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Last updated on February 09, 2010 08:27:32. ET
Sampras Taken Down by Verdasco in San Jose
Former Grand Slam great Pete Sampras was beaten by Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6(2) in a singles exhibition.
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 9, 1:40 am ET
Poll: Who Will be the Next American to Win Their First Grand Slam?
I’m asking who among the next generation of American players will take home a Grand Slam title.
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 8, 10:18 pm ET
Sampras Taken Down by Verdasco in San Jose
Former Grand Slam great Pete Sampras was beaten by Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 7-6(2) in a singles exhibition.
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 9, 1:40 am ET
Congratulations Brooklyn: 2010 SI Swimsuit Cover!
After much anticipation, it was announced Monday night on the Late Show with David Letterman that in her fifth appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, Brooklyn Decker is featured on the coveted cover.
AndyRoddick.com | February 9, 1:11 am ET
Poll: Who Will be the Next American to Win Their First Grand Slam?
I’m asking who among the next generation of American players will take home a Grand Slam title.
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 8, 10:18 pm ET
sam stosur’s patriotic glasses
We’re all about Samantha Stosur’s patriotic Oakley glasses, which show off Australia’s national sporting colors. Sam helped her country defeat Spain 3-2 in the 2010 Fed Cup World Group II first round by winning both her singles rubbers and the doubles with partner Renae Stubbs. Further reading: Read the Fed Cup write-up about the tie [...]
tennis served fresh | February 8, 7:42 pm ET
ivanovic gets tenure, loses fed cup rubbers
I know it’s turning out to be a heavy flow day from adidas, but we have one more bit…
Silver lining: In the wake of her dismal Fed Cup performance against Russia (which saw her lose both singles rubbers and the doubles rubber), Ana Ivanovic can take a breather after an announcement today that she’ll extended [...]
tennis served fresh | February 8, 7:07 pm ET
jurgen melzer: we believed it when we saw it
We had a hunch that the current adidas Spring Edge line for men didn’t look quite right in the white/green colorway, but looks pretty darn good in black/green. And to prove our point, here’s Jurgen Melzer on his way to a semifinal exit at last week’s PBZ Zagreb Indoors. He lost to eventual champ Marin [...]
tennis served fresh | February 8, 6:44 pm ET
for flavia, a logo finally emerges
Flavia Pennetta and the rest of the Italian girls swept past Fed Cup Team Ukraine at this weekend’s tie in Kharkiv. (The only point to the Ukranians came during Alona Bondarenko’s win over Francesca Schiavone.)
After a logo-less January, which saw Flavia wearing purple and white at the Australian Open, she emerged for the Fed Cup [...]
tennis served fresh | February 8, 6:18 pm ET
Bode Miller Set For U.S. Open after Winter Olympics.
Bode Miller, the World Cup champion skier who hopes to win an elusive gold medal at this year’s Vancouver Winter Olympics, has set his sights on another prestigious sporting event – the U.S. Open.
Miller has teamed up with the United States Tennis Association to promote the U.S. Open National Playoffs which expands the reach of [...]
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Adjusting The Net | February 8, 3:46 pm ET
lefties and lanks rule the roost
The women took a week off to fight for the flags, but the men were vying for titles this past week.
Marin Cilic defended his title at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors with a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win over Michael Berrer. After the match, Marin explained that second-set hiccup that went Berrer’s way.
“I was surprised with [...]
tennis served fresh | February 8, 3:20 pm ET
TENNIS LIVE STREAMING: ATP ROTTERDAM, BRASIL OPEN, WTA PARIS
This week’s tennis live streaming options include the premium subscription service TennisTV.com, which is covering the ATP Rotterdam and WTA Paris tournaments. The usual fly-by-night bootlegged streams are also available. Here are the details:
TENNISTV: Premium Paid Live Streaming for ATP Rotterdam and WTA Paris. Starts February 11th. Cost...
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GOTOTENNIS | February 8, 8:07 am ET
The Given Day
by Pete Bodo Mornin', folks. A few notes before we get to the Fed Cup theme. Hope you enjoyed the Super Bowl last night. While my "Go canonized equines!" may have been obtuse, it wasn't intentionally so, nor an endorsement...
Peter Bodo's TennisWorld | February 8, 7:48 am ET
Andy Roddick and Drew Brees - Childhood Tennis Competitors
Here's an article from 2006 detailing the friendship and tennis rivalry between Andy Roddick and newly crowned Super Bowl Champion Drew Brees. From the San Diego Union-Tribune: Top U.S. player glad Drew chose football They were two Texas tykes on...
Pro Tennis Fan | February 8, 7:46 am ET
TENNIS TV SCHEDULE: ATP ROTTERDAM, ATP SAP OPEN, WTA PARIS OPEN
Tennis Channel subscribers in the States can catch both the ATP Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament) and the WTA Paris (Open GDF SUEZ) tournaments this weekend. The SAP Open will be shown in selected markets.
Fanatics will have to plan carefully to avoid hearing results – not everything will be shown live.
2010 TENNIS TV SCHEDULE:...
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GOTOTENNIS | February 8, 7:44 am ET
Fed Cup Semis Set: U.S. v Russia, Italy v Czechs
In the semifinals the U.S. will host Russia in April after the Russians defeated Serbia 3-2. In the deciding doubles match Svetlana Kuznetsova and Alisa Kleybanova defeated Jelena Jankovic and Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 6-4 to advance.
