August 11th, 2009
Clijsters Straight-Sets Bartoli in Comeback at Cincinnati
Clijsters will next face Swiss veteran Patty Schnyder, who beat Gisela Dulko 6-4, 6-0. Clijsters is 5-2 career against Schnyder.
Posted by Staff @ 12:16 am in Tennis | 14 Comments »
August 2nd, 2009
Scared Bartoli Overcomes Venus Williams for WTA Stanford Title
“I was so scared to beat Venus, it is huge mentally to beat her,” Bartoli said. “I needed some help to calm me down and remind me of the basics.”
Posted by Jeremy Davis @ 6:03 pm in Tennis | 15 Comments »
July 26th, 2009
Weekend Wrap: Ginepri Wins at Indy, Williams Featured at Stanford
Notes: Openers of interest include (1) S.Williams vs. Li, (6) Cibulkova vs. Stosur, (8) Bartoli vs. Peng, (5) Petrova vs. Mattek-Sands (winner to potentially face Sharapova); five of Top 10 players entered; wildcards to American Hilary Barte and Canadian Stephanie Dubois; Canadian defending champ Aleksandra Wozniak unseeded.
Posted by Staff @ 11:26 pm in Tennis | 41 Comments »
July 21st, 2009
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 5th, 2009
Pro Previews: ATP Newport, WTA Budapest, Bastad
Seeds: 1. Mardy Fish, 2. Fabrice Santoro, 3. Sam Querrey, 4. Benjamin Becker, 5. Arnaud Clement, 6. Philipp Petzschner, 7. Kevin Kim, 8. Sergiy Stakhovsky
Posted by Staff @ 12:28 pm in Tennis | 1 Comment »
June 9th, 2009
Sharapova v American Glatch Wednesday at WTA Birmingham
Glatch is quickly rising into the “next American to watch” (and there aren’t many) on the women’s side after a stunning Fed Cup debut where she notched two singles victories to propel the U.S. team to a 3-2 victory over the Czech Republic, putting the U.S. in the Fed Cup final.
Posted by Staff @ 4:00 pm in Tennis | 3 Comments »
June 7th, 2009
Unseeded Sharapova Favorite on WTA Birmingham Grasscourts
“The one thing I’ve always said about ranking is I think numbers never lie,” Sharapova said following her French Open effort. “They always reflect on your performance and what you’ve achieved. But taking that aside, I think no matter if you’re ranked No. 1 or No. 100, it takes just as much work to get there.”
Posted by Staff @ 8:19 pm in Grass season, WTA | 6 Comments »
May 29th, 2009
Venus Williams Fed Bagel in French Open Exit
It had to be little consolation for the elder Williams when she saw herself on the latest cover of the American TENNIS magazine, touted as a favorite for Wimbledon.
Posted by Staff @ 8:41 pm in French Open, Tennis | 2 Comments »
May 27th, 2009
Venus in Trouble, Sharapova Struggles Through at French Open
“These types of matches are really important for me,” Sharapova said. “I’m spending more time out there than I want to, but I’m learning so many new things as well. When you haven’t played for such a long time and you’re put in these situations, many things come back to you.”
Posted by Staff @ 11:00 pm in French Open, Tennis | Comments Off
May 18th, 2009
Sharapova Hungry for Pasta, Wins at WTA Warsaw
“I don’t think I’ve done enough,” she told the media. “I feel I can accomplish a lot more. I may be 22 years old but I’m not done. I have many things to do and many things to accomplish and I’m a girl on a mission.”
Posted by Staff @ 11:01 pm in Tennis | 2 Comments »
