This is particularly true for tennis, a sport which requires constant balance, stability and core strength. Also known as [...]
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  • Greatest competitor: Andy Roddick

    andyroddick.com
    19 Nov 2009 | 6:00 pm
    Andy’s 2009 season may have come to a premature end, but as the No. 1 American heads to London to be a spectator at this year’s World Tour Finals, his impressive year is still the topic of conversation for sports journalists and fans alike. Recently Andy spoke to the London Observer, discussing a variety of topics from the epic Wimbledon final to his twitter. Check out the full article by following the link below: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/nov/15/andy-roddick-interview

  • Andy Withdraws from Finals

    andyroddick.com
    18 Nov 2009 | 4:25 am
    On Tuesday, Andy withdrew from the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Andy has been unable to regain his fitness since injuring his knee in Shanghai. Speaking about the withdrawal, Andy stated: “I am really disappointed to miss the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals,” Andy said. “I love playing in London and I’ve heard so many good things about the venue. However, I have not fully recovered from my knee injury and I won’t be able to compete. One of my goals in 2010 will be to qualify for this event again.” Andy had qualified for the event for the seventh straight year, and this is only…

  • guardian.co.uk: “Greatest competitor: Andy Roddick”

    andyroddick.com
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:16 am
    In the press conference after his Wimbledon final with Roger Federer in July, Andy Roddick was asked to describe the extraordinary events of the previous four hours, particularly the surreal fifth set in which he was forced to serve to stay in the championship nine times, before eventually losing the last of his cat’s lives, and the set, 16-14. “Can you tell us what just happened out there, Andy?” Roddick’s interlocutor wondered, as if, like the rest of us, he still wasn’t quite sure himself. Roddick considered the question for only a moment, before answering,…

  • New Contest!

    Andy Roddick
    14 Nov 2009 | 8:34 pm
    As we eagerly await Andy’s appearance at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London in two weeks time, we thought we’d pass the time with a new contest on www.andyroddick.com For the chance to win a signed poster from the Proshop, just answer the following question: Which childhood hero would Andy most like to meet, but hasn’t yet? Post your guesses in the forum (click here) and we’ll announce the winner next Thursday, when the answer will be revealed in an exclusive interview Andy has done in DEUCE, the ATP’s online magazine. Good luck!

  • Andy Nominated for SI Sportsman of the Year!

    andyroddick.com
    13 Nov 2009 | 11:59 am
    Andy joins a distinguished list of influential leaders across all sports with his nomination for the 2009 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. The nod comes from his valiant efforts and gracious attitude during this year’s Wimbledon Finals. Sports Illustrated recaps the moments following the epic match and heartbreaking loss, in his nomination one SI writer remembers: When asked by a BBC broadcaster if tennis can be a cruel sport, he looked up in the stands and answered, “No, I’m one of the lucky ones who has all you guys cheering for me.” The Wimbledon crowd chanted his name. It…
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  • OFF: What Was the Best Moment of the 2009 Tennis Season?

    Aaress Lawless
    20 Nov 2009 | 7:18 am
    Tennis fans had much to cheer about during the 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tennis season. What was the best moment of the year? Tell us in this week’s edition of Open Forum Friday! Was there a particular tournament which stood out to you as the most memorable of the season? Did a certain player inspire you? Leave a comment below or send a reply to @onthebaseline on Twitter with your answer. Have a great weekend, everyone!

  • By the Numbers: The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Season

    Aaress Lawless
    18 Nov 2009 | 8:34 am
    The 2009 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season is in the history books after ten months of championship tennis. Join On the Baseline for a look back at the impressive numbers and stats posted by the Tour’s best players. First-time singles titles – 13 times (2008: 6 times) Azarenka (Brisbane), Bacsinszky (Luxembourg) Czink (Québec City), Dulgheru (Warsaw), Dushevina (Istanbul), Kvitova (Hobart), Lisicki (Charleston), Martínez Sánchez (Bogotá), Petkovic (Bad Gastein), Rezai (Strasbourg), Rybarikova (Birmingham), Stosur (Osaka), Wickmayer (Estoril) Most singles titles (2008: 4 –…