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 8, 12:21 am ET
2010 SAP Open Preview
After Superbowl XLIV (44) comes to an end and Andy’s eye is back on the tennis ball, the SAP Open is ready for their number one seed to hit the courts and take some names.
AndyRoddick.com | February 8, 12:13 am ET
Lopez, Cilic, Bellucci Win ATP Titles
"I did not have much time to adjust after the Australian Open; it was not easy to meet people's expectations. I am proud about what I've done," Cilic said. "I have played lot of matches this year, but it was also mentally tough. Now I can relax."
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 7, 11:45 pm ET
Dementieva Heads Paris; WTA Previews
Weak field for such a storied event; Oudin looking to keep the mojo alive after leading the U.S. to a first-round Fed Cup win; one Top 10-er in Dementieva; openers of interest include (7) Razzano vs. Schnyder, (6) Peer vs. Cornet; Dementieva lost to Amelie Mauresmo in last year's final
The Dysfunctional Tennis Blog | February 7, 11:16 pm ET
Weekend Wrap Up – Oudin Shines in Fed Cup.
Photo from fOTOGLIF
With the Super Bowl dominating sports news this weekend, don’t forget about the tennis being played with some “off the radar” players coming through with big wins.
Fed Cup was the focus of the women this week. The U.S. team, led by Melanie Oudin, who won both her matches, easily won their tie [...]
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Oudin Prevails while Safina's Misery Tour Ends
Weekend Wrap Up – Isner Wins First ATP Title.
Adjusting The Net | February 7, 9:46 pm ET
WINNERS CIRCLE: MARIN CILIC, FELICIANO LOPEZ, THOMAZ BELLUCCI WIN ATP 250 TOURNAMENTS
Besides the Fed Cup diaspora, last week’s tennis action included three ATP 250 tournaments on three different continents. (And Major League Baseball’s “World Series” includes just Canada and the U.S.A? Pffft!)
Marin Cilic won his fifth career title at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors in Croatia on Sunday, beating Michael Berrer 6-4,...
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GOTOTENNIS | February 7, 8:32 pm ET
FED CUP DECISIONS: USA, ITALY, RUSSIA AND CZECHS ADVANCE TO SEMIFINALS
The Fed Cup drama continued on deciding Day 2, with two World Group ties being extended to a live fifth rubber and last year’s finalists showing off their dominance.
Question # 1: Do you prefer the Davis Cup format, with doubles in the middle position, or Fed Cup, where it’s either an irrelevant “dead” rubber or [...]
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GOTOTENNIS | February 7, 7:23 pm ET
Tomic Wins Burnie Title, McHale Makes Fed Cup Debut; DeMars to Retire From South Carolina; Other Pro
Seventeen-year-old Bernard Tomic won his second professional title Sunday in the $50,000 Challenger in Tasmania, defeating fellow Aussie Greg Jones 6-4, 6-2 in the final. The win boosted his ATP ranking to a career-high of 209, and with an injured Lleyton Hewitt unavailable for Davis Cup in March, Tomic has a good chance of being named to the team, according to this story in the Sydney Morning Herald. Carsten Ball, another Australian Davis Cup possibility, lost to Ryan Sweeting in the $50,000 Dallas challenger final. Sweeting was the defending champion.Once the U.S. Fed Cup team clinched the victory
ZooTennis | February 7, 2:00 pm ET
Around The Corner
By Mike McIntyre Now that they've had some time to recover from a fantastic Grand Slam in Australia that saw Roger Federer confirm his dominance in the men's game, many big-name players will make their return to the court. Andy...
Pro Tennis Fan | February 7, 10:17 am ET
TW Super Bowl Countdown
All right, hats off to Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands (she of the old-school socks, above) of the U.S. for slashing through their singles matches on Saturday. The Americans finished the job today, on this, the ultimate sports day in...
Peter Bodo\'s TennisWorld | February 7, 7:05 am ET
VENUS AND SERENA WILLIAMS LOOKING SWEET, SMELLING FEBREZEY
Another day, another corporate promotion! Venus and Serena Williams were at the W South Beach on Friday to help launch the very exciting “New Tide Plus Febreze Freshness Sport” line of products (because when something smells gnarly, just spray it with something smellier!)
I wouldn’t feel the need to comment on such an event, if...
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GOTOTENNIS | February 6, 10:55 pm ET
SAP Open Draw Release
Andy is set to play at 7pm on Wednesday, February 10th, for his first round match against a qualifier, according to the SAP Open draw that was recently released.
