Tennis News

Right until the final moment, it seemed unthinkable that Jennifer Capriati’s famous fighting spirit would not prevail.

Julius Erving chats with his daughter, tennis pro Alexandra Stevenson and NBA great Bill Russell at his birthday party.

21 at the Surprise Tennis and Racquet Complex in the Valley This 25-court, state-of-the-art facility, which is at 14469 W. Paradise Lane, hosts Jim Courier’s Outback Senior Tournament, occasional Fed Cups and many other regional, state and national competitions.

Sit around the Letzt family long enough, and you’ll hear the football story. Alexandra Letzt was 4 years old.

Tournament directors Jackie Cooper and Lornie Kuhle don’t necessarily look at the Childhelp Desert Classic as a showcase of up-and-coming talent.

TIGER = WONDERFUL SAYS FED - While many of his other celebrity friends have had trouble reaching him in hiding, Tiger Woods’ buddy Roger Federer says he has spoken to the skank-chasing golfer who is reportedly trying to salvage his marriage after a number of alleged infidelities.

The women’s qualifying draw packs more heat than on the men’s side for one main reason: Yanina Wickmayer .

Monica Seles has withdrawn from the United States team for the Hopman Cup mixed tennis event, tournament director Paul McNamee announced on Tuesday.

Wimbledon has employed a hawk named Hamish to keep the pests - primarily pigeons - away from the All England Club.

Wimbledon Record In reaching round three last year, where she lost to Alexandra Stevenson, she equalled her best-ever result.

Alexandra Stevenson, Danny Gabriel, Rolf Benirschke, Michele hall Greene and Jeri Wigley Shepard were inducted into the La Jolla Country Day Hall of Fame on Dec.

Two Toronto residents were among the four doubles finalists squaring off in the $50,000 Tevlin Challenger at the Tennis Canada Centre of Excellence in Toronto, but only one - the 38-year-old veteran who was a last-minute entrant into the event - walked off in victory today.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 12:13 PM Abanda joins the big girls Tom Tebbutt T he $50,000 Tevlin Challenger currently going on at Tennis Canada headquarters in Toronto features players from both ends of the career spectrum veterans hoping for one last good kick at the can and youngsters who are bright-eyed and ambitious.

Monday, November 16, 2009 10:30 AM Agassi speeds through signing Tom Tebbutt A fter all the hype surrounding Andre Agassi’s new book ‘Open,’ it was too tempting for me not to go have a look at his book signing at the Indigo store in Toronto last Friday evening.

Sophomore guard Kimberly Brandon scored 19 points while fellow sophomore Kali Bennett added 18 points as No.

CORNWALL’S Jade Curtis beat Hong Kong-born Tara Moore 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 on an excellent second day for the Brits at the $50,000 Pro-Series Barnstaple Open where both Anna Smith and 19-year-old Helen Parish won through to the ladies’ singles main draw.

Alexandra Stevenson beat Lina Krasnoroutskaya in the first round of the DFS Classic at Edgbaston yesterday afternoon to set up a centre-court grudge match.

Martina Hingis is set to play Amelie Mauresmo after a premature finish to her match against Dominique Van Roost who was forced to drop out early following a mid-match thigh injury.

EVEN IF a Briton fails to win Wimbledon this year, next year should be different, according to the author Iain Johnstone.

Some interesting names in the qualifying draw for the L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships which begin Monday at the Home Depot Center in Carson .

Some interesting names in the qualifying draw for the L.A. Women’s Tennis Championships which begin Monday at the Home Depot Center in Carson .

Never has there been a greater assemblage of pro talent on the courts at the Palisades Tennis Center than there was Sunday afternoon.

Last year’s first-ever “Shotgun 21″ Tennis Championships gave Pacific Palisades residents over five hours of thrilling rallies, memorable points and, in the end, one exhausted winner.

The 2nd annual Shotgun 21 World Championships takes place on July 26th at the Palisades Tennis Center in Los Angeles.

The USTA recently selected the Hilton DFW Lakes in Grapevine to host the USTA Womena TMs $50,000 Tennis Challenger July 6-12, 2009.

After her surprising run to the fourth round of Wimbledon, Melanie Oudin is hoping to establish herself as a regular contender on the women’s tour.

THE procession is under way. The juggernauts are converging towards a meeting point on Saturday week, and crushing every flimsier vehicle in their way.

A few months ago, getting the chance to scuff up the world’s most hallowed greensward again was a fantasy.

Tennis pro Valerie Tetreault of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu continued her strong play Sunday with a straight-set win in the final of an event in El Paso Texas.

Johanna Konta attacked and attacked and attacked, hitting booming serves and ground strokes that were just a decibel below whistling.