  • Tape Talk: The Left Hand’s Role in the Tennis Forehand

    Guest Writers
    16 Nov 2009 | 8:34 am
    Introduction Don’t let the title of this article fool you. This is not for or about left-handed players. Nor is it exclusively for right-handers. We will use the word “left” to replace “non-dominant.” In other words, right-handers should read this article as is. Left-handers should understand that we are writing about their non-dominant or left hand. The goal of this article is to help improve both your game and your understanding of how to more efficiently and effectively play tennis. We have divided this topic into four aspects. The serve, forehand, backhand, and volley. See the…

  • Open Forum Friday: Do You Agree With Martina Navratilova About Andre Agassi?

    Paula Vergara
    13 Nov 2009 | 10:43 am
    Over the past few weeks, Martina Navratilova has been very critical of Andre Agassi’s use of crystal meth during his time on the ATP tour–specifically, his failure to own up to it after failing a drug test in 1997. Do you agree with Martina Navratilova’s harsh words regarding Andre Agassi’s admitted drug use? Martina in her own words: “Shocking. Not as much shock that he did it, as shock that he lied about it and didn’t’ own up to it. He’s up there with Roger Clemens, as far as I’m concerned. He owned up to it in the book, but it doesn’t help now.” In a recent TV…

  • Despondent Yanina Wickmayer Explains Tennis Suspension, Plans to Appeal

    Aaress Lawless
    12 Nov 2009 | 8:55 am
    Belgian tennis star Yanina Wickmayer held a press conference in Brussels on Thursday in response to her recent suspension from tennis. After providing a timeline of events leading up to the ITF’s decision to ban her from the sport, Wickmayer announced her decision to appeal. Wickmayer’s saga of unsuccessfully contacting anti-doping officials began in November 2008 while she was training in Switzerland, followed by her stint in Australia in January. “Because of this, all of the letters that were sent to my house that had to be signed for, I was unable to receive and were…
 
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  • Tennis Channel Schedule of Coverage for 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals

    Global Village Tennis News
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:06 pm
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   TENNIS CHANNEL TO CARRY WALL-TO-WALL COVERAGE OF THE 2009 BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS NOVEMBER 22-29 Live Singles and Doubles Matches at Year-End Championships Begin at 7:30 a.m. ET Daily, Followed by Prime-Time Replays Each Evening at 7 p.m. ET Network to Dedicate 120 Hours Overall to Season’s Final Event During Upcoming Week   LOS ANGELES, Nov. 19, 2009 – Tennis Channel will provide live, wall-to-wall coverage of the round-robin 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals from London, Nov. 22-29.  The network will provide close to 60 hours of…

  • Sunday, Monday Order of Play for ATP World Tour Finals

    Global Village Tennis News
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:32 am
        News Release www.BarclaysATPWorldTourFinals.com   19 November, 2009 SUNDAY, MONDAY ORDER OF PLAY ANNOUNCED FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS   Murray to open season climax at The O2 versus Del Potro in Group AFour-time titlist Federer to face Verdasco during Sunday’s evening sessionLimited number of tickets remain for eight-day singles and doubles eventLondon, United Kingdom — British favourite Andy Murray will begin his quest for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals title against US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina in a Group A round robin…

  • Groups Announced for ATP World Tour Finals

    Global Village Tennis News
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:04 am
        News Release www.BarclaysATPWorldTourFinals.com   18 November, 2009 ROUND ROBIN GROUPS ANNOUNCED FOR BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS   Murray, Bryan twins attend draw ceremony at London EyeFour-time titlist Federer to face Murray, Del Potro, Verdasco in Group ADefending champion Djokovic to meet Nadal, Davydenko, Soderling in Group B London, United Kingdom — British favourite Andy Murray and two-time former titlists Bob and Mike Bryan attended the draw ceremony for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, the world’s biggest ever indoor tennis tournament, at…

