“But I know the WTA will do the best they can, if I qualify, to make me feel comfortable.” Israel’s top players on the brink of another kind of breakthrough By Bonnie D. Ford Special to ESPN.com It’s been a notable year for Israel’s small band of elite tennis players. via ESPN
Fifth seed Hantuchova, who made the world take notice by reaching the last eight at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open this year, beat Slovenia’s Karatina Srebotnik 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Msykina, the sixth seed and the only … via Turkish Daily News
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) _ Two Belgian tennis players said Thursday they had been approached to take bribes to lose matches, including at Wimbledon.
Gilles Elseneer said he refused an offer of 100,000 euros (C$141,950) to lose a first-round match against Italy’s Potito Starace at Wimbledon in 2005.
“I would get 50,000 the match and 50,000 after,’’ he […]
Wimbledon runner-up Marion Bartoli dismissed defending Luxembourg titlist Alona Bondarenko in Tuesday’s opening-round action at the $600,000 Fortis Championships. via TSN.ca
“Orange Bowl I think maybe. A while ago, I won it, under 14s. It was three years ago. I beat an American 6-4, 6-0.” By Scoop Malinowski 09/21/2007 It was perhaps the most impressive European imprint on New York since the Statue of Liberty first stepped on the city’s shores. via Tennis Week
LONDON (AP) _ The United States and Germany each won their doubles matches Saturday to move within one point of reaching the Davis Cup final.
Top-ranked doubles team Bob and Mike Bryan gave the United States a 2-1 lead at Sweden by beating Simon Aspelin and Jonas Bjorkman 7-6 (11), 6-2, 6-3, and Germany went ahead […]
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This week’s top seeds — France’s Tatiana Golovin and Austrian Sybille Bammer — highlighted Wednesday’s second- round winners at the $145,000 Slovenia Open. via KCOY-TV Santa Maria
“I don’t like to play against Arn” Second-seeded Sybille Bammer beat Yvonne Meusburger of Austria 6-2, 6-1 Tuesday to reach the second round of the Slovenia Open. via CBS SportsLine
“You lost the match but won our hearts.” Roger Federer sure gave Novak Djokovic chances, all sorts of chances, to pull off a major surprise in the U.S. Open final Sunday. via New York Post
“To come so close at my age is fantastic, and I hope to break it.”
Nathalie Dechy-Dinara Safina duo wins women’s doubles championship - PHOTO: AP NO STOPPING FEDEXPRESS : Roger Federer survived a Novak Djokovic scare to claim his fourth successive U.S. Open title on Sunday. via The Hindu
Dinara Safina and Nathalie Dechy defeated Yung-Jan Chan and Chia-Jung Chuang 6-4, 6-2 in the US Open women’s doubles final on Sunday. via On the Baseline
LONDON (AP) _ Roger Federer will play for Switzerland in the Davis Cup playoffs.
The top-ranked Federer, who won his 12th Grand Slam title Sunday at the U.S. Open, will lead his country against the Czech Republic from Sept. 21-23 on indoor carpet in Prague, the International Tennis Federation announced Tuesday.
In the Davis Cup semifinals, the […]
VETERAN Rennae Stubbs reached the US Open women’s doubles semi-finals today but there was more grand slam heartache for fellow Australian Paul Hanley. via The Austrailian
“I was mainly concerned at the time to just keep composure and continue to apply pressure” When she was a young girl, Victoria Azarenka watched Max Mirnyi’s matches from up close. via SI.com
“I think we’re getting better and better. We have worked a lot on strategy (since Australia) and it would be good for our national tennis (if we won the title).” Taiwan’s Chan Yung-jan and Chuang Chia-jung have reached the women’s doubles final at the US Open with a 6-2, 7-6 victory over Agnes Szavay […]
“I trained with Peer for the championship and she tore me apart.” On paper there may be 13 places separating the two, but tonight’s quarterfinal match between Shahar Peer and Anna Chakvetadze promises to be a particularly tight match. via Haaretz Daily News
“You don’t see too many Jewish athletes around. We think this will give American Jews a way to find athletes and to give them something different.” In the philanthropic equivalent of a return volley, two top Israeli tennis players who have received the support of American Jews want to raise money for disadvantaged American […]
Being the first Indian woman to be seeded at the US Open earned Sania Mirza a relatively easy draw and the Hyderabadi would kick off her campaign in the Grand Slam event with a first-round outing against … via Hindustan Times
Second-seeded American Meilen Tu was among Wednesday’s opening-round winners at the $74,800 Forest Hills Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Classic. via WFRV-TV Green Bay
“I’ve watched some of India’s cricket matches and am looking forward to playing there. There are some big names involved and there are no easy tournaments any more on the Tour, but I hope to be there on the last weekend.” The Kingfisher Mumbai Open, as Kingfisher Airlines Chairman and CEO Vijay Mallya [ […]
R Ibanez homered to left, J Guillen scored. 2 0 1st R Sexson homered to center, A Beltre scored. via ESPN
“We had really tough meetings in the past” World number one Justine Henin advanced to the quarter-finals of this 1.34-million-dollar hardcourt tournament on schedule Thursday with a 7-6, 6-2 victory over China’s Peng Shuai. via ABS-CBN News
“The preparatory job is fabulous here in Beijing” Marcos Baghdatis and Svetlana Kuznetsova are set to defend their China Open titles at the Beijing Tennis Center next month, organizers have confirmed. via People’s Daily Online
“But this year I very lucky. So many tournaments I get in and I have played well so my ranking is getting better.” Yan, who has had to qualify for all seven WTA Tour events she has played this season, took charge quickly by breaking Ivanovic at the first opportunity to go up 2-0 […]
Top-seeded Justine Henin advanced to the quarterfinals at the Rogers Cup with a 7-5, 6-2 win Thursday against Shuai Peng of China. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus
Top seed Justine Henin of Belgium advanced to the quarter-finals at the Rogers Cup after a 7-5, 6-2 victory Thursday over Shuai Peng of China. via TSN.ca
“Now I’m struggling. But that’s what I say, I’m still going to fight match by match” By Tennis Week 08/14/2007 Hours after her older brother, Marat Safin, exited in the opening round of the Western & Southern Group Financial Masters in Cincinnati, Dinara Safina started succumbing to that … via Tennis Week
Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated No. 8 seed Elena Dementieva in a mild upset today at the Rogers Cup. via The Toronto Star
Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated No. 8 seed Elena Dementieva in a mild upset Wednesday at the Rogers Cup. via CKNW News Talk 980
