• Abierto Mexicano TELCEL February 27 Results / February 28 Schedule

    Updated: 2009-02-28 15:59:56
    Top seed Venus Williams will play second seed Flavia Pennetta in the women's singles final in Bogota.

  • HBO BILLIE JEAN KING CUP PROMOS

    Updated: 2009-02-28 13:45:33
    Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules HBO BILLIE JEAN KING CUP PROMOS Posted on Saturday , February 28, 2009 Given how great exhibition tennis supposedly is for our sport , I thought I’d share the promos for Monday’s Billie Jean King Cup . Billie Jean King calls women’s tennis glorious , 8221 Serena talks Title 9, Venus gushes about BJK and Jelena and Ana provide visual interest . The BJK Cup airs Monday , March 2 at 7:30pm LIVE on HBO BILLIE JEAN KING DOES HER : THING THE

  • Fleming aims for rankings boost

    Updated: 2009-02-28 13:12:44
    Colin Fleming says he hopes his call up to the Great Britain team to face Ukraine in the Davis Cup will help boost his world ranking. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7916480.stm)

  • monday’s showdown in ny.

    Updated: 2009-02-28 00:48:41
    The pairings for the two semifinal matches of the inaugural “BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup” have been set for the March 2 event at Madison Square Garden. The 2008 year-end No. 1, Jelena Jankovic, the US Open finalist, is the top seed and will play Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams, who closed the [...]

  • smile, smile, smile and chew, chew, chew!

    Updated: 2009-02-28 00:05:25
    Chew Orbit gum and help us collect the biggest number of smiles in the World Jelena Jankovic has been chosen by Orbit to be its smile ambassador for the territory of Serbia. This is the first time ever that orbit has appointed a brand ambassador in Serbia and Jelena has been chosen for her beautiful and [...]

  • MARIA SHARAPOVA, JELENA JANKOVIC & NICOLE VAIDISOVA PRACTICING

    Updated: 2009-02-27 23:39:10
    , Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules MARIA SHARAPOVA , JELENA JANKOVIC NICOLE VAIDISOVA PRACTICING Posted on Friday , February 27, 2009 Thanks , Polish tennis lady , for catching Maria Sharapova , Jelena Jankovic and Nicole Vaidisova all practicing this past Wednesday at the Nick Bollettieri Academy in Florida . It’s long and a bit rambling , but still nice . My favorite part : the establishing shot showing  JJ’s cherry red Porsche and Maria Sharapova’s silver Land

  • ana ivanovic talks about new york.

    Updated: 2009-02-27 22:37:09
    I’m looking forward to playing Serena again on Monday night in New York. It’s a little strange that we play each other two times in a row, considering that I only played her once in a number of years before this month. I really enjoyed our match in Dubai and felt like I had my [...]

  • NOVAK DJOKOVIC BETTER BEAT DAVID FERRER IN DUBAI

    Updated: 2009-02-27 21:34:37
    Well, it’s as should be expected, considering the depleted field. Top seed Novak Djokovic will meet fourth seed (and world No. 14) David Ferrer in the final of the Dubai Tennis Championships on Saturday evening. I watched Novak beat third-seed Gilles Simon today in three tight sets and boy, was it crap-tastic. For much of the [...]

  • itf fails to take action again.

    Updated: 2009-02-27 20:33:12
      The ITF has been informed that, for security reasons, the local government in Malmo has advised the Swedish Tennis Association that the upcoming Davis Cup by BNP Paribas first round tie between Sweden and Israel must be played behind closed doors. ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti said: “The security plan already submitted by the Malmo police and [...]

  • Ferrer breezes into dubai final.

    Updated: 2009-02-27 18:49:07
    World No. 14 Ferrer, who reached a career-high No. 4 in the South African Airways ATP Rankings on February 25, 2008, is through to his first final on the ATP World Tour since June last year – when he won his seventh title at ‘s-Hertogenbosch (d. Gicquel). He improved to an 11-4 record on the [...]

