February 13th, 2012
French Line-up U.S. in Davis Cup; Kerber, Hantuchova Win Titles
Kirilenko fell to 5-5 in career finals. The Russian faced a match point in her first-round win, and in the second round overcame a 2-5 third-set deficit.
Posted by Staff @ 9:19 am in Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 6th, 2012
Murray Tackles Tomic In Brisbane; It’s All French After Federer, Nadal Exit Doha
Andy Murray and Bernard Tomic meet in an intriguing semifinal at Brisbane tonight.
Posted by Staff @ 11:07 pm in Brisbane, Doha | 72 Comments »
May 27th, 2011
Djokovic, Del Potro Suspended at French Open, Will Play Best-of-3 Saturday; Old Federer Returns
The big showdown between Djokovic and Del Potro began but never finished.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 5:30 pm in French Open | 391 Comments »
February 13th, 2011
Kvitova Clocks Clijsters; Hantuchova Wins; WTA Dubai, Memphis Previews
Petra Kvitova and Daniela Hantuchova win WTA titles this weekend.
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:07 pm in Dubai, Memphis, Paris | 5 Comments »
October 17th, 2010
Jankovic Headlines Moscow; Dementieva in Luxembourg: WTA Previews
Notes: (1) Dementieva opens against Peng, and (3) Wickmayer against the Osaka finalist Schnyder; wildcards went to Dementieva, Russian Yulia Putintseva, Luxembourg’s Mandy Minella, and France’s Virginie Razzano; in last year’s final Francesca Schiavone defeated Olga Govortsova.
Posted by Staff @ 11:36 pm in Tennis | 8 Comments »
August 1st, 2010
Roddick, Jankovic, Wozniacki Star at Washinton, San Diego, Copenhagen
Loaded non-seeded field with former No. 1s Ivanovic and Safina, and former No. 2 Kuznetsova unseeded; first-round match-ups of interest are (6) Bartoli vs. Hantuchova, (7) Peer vs. (WC) Ivanovic, (8) Wickmayer vs. Kuznetsova, and potential second-round match-ups after seeded byes (1) Jankovic vs. Rezai and Stosur vs. Azarenka or Oudin
Posted by Staff @ 3:32 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
January 4th, 2010
Roddick, Cilic Start Strong at Australian Open Tune-ups; New Rules
Boy did Brisbane hit the jackpot in players.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 2:48 pm in 2010 Season, Brisbane, Doha, ITF, Tennis | 20 Comments »
January 3rd, 2010
Clijsters Wins to Start 2010; Early Qualifying and Hopman Cup Action
he only thing that’s happened at these events is a bunch of qualifying matches have been played.
Posted by Ben Pronin @ 1:55 pm in 2010 Season, ATP, Brisbane, Doha, Exhibitions, Injuries, WTA | 6 Comments »
February 12th, 2009
Golovin, Hantuchova, Kirilenko Heat-Up SI Swimsuit Issue
Tennis finally gets some good space in Sports Illustrated, but it’s in the Swimsuit Issue!
Posted by Sean Randall @ 10:29 am in 2009 Season, Player Participation, Sports Illustrated | 180 Comments »