AndyRoddick.com | February 6, 9:38 pm ET
Some Thoughts on the ITF Junior Regulation Changes for 2010
The ITF makes changes to their junior regulations every year, and there are plenty of noteworthy ones for 2010. The complete regulations can be found on the ITF junior site, and you don't need to be a tournament director or an ITF official to learn something from reading them. Here are a few of the changes this year that I thought might be of interest, in no particular order, with my comments in italics:∆ Competition is open to all tennis players based on merit and without discrimination subject only to the conditions herein set forth. I assume this
ZooTennis | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
Miscellany
Jelena Jankovic is reported to have parted ways with coach Ricardo Sanchez. She apparently intends to play without a coach, at least for now. Of course, we've heard, "I'm firing Sanchez" before....Alize Cornet said she was "petrified by the stress" of playing in Fed Cup. The Frenchwoman, who has never won a Fed Cup match, also said "The more I play, the more I lose."Note to Agence France-Presse: Melanie Oudin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands are not "Williams sisters stand-ins." For future reference, we call them "USA Fed Cup team members."Ana Ivanovic, serving in her capacity as a UNICEF National Ambassador, did
Women Who Serve | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
France and Spain out of Fed Cup--USA and Belgium move to semifinals
In one of the weekend's most dramatic ties, Australia defeated Spain 3-2 to advance to the 2010 Fed Cup semifinals. Sam Stosur won both of her singles matches, but Anabel Medina Garrigues and Carla Suarez Navarro each had a singles victory. The 2-2 tie set up a potentially thrilling doubles rubber featuring Stosur and Rennae Stubbs against Nuria Llagostera Vives and Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez. The Australians won in straight sets, giving the Spaniards their second significant loss in a row (they lost in straight sets in the third round of the Australian Open).Team USA won three singles rubbers in
Women Who Serve | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
Dechy honored in France
Nathalie Dechy, who retired from professional tennis last year, was honored today in Lievin, France by the French Federation of Tennis. The ceremony was part of this weekend's Fed Cup competition between France and the USA.Dechy played in eighteen Fed Cup ties during a ten-year period. "Fed Cup gave me my best emotions, biggest moments of my career," the former world number 11 told the crowd in Lievin.
Women Who Serve | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
Top qualifying seed out in Paris
Top qualifying seed Ekaterina Makarova was eliminated today in the second Open GDF SUEZ qualifying round. She was defeated 6-3, 6-1 by Zuzana Kucova.
Women Who Serve | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
Tennis is funny sometimes
Five-and-a-half years? I could do that standing on my head: Try 20 and we'll talk!Feliciano Lopez won his first title in more than five years at the South African Open, beating Stephane Robert in the finals in straights. His game has some holes in it (mainly that topspin backhand), but he does have a lot of versatility that should've resulted in more than two tournament wins to this point. But I can't be too hard on the guy, because in a way, I really relate.See, I follow the careers of players like him and Francesca Schiavone pretty closely: For all
Tennis Talk, Anyone? | February 6, 2:00 pm ET
Fed Cup – Does it Matter if Serena or Venus Don’t Play?
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The first round of Federation Cup, or Fed Cup for short, kicked off today with last year’s winner Italy up against Ukraine while Russia vs. Serbia offers more starpower with Svetlana Kuznetsova taking on Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic. The U.S. team, led by Melanie Oudin, squares of against France on the indoor [...]
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Adjusting The Net | February 5, 11:29 pm ET
Fernando Verdasco modelling for Calvin Klein
Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco was one of four men chosen to represent Calvin Klein X — a new range of underwear briefs that will be marketed globally in the same campaign, encouraging their customers to “mark your spot.” The photos were shot by fashion photographer Mikael Jansson in New York. As an additional bonus, [...]
Tennisinfoblog.com | February 5, 7:25 pm ET
Maria Sharapova spotted with new boyfriend
Charlie Ebersol is old news. So who is Maria Sharapova’s new boyfriend? Maria has been spotted recently with her rumored boyfriend Sasha Vujacic–a Slovenian basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Los Angeles Lakers drafted him in 2004, and in 2008 he signed another three year deal worth fifteen million dollars. You can follow [...]
Tennisinfoblog.com | February 5, 6:54 pm ET
Virginia Men, Georgia Women Upset; Interview with Georgia's Manny Diaz
There were a couple of surprises today in the collegiate ranks, with the 14th-ranked Kentucky men defeating No. 2 Virginia 4-3 in Lexington, and the 15th-ranked Clemson women taking a 4-3 decision from Georgia in Athens.For the second week in a row, it was junior Alberto Gonzalez who delivered the fourth point for the Wildcats. In the Kick-off weekend final against Wake Forest, Gonzalez clinched the Team Indoor berth at No. 5 singles; today against Virgina, he did it at the No. 6 spot. The most shocking result to me was in the doubles, where Kentucky posted three wins by
ZooTennis | February 5, 2:00 pm ET
Fed Cup miscellany
Sandra Harwitt is blogging from France this weekend, and there are other writers who are contributing to the Fed Cup blog, which is worth reading. For example, we learn from the Fed Cup blog that Craig Willis, the master of ceremonies in Adelaide, remarked that Rennae Stubbs has been playing in Fed Cup for so long that--when she started--the Dead Sea was merely sick. Ba dum chhh...We also learn from the blog that former French player Sophie Amiach, vice president of Fed Cup France, is selling the second edition of the softcover book, Les Joueuses Francaises De Fed Cup, at
Women Who Serve | February 5, 2:00 pm ET
The Deuce Club, 2.5
By Jackie Roe, TW Social DirectorWelcome, TWibe! I'm in a bit of a post-Australian Open funk, and I imagine many of you feel the same way. Fortunately, the tennis world has already moved on - to Johannesburg, Zagreb, and Santiago,...
Peter Bodo\\\'s TennisWorld | February 5, 1:00 pm ET
Falla the Leader
by Pete Bodo Howdy, everyone. It's odds and ends day here at TW, so let's poke around to see what there is to talk about: Fernando Gonzalez is in the quarterfinals of the Movistar Open in Santiago, Chile for the...
Peter Bodo\\\\\\\'s TennisWorld | February 5, 10:30 am ET
Andy Joins Tampa Tennis Classic Benefiting Courier’s Kids
A celebrity packed tennis lineup, featuring Andy Roddick, James Blake, Jim Courier and Vera Zvonareva come together for fifth time in the Tampa Tennis Classic benefiting Raymond James Courier’s Kids, an inner-city youth tennis program founded by Jim Courier that supports First Serve tennis programs.