  • Djokovic to meet Ferrer in final

    Updated: 2009-02-27 18:20:47
    Novak Djokovic will meet David Ferrer in Saturday's Dubai Championship final More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7915677.stm)

  • Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic spotted training at Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy

    Updated: 2009-02-27 16:44:54
    It was a star-studded Tuesday at the Nick Bollettieri's Tennis Academy: Maria Sharapova, Jelena Jankovic and Nicole Vaidisova were seen training there and Jola, the mother of a full time student at Nick's, shot a video where you can see how the top tennis players are practicing. Additional info: Check out this cute site, Jankovic’s and [...]

  • Maria Sharapova in new Cole Haan advertisement

    Updated: 2009-02-27 15:56:54
    Enjoy a brand new Cole Haan ad featuring Maria Sharapova. This new spring campaign features bags and the Nike Zoom Flywire Shoe. I like the ad. It’s stylish, soothing, and light. Share This

  • OFF: Can Maria Sharapova Recapture Her Old Form?

    Updated: 2009-02-27 14:31:01
    Maria Sharapova has been noticeably absent from the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour for the past six months as fans eagerly anticipate her return at Indian Wells or Miami. Can Maria rebound back to her old form? Tell us in today's edition of Open Forum Friday who you think will be her toughest competition.

  • Abierto Mexicano TELCEL February 26 Results / February 27 Schedule

    Updated: 2009-02-27 14:18:54
    Venus Williams, Flavia Pennetta, Iveta Benesova and Barbora Zahlavova Strycova have reached the semifinals in Acapulco.

  • djokovic thru to dubai final.

    Updated: 2009-02-27 14:17:08
    Top-seeded Serbian Novak Djokovic booked his place in the 18th ATP World Tour final of his career after beating Gilles Simon of France 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 in two hours and 45 minutes, at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships on Friday. The World No. 3, who has a 13-4 season record, will meet either fourth-seeded Spaniard [...]

  • Agassi to play in world team tennis.

    Updated: 2009-02-27 13:35:09
    Andre Agassi will pick up a racket again, playing two matches for the Philadelphia Freedoms in the World Team Tennis league. Agassi will compete for the Freedoms on July 10 in Philadelphia and July 17 in Newport Beach, Calif., the WTT announced Thursday. “Team play is a terrific way to showcase tennis, especially for kids,” Agassi said [...]

  • BEYOND FEDERER VS. SAMPRAS AND THE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP

    Updated: 2009-02-27 12:29:08
    . Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules BEYOND FEDERER VS . SAMPRAS AND THE BILLIE JEAN KING CUP Posted on Friday , February 27, 2009 A recent Newsday article click here about the upcoming BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup in Madison Square Garden had some intriguing news about the growing interest in exhibition tennis as a marketing tool for our sport . Jerry Solomon organizer of the BJK Cup and last year’s Sampras vs . Federer exo in NYC has plans for an

  • FREEBIE OF THE DAY! SERENA WILLIAMS AUDIO WORKOUT

    Updated: 2009-02-27 12:00:25
    Serena Williams and Shape Magazine are offering a FREE 40 minute audio workout for us mere mortals to download onto our MP3 players. The workout’s solid - with Serena enthusiastically coaching us through interval training, lunges and other sadistic exercises. Click here for the free download from Shape! (I also recommend Nike’s not-free version which I’ve [...]

  • RAFAEL NADAL IS “V” FOR VERY, VERY RICH

    Updated: 2009-02-27 11:30:27
    , Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules RAFAEL NADAL IS V” FOR VERY , VERY RICH Posted on Friday , February 27, 2009 UPDATE sorry the video was broken We fixed it V is for Video of the Day V is for Victory and V is for very , very rich . Tennis.com did a short piece today enumerating Rafael Nadal’s steady charge up the sponsorship ladder . He’s recently signed on with Spanish insurance company Mapfre and is the face of Spain’s Balearic Islands in new tourism commercials

  • TENNIS TV SCHEDULE: DUBAI / ACAPULCO / DELRAY / BJK CUP

    Updated: 2009-02-27 11:00:24
    : Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules TENNIS TV SCHEDULE : DUBAI ACAPULCO DELRAY BJK CUP Posted on Friday , February 27, 2009 We got a whole lot of tennis goin’ on this weekend , y’all Tennis Channel is showing three tournaments : the Dubai semifinals Novak Djokovic vs . Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet vs . David Ferrer the clay court tournament in Acapulco according to the schedule , they’re showing the men , so you’ve got Monfils vs . Acasuso and Almagro vs . Vassallo

  • Goodall and Eaton set for GB call

    Updated: 2009-02-26 22:51:30
    Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton look set to join Andy Murray and Ross Hutchins in the GB Davis Cup team to play Ukraine next week. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7913941.stm)

  • Frozen Embryos: Are They "Lives"?

