Rankings
ATP - Mar 08
1 Roger Federer 11350
2 Novak Djokovic 8310
3 Rafael Nadal 7440
4 Andy Murray 7255
5 Juan Martin Del Potro 6275
6 Nikolay Davydenko 5290
7 Robin Soderling 3905
8 Andy Roddick 3720
9 Marin Cilic 2970
10 Fernando Gonzalez 2890
ATP No. 1 History
WTA - Mar 08
1 Serena Williams 8645
2 Dinara Safina 6480
3 Svetlana Kuznetsova 5930
4 Caroline Wozniacki 5925
5 Venus Williams 5626
6 Victoria Azarenka 5300
7 Elena Dementieva 4855
8 Agnieszka Radwanska 3880
9 Jelena Jankovic 3770
10 Na Li 3466
WTA No. 1 History

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May 12th, 2008

Your Comments: ESPN, Tennis Channel Get US Open Broadcast Rights

“This completes a five-year process of reinventing the television and digital landscape for the sport of tennis in North America,” said Arlen Kantarian, CEO Pro Tennis, USTA. “Tennis will now be prominently featured for eight straight weeks on ESPN — the premiere destination in sports; Tennis Channel — our sport’s namesake network; and CBS — our longtime network partner. This new partnership will provide more tennis, to more people, in more ways than ever before.”

Posted by Staff @ 12:16 pm in American tennis, TV | 15 Comments »

May 8th, 2008

Roddick, Blake Threaten to Turn Rome into a U.S. Event

Now be honest, who would really have believed that after four days of tennis in Rome that Rafael Nadal, David Ferrer, Nikolay Davydenko and David Nalbandian would out and Andy Roddick and James Blake would still be in? There’s no one on the planet who would have thought that four days ago. No one.

Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:02 pm in American tennis, Clay Season, Rome | 107 Comments »

May 5th, 2008

Tennis-X Notes: Rafa Rages Against ATP, Dokic Wants Help

BURN SOME CALORIES, THEN HAVE A FEW BEERS: According to Consumer Reports magazine, tennis ranks among the top five activities for the most calories burned per workout. While playing just a half hour of singles tennis, a 140-lb. person will burn 254 calories and a 200-lb. person will burn 364 calories.

Posted by Staff @ 12:15 am in ATP, American tennis | 7 Comments »

April 15th, 2008

American Tennis: Time for Clay Anguish

Sayonara North America hardcourts. Hello, European clay. For the Americans, it’s a time of anguish, when even such simple matters as making a phone call or ordering dinner exacerbate the tensions of playing on a less than familiar surface.

Posted by TennisOne @ 1:43 pm in American Women, American tennis, Clay Season, French Open, Grand Slams, Lindsay Davenport, Paris, Tennis | 33 Comments »

April 3rd, 2008

Poll: Did You See Federer vs. Roddick on Thursday? Probably Not

If the powers-that-be are trying to raise the popularity of tennis in the U.S., they’re not getting a lot of help from the ATP.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 9:39 pm in ATP, American tennis, ESPN, Etienne de Villiers, Miami, No. 1 ranking, TV, Tennis on TV | 55 Comments »

March 23rd, 2008

Tennis-X Notes: Sharapova Says No to Miami, Kournikova Sued

HE READS BOOKS TOO: Mardy Fish after beating Roger Federer last week in Indian Wells: “Actually when I won that first set I remembered something from James’ (Blake’s) book. It was a quote from [Fish's former coach] Todd Martin who told him, ‘If you can win one set, you can win two.’ So I stuck [...]

Posted by Staff @ 9:08 pm in American tennis, ESPN, Indian Wells, Miami, Tennis, Todd Martin | 47 Comments »

March 23rd, 2008

Djokovic Nets Fish for ATP Indian Wells Title; American Back in Mix

Watch out Roger Federer. Novak Djokovic is coming to get you.

Posted by Richard Vach @ 8:22 pm in American tennis, Coaching, Miami | 71 Comments »

December 21st, 2007

Mastering the Art of Tennis Branding

Journalists and fans world-wide have been cringing in anticipation after the ATP’s announcement that in 2008 it will change the well-established “Masters Series” designation for its top tier of events to “1000s.”

Posted by Richard Vach @ 6:44 pm in ATP, American tennis | 5 Comments »

September 3rd, 2007

US Open: Week 1 Summary

One week into the year’s final Grand Slam event, let’s do a quick round up of what we have seen so far.
The Home Team
Serena Williams and sister Venus both won a Grand Slam this year, but other than that, it hasn’t been an exceptionally great year for American tennis. Now that the tours are back [...]

Posted by Abe Kuijl @ 6:25 pm in American Women, American tennis, US Open | 19 Comments »

August 28th, 2007

US Open Notes: Delic Reluctantly Declines Isner in Doubles

“It was an honor that he asked me to play at his last US Open, but it was hard to say no to Isner.”

Posted by Richard Vach @ 2:40 pm in American tennis, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

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