  • Soderling To Make ATP World Tour Finals Debut

    Global Village Tennis News
    17 Nov 2009 | 12:53 pm
        News Release www.BarclaysATPWorldTourFinals.com   17 November, 2009 ROBIN SODERLING TO MAKE BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS DEBUT   Injured Roddick forced to withdraw from tournament London, United Kingdom – Big-hitting Swede Robin Soderling will make his debut at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after an injured Andy Roddick announced his withdrawal Tuesday. Soderling, who this year became the first man to beat Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros, had been the first alternate for the world’s biggest indoor tennis tournament, which begins Sunday, 22 November at The…

  • USTA and TIA Announce US Tennis Participation Tops 30 Million

    Global Village Tennis News
    17 Nov 2009 | 9:11 am
    U.S. TENNIS PARTICIPATION TOPS 30 MILLION PEOPLE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MORE THAN 25 YEARS 2009 USTA/Tennis Industry Association (TIA) Study Shows Growth In All Age Groups and Ethnicities  Participation up 12% vs. 2008 and 25% since 2003  WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., November 17, 2009 – The USTA and TIA announced today that tennis participation in the United States topped 30 million players for the first time in more than two decades.  The annual phone survey of 6,000 Americans showed that tennis participation grew in all age groups under the age of 50 and within all ethnicities. …
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  • Agnieszka Radwanska topless at the beach

    hectopascal
    16 Nov 2009 | 2:43 am
    These were taken at the same session where Wozniacki stripped off her top to bathe in the sun and even out her tan-lines.Aga Radwanska is so hot :melts:Continue reading for more pics of the Radwanska sisters + Wozniacki + friends at the beach.

  • Caroline Wozniacki topless + more bikini pics

    hectopascal
    6 Nov 2009 | 2:31 am
    Ok I take back the comments about Wozniacki being a nice girl with a pretty face who you would take to meet your mum. These pics (along with Radwanska topless) go a long way in sexing up her image :yummm:As you may be aware, Wozzi's friend Viktoria Azarenka posed in bikinis earlier this year for FHM magazine and said she thought it's good for women's tennis if the off court and photo shoots bring

  • OMG HILARIOUS! Wozniacki injury dance

    hectopascal
    30 Oct 2009 | 6:34 pm
    I'm sorry I can't get enough of this girl!A remix video of the Woz Woz Wozniacki electro-dance song featuring scenes from Caroline's spasms.It's mean but I can't stop laughing :`( ROFL

  • Wozniacki dances to Single Ladies in Doha

    hectopascal
    30 Oct 2009 | 6:25 pm
    Caroline Wozniacki was seen dancing to Beyonce's Single Ladies whilst watching the 2009 SEWTA YEC match between Aga Radwanska and Azarenka in Doha.Woz Woz Wozniacki is now through to the semifinal stage of the championship.Good to see she's having fun and all, but isn't she supposed to be injured lol?! With all the drama, twisting and spasms yesterday, she seems perfectly fine now hahah.

  • Wozniacki flirts with umpire Kader Nouni

    hectopascal
    29 Oct 2009 | 8:28 am
    At the 2009 YEC round robin match in Doha yesterday....Watch the flirting from about 0:45 and again at 3:31.Caroline Wozniacki came from a set down to beat Viktoria Azarenka in 3 tight sets 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. It was pretty clear the 33yo chair umpire Kader Nouni had some kind of chemistry going on with 19yo Wozniacki, especially from the the way he was staring at her. Wozniacki flirted back after
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    Tennis Guru

  • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2009 Draw

    Tennis Guru
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:10 am
    The contenders of this year’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Click on the player’s name to check out their ATP profiles and find out why they made it to the elite line up. Barclays ATP World Tour Finals 2009 Group Rank Player Name Ranking Pts A 1 Roger Federer 10,150 A 4 Andy Murray 6,630 A 5 Juan Martin del Potro 5,985 A 7 Fernando Verdasco 3,300 B 2 Rafael Nadal 9,205 B 3 Novak Djokovic 7,910 B 6 Nikolay Davydenko 3,630 B 8 Robin Soderling 3,010         Prize Money Breakdown TV Schedule Watch the ATP World Tour Finals 2009 Live Video Streaming

  • Take your pick: Who will win the 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals?

