TENNIS-X NEWS, NOTES, QUOTES AND BARBS
India’s Davis Cup team is refusing to play unless Leander Paes is ousted as captain…
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The only other player of note in the women’s singles game to hit two-handed off both sides, Marion Bartoli of France reminisced on Monica Seles being her hero after Seles’ recent retirement: “Monica has always been [...]

Roger Federer has lost just six games in two matches at the Australian Open. That’s the fewest the Swiss has ever lost through the second round at a Slam, and the fewest anyone’s ever lost en route to the third round at the Australian Open…
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Roger Federer has won 16 straight matches at the Australian Open…
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Justine Henin has won her last 30 tour matches since losing to Marion Bartoli at Wimbledon…
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Serena Williams has now won 25 of her last 26 matches at the Australian Open…
How the hell does the tallest doubles team pairing ever, 6-foot-10 Ivo Karlovic and 6-foot-9 John Isner, lose to two Argentines in doubles?…
Think Amelia Mauresmo doesn’t [...]

With Justine Henin putting up a Roger Federeresque year in 2007, the resurgence of the Williams sisters and the arrival of two instant crowd favorites from Serbia, the WTA is coming off a pretty good year.

The top women’s tennis stars are opting for exhibition play or rest as none of the Top 10 players on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour are in action as the 2008 season kicks off this week at the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts in Gold Coast, and at the ASB Classic in Auckland, New Zealand.
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Former No. [...]

There’s a strong implication recreational players can gain from the 2007. The main focus is on the world’s two best players, and as I see it, it can be grasped not just by recreational adults but also by juniors, parents, and coaches.

Coming off a 2006 year when she won two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, the first six months of 2007 have been difficult for former world No. 1 Amelie Mauresmo. Through a combination of injuries and health issues, the Frenchwoman has failed to surpass the fourth round at her first two [...]

Open 13
Marseille, France
Finals:
Gilles Simon (FRA) d. (7) Marcos Baghdatis (CYP) 6-4, 7-6(3)
(4)Clement/Llodra (FRA) d. (1) Knowles/Nestor (BAH/CAN) 7-5, 4-6, 10-8
A new French star was born Sunday as 22-year-old Gilles Simon topped Baghdatis for his first career title. Last year Simon reached the final at Valencia on clay, and is the first Frenchman to reach an [...]

2007 Aussie Open Preview
The list of players injured before the Aussie Open even starts is long, and the list of possible withdrawals from Melbourne, even longer (Rafael Nadal? David Nalbandian? Nikolay Davydenko? Nadia Petrova?), but it’s summer in Australia and the Aussie Open starts Monday (event if Roger Federer says it should be pushed back [...]

Serena Loses, Didn’t Play Well, Yada Yada
When a Williams sister loses a match, generally they will say they played poorly or their opponent played far above their level. But apparently both were in effect Wednesday in Hobart, Australia, the site of Serena Williams’ return to tennis where the American, appearing heavier than her Grand Slam-winning [...]