Four veterans are eager to make headlines in the 2008 tennis season. Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, and Mary Pierce have each tasted the thrill of victory in years past, but all are hopeful … via On the Baseline
“Being compared with such exceptional players makes me feel honored”
Lorena Ochoa didn’t have a blueprint for becoming the best in the world, and she certainly didn’t have a role model. via San Diego Union-Tribune
Posted Dec 18th 2007 3:21PM by TMZ Staff Celeb hotspot owner and “Big Brother” winner Mike “Boogie” Malin knows a little something about being under a roof … but through a roof? Well, that happened last … via TMZ.com
ARCHIVE click for a new search 2003, January 8, Wednesday - sports THE TOPICS: Snow plays part in Torino’s draw with Atalanta Play beats pay for Lazio players Stackhouse, Jordan guide the Wizards past Celtics … via Turkish Daily News
The 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour season begins in only twenty-one days at the Mondial Australian Women’s Hardcourts and ASB Classic tournaments. via On the Baseline
THE TOPICS: Vieira set for Juve move? Bundesliga: Bayern fall to Pizarro winner as Schalke sink Leverkusen Ferrari warm-up in style Adamant Venus survives true test to win Ericsson Open Vieira set for Juve … via Turkish Daily News
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
Serena the diva never hit Hampton Roads. No brassy attitude. No ear-splitting grunting. via PilotOnline.com
“I won’t decide for sure until the beginning of the year, and the Australian is certainly not possible”
Nearly five years after being forced to put her career on hold because of a lingering foot injury, former world number one Monica Seles is almost ready to return to the professional tennis circuit. via On the […]
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When The Medalist founder Greg Norman decided to put his Jupiter Island compound on the market for $65 million, he bypassed real estate brokers in the neighborhood and gave the listing […]
“I won’t decide for sure until the beginning of the year, and the Australian is certainly not possible. But Miami. Maybe.”
Sunday was Monica Seles’ 34th birthday, and with it came news that would be a gift to tennis fans. via Los Angeles Times
“Kelly is the most successful professional surfer in the history of the sport” Doing his best impersonation of the Silver Surfer, Gov. Charlie Crist swoops down on Cocoa Beach today to strike a blow for physical fitness. via Tallahassee Democrat
“It’s been six years. Time heals things. I just tried to play good tennis and they got an entertaining match, so it was positive.” ARCHIVE click for a new search 2001, August 1, Wednesday - sports THE TOPICS: British pair Greg Rusedski and Martin Lee both tumble out of Montreal masters Bottom line shows […]
“I find this accusation so horrendous, so monstrous… My weapon on the tennis court is and always was one single thing: the game, the ingenuity on court. And for this style of tennis, there is only one performance enhancer-the love of the game.” Sunday, November 04, 2007 Pages: Martina Hingis: Believe her or not? […]
Martina Hingis dominated women’s tennis in the period before the power game epitomized by the Williams sisters Venus and Serena took over. via CNN
“She’s a fine talent, no doubt” Hingis’s story is just another instalment in the long and tragic tale of talented kids pushed too hard, too early. via The Independent
“When I was 17, it wasn’t like that. Maybe it’s the respect for your elders. But anyway, it is the best recompense there is, it’s fantastic” Hingis speaks during a news conference in Zurich yesterday PARIS: Martina Hingis, the world’s youngest ever women’s number one tennis player, ended her career after a successful comeback […]
Added Hingis, “Now if you will excuse me, I have to use the bathroom. I have a really bad cold.” Martina Hingis was a brilliant tennis player, but the speed and power of the women’s game simply got to be too … via Hoops and Other Pop Culture
Prim Siripipat’s Email Prim Siripipat joins Jim Berry and Kim Bokamper as the newest member of the CBS4 Sports Team. via CBS 4
Model/actress Carol Alt poses with a Ferrari 355 Spider in Monte Carlo. The image is part of the Galleria Ferrari’s new photo exhibit in Maranello. via Edmunds.com News
Former U.S. Davis Cup captain and Olympic coach Tom Gullickson will be in Hawai’i next week for a doubles clinic and Wailea’s Fantasy Camp. via The Honolulu Advertiser
NOT talking, only blogging. And not playing, yet, but hitting again. A clearly out-of-condition Jelena Dokic briefly opened her practice session to the media yesterday at Melbourne Park, but decided to … via The Age
“I’ve got to use her strength to live because I’m going through a real struggle myself. I’ve got cancer. “It was hard for me to come out today, but I wanted to do it. I had to see Jen. I had to see her win.” After fighting off four match points against Martina Hingis […]
“I’m honored to be asked to co-host the Bank of the West Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic” By Tennis Week 10/12/2007 Former French Open doubles champions Luke and Murphy Jensen will host the inaugural Bank of the West Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic, Dec. via Tennis Week
Opened in 1954 at the site of the first United States tennis championships , the HOF went international in 1975 and annually enshrines the greatest players in the game. via The Globe and Mail
“I’m still looking at it. We’ll see how it goes. My husband, son and family is the priority” WHEN Lindsay Davenport committed last year to play in next weekend’s Esurance Tennis Classic at Harbor Point in Mill Valley, the former No. via Marin Independent Journal
“It was my worst match of the year, with so many breaks and delays [because of rain]” Nobody can adequately explain how it happens. It appears to be inadvertent rather than calculated, a manifestation of synchronicity rather than the fruit of government initiative or the globalization of tennis. via ESPN
Russia, the mightiest tennis power in the land, now has a chance to win both the Davis Cup and the Fed Cup in the same season. via Tennis
“Those Williams sisters are something. But I admit, when I saw that Kuznetsova-Chakvetadze semifinal I started thinking about a comeback. You never say never….” Posted: Wednesday September 19, 2007 10:46AM; Updated: Wednesday September 19, 2007 11:08AM Bali was the first title for Lindsay Davenport since winning Zurich nearly two years ago. via SI.com
“I am excited to have The Bollettieri academy in the Boston area and offer our training in a different venue with a very historic ambience” By Tennis Week 09/17/2007 The Koz takes viewers coast-to-coast for a fascinating tennis trip tomorrow. via Tennis Week
“It is a great feeling to have won today. I knew I could do it although at the end of first set I was very tense” Justine Henin of Belgium celebrates her 7-6, 6-4 win over Venus Williams of the US during the women’s semi-final match at the US Open at the USTA National […]