AndyRoddick.com | February 5, 1:14 am ET
bi-me.com: Roddick looks for ’shot at the best players’ to reclaim trophy in Dubai
UAE. Andy Roddick is ready and determined to win back the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships trophy he claimed two years ago by beating Feliciano Lopez of Spain.
The All-American, who played one of the most memorable Grand Slam matches of all time when he stretched Roger Federer to the limit in the 2009 Wimbledon final, was [...]
AndyRoddick.com | February 4, 8:01 pm ET
January Aces; Cecil, Tomic Reach Semis; Kudla vs. Querrey; McHale Replaces Perry
Because I wanted to get the Notre Dame vs. North Carolina article up on the Tennis Recruiting Network as soon as possible, the January aces are a day late. Because I need to limit the number to one I can manage, some excellent results often get left off. I hope your read about those who did not make the cut last month--two-time ITF Grade A and Grade 1 finalist Monica Puig and Les Petits As finalist Noah Rubin spring to mind--when I was posting about their successes during those tournaments. I didn't have any file photos of
ZooTennis | February 4, 2:00 pm ET
2Hander's Take: AO Aftermath
I would like to start by reintroducing myself. Why? Well, I have noticed over the past year or so that the readership of this blog has grown (probably no thanks to me and my rants!) and I have been, at best, a passive reader during my absence.
Where do I start? For those who know me, I've been away from posting largely due to my mother being ill in hospital. She had a long history of heart and chest related problems. Judging by my use of the past tense, you'd be right in assuming
Tennis Is Served... | February 4, 1:32 pm ET
2010 Australian Open Review – Mind Over Body.
Photo from fOTOGLIF
Each Grand Slam has its own style and flavor and although this year’s AO lacked the drama of the ‘09 U.S. Open, its best moments could be summed up in the well-worn phrase “mind over body.” I say that because a lot of the matches came down to how well players dealt with [...]
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ATP Crystal Ball for 2010.
Australian Open Men’s Draw – Roddick’s Best Chance?
Adjusting The Net | February 4, 1:29 pm ET
Who Dat?
by Pete Bodo A fella feels a little bit like Don Quixote, but without even the good company of a sidekick like Fernando Gonzalez, writing about Fed Cup. It's an exercise comparable to shouting into the void. Hoping to get...
Peter Bodo\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'s TennisWorld | February 4, 8:48 am ET
North Carolina vs. Notre Dame Match Report; Draws Out for Team Indoor Championship
As I promised, here is my Tennis Recruiting Network account of the North Carolina women's 5-2 win over Notre Dame Sunday in South Bend. I had never been to a tennis match at Notre Dame, and it was a very positive experience. The viewing is very good, and thanks to some strategic glass blocks and a sunny day, it wasn't bad for photography either. An electronic scoreboard is the only improvement I would suggest. Because neither team has any international players, I knew quite a few of the women on both teams from the juniors, and
ZooTennis | February 3, 2:00 pm ET
(UPDATED) PHOTO OP: Sveta *smile* spam
"OK, who cut it?"Svetlana Kuznetsova was cuttin' it up big time during a presser in Belgrade for this weekend's FED CUP tie versus Serbia. Doesn't it kinda make you wish you were there? I'm cracking up just looking at her crack up.Anyway, it's good to see Sveta so relaxed, and her laugh and smile are infectious even through these pics. Now if she could only be this relaxed on court..."It was you.""Y'all think it was me?""BUSTED - I cut it! BWAHAHAHA!!"[Photo(s): Reuters]UPDATE: After some JJ-style drama the Serb has decided to play this tie over the weekend. Thanks vw!
Down the Line: raw + uncut | February 3, 2:00 pm ET
The Greatest
Last year, after Roger Federer won the French Open, I didn't post for days because I was thrown into a tailspin about whether to believe he became the greatest of all time at that point. The same thing happened this time after the Australian, but my head's a little clearer now and I'm ready to say this:Roger Federer is the greatest male singles player of all time.You see, to me, it comes down to him and Pete Sampras because A) They've won the most Slams and B) because they played on every surface under the sun during their careers. I
Tennis Talk, Anyone? | February 3, 2:00 pm ET
Jimmy Kimmel Calls Serena’s Outburst “The Greatest Thing”.
Serena Williams appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday as part of her post Australian Open title press tour. Kimmel asked about Williams’s outburst at last year’s U.S. Open and expressed actual admiration and surprise that Williams would even be fined for it.
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Adjusting The Net | February 3, 12:53 pm ET
VIDEO VAULT: Serena hits the talk shows, Nole + NaturAna climb the Avala TV Tower
Serena Williams hopped onto the post-Aussie Open media tour making stops at Jimmy Kimmel to discuss the win, the fine and the Prince......and the Ellen Degeneres Show where she smashed plates. I'm more impressed with Ellen's power moves - nice.Novak Djokovic + Ana Ivanovic visited the restored Avala TV Tower in Belgrade where they left behind hand prints. The pair also played an exo here 5 years ago won by NaturAna.I have no idea what they're saying but these two are giving full-on hawtness.(Edit: So reader Sara wondered whether NaturAna's man hands are bigger than Nole's. Any guesses? I know
Down the Line: raw + uncut | February 2, 2:00 pm ET
PHOTO OP: Vika the tease
Victoria Azarenka tweeted this pic taken while shopping for mangoes in Oz.I'd like to say I feel the same way about my mangoes but I'd be lying.*blushes*
Down the Line: raw + uncut | February 2, 2:00 pm ET
Clijsters gets "Barbied" with Jada, becomes first female athlete to receive likeness
Kim Clijsters has become the first female athlete to be immortalized by Barbie, the internationally recognized doll with the impossible proportions.Her likeness was unveiled at the largest toy fair in Nuremburg, Germany along with a mini-Barbie of daughter Jada.Kimmie expressed her excitement about the dolls saying,"When I was a young girl I played with my Barbie dolls all the time and took them with me everywhere I went. I am therefore deeply honoured and humbled as I today join the ranks of iconic women who represent Barbie's aspirational values."My family means everything to me, so I was really excited when
Down the Line: raw + uncut | February 2, 2:00 pm ET
Quick Hits
By Mike McIntyre Just a quick post to bring you up to speed on a few developments since the end of the Australian Open. The ATP and WTA Tours will now proceed with some smaller level tournaments on both hard...
