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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August 5th, 2009

Legg Mason: Mr. Roddick Goes to the White House

Speaking of tickets. For grins, I stopped by the Lacoste store on M St. to check out how the Roddick ticket give-away was going. There was a healthy and well organized line, with a few people also walking out with shopping bags to boot. Well done all around.

Posted by Lynn Berenbaum @ 12:22 pm in 2009 Season, ATP, American tennis, Washington | 11 Comments »

July 21st, 2009

Can Tennis Go Green?

This is not a column about the color of tennis courts despite clay courts looking like the terrain of Mars and most hard courts at professional tennis events no longer being green. While covering the 2008 Indianapolis Tennis Championships, members of what looked to be a local scouting troop wearing hats saying “Environmental Team” were [...]

Posted by Dan Martin @ 1:51 pm in ATP, Australian Open, Blackrock Tour of Champions, French Open, ITF, TV, Tennis, US Open, WTA, WTA Tour, Wimbledon, senior tour | 31 Comments »

July 17th, 2009

Pros, Tennis Amateurs Mix at 2nd Annual Shotgun 21 Event

This year, Alexandra Stevenson, Vince Spadea, Travis Parrott, Phillip King, Nick Monroe, Ryan Sweeting, Donald Young have indicated they would be playing. Tommy Haas, Taylor Dent, the Bryan Brothers and Marcos Baghdatis have all been invited. Last year Tommy Haas came to the event, but did not play due to issues with the ATP, issues that have supposedly been worked out.

Posted by Staff @ 2:14 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »

July 12th, 2009

Tennis Notes: Sarcastic Serena, Racist Klein, Britton Turns Pro

From tennis writer Chris Goldsmith of Sportingo: “Serena Williams is unhappy about still being No.2, even though she is the holder of three of the four majors at the moment.

Posted by Staff @ 11:06 pm in Tennis | 68 Comments »

July 11th, 2009

Davis Cup Doubles: Israel Upsets Powerhouse Russia, U.S. Alive

Israel clinched the tie in the Saturday doubles when Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram stopped a comeback from former No. 1 Marat Safin and Igor Kunitsyn 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(3), 4-6, 6-4.

Posted by Staff @ 1:41 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 2 Comments »

July 9th, 2009

Davis Cup Quarterfinal Previews

Can “Dr.” Ivo rain down the aces on clay? The nod goes to Croatia as Blake is 0-4 in live ties on clay and Fish has only one win in the same situation. Marin Cilic should dictate this tie, but the Bryan brothers will do their best to keep it a live tie by Sunday.

Posted by Staff @ 11:58 pm in Davis Cup, Tennis | 70 Comments »

June 17th, 2009

Forget Debating Tennis GOATS, Track Paradigm Shifts

The sport has changed enough in a short period of time to ask if tennis fans can accurately compare eras right next to one another.

Posted by Dan Martin @ 11:26 am in 2009 Season, ATP, Miami, Tennis | 159 Comments »

June 4th, 2009

Tennis Notes: Rafa Opens School, Serena Drama Dodger

Serena Williams at the French Open: “I’m like one of those girls on a reality show that has all the drama, and everyone in the house hates them because no matter what they do, like, drama follows them. I don’t want to be that girl.”…

Posted by Staff @ 1:38 pm in Tennis | 36 Comments »

April 23rd, 2009

Nadal Wins, Gets Pass to SF; Nalbandian Withdraws

Unfortunately the meeting is not to be, as after Nalbandian won his match on Thursday, he withdrew from the event citing an injured hip.

Posted by Staff @ 3:46 pm in Tennis | 22 Comments »

April 7th, 2009

USTA Pro Circuit Shows U.S. Emphasis on Claycourt Tennis

“The clay court portion of the USTA Pro Circuit schedule has served players for much of the last three decades to develop specific aspects of their games to achieve the next level of world-class play,” said Brian Earley, Director, USTA Pro Circuit.

Posted by Staff @ 3:16 pm in Tennis | Comments Off

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