    Tennis Guru
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:49 am
    Who do you think will win this year’s Barclays ATP World Tour Finals? The undefeated champion of this event will earn 1,500 ranking points. Could this be Rafael Nadal’s chance to grab the top spot from Roger Federer? Or would there be someone other than these two top-ranked players who will emerge as the victor. Defending champion Novak Djokovic will surely make things interesting and British number one Andy Murray will certainly exert more effort since this event will take place in his home country. Make that vote on the poll posted on the right column of this site.

  • ATP World Tour Finals 2009 Live: Barclays ATP World Tour Finals [Live Online Video Stream]

    Tennis Guru
    19 Nov 2009 | 2:25 am
    The world’s top eight singles players and best eight doubles team for this season will be featured in the year-end Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. This highly anticipated tournament will take place for the first time at The O2 Arena in London from November 22 to 29, 2009. The players who qualified for this event were based on the final standings of the South African Airways 2009 ATP Rankings. Here are the players who qualified for this event: Singles: Roger Federer (SUI), Rafael Nadal (ESP), Novak Djokovic (SRB), Andy Murray (GBR), Juan Martin del Potro (USA), Nikolay Davydenko (RUS),…

  • Tournament winners (BNP Paribas Masters)

    Tennis Guru
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:42 am
    Here are the winners of last week’s ATP 1000 Paris Masters event held from November 9 to 15, 2009. BNP Paribas Masters (ATP) - Paris, France Singles: Novak Djokovic (SRB) Doubles:  Nenad Zimonjic / Daniel Nestor Prize money:  €450,000 (singles), €166,500 (doubles)

  • Andy Roddick pulls out of ATP World Tour finals due to injury

    Tennis Guru
    19 Nov 2009 | 1:39 am
    World number six Andy Roddick has decided to pull out of next week’s Barclays World Tour Finals due to knee injury. It can be remembered that Roddick also pulled out of last year’s year-end event after sustaining an injury after playing one match. “I’m really disappointed. I love playing in London and I’ve heard so many good things about the venue. I have not fully recovered from my knee injury and I won’t be able to compete. One of my goals in 2010 will be to qualify for this event again,” Roddick said in a statement. First alternate Robin Soderling,…
 
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  • Watch 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Live Online Free Video Streaming

    22 Nov 2009 | 3:17 am
    Watch 2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Live Online Free Video StreamingSunday November 22nd07:30 ET to 18:00 ET2009 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Juan Martin Del Potro vs Andy MurrayRoger Federer vs Fernando VerdascoLinkMore links at Channel SurfingATDHE.net LiveScoreHunter

  • Del Potro vs Murray to open Barclays ATP World Tour Final 2009

    20 Nov 2009 | 12:27 pm
    Del Potro vs Murray to open Barclays ATP World Tour Final 2009Andy Murray will play against Juan Martin del Potro in the opening Group A round-robin match of the ATP World Tour finals on Sunday.Roger Federer will face Fernando Verdasco in the day’s second game at London’s O2 Arena.Rafael Nadal begins his campaign in Group B on Monday afternoon against Robin Soderling while Novak Djokovic plays Nikolay Davydenko in the late session.One million pounds ($1.68 million) is up for grabs if a player wins the title in London undefeated, more than the 850,000 pounds Federer collected for winning…

  • Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Photos

    20 Nov 2009 | 8:12 am
    Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Photos Check out some photos of : Fernando Verdasco, Juan Martin Del Potro, Novak Djokovic , Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Nikolay Davydenko, Robin Soderling at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals before the tournament begins on Sunday....... Continue reading for more photos... Photos getty images

  • Roger Federer shares London Moment on Facebook

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:19 am
    Roger Federer shares London Moment on FacebookWorld number 1, Roger Federer, is in London getting ready for the Barclays ATP World Tour Final and he took a moment to share a photo he took with his fans on his facebook page... Check it out...In London now for the ATP World Championships. I took this picture from the boat we took back from practice earlier today at the 02. This arena is amazing and will be great for tennis. Its always exciting to play in a new arena, especially one this big. Hope to see some of you at the O2!