Pro Tennis Fan | February 2, 12:48 pm ET
Comments Welcome
By Mike McIntyre 2010 has been a good year for tennis so far and it has also been a good year for ProTennisFan. I have thankfully found more time to dedicate to the sport that I love and that has...
Pro Tennis Fan | February 2, 12:29 pm ET
Melbourne: Cuckoo-Clocks and ‘Crappy’ Tennis
Men’s Final Federer d. Murray 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11) Whilst Fed was busy working every last one of Jo-Wills working body parts over, I was sitting there – like one of those hard boiled ringside analysts from the 40s, unperturbed by the occasional spatter of blood in my general direction – engaged in a mental soliloquy of sorts aimed at rationalising what I was seeing before me, the baying of the crowd now barely a distant hum. Was it JW that was making him look so
Tennis Is Served... | February 2, 6:16 am ET
ATP Movistar Open 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream]
Two-time defending champion and four-time winner Fernando Gonzalez returns as the top seed of this week’s ATP Movistar Open.The $400,000 ATP 250 tournament is being held at Santiago, Chile. This is the first claycourt tournament of this year’s ATP season.
Top eight seeds: [1]Fernando Gonzalez (CHI), [2]Juan Monaco (ARG), [3]Thomaz Bellucci (BRA), [4]Pablo Cuevas (URU), [5]Horacio Zeballos (ARG), [6]Jose Acasuso (ARG), [7]Simon Greul (GER) and [8]Potito Starace (ITA).
Watch the ATP Movistar Open 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream] HERE.
Tennis Guru | February 2, 5:24 am ET
ATP PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream]
Croatians Marin Cilic and Ivan Ljubicic are the top two seeds of this week’s PBZ Zagreb Indoors tournament that’s being held in their home country. Cilic is the defending champion of the tournament and is expected to continue his hot streak following his semifinal finish at last week’s Australian Open.
Top eight seeds: [1]Marin Cilic (CRO), [2]Ivan Ljubicic (CRO), [3]Jurgen Melzer (AUT), [4]Viktor Troicki (SRB), [5]Janko Tipsarevic (SRB), [6]Benjamin Becker (GER), [7]Ivo Karlovic (CRO) and [8]Evgeny Korolev (KAZ).
Watch the ATP PBZ Zagreb Indoors 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream] HERE.
Tennis Guru | February 2, 5:24 am ET
ATP SA Tennis Open 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream]
The $442,500 SA Tennis Open takes place this week at the South African Capital of Johannesburg. France’s Gael Monfils makes his debut in this tournament and will try to attempt to bounce back after his third round exit at the recently concluded Australian Open.
Top eight seeds: [1]Gael Monfils (FRA), [2]David Ferrer (ESP), [3]Feliciano Lopez (ESP), [4]Marco Chiudinelli (SUI), [5]Rajeev Ram (USA), [6]Xavier Malisse (BEL), [7]Yen-Hsun Lu (TPE) and [8]Stephane Robert (FRA).
Watch the ATP SA Tennis Open 2010 Live: [Live Online Video Stream] HERE.
Tennis Guru | February 2, 5:23 am ET
Former top ten player Nicole Vaidisova gets wildcard at Cellular South Cup
Czech Republic’s Nicole Vaidisova, a former top ten player and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist, has been granted a wildcard entry at the Cellular South Cup which takes place in Memphis later this month.
The 20-year old joins Russia’s Maria Sharapova and American teen Melanie Oudin in the player field.
The Cellular South Cup, together with the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships (an ATP event) begins on February 12 and ends on the 21st. In the men’s event, James Blake, Lleyton Hewitt, Fernando Verdasco and Andy Roddick have signed up to participate.
Vaidisova reached a career-high world ranking of number 7 three years ago. Her
Tennis Guru | February 2, 4:46 am ET
Roger Federer, Serena Williams hold on to number one rankings
This year’s Australian Open singles champions, Roger Federer (men) and Serena Williams (women), held on to their number one rankings as the updated ATP and WTA rankings were released on February 1, 2010, Monday.
Federer defeated Andy Murray of Great Britain in three sets in the men’s final on Sunday. The Swiss star begins his 268th week as the world number one and is in third place for total number of weeks as the world’s top-ranked player. The overall leader is Pete Sampras at 286 weeks followed by Ivan Lendl with 270.
For failing to defend the title this year, Spain’s Rafael
Tennis Guru | February 2, 4:27 am ET
Now back to work Andy – your time will come
This article, written by Nick Bollettieri, appeared in The Independent Newspaper in London today.