    Updated: 2009-02-26 21:15:12
    Nadya Suleman insists fertilized frozen embryos are lives. Do you agree?

  • Download Shape’s free Nike SportMusic coached workout featuring Serena Williams

    Updated: 2009-02-26 19:39:11
    Now you can download for free a 40-minute workout where Serena Williams coaches you every step of the way. Shape’s exclusive Nike SportMusic coached workout featuring Serena Williams can be downloaded by right-clicking the link above and then choosing "Save Link As" from the list of options. Shape magazine partnered with Nike to bring this free "Power [...]

  • ROGER FEDERER IN DUBAI: I DON’T WORK ON WEAKNESSES

    Updated: 2009-02-26 18:44:20
    : Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules ROGER FEDERER IN DUBAI : I DON’T WORK ON WEAKNESSES Posted on Thursday , February 26, 2009 Roger Federer may not be playing the tournament in Dubai , but he’s been busy training partying and schmoozing on behalf of his , sponsor Jura the Swiss coffee company . Last week’s Jura event , at Dubai’s One Only Royal Mirage Hotel , 8221 included a meet-and-greet with Roger and a panel discussion on the subject Winning in Sport and Business”

  • WTA IS Monterrey 3/2-3/8/2009 **NEW**

    Updated: 2009-02-26 18:01:21
    *Monterrey Open Monterrey, Mexico March 2-8, 2009 International Prize Money:* $220,000 *Draw:* 32M/32Q/16D *Surface:* Hardcourt/Outdoors *Tournament Director:* Hernan Garza Echevarria *Official Web Site:* www.abiertodetenismonterrey.com Agnieszka Radwanska POL Flavia Pennetta ITA Marion Bartoli FRA Jie Zheng CHN Agnes Szavay HUN Na Li CHN Maria Kirilenko RUS Iveta Benesova CZE Shahar Peer ISR Gisela Dulko ARG Jarmila Groth Petra Cetkovska Roberta Vinci Lucie Safarova CZE Pauline Parmentier FRA Jill Craybas USA Mariya Koryttseva UKR Marina Erakovic NZL Nathalie Dechy FRA Alla Kudryavtseva RUS Anna-Lena Groenefeld GER Klara Zakapalova CZE Barbora Zahlavova Strycova CZE Edina Gallovits ROU WC Melissa Torres WC Daniela Munoz WC Alejandra Granillo Feed Up Anna-Lena Gronefeld Feed Up Klara Zakopalova

  • Murray pulls out of dubai tournament

    Updated: 2009-02-26 16:07:37
    A virus has forced Andy Murray to withdraw from the Dubai Tennis Championships prior to his quarterfinal match against Richard Gasquet. Murray’s first two matches in Dubai had seen him battling an ankle injury, apparently sustained in Rotterdam two weeks ago, but his withdrawal has ultimately been put down to a viral infection. He has already [...]

  • jelena dokic is on the move.

    Updated: 2009-02-26 15:16:19
    Since her show-stopping performance at the 2009 Australian Open, Jelena Dokic has moved from obscurity to #80 in the Sony Ericsson rankings. She has 787 points to her credit, and a good showing at Indian Wells could jump her up into a raking position in the mid sixties. From there its just a hop, skip [...]

  • Abierto Mexicano TELCEL February 25 Results / February 26 Schedule

    Updated: 2009-02-26 14:46:48
    Top seed Venus Williams escaped another close third set match on Wednesday. Williams outlasted Greta Arn 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals.