  • Juan Martin Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournament

    20 Nov 2009 | 6:00 am
    Juan Martin Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournamentJuan Martin Del Potro to play at Queen's Club tournamentJuan Martin del Potro has confirmed that he will play at the Queen's Club championships tournament from June 7-13 as preparation for Wimbledon.Del Potro wants to improve his grass court game because he has never advanced past the second round at Wimbledon.Del Potro says "this is the perfect opportunity for me to improve my game on the surface. Many players have done well at Queen's in the past and then gone on to win at Wimbledon. I hope that this can happen for me also."The young…
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  • Women’s Tennis Players Answers: Do you have a favorite board game?

    WTA Womens Tennis
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:59 am
    Women’s Tennis Players Answers: Do you have a favorite board game? The Sony Ericsson Tour ask the players Do you have a favorite board game? and they answer…. Bethanie Mattek-Sands: We’ve tried to play board games. My husband and I set aside a night to play Monopoly, but we never get around to it. I’m super competitive though. When I was younger I’d play with my siblings – it got to the point they’d let me win because I’d throw a fit if I didn’t. My sister could beat me at this memory game… but she’d always let me win. Marion…

  • 2010 ASB Classic: Pennetta in, Jankovic, Radwanska and Bartoli to play it too?

    WTA Womens Tennis
    20 Nov 2009 | 6:39 am
    2010 ASB Classic: Pennetta in, Jankovic, Radwanska and Bartoli to play it too? Flavia Pennetta has confirmed that she will play at the 2010 ASB Classic and tournament director Brenda Perry is hoping Jelena Jankovic, Agnieszka Radwanska and Marion Bartoli will be playing there as well. “Until next Tuesday, anything and everything is possible and I’m going to keep trying,” Perry said. Perry was delighted to sign up Pennetta, who has won eight singles and six doubles titles in her WTA career. “She brings classiness and a bit of pizzazz. She’s entertaining and…

  • Womens Tennis Sony Ericsson Tour News from April 2009

    WTA Womens Tennis
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:48 pm
    Women’s Tennis Sony Ericsson Tour News from April 2009 Check out some of the new that we had in the women’s tennis tour in the month of April 2009… Ana Ivanovic Video: Fed Cup draw in Lleida Ana Ivanovic answers questions from her fans Ana Ivanovic Blog: Promotion! / April 27, 2009 Photos: Ana Ivanovic Adidas Me, Myself Campaign Photos: Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic – Serbia Fed Cup Team Fed Cup Audio Interviews – Spain v Serbia Fed Cup Photos: Spain vs Serbia – Friday 4/24 Ana Ivanovic played golf with Adam Scott at the Arabella Golf Son Vida Photos:…

  • Tennis Fan spent day with Maria sharapova at Cole Haan photo shoot

    WTA Womens Tennis
    19 Nov 2009 | 3:06 pm
    Tennis Fan spent day with Maria sharapova at Cole Haan photo shoot Maria Sharapova had the chance to spent the day with 2 fans who won an online charity auction during a Cole Haan photo shoot… The best part is that the winner wrote a little blog post talking about her day with Maria and it’s nice to see another side of Maria by a normal fan … Check it out… Ohh by the way…Sharapova looks so great and relax in the photo… Hi, I wanted to share with you an amazing experience that my sister Tanya and I had with Maria at her Cole Haan photo shoot. We flew into LA…

  • Photos: Caroline Wozniacki Opening of New Hotel Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers

    WTA Womens Tennis
    19 Nov 2009 | 12:29 pm
    Photos: Caroline Wozniacki Opening of New Hotel Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers Caroline Wozniacki was at the Opening of New Hotel Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Towers and as you can see she was looking great as always… Enjoy the photos… Photos from Here
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  • Quick Tennis Fix: Get Up To The Net!

    Kim
    18 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    If you're looking for a quick and easy way to improve your doubles game - get up to the net - both of you! You know that the team that controls the net, controls the match. So you and your partner must always be working towards taking over the net. It may happen right away, on your serve or return, or it may take a few balls for you both to get up there. But as long as even one of you is playing back, you're playing defensively and that is not a winning strategy. And if your partner wants to hang back, you need to encourage her to get up there with you. If she hasn't been coming to the net,…

  • Everybody Got Their Something!

