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October 30th, 2011 — Athlete Profile, Male Profile, Tennis
Easily one of the most volatile players ever to grace the sport of tennis, and well known for his signature line, “you cannot be serious,” John McEnroe is forever etched into the minds of tennis fans throughout the world. His hot temper, raw natural talent and his penchant for disagreeing with the referees got him [...]
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Wimbledon Recap June 21, 2010 This week in tennis was the final week of Wimbledon warm-ups as players worked to get into form. Both then men and the women were competitive in the lead-up to Wimbledon, with both playing the UNICEF Open and the AEGON International. The Womenâs side of the AEGON open features plenty...... -
Athlete Profiles: Serena Williams The youngest of the famous Williams sisters, Serena was born in 1981. She and her sister have made history many times and currently, Serena is ranked number 1. They frequently play against one another and finding someone that can beat either one of them is no easy task. Serena has...... -
Athlete Profiles: Pete Sampras Pete Sampras was born in 1971 and grew up in the Washington DC area of the United States. He is considered to be one of the most gifted male players in the sport and has one numerous titles, medals and cups throughout his long and illustrious career. Although he is...... -
Athlete Profiles: Andre Agassi Andre Agassi has become a fixture in the tennis world, and thanks to a series of high profile relationships, sponsorship deals and a great will to win, he has become an indelible fixture of pop culture as well. His gold medal win in the Olympics, and the sheer number of...... -
Athlete Profiles: Chris Evert Chris Evert is perhaps one of the most well known female tennis stars who shot to popularity in the early 1970âs and rode the rocket well into the 1980âs. Known as a power player who was also incredibly consistent, one look at her record tells you just how good she......
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August 8th, 2011 — News, Tennis, Tournaments and Championships
There is never a greater victory in tennis than when a relatively unheard of tennis player rises to the occasion and wins the title at a tournament. This is what happened this week at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. Those in the audience watched as Radek Stepanek took the title away from Gael Monfils. This [...]
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Sam Querrey Manages to Clinch Olympus Tennis US Open Title Sam Querrey managed to clinch the men's title for the 2009 Tennis Olympus Tennis US Open with a 7 to 5, 6 to 3 round for a 16 defeat over Bjorn Phau while playing the final series event at Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven. This was the final season...... -
Andalucia Tennis Experience, Family Circle Cup, US Men’s Clay Court Championship, and Grand Prix Hassan II This week in tennis featured multiple tournaments for both the men and the women. The women met up in the Andalucia Tennis Experience in Marbella, Spain and the Family Circle Cup, held in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. The men competed in both the US Menâs Clay Court Championship, held...... -
Tips for Beginning Tennis Players If you are interested in learning how to play tennis, there are a few things you need to know before you get started. By having the proper foundation in this sport, you can be assured that youâll learn properly and be able to play better as a result. Although this...... -
Rafael Nadal Lives Up to Expectations, Takes Win in Madrid The top seed, Rafael Nadal, lit up the second day of the Madrid Masters on the second day by overcoming Latvia's Ernests Gulbis with 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, allowing him to move on to the third round. With a total of eight titles so far this season, including Wimbledon, Paris and...... -
Maria Sharapova Tennis Player Profile Maria Yuryevna Sharapova was born on April 19 in 1987 and is a Russian professional tennis player. Maria Sharapova was previously a World No. 1 ranked tennis player, though as of October 27, 2008 she was ranked World No. 6 according to the Women's Tennis Association. In her career, Sharapova......
Continue reading → Unseeded Champion Wins the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
March 22nd, 2010 — News, Tennis, Tournaments and Championships
The singles’ winners at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, California, came as a surprise to almost everyone. Ivan Ljubicic, a player who almost always makes a strong showing approaching the finals but inevitably loses out, defeated Andy Roddick in straight sets. And Jelena Jankovic also defeated Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets. Ljubicic’s win [...]