The talented young Briton must carry on working to improve his future prospects and not dwell on a defeat in which he forced Federer to produce his brilliant best
When push came to shove, Andy Murray was up against the greatest of [...]
Grand Slam Professional Tennis Predictions and Picks by Nick Bollettieri. US Open, French Open, Wimb | February 1, 11:22 am ET
Roger Federer’s Australian Open Interview - Final
Q. Would you say maybe your ability to retrieve is just as important as shot?making, the balls you ran down?
ROGER FEDERER: Yeah, I mean, I definitely think footwork is something of the most important things in tennis, especially at the level that we’re playing at. At the moment, I think it’s become extremely [...]
Tennisinfoblog.com | January 31, 6:57 pm ET
Federer Adds to Grand Slam Legacy
By Mike McIntyre Roger Federer rolled over Andy Murray in straight sets in the Australian Open final on Sunday, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6(11). With the impressive victory, Federer increases his all-time Grand Slam record with his sixteenth major title. Many felt...
Pro Tennis Fan | January 31, 5:22 pm ET
Andy Murray’s Australian Open Interview - Final
Q. You had those chances in that third set.
ANDY MURRAY: I had chances in the first set as well. You know, I had a chance to go up a break. Maybe three chances to go up a break at 2?All. You know, he started to play a lot better after that second set. [...]
Tennisinfoblog.com | January 31, 9:50 am ET
Justine Henin Australian Open Final Interview
Q. Disappointed but proud? JUSTINE HENIN: Of course disappointed, I mean, when you lose in the final of a Grand Slam, especially in three sets, and I got a few opportunities that I haven’t been able to take.
But this feeling of disappointment cannot take, you know, uhm, advantage on all the things I’ve done [...]
Tennisinfoblog.com | January 31, 8:27 am ET
Australia 2010: Man up! or Post-Script
Come on. Does anyone else think the Roger Federer/Andy Murray scenario after the final today was a script? Last year, Fed's crying like a little girl after losing to Rafa Nadal. Now this year, Murray's fighting tears after Federer beats him? It's full circle for Federer. After a rough start to last year, he came back to make history, snagging the next two slams. But then he lost a tough one to Juan Martin del Potro at the U.S. Open. Back at the stage of probably the most heartbreaking loss of his career, he comes up roses. I mean, really,
Tennis With Attitude | January 30, 2:00 pm ET
Tennis Summer Camp 2010
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News from JC Ferrero-EqueliteTennis Academy | January 30, 2:00 pm ET
Melbourne: Palookaville.
Federer d. Tsonga 6-2 6-3 6-2 “I have a feeling that JW will be awestruck and Fed may end up blowing him off court.” -- 2Hander, Tennis is Served… 28 January 2010 12:06 Sage like. I stand in awe. It's not the first time either.Mark all fan mail c/o ‘Tennis is Served…’. I actually gave Jo-Wills more of a fighting chance – to radiate awesome for one competitive set, he may or may not
Tennis Is Served... | January 29, 2:07 pm ET
2010 Australian Open – Nick’s Picks – Men’s Singles Finals
Stay tuned to Nick’s Pick throughout the 2010 Australian Open for in-depth coverage of the tournament!
Andy Murray (GBR) vs. Roger Federer (SUI)
Murray is 6-4 against Federer, but FedEx has won the last two times they played in 2009. I’ve watched countless hours of Australian Open coverage and this final will be as interesting and thrilling [...]
Grand Slam Professional Tennis Predictions and Picks by Nick Bollettieri. US Open, French Open, Wimb | January 29, 11:28 am ET
2010 Australian Open – Nick’s Picks – Women’s Singles Finals
Stay tuned to Nick’s Pick throughout the 2010 Australian Open for in-depth coverage of the tournament!
Serena Williams (USA) vs. Justine Henin (BEL)
It took Serena just over two hours to beat Na Li in the semis, taking her down in two tiebreak sets. On the other side, Henin was able to eliminate Jie Zheng in [...]
Grand Slam Professional Tennis Predictions and Picks by Nick Bollettieri. US Open, French Open, Wimb | January 29, 9:40 am ET
2010 Australian Open – Nick’s Picks Results
WTA
Tour
RD
Player 1
Player 2
Nick’s Pick
Result
Correct
WTA
1
Sabine Lisicki
Petra Martic
Lisicki in 3 sets
Lisicki
Yes
WTA
1
Serena Williams
Urszula Radwanska
S. Williams in 2 sets
S. Williams
Yes
WTA
1
Maria Sharapova
Maria Kirilenko
Sharapova in 3 sets
Kirilenko
No
WTA
1
Justine Henin
Kirsten Flipkens
Henin in 2 sets
Henin
Yes
WTA
2
Jelena Jankovic
Katie O’Brien
Jankovic in 2 sets
Jankovic
Yes
WTA
2
Elena Dementieva
Justine Henin
Dementieva in 3 sets
Henin
No
WTA
2
Venus Williams
Sybile Bammer
V. Williams in 2 sets
V. Williams
Yes
WTA
2
Vera Zvonareva
Iveta Benesova
Zvonareva in 2 sets
Zvonareva
Yes
WTA
3
Justine Henin
Alisa Kleybanova
Henin in 2 or 3 sets
Henin
Yes
WTA
3
Jelena [...]
