Archive for May, 2008
An important tennis win can’t compare to escaping a French hotel fire this month in Bordeaux for Argentine qualifier Eduardo Schwank, who knocked out former champion Carlos Moya in the first round of the French …
May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Carlos Moya | No Comments
By Collin Matiza ZIMBABWE’S men’s and women’s tennis doubles specialists Kevin Ullyett and Cara Black are through to the second round of the French Open.
May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Cara Black | No Comments
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal showed what they can do when challenged. The two highest-seeded men at the French Open had tougher-than-expected first sets Thursday, and both responded by reeling off game after …
May 30th, 2008 | Posted in Albert Montanes | No Comments
Wimbledon has come to Roland Garros — by that we mean that rain has affected action on all three days of the French Open so far.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Ai Sugiyama | No Comments
American tennis player Ashley Harkleroad has announced that she has posed for Playboy.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Ashley Harkleroad | No Comments
The LTA announced yesterday that it had clearly defined its assets. Well, that’s a start.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Anne Keothavong | No Comments
Mardy Fish smashed his racket to smithereens after blowing a set point in his first-round, first-set tiebreak against Argentina’s Agustin Calleri on Wednesday.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
David Nalbandian and James Blake have both crashed out of the French Open, along with Amelie Mauresmo.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
London, May 29 : Tennis ace Andy Murray has another title to add to his list - the number one ‘male gay icon’. The fiery Murray topped a poll of gay Brits, beating Aussie Mark Philippoussis, 31, by 4 percent.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Roddick | No Comments
Headline writers across the fruited plain teased with their naughty “Female Tennis Player Poses Nude” stories, only to reveal that the player taking her clothes off isn’t Anna Ivanovich or Maria Sharapova.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Ashley Harkleroad | No Comments
Eight-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams has entered the 2008 Bank of the West Classic, giving the longest-running women-only rofessional tennis tournament in the world commitments from four of the top 10 …
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Daniela Hantuchova | No Comments
Paris - Order of play on Sunday at the 15.5-million-euro French Open: CHATRIER Sofia Arvidsson, Sweden v Ana Ivanovic, 2, Serbia Denis Gremelmayr, Germany v Novak Djokovic, 3, Serbia LENGLEN David Nalbandian, …
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Carlos Berlocq | No Comments
Start with this statistic on a busy, blustery day at Roland Garros: Maria Sharapova hit 17 double-faults. It bears repeating: 17.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
As Per Bastholt rushed onto court Sunday with his physical trainer’s bag to rescue the cramping Eduardo Schwank in the first round of the French Open, it was like Mighty Mouse streaking through the skies.
‘Here I come to save the day.’
Here he comes to stop the cramps. And he did.
The man with the magic fingers […]
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andre Agassi | No Comments
Tennis ace Andy Murray has another title to add to his list - the number one male gay icon.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
Fish, ranked 39th, is aiming to lift his game on American hardcourts in Washington during the Olympic tennis week, joining longtime mate Andy Roddick in skipping Beijing.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Roddick | No Comments
Brother of player with honor captures doubles title for Southern Cal. It pays to make the first serve at the NCAA tennis championships in Tulsa.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Benjamin Becker | No Comments
Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova continue quests for their first French Open titles today, while Rafael Nadal tries to stay in contention for a record-tying fourth in a row.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Albert Montanes | No Comments
May 28, 2008, 8:10 PM by Mark Masters Tennis Canada’s Aleksandra Wozniak won her first-ever Grand Slam match at the French Open, and she did it in a big way.
May 29th, 2008 | Posted in Conchita Martinez | No Comments
Andy Murray raced into the third round of the French Open with a convincing straight-sets victory over Argentina’s Jose Acasuso.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Alex Corretja | No Comments
Taylor Dent launched his return to tournament tennis on Monday and came up slightly short in his first match in more than two years.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Amer Delic | No Comments
Grants Hotshots U12 girl’s basketball team lost starting point guard Sydney Marez to the flu on Monday, forcing her teammates to take control of the game.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in David Sanchez | No Comments
RAFAEL Nadal has comfortably extended his perfect record at Roland Garros to step closer to emulating Bjorn Borg as the only man to win the French Open in four successive seasons.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Chris Guccione | No Comments
Only 13 of 72 scheduled men’s and women’s matches were completed on Tuesday at the rain-soaked French Open, where Nikolay Davydenko and Stan Wawrinka were the only two Top 10 seeds on and off the court.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Andreas Seppi | No Comments
Lleyton Hewitt did not allow gusting winds, lack of claycourt practice or a vocal partisan crowd to throw him off course at the French Open.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Agustin Calleri | No Comments
World number one Maria Sharapova fought off gusty winds and a resilient Evgeniya Rodina to advance into the second round of the French Open with a 6-1 3-6 8-6 victory.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Anastasia Myskina | No Comments
GURU Alex Corretja swears Andy Murray has to call the shots against Jose Acasuso today or he’ll be buried under the Paris clay.
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Andy Murray | No Comments
As Per Bastholt rushed onto court Sunday with his physical trainer’s bag to rescue the cramping Eduardo Schwank in the first round of the French Open, it was like Mighty Mouse streaking through the skies.
‘Here I come to save the day.’
Here he comes to stop the cramps. And he did.
The man with the magic fingers […]
May 28th, 2008 | Posted in Carlos Moya | No Comments
The show court schedule Tuesday for the French Open at Roland Garros: Play begins on all courts at 0900 GMT Court Philippe Chatrier Amelie Mauresmo , France, vs.
May 27th, 2008 | Posted in Arnaud Clement | No Comments
Memorial Day certainly was one to remember for the Barnstable High School girls tennis team, which completed its third straight undefeated season and captured its ninth consecutive Old Colony League title …
May 27th, 2008 | Posted in Dick Norman | No Comments