April 25th, 2010
Federer, Nadal in Rome; Loaded Stuttgart WTA Field; Previews
Wow, two unseeded former No. 1s in Henin and Ivanovic; lots o’ first-round meetings of interest…
Posted by Staff @ 1:52 pm in Tennis | 70 Comments »
April 11th, 2010
Wozniacki, Pennetta Claim WTA Tour Titles
“I think that broke her a little bit,” Wozniacki said. “At 5-all I had the advantage that point…It was important for me that I was the one opening the court and I was the one dictating the points.”
Posted by Staff @ 10:26 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
February 7th, 2010
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.
Posted by Staff @ 11:21 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
February 7th, 2010
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
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January 10th, 2010
Belgians Clijsters, Wickmayer Win WTA Titles During Week 1 of 2010
“I think we set the bar for pretty high for ourselves for the rest of the year but obviously it’s a great tournament to start off the year and a great match, so I couldn’t be happier with myself, but I would also like to congratulate Justine,” Clijsters told the crowd afterwards. “This is the first tournament that she’s back and she’s really played at a really high level.” Clijsters donated her $37,000 winner’s check to the Royal Brisbane Hospital children’s wing, which she visited before the tournament began.
Posted by Staff @ 9:02 pm in Tennis | 10 Comments »
January 2nd, 2010
WTA Previews: Henin, Clijsters in Brisbane; Auckland No Top 10
The Brisbane International in Australia kicks off the 2010 WTA Tour in wild fashion, featuring the return of former world No. 1 Justine Henin, fellow Belgian comeback queen and former No. 1 Kim Clijsters as the top seed, in addition to seeds Nadia Petrova, former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic, Daniela Hantuchova, Alisa Kleybanova, Aleksandra Wozniak, Melinda Czink and Iveta Benesova.
Posted by Staff @ 3:10 pm in Tennis | 5 Comments »
November 8th, 2009
Italy Pummels U.S. in Fed Cup Final; Tennis-X Notes
“It’s a very nice feeling. We worked hard to get to this point, finally we made it,” Pennetta said. “In the beginning of the week everyone expected so many things…now we are 3-0 and we can enjoy it.”
Posted by Staff @ 9:28 pm in Fed Cup, Tennis | 4 Comments »
September 8th, 2009
Oudin Wednesday Night at US Open; Serena Lines Up Clijsters
Looking to join the two in the semifinals in Wednesday play will be an all-unseeded meeting with Belgian Yanina Wickmayer vs. the Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko, and in the much-anticipated first night match at 7 p.m. EST, new American sweetheart Melanie Oudin vs. No. 9-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki.
Posted by Staff @ 9:33 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
August 12th, 2009
USTA, ATP, WTA To Announce Calendar Changes
The USTA, ATP, and WTA are set to hold a press conference tomorrow, August 13th, to announce some changes to the U.S. Open Series line-ups. In 2011, the two separate ATP and WTA events in Cincinnati will become a combined men’s and women’s tournament. This combined event will be held two weeks before the U.S. [...]
Posted by Lynn Berenbaum @ 12:38 pm in ATP, Cincinnati, US Open Series, WTA | 2 Comments »
August 2nd, 2009
ATP/WTA Previews: Roddick Dissed by NYT; Federer Davis Cup
Seeds: Andy Roddick, Juan Martin Del Potro, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Fernando Gonzalez, Robin Soderling, Marin Cilic, Tommy Robredo, Tomas Berdych, Mardy Fish, Tommy Haas, Ivo Karlovic, Viktor Troicki, Igor Andreev, Dmitry Tursunov, Dudi Sela, Sam Querrey
Posted by Staff @ 10:39 pm in Tennis | 163 Comments »