Grand Slam Professional Tennis Predictions and Picks by Nick Bollettieri. US Open, French Open, Wimb | January 29, 9:30 am ET
Poor Tsonga
He just got his ass handed to him.Something is wrong with him I think. Because he's a better player than that. Maybe he would like me to console him. I am very good at consoling handsome professional athletes. In fact, that may be why God put me on this earth. Tsonga, if you google "poor Tsonga" and find this? Leave a comment with your email or phone number and let's get together. I can do backbends. I'm very cuddly. I'm not a good singer, so I can't sing for you. But, anyway, I'm here for you, man. We could
Must Watch Tennis All The Time | January 28, 2:00 pm ET
Na Li impressive in defeat
Despite falling to Serena Williams in two tiebreak sets, I was thoroughly impressed by Na Li. She is one heck of a tennis player and he groundstrokes are excellent from both sides.
Why?
She has a very compact swing pattern from both sides with instant backswing preparation.
She has a very low base and uses her strong legs [...]
Grand Slam Professional Tennis Predictions and Picks by Nick Bollettieri. US Open, French Open, Wimb | January 28, 10:38 am ET
A new way of seeing things
What is this, year before last or something? We have our dream women's final set in less than a hour's time: Serena Williams vs. Justine Henin. These two are, in my opinion, the two best players of the past seven or eight years, so it should be a good one.I just thought of something, though, and it may not be a new argument, but I believe it's a new way of thinking for me. So you have Henin, who took a little more than a year off and appears now to be fresher than ever. And then you have Williams,
Tennis Talk, Anyone? | January 27, 2:00 pm ET
I guess Andy Murray has the answer!
Looks like my question in my previous post was answered.(Photo: Getty Images)
Tennis Talk, Anyone? | January 27, 2:00 pm ET
Melbourne: Failed Deliveries & Grand ‘Slums’
Federer d. Davydenko 2-6 6-3 6-0 7-5 Alas, a match that promised us so very much, one that should actually have been given top billing in a night session (someone mind telling me how that happened?), but nevertheless failed to live up to our justifiably bloated expectations. (Photo: Press Association) This should have been billed as ‘Vintage Fed’ v ‘Post-Modern Davy’. Except there was nothing vintage about it. Not unless vintage refers to Fed shanking his sets away,
Tennis Is Served... | January 27, 12:34 pm ET
This Just In
In case you hadn't heard, there are Chinese women playing tennis. They are from China which is sort of still a Communist country. These Chinese women have coaches from all over the world and when they are in China they train together but they do not playing against one another because they are Chinese. Those Chinese women have funny names because their first name is their last name is their first name and oh ho ho isn't it strange, the way of The Orient. So, to recap, there are Chinese women playing tennis and going deep in the draw. They
Must Watch Tennis All The Time | January 26, 2:00 pm ET
Melbourne: ‘Murra’culous
Murray d. Nadal 6-3 7-6 3-0 (ret) Shame it had to end the way it did. But only the most rabid of Rafaelites will find it necessary to insist upon Nadal’s knees unduly influencing the result. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images) Truth be told, Murray earnt this win as cleanly and honestly as the day is long – north-of-Norway long. What’s more is he did it, not with the wholesale aggression demanded by his severest critics
Tennis Is Served... | January 26, 1:15 pm ET
How does Marin Cilic ever lose?
It's almost a day later, matches have come and gone, but I'm still impressed by Marin Cilic's run so far at the Aussie. Even though he knocked off a TTA? fave in Andy Roddick, which I figured was going to happen, he still gets props!I've been looking for him to make a big run at a Major the past few Slams and it looks like it's really happening here. Actually, every time I see him in a draw for the past year or so, I think "Why can't he win?"Which takes me to the point of the headline of this
Tennis Talk, Anyone? | January 25, 2:00 pm ET
That's Why She is The Best
Venus is clearly having some kind of existential crisis about tennis. She's still good enough to make a good run at a tournament but her heart is simply not in it anymore. I can't believe she lost to Na Li. Serena, on the other hand, is a killer and she has clearly invested a lot of time into working on her shot placement and her net game. I wish she could get healthy but she runs so hard on the court I'm not surprised her body is taped like mummy.The Azarenka Williams match had me confused for a
Must Watch Tennis All The Time | January 25, 2:00 pm ET
Wow - Na Li beat Venus Williams?!?
RR here -Oh wow I didn't think Na Li would win that. Dang. She played pretty good I guess. Sorrry, I'm a little sleepy. They zoomed in on Na Li's tattoo but we had it on mute - I couldn't tell what it was? Is it Papa Smurf? That was my best guess. Hello Kitty has an evil version, I forget the evil one's name. Just like Hello Kitty except like, all black, and evil. Anyway that's Japanese stuff, I doubt it was even the evil Hello Kitty. Na Li is Chinese, I know that, and probably not into Hello
Must Watch Tennis All The Time | January 25, 2:00 pm ET
Nadal Retires
Well, I do have in my raquet bracket a Murray/Federer final. But Nadal is my dream boyfriend and favorite in the top ten.Look how hard he tried to play it out. What a man. He tried, but he doesn't want to really hurt himself....I love him.Andy played well. I have him losing to the Fed, but it would be exciting if he won it,too. And at this point, my raquet bracket is so screwed I don't really care.Aaaaaaaaah. Tennis. That said, I stayed up waaaay too late watching tennis last night and facebook chatting with this really cute old friend
Must Watch Tennis All The Time | January 25, 2:00 pm ET
Very exciting day of tennis ahead!
Yesterdays tennis was disappointing enough to be honest. Youzhny was a walkover in the third round and Baghdatis retired against Hewitt which was a highly anticipating meeting. Shame.
Today looks much brighter as loads of exciting matches take to the court.
