Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:04am EST - Serena Williams of the U.S. follows through on a shot during the women’s doubles final match with her sister Venus against Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the U.S. at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 14, 2009.
A boxer, a racing driver and an Ashes-winning cricket captain are among those chosen to slug it out for the crown of BBC Sports Personality of the Year.
Organizers of the Indianapolis Tennis Championships are planning to sell the sanctioning rights for the ATP event, meaning the city may be without a professional tournament for the first time in more than 80 years.
A A A When the press began reporting about Andre Agassia s memoir, a oeOpen,a I felt the same cynicism and generally planned to ignore this book like any other.
A LINGERING Achilles injury seems certain to thwart Chris Guccione’s plan to contest the Australian Open wildcard play-off in less than a fortnight, with the Victorian left-hander admitting that his break from tournament play could potentially extend until March.
The second-seeded Strathmore Spartans earned their bid in the Division VI Valley Championship by crushing the third-seeded Mendota Aztecs in the semifinals at home, handily winning 53-20. “Defensively, we thoroughly dominated them.
Tennis ace: British junior No2 Laura Robson will team up with Andy Murray at the Hopman Cup in Australia in January Even ballet was a viable career path and the British junior No 2 turned down a scholarship with the Royal Ballet School.
CINDERFORD looked like a team low on confidence as they slipped to their fourth consecutive defeat in National League One.
Elena Baltacha has overtaken Katie O’Brien as British number one. The 26-year-old is at a career-high 85th in the latest WTA world rankings following a quarter-final appearance at a tournament in Japan last week.
Ana’s first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event of 2010 will be the Brisbane International , which begins on Sunday 3 January.
The skill, determination and bravery of the 18-year-old Andy Murray has ensured that Britain march into tomor-row’s US Open with that comparative luxury, a trio of repres- entatives.
Nearly $500,000 is expected to pour into the Bendigo economy thanks to this week’s international tennis tournament.
TRAIN station staff refused to carry a buggy up a flight of stairs for a new mum because they were not insured.
Nikolay Davydenko has a well-earned reputation as a diminutive dynamo among the colossal competitors comprising the ATP elite.
Ana’s first Sony Ericsson WTA Tour event of 2010 will be the Brisbane International , which begins on Sunday 3 January.
WINNING the 1992 Wimbledon title was supposed to be a life-changing event for tennis great Andre Agassi.
Nikolay Davydenko won the first big tournament of his career Sunday, running down just about every ball and using a consistent serve to beat U.S. Open champion Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3, 6-4 to win the ATP World Tour Finals.
Roger Federer was eliminated from the ATP World Tour Finals on Saturday, losing to Nikolay Davydenko 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in the semifinals.
From DC at the O2, via text on 81111: “Del Potro always looks weary, did for most of the US Open final I recall, and look what happened there.
Andy Murray has split with girlfriend Kim Sears after four years together. Reports suggest Sears has already left the 5.45million mansion Murray, 22, bought for them earlier this year.
Russian Nikolay Davydenko stunned Roger Federer 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 to book a place in the final of the ATP World Tour Finals and a date with Argentine Juan Del Potro Sunday.
Tim Henman could come face to face with Goran Ivanisevic in the second round at Wimbledon before you can say Paradorn Srichaphan - Henman’s first-round opponent from Thailand.
Tim Henman could come face to face with Goran Ivanisevic in the second round at Wimbledon before you can say Paradorn Srichaphan - Henman’s first-round opponent from Thailand.
Lindsay Davenport, wincing from pain and moving stiffly from back spasms, was eliminated at the French Open with a first-round loss Wednesday to a grieving Dominique Van Roost.
Professional tennis is teeming with fascinating characters, many of whom have cast shadows so long that they have become widely known for their deeds both on and off the court.
The first man to qualify for the semi-finals at the ATP World Tour Finals was the player who should not have even been in the eight-man field, the guy who does not even feature in the main promotional posters outside the O2 Arena.
ROGER FEDERER and Juan del Potro lined up to put the boot into Andy Murray following his agonising and bizarre exit.
Maybe Andre Agassi ’s infamous mullet hairpiece wasn’t such a big secret after all.
OK, let’s all do the right thing on Thanksgiving and appreciate the fact that we’re not sitting around in the locker room of the 02 Arena, trembling and vomiting, because we soon must go out to face re-re-resurgent Roger Federer in the Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals.
Nikolay Davydenko grabbed the last semi-final place at the ATP World Tour Finals with a battling win over Robin Soderling in the final round-robin match.
