“It’s a local thing, it’s not a threat” Second Test begins at Trent Bridge today: England wary of India batting backlash NOTTINGHAM: India’s much lauded middle-order quartet may have failed to score a fifty between them during the drawn first Test … via Daily Times
CHRIS Guccione was a surprise first-round casualty at the Austrian Open last week. via Roxburgh Park, Craigieburn Star
Sergio Roitman upset third-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets Tuesday in the first round of the Orange Prokom Open, while Austria’s Stefan Koubek rallied to beat fifth-seeded Agustin Calleri. via PR-inside.com
“Our main performance goal centered around maximizing our 2008 Olympic qualification opportunities. We are very pleased with our results in those sports.” Medals The United States finished with 237 medals: 97 gold, 88 silver, 52 bronze. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Sergio Roitman upset third-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets Tuesday in the first round of the Orange Prokom Open, and Austria’s Stefan Koubek rallied past fifth-seeded Agustin Calleri. via CBS SportsLine
Bulgarian best tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has won a ranking for the second round of the Nordic Light Open tournament in Swedish Stockholm. via The Sofia Echo
“I really didn’t want to spend so much time on the court” Sania Mirza used pressure at the net in the third set to pull off a 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 upset of No. via CBS SportsLine
Sergio Roitman upset third-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in straight sets Tuesday in the first round of the Orange Prokom Open, while Austria’s Stefan Koubek rallied to beat fifth-seeded Agustin Calleri. via PR-inside.com
Top-seeded and defending champion Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and second-seeded Spaniard Tommy Robredo were among Tuesday’s first-round winners at the clay-court Orange Prokom Open. via WFRV-TV Green Bay
Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain defeated Sandra Kloesel of Germany 6-3, 7-6 on Tuesday in the first round of the Nordic Light Open. via ESPN
“I don’t think what I did was very noteworthy” To the typical sportsman, homosexuality is one of the few things more frightening than one day having to get a job in the real world where you will have to work for more than ten hours a week. via Times Online
Chilean Paul Capdeville had the more difficult time of it but he and Czech Jan Hernych both advanced Monday at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic. via The Post Chronicle
Argentines Mariano Zabaleta and Jose Acasuso advanced to the second round of the Polish Open yesterday while their compatriot Diego Hartfield was eliminated. via Buenos Aires Herald
Results Tuesday from the Orange Prokom Open, a 425,250 ATP event on clay at Sopot Tennis Club : Singles First Round Sergio Roitman, Argentina, def. via PR-inside.com
“Usually during the second Saturday of Wimbledon I’m at home training for the summer season, not playing the final. “But my life does not stop at Wimbledon” An unexpected trip to the Wimbledon final has whetted the appetite of France’s Marion Bartoli, pictured 07 July 2007, for more of the same. via TurkishPress.com
“I couldn’t stop crying for two hours” Tenth seed Venus Williams won her 15th straight match at the Acura Classic on Monday as she ignored a five-year gap between appearances. via Earth Times
“I have always done well on the hard court surfaces in the U.S. I have had some of my best results ever on the hard court” By Tennis Week 07/27/2007 The devious spins imparted by the left-handed strokes of Patty Schnyder can make her shots so deceiving to read it’s as if the ball […]
“Maybe I mean a better person. I’m much prettier now. You have no idea how many girls were calling to me.” INDIANAPOLIS: Russian third seed Dmitry Tursunov won his second career title with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Frank Dancevic of Canada at the Indianapolis Championship on Sunday. via The Star Online
“I felt if I got into the third set, her serve probably would have gone down” On the cusp yesterday of what at the Acura Classic would have represented her most meaningful triumph at this level of women’s tennis, Coco Vandeweghe received a reminder. via The San Diego Union-Tribune
Venus Williams bounced back from a slow start in her first tournament since winning Wimbledon to defeat Anastassia Rodionova 6-3, 6-0 in a first-round match Monday at the Acura Classic. via PR-inside.com
“Today was my best match so far” By Tennis Week 07/30/2007 Elvis was in the building along with a tennis King, but in the end it was the Sacramento Capitals who brought down the house with a record-setting title triumph. via Tennis Week
Bet on the Legg Mason Classic with Sky Bet! Mixed fortunes for Brits in doubles Click here for all the latest tennis results Click here for ATP Tour calendar Click here for WTA Tour calendar Click here for more … via SportingLife.com
Alex Bogdanovic crashed out of the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington. via Daily Express
The New York Buzz were seeking their first World TeamTennis title in their history Sunday night, meeting the Sacramento Capitals in the championship match in Roseville, Calif. via Times Union
Tim Henman and Mahesh Bhupathi made the ideal start to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington after they defeated Korea’s Hyung-Taik Lee and American Michael Russell in the first round of the Men’s … via IcWalsall
Alex Bogdanovic crashed out of the first round of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington. via IcWalsall
Virginia men’s tennis player Somdev Devvarman advanced out of the qualifying draw to reach the main draw of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, held this week at the FitzGerald Tennis Center in Washington. via University of Virginia
“I’m excited to be playing Bali once again” Singapore: Former world number one Lindsay Davenport will juggle motherhood and professional tennis by returning to singles action at the WTA event in Bali in September, organisers told Reuters on Tuesday. via Sify
“When we started to play, I tried to play as players did 20 years ago - the flat hits, chip and charge… volleys, slice. Then I tried to hit as we do today with spin and it was pretty good. I won I think three dinners.” Martina Hingis gives her reaction after taking a […]
Chilean Paul Capdeville and Czech Jan Hernych both advanced in the first round at the $600,000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic on Monday. via KION CBS 46