  • SNAP! BRAD GILBERT GETS TOUCHY ABOUT COACHING FEDERER

    Updated: 2009-02-26 12:20:06
    Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules SNAP BRAD GILBERT GETS TOUCHY ABOUT COACHING FEDERER Posted on Thursday , February 26, 2009 Awww . SNAP An epistolary battle is raging between Mailbag King Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated and the one-and-only Brad Gilbert , Super Coach This bitchy exchange comes in the midst of much public debate about Roger Federer’s coaching situation some are tipping Darren Cahill for the post Here’s the : story First , the February 11th Mailbag

  • REQUIRED READING: BODO ON THE STATE OF ROGER FEDERER

    Updated: 2009-02-26 12:15:56
    : Home ARCHIVES LIVE SCORES LATEST PHOTOS CONTACT US Featured BreakingNews OnTheWire Ramblings Required Reading Video of the Day Volley Whats On Tennis Fedophiles HBO Players Men ATP Blake Courier Djokovic Federer Fish Gulbis Llodra McEnroe Murray Nadal Robredo Roddick Safin Sampras Simon Tsonga Youzhny Women Cornet Dementieva Dulko Golovin Hantuchova Henin Ivanovic Jankovic Kirilenko Mauresmo Mirza Peer Pennetta Safina Serena Sharapova Vaidisova Venus Verdasco WTA Zvonareva Tournaments Majors AustralianOpen FrenchOpen USOpen Wimbledon NonMajors Billy Jean King Cup Brasil Open CountryWide Davis Cup DavisCup Dubai Tennis Championships Exhibitions FedCup Marseille Olympics Open GDF Suez PTT Pattaya RogersCup Rotterdam SA Tennis Open SAP Open TV Schedules REQUIRED READING : BODO ON THE STATE OF ROGER FEDERER Posted on Thursday , February 26, 2009 Fed watchers , Fed fans and Fedophiles , this is a good one Top reporter Peter Bodo gives his thoughts on Roger Federer’s recent withdrawals from Dubai and Davis Cup in a thought-provoking piece that focuses on Federer’s transition into the final stage of his career a stage that Bodo says must involve a new degree of self preservation . I

  • Murray to cope with ankle injury

    Updated: 2009-02-26 09:30:46
    Andy Murray expects to cope with his ongiong ankle problem during Thursday's Dubai quarter-final against Richard Gasquet. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7911873.stm)

  • RBS to review Murray sponsorship

    Updated: 2009-02-26 08:55:10
    RBS will halve its funding of British sport as a result of the global economic downturn, BBC Sport can reveal. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/front_page/7911039.stm)

  • Aces and Faults: Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka Headed to Charleston

    Updated: 2009-02-26 05:18:40
    Aces Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka have signed up to compete at the Family Circle Cup. (Count On News 2)

  • American Idol Contest on the horizon

    Updated: 2009-02-26 04:27:52
    Just a reminder, when AI gets down to the final 10 *12*, I'll host TAT's 5th annual American Idol Contest. I'm so excited. :overhead_clap:

  • 5 seeds gone from Delray international.

    Updated: 2009-02-26 00:03:22
    Christophe Rochus upset second-seeded Sam Querrey 6-4, 6-1 at the Delray Beach International on Wednesday night. “I played good, he played bad,” Rochus said. “He wasn’t serving big and when I played fast, he was in trouble.” The 60th-ranked Rochus played a smart game to challenge the taller Querrey, who midway through the match wandered around the [...]

  • RBS to review Murray sponsorship

    Updated: 2009-02-25 23:10:43
    BBC Sport learns that RBS will halve its funding of British sport as a result of the global economic downturn. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7911039.stm)

  • Lindsay Davenport to Return to Indian Wells as Commentator

    Updated: 2009-02-25 21:45:41
    Eight-time former champion Lindsay Davenport will return to Indian Wells next month. Instead of headlining the competition in the desert, Davenport will take her place in the broadcast booth at the BNP Paribas Open.

  • Eaton edges Ward in marathon tie

    Updated: 2009-02-25 19:22:45
    Chris Eaton beats James Ward in an epic LTA play-off tie at the National Tennis Centre. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7911263.stm)

  • Ram happy despite defeat in Dubai

    Updated: 2009-02-25 18:50:24
    Israeli doubles player Andy Ram says he is pleased to have played in Dubai despite his first-round defeat. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7911255.stm)

  • Serena Williams chooses her match at Gatorade G2 Everyday Athlete Search

    Updated: 2009-02-25 18:27:17
    Serena Williams teamed up with Gatorade G2 at Hollywood’s Roosevelt Hotel to select who will appear alongside her in a new "Everyday Athletes" ad campaign for the Gatorade G2 low-calorie sports drink. The G2 Everyday Athlete Search featured five semi-finalists – all named Serena – who traveled to the event from around the Unites States to [...]