    Kim
    16 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    One year, my daughter came back from summer camp with this great song - "Everybody Got Their Something" by Nikka Costa. It's a song about how everyone is special in some way. Obviously a great song for a bunch of girls at summer camp. But, what a great tennis song! Because the reality is, no matter what level we're at, no matter how long we've been playing, we've all got something special about our tennis game. We just have to figure out what it is. So what's your strength? Are you a great lobber? Then you need to lob your heart out. Because I hate playing lobbers. And so do a lot of other…

  • "Your Calls Are So Bad - You Need Glasses!"

    Kim
    14 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Sometimes people ask me, "Aren't you afraid you'll run out of things to say about tennis?" And then I play a match where one of my opponents says, "Your calls are so bad that you need glasses!" and I think I'm never going to run out of things to say about tennis. Yesterday I played on my Champ level team (me at Champ level is a whole other story) with Susan who could not be sweeter, nicer and funner to play with. Somewhere in about the third game of the first set, I swear it was that early, after Susan had called one of our opponent's shots out for maybe the third time, our opponent lost it.

  • "Sorry I Almost Hit You In The Face"

    Kim
    13 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Now you all know I am a stickler for good tennis etiquette. Most recently, we reviewed a whole bunch of posts on this very topic: It's Just Common Tennis Etiquette! But here's a situation that I haven't said anything about even though it comes up in a good three-quarters of the matches that I play. Specifically, what is the etiquette when you hit someone or almost hit someone with the ball when you are hitting the ball? You know what I mean? You're at the net, volleying right at the net person and you come within an inch or two of hitting her in the face. Or you slam an overhead back at your…

  • Tennis & Swine Flu

    Kim
    11 Nov 2009 | 5:00 am
    Yes, that's right - the title of this post is "Tennis & Swine Flu." Am I the only person worried about getting swine flu from tennis?  I was playing recently and one of my opponents: was coughing excessively, appeared sick to me, and had her hands all over the balls. And all I could think of was - am I going to get swine flu from this lady?  OK, I admit its unlikely.  But, since we're passing balls back and forth and, often, putting our hands in the same snacks and on the same water coolers, I thought it might be a good idea for all of us to observe a few precautions to prevent…
 
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  • Controversial Post: The effects of steroids in tennis

    Krystle Lee
    14 Nov 2009 | 12:03 am
    I had the opportunity a couple of days ago of having the unique experience of seeing what it’s like to play under the influence of steroids, and thought it would be interesting to document especially given the current press attention Andre Agassi’s memoir has been receiving lately.I don't mean this to be an advertisement for steroids or drugs. Just to set it straight, I was taking steroids for health reasons and happened to play tennis during that period. And I didn’t play an important match. My brother tells me that the steroids I took aren’t performance enhancing (prednisone), but…

  • What an epic day in Paris Bercy

    Krystle Lee
    12 Nov 2009 | 12:19 am
    It's been a while since we've had a genuinely exciting day of tennis, and yesterday was it. The billing would not have suggested it, standard early round matches for the big guns, Nadal vs Almagro and Federer vs Benneteau. I was originally more interested in the outside court, and it's a testament to how dramatic the matches were, that I was somehow able to feel the tension in it while knowing the result of it (but not the scoreline).Marat Safin vs Juan Martin Del PotroIt was Marat Safin's final tour match officially, an occasion that meant something to Safin himself, not only his fans like…

  • The strengths and weaknesses of the ATP top 10

    Krystle Lee
    11 Nov 2009 | 8:34 am
    I wrote this article about the playing styles, strengths and weaknesses of the top 10 ATP players - Federer, Nadal, Djokovic, Murray, Roddick, Davydenko, Verdasco, Tsonga, Soderling.Please read it and click on it a couple of times for good measure if you like it! (and give it a thumbs up rating as well)From Federer to Soderling - the strengths and weaknesses of the ATP top 10

