Four ex-champs, including Craybas and Schultz-McCarthy, are in tourney
“I’ve been training very hard. It’s exciting to be playing on the WTA Tour. I can’t wait to get there.” Jill Craybas career. via Midland Daily News
Archive for January, 2007
Koubek faces Whitehouse
Top-seeded Stefan Koubek checked in at one of Durban’s top beachfront hotels on Monday in time for a late practice in advance of Tuesday’s opening round of the South African Airways Open at the Westridge Park … via Independent Online
Grand slam greenhorns find the going tough
“You get transport, all the drinks are there, God knows what else. You can get your clothes washed!” The eight women and nine young men who readied themselves to take one of the biggest steps of their tennis lives in Melbourne last week managed little more than a running jump and momentary plunge into […]
Kids, don’t try this one at home
“I feel like, for some reason, I have more hurdles to go through than most first-round quarterbacks have had as far as gaining respect.” Mike Metzger is Evel Knievel’s kind of guy. Last May, he revved up his motorcycle outside Caesars Palace in Las Vegas and not only soared 125 feet over the casino’s […]
Grand slam greenhorns find the going tough
“You get transport, all the drinks are there, God knows what else. You can get your clothes washed!” The eight women and nine young men who readied themselves to take one of the biggest steps of their tennis lives in Melbourne last week managed little more than a running jump and momentary plunge into […]
Falling victim to madding crowd
ROWDY fans are a common sight in Davis Cup, but it’s a rare occurrence in the world of tennis yesterday. via The Australian
Ethnic brawl at Aussie Open
“National pride is one thing but this is unacceptable” Police ejected about 150 spectators from the Australian Open on Monday after an ugly brawl broke out between Serbian and Croatian fans inside the ground. via Mail & Guardian