  • After Five Years, Anna Kournikova Contemplates a Tennis Comeback

    Updated: 2009-02-25 16:45:48
    Anna Kournikova? Is she back? Fans were buzzing when she arrived at Boston University’s Agganis Arena on Valentine’s weekend, with her bag of racquets in tow.

  • Live text - Murray v Clement

    Updated: 2009-02-25 16:11:49
    British number one Andy Murray takes on Frenchman Arnaud Clement in the second round of the Dubai Championships. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7910541.stm)

  • Abierto Mexicano TELCEL February 24 Results / February 25 Schedule

    Updated: 2009-02-25 15:14:12
    Top seed Venus Williams needed three sets on Tuesday to get past Nuria Llagostera Vives in her opening match in Acapulco.

  • Murray to face Clement in Dubai

    Updated: 2009-02-24 21:20:16
    Britain's Andy Murray will hope to overcome an ankle injury in time to pay Arnaud Clement in Dubai on Wednesday. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7909084.stm)

  • Radwanska Father: No More Dubai

    Updated: 2009-02-24 20:36:17
    Another tennis parent demanding the spotlight. :rolleyes: Agnieszka and Urszula's father Robert, in a translation from a Polish paper, says his daughters will not play Dubai next year. He says that while they did not agree with the situation with Shahar, it's not about her: *"It's not politics. We will not play where we don't want to."* *"For the organizers of this tournament, if your name isn't Williams or Sharapova, you are nothing."* I believe the second quote may actually be from their manager. Original (Polish): http://polskatimes.pl/sport/tenis/87901,radwanscy-tez-bojkotuja-turniej-w-dubaju,id,t.html Translation (English via Google): http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fpolskatimes.pl%2Fsport%2Ftenis%2F87901%2Cradwanscy-tez-bojkotuja-turniej-w-dubaju%2Cid%2Ct.html&sl=pl&tl=en&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

  • Djokovic eases through in Dubai

    Updated: 2009-02-24 17:00:08
    Top seed Novak Djokovic gets off to a winning start at the Dubai Championships with victory over Italian qualifier Flavio Cipolla. More... (http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/sport1/hi/tennis/7908292.stm)

  • Kim Clijsters, Steffi Graf to test the new Wimbledon roof

    Updated: 2009-02-24 15:35:18
    Kim Clijsters and Steffi Graf, together with Andre Agassi and Tim Henman, are to participate in A Centre Court Celebration to test the new retractable roof at Wimbledon. The crowd of 15,000 will have an opportunity to watch the men’s singles, ladies singles and mixed doubles exhibition matches on May 17. Tickets will cost £35.00 and [...]

  • Steffi Graf, Kim Clijsters First to Play Under Roof at Wimbledon

    Updated: 2009-02-24 15:20:12
    Two former WTA Tour world number one stars will be among the first to play under Wimbledon's new roof. The AELTC announced today that a star line-up of Andre Agassi, Stefanie Graf, Kim Clijsters and Tim Henman will become the first to play tennis under the new Centre Court roof in May.

  • Abierto Mexicano TELCEL February 23 Results / February 24 Schedule

    Updated: 2009-02-24 04:22:01
    Qualifying top seed Agnes Szavay lost in the final round on Monday and failed to reach the main draw in Acapulco.

  • Serena Williams graces red carpet for Oscar night

    Updated: 2009-02-24 00:14:13
    Serena Williams attended the official Slumdog Millionaire and The Wrestler post Oscar Party at ONE Sunset in West Hollywood, California. She also went to the 17th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation's Academy Award Viewing Party held at the Pacific Design Center. The tennis star opted for this leopard print gown and simple accessories including the black [...]