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Andy Murray Already on Great Start Defending St Petersburg Title Andy Murray has already made an excellent start to defending his St Petersburg title and could be back on familiar territory with champagne as early as Sunday. However, some days you simply have to make do without the models ad the champagne. Murray, for example, celebrated his win back at...... -
Querrey Wins Serbia Open Final The Serbia Open came down to an all-American finals round with John Isner going up against Sam Querrey, after the #2 player in the world and defending champion Novak Djokovic left during the quarter-finals semi-finals because of what he says were allergy-related breathing problems. The Djokovic family actually organizes the...... -
Rafael Nadal to Pull Out of Masters Cup Giving reasons of fatigue due to his knee injury as the reason for the surprising action, the world's number one tennis star Rafael Nadal has decided to withdraw himself from the Tennis Masters Cup. The athlete stated that the decision is a very difficult one for him to make, not...... -
Federer Wins BNP Paribas Open Roger Federer defeated Victor Hanescu in round 2 of the BNP Paribas Open last weekend in Indian Wells, California. They finished 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-1, with Hanescu offering much more challenge for Federer in the middle of the match and fading pretty quickly in the end. Hanescu, a Swiss...... -
Third Round Victories, Upsets and Postponements at Wimbledon This week in Wimbledon has seen many different changes and challenges in the ability of those competing for the title to be able to move forward. While the second round had some expected victories and not many surprises, there were a few surprises which no one really saw coming. Among......
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November 30th, 2009 — News, Tennis, Tournaments and Championships
At the ATP World Finals, Roger Federer is now ranked 1 in the sport for the 5th time. He’s one away from tying Pete Sampras’ record of 6 number one spots. He won that trophy at the ATP World Tour Finals in London at the O2 Arena on Wednesday, but was eliminated later in the [...]
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The ATP World Tour Finals The ATP World Tour Finals in London set 2 tennis records, with 17,467 in the audience, making it the largest crowd to ever watch a match in Britain--2,500 more than can watch a match at Wimbledon's Centre Court. This also ranks as the biggest indoor tennis tournament in tennis history,...... -
US Open, New York This week in tennis features the US Open, the final major of the year that is held in New York. While the tournament will be missing the premier womenâs star (Serena Williams), the field is stacked with plenty of incredible talent. This week featured the second half of the tournament,...... -
ATP World Tour: Robby Ginepri The $519,000 ATP World Tour 250 in Indianapolis, United States of America, running from the 19th of July, 2009 until the 26th of July, 2009 on hard court surfaces. More information can be obtained through http://www.atpworldtour.com. Results for Sunday, the 26th of July, 2009: Singles Final, R Ginepri of the...... -
Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals This week in Tennis featured the menâs ATP tour finals, known as the Barclayâs ATP World Tour Finals. This year the tournament was held in the O2 Arena in London, England. The tournament takes the top eight singles players and top eight doubles teams and pits them against each other...... -
Recap US Open Day 13 & 14 Rafael Nadal is going up against Juan Martin del Potro this Sunday. Playing against Juan Martin del Potro is sort of like swimming up the stream because no matter how quickly you're paddling, there is always a feeling of certain inevitability that is going in the opposite direction, and this......
Continue reading → ATP World Tour Finals: Nikolay Davydenko, Roger Federer, Juan Martin del Potro
December 16th, 2008 — Male Profile, News, Tennis
The former world no. 1 tennis player, Andy Roddick, recently announced that he would be working with a renowned coach by the name of Larry Stefanki beginning next season. The announcement was initially delivered on Andy Roddick’s personal website, which is viewable from http://www.andyroddick.com. On his website, Andy Roddick, a former U.S. Open champion, stated [...]
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US Open Facts and Figures Lets take a look at some of the pertinent facts and figures for the upcoming US Open tennis championship tournament: What: This is the final major championship tournament for the pro tennis season. When: Play will continue for two weeks, with the women's singles finals to be held on September...... -
Andy Murray Already on Great Start Defending St Petersburg Title Andy Murray has already made an excellent start to defending his St Petersburg title and could be back on familiar territory with champagne as early as Sunday. However, some days you simply have to make do without the models ad the champagne. Murray, for example, celebrated his win back at...... -
Andy Murray Tennis Player Profile Andy Murray was born on May 15, 1987 and is a professional tennis player from Scotland who also happens to be the highest ranking player in Britain at current. He officially broke into the ATP Top 10 on April 16, 2007, and reached a career high of No. 4 ranking...... -
Roddick Wins Sony Ericsson Open Andy Roddick defeated Tomas Berdych on Sunday in Key Biscayne, Florida, to win his first Masters 1000 title in almost 4 years. It marks his 4th Masters 1000 title and his second win at Key Biscayne where he also won back in 2004. It also gives him a record...... -
Tennis Player Profile for Lleyton Hewitt Lleyton Hewitt was born on February 24, 1981 and is a former World No 1 tennis player that hails from Australia. He became the youngest male ever to obtain a number 1 ranking in 2001. He has numerous career achievements, awards and wins, including a 2001 US Open win, a......
Continue reading → Roddick Selects Stefanki as 2009 Season Coach