  • Novak Djokovic mentally breaks down Radek Stepanek

    Krystle Lee
    7 Nov 2009 | 7:02 pm
    For almost the bulk of the first two sets, Radek Stepanek had Novak Djokovic right where he wanted him, 0-40, three match points to reach the Basel finals. Three mediocre points later, and Stepanek’s window of opportunity was gone. When Stepanek gets tense, everything slows down and he can’t hit anything with pace, or volley with any conviction. That’s the downside of having such flat strokes, you can’t really overexaggerate your groundstrokes and still find decent racquet head speed by adding topspin.It’s a shame that Stepanek’s game fell off track so rapidly in the third set,…

  • Marin Cilic makes waves in Beijing

    Krystle Lee
    12 Oct 2009 | 5:12 pm
    It’s hard to know what to make of Marin Cilic’s run to the Beijing final, and his upset win over Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals.Cilic is a tough guy to read.  Whether he plays well, or not so much, he plays at a similar level of intensity.  In terms of body language, there’s not much of a difference, because he seems to be one of those players that try to find themselves in ‘automatic’ mode to find their best tennis, rather than an inspired mode.  It’s not too dissimilar to Tomas Berdych’s approach to ball-striking except that Cilic is relaxed, not casual like…
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    TennisExpress.com

  • Ivanovic is leaving the golfing world and is returning to Tennis

    19 Nov 2009 | 10:58 am
    After spending some time on the golf mounds, WTA player Ana Ivanovic is returning to where she belongs. . .the tennis courts. “I've already started training again, to be ready for the new season. At the moment it's just fitness, but tennis will start next week, with my coach Sven”, she states. Though she prefers to keep her relationship with Adam Scott, Australian golfer, as secret as possible, she admitted that a month of following him on tournaments was a great time. “I had a good break. It was just what I needed!”For Ivanovic vacation time is over and now it’s time to begin…

  • "HEAD — Radical Pro" is the Shoe of the Week

    18 Nov 2009 | 8:57 am
    Today, we'd like to feature the HEAD — Radical Pro Men`s Tennis Shoes.The HEAD-Radical Pro has been rated the 2nd best shoe by Tennis.com. According to their website, "Whether you have the physique of a Mr. Universe or a Heavy D, the Radical Pro delivers a Hungry-Man–size portion of shock absorption that’s evenly distributed from the heel to the toe to keep your weight from taxing your joints and bones. There’s also a six-month durability guarantee on the outsole."This tennis shoe features a soft, breathable mesh lining and Advanced Fit System . From the TennisExpress website:Combined…

  • Mardy's Tennis and Jake's Music Festival Coming in December

    17 Nov 2009 | 8:20 am
    From December 11-12, 2009 tennis and music will meet at the Mardy's Tennis & Jake's Music Festival. This event is hosted by Grand Harbor Golf and Beach Club. The festival will feature a kid's tennis clinic, BBQ luncheon, and tennis exhibition with ATP Pro Players James Blake and Mardy Fish. Finally there will be a live concert by Jake Owen For more info check out the flyer below:Let us know if any of you are attending the festival. We would love to share your pictures on our blog.

  • Credit Suisse Signs Deal to Donate to Federer Foundation

    16 Nov 2009 | 11:35 am
    The Swiss bank Credit Suisse has signed a 10-year sponsorship with Roger Federer.The bank says it will make a “significant annual contribution” to the Roger Federer Foundation. The charity was founded by the tennis star to help disadvantaged children in Africa.You can check out the video interview with Roger Federer on the Credit Suisse website here. What do you guys think about this? Some have commented saying that Federer should focus more on tennis instead of becoming a corporate behemoth like Tiger Woods or Michael Jordan.Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

  • Letterman Bids Fairwell to Agassi's Mullet

    13 Nov 2009 | 9:26 am
    Recently, Andre Agassi was a guest on the Late Show with David Letterman to promote his new autobiography "Open". In the clip below, Letterman discusses the mullet Agassi wore during the French Open. David Letterman also joked that Agassi's revelation that he wore a hair piece on court was more shocking than his admission using crystal meth in 1997.But why wear the crazy mullet? According to Andre Agassi, "I was at a time in my life (where I was) a bit hiding myself," Agassi told Letterman. "Any form of rebellion (is someone's attempt at) hiding their inner self. What better way to hide…
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