  • Zheng, Ivanovic, Williams, Jankovic: shoots by photographer Lorenzo Agius in Dubai

    Updated: 2009-02-23 19:16:05
    From what I've seen, the most beautiful off-court photos of women’s tennis players were taken by celebrity photographer Lorenzo Agius. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, look at the last year's pictures of the glamorous tennis ladies here. Lorenzo photographed WTA stars again, and thanks to Gulf News we have some behind-the-scenes photos [...]

  • Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez wins Bogota for maiden WTA title

    Updated: 2009-02-22 23:10:06
    Seventh-seeded Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez defeated third-seeded Gisela Dulko in the Copa Sony Ericsson Colsanitas final to capture her first WTA singles title. Spain’s world No.66 Martinez Sanchez won the first career meeting with the Argentinean, ranked 46th in the world, 6-2 6-3. Dulko’s wayward serve cost her a fourth career singles title. She committed 13 [...]

  • Victoria Azarenka dominates Caroline Wozniacki for Memphis title

    Updated: 2009-02-22 13:41:59
    Second seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus eased to her second title of the year with a 6-1 6-3 win over top seed Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark in the final of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships & the Cellular South Cup. The 19-year-old Azarenka won her first WTA Tour singles title earlier this year by winning the [...]

  • Venus Williams beats Virginie Razzano in Dubai for 40th singles title

    Updated: 2009-02-21 20:15:55
    Sixth seed Venus Williams won her 40th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles title with a 6-4 6-2 win over unseeded Virginie Razzano in the final of the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships. Dating back to the 2007 season, Williams has won seven of her last eight finals appearances, and that sole final she lost was to [...]

  • Tennis Briefs - Sania Mirza loses Pattaya Open final

    Updated: 2009-02-16 20:13:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar The Indian Tennis Blog The one-stop shop for Indian tennis fans Tuesday , February 17, 2009 Tennis Briefs Sania Mirza loses Pattaya Open final Reuters BANGKOK : Russian top seed Vera Zvonareva overcame a tough challenge from a battling Sania Mirza to win the Pattaya Open final 7-5 6-1 on Sunday . For more click here Indo-Asian News Service SAN JOSE : India's Rohan Bopanna and Jarkko Nieminen of Finland went down to Czech Radek Stepanek and German Tommy Haas in the 600,000 SAP Open final here . For more click here Indo-Asian News Service ROTTERDAM : India's Leander Paes and Czech Lukas Dlouhy went down to top seeds Serbian Nenad Zimonjic and Canada's Daniel Nestor 2-6, 5-7 in the World Tennis Tournament final here Sunday . For more click here ATP RANKINGS 16 February 2009 in brackets positions lost gained since last week SINGLES 154 1 Devvarman , Somdev 198 1 Amritraj , Prakash 321 4 Bopanna , Rohan DOUBLES 5 0 Bhupathi , Mahesh 7 0 Paes , Leander 78 7 Bopanna , Rohan WTA RANKINGS 16 February 2009 in brackets positions lost gained since last week SINGLES 87 39 Mirza , Sania 221 5 Rao , Sunitha 361 2 Lakhani , Isha DOUBLES 63 7 Mirza , Sania 213 3 Rao ,

  • Tennis Briefs - Injury forces Sania Mirza out of Fed Cup

    Updated: 2009-02-02 20:51:00
    : skip to main skip to sidebar The Indian Tennis Blog The one-stop shop for Indian tennis fans Tuesday , February 3, 2009 Tennis Briefs Injury forces Sania Mirza out of Fed Cup The Press Trust of India NEW DELHI : In a big setback to the Indian Fed Cup team , Sania Mirza will miss the upcoming Group I Asia Oceania zone tie , citing an abdominal injury . For more click here Indo-Asian News Service MUMBAI : India's star tennis player Sania Mirza said on Monday that winning the Australian Open mixed doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi was the best way she could make a comeback in the international circuit . For more click here The Press Trust of India NEW DELHI : India's first Australian Open boys' singles champion Yuki Bhambri returned to a warm reception at the Indira Gandhi International airport in New Delhi on Monday . For more click here Business Line MUMBAI : With brands turning cautious on ad spends in the wake of the economic slowdown , it is unlikely that tennis stars Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi would see a fresh line-up of endorsements , despite the duo clinching the mixed doubles finals at the Australian Open tennis tournament . For more click here ATP RANKINGS 2

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