Roddick v. Gonzalez
Cilic v. Del Potro (who is making a habit out of silly drawn out matches this [...]
Joseph O'Brien | January 23, 4:20 pm ET
Australian Open Day 6 Blog
It’s the first day of the weekend at Melbourne Park, and it shows in the crowd attendance. It’s hard to walk around anywhere, and it seems like there are big crowds wherever you go, too many people standing around doing other things than watching tennis matches because the stadiums are too full. The first couple of days of the tournament seemed fine with a greater spread of matches, but the last few days have been more problematic.Today I decided to join the battle of trying to occupy good seats, although it was initially not my decision to do
Tennis Brain | An analytical tennis blog | January 23, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 5 Blog
This time last year, Jelena Jankovic was ranked world number 1, but this year she’s seeded 8 and flying under the radar. She was scheduled against Alona Bondarenko on Hisense Arena, in what promised to be a good test for where Jankovic’s form is at.The match has barely started and Jankovic has already hit plenty of shots close to the lines. She seems to particularly like the crosscourt corners and her backhand down the line. It’s almost like she’s constantly picking these very small areas in the court and has her mind set on targeting them. On first glance, her
Tennis Brain | An analytical tennis blog | January 22, 2:00 pm ET
Australia 2010: 0 and 1?!? Really??
Not quite sure what was more shocking -- the scoreline of the Nadia Petrova-Kim Clijsters match or the fact that Petrova wasn't wearing something that made her look like a cross-dresser.Holy crap! What happened to her? Petrova, I mean, here's someone who basically has underperformed for her entire career, mostly as a result of injury and a little bit because she gets a little jumpy in big matches. Then she shows up at the Aussie Open with a dress that hangs properly on her and beats a tournament favorite in less than an hour? I mean, what got into her?And
Tennis With Attitude | January 21, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 4 Wrap-up: Prince Williams meets the King and Queen of tennis
Roger Federer and Serena Williams, the king and queen of tennis welcomed Prince Williams at the Rod Laver Arena yesterday.The Prince of Wales is visiting Australia this week and the trip wouldn't be complete without stopping by at the craziest Grand Slam tournament.Judging from the lady's reaction in this picture, I think Prince Williams can beat Federer hands down anytime.Here's the results from the Australian Open singles and doubles on Day 4 (prefix number denotes seeding): Round 2 - Men's Singles 9-Fernando Verdasco (ESP) bt Ivan Sergeyev (UKR) 6-1 6-2 6-2 10-Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (FRA) bt Taylor Dent (USA) 6-4
HCFoo\'s Tennis Blog – Tennis Celebrities Photos, News, Gossips and More! | January 21, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 4 Blog
I don’t know whether I am more of a follower this year than last, but it feels like the stands are more packed than they were back then. I get a little tired of watching matches in Hisense Arena sometimes, because it’s lacking in involvement. Isn’t that the reason why we turn up to tennis matches to experience it in a way that the relationship between the TV and your sofa seat cannot offer you?But as much as I wandered around the grounds, I always found myself going back to Hisense Arena today because of the limited options available. Though
Tennis Brain | An analytical tennis blog | January 21, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 4: Today's matches
Schedule of play on Day 4 of the Australian Open at Melbourne Park.Prefix number denotes seeding.All sessions start at 11am Melbourne time unless stated:ROD LAVER ARENAMS2, Rd 2: 3-Novak Djokovic (SRB) v Marco Chiudinelli (SUI)WS, Rd 2: Kristina Barrois (GER) 13- Samantha Stosur (AUS)MS, Rd 2: 22-Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) v Donald Young (USA)Not before 7pmMS, Rd 2: 1-Roger Federer (SUI) v Victor Hanescu (ROU)WS, Rd 2: Karolina Sprem (CRO) v Casey Dellacqua (AUS)HISENSE ARENAMS, Rd 2: Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) v 17-David Ferrer (ESP)WS, Rd 2: Sybille Bammer (AUT) v 6-Venus Williams (USA)WS, Rd
HCFoo\\\'s Tennis Blog – Tennis Celebrities Photos, News, Gossips and More! | January 20, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 3 Wrap-up: Brutal end for Dementieva, Blake, Tomic
It's another missed opportunity for Elena Dementieva at the Grand Slam after beaten by comeback queen Justine Henin yesterday. Fresh from winning in Sydney last week, she came to Melbourne with confidence to clinch a Grand Slam title which is still missing from her trophy list.Dementieva lost 7-5, 7-6 in the high-pressure match at Rod Laver Arena. In the men's singles, US Open champ Juan Martin del Potro battled for over four hours before winning 6-4, 6-7, 5-7, 6-3, 10-8 against James Blake to reach the third round of the Australian Open. Another notable match yesterday was the one between
HCFoo\\\\\\\'s Tennis Blog – Tennis Celebrities Photos, News, Gossips and More! | January 20, 2:00 pm ET
Australian Open Day 3 Blog
It's early in the morning, and I'm not really bothered about whether I watch Tomas Berdych, Fernando Gonzalez or Andy Roddick. I have to admit that when blogging, I like to take into consideration, that I might actually want to write about someone that I haven’t already written about… only if I’m stumped as to what I would like to choose.I chose Andy Roddick and he’s facing Thomaz Bellucci, a potentially promising young player with competent looking groundstrokes. I don’t know if I’d go as far as to say that they are stylish, but it is getting there. He has
Tennis Brain | An analytical tennis blog | January 20, 2:00 pm ET
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