|
|
|
|||||
Archive:
| |||||
"Cilic struggled to find his range throughout the match and had two chances to force a third set before the tiebreaker when serving at 5-4 and 6-5. Djokovic broke him both times."The things that I didn't do well decided (the match)," said Cilic, whose booming serve had so flummoxed Nadal.Djokovic was flying directly to Shanghai to compete in this week's Shanghai Masters.Kuznetsova has already qualified for the season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Doha at the end of the month, and said she will... (MSNBC -- Sports)
Best In Beijing Feng Li/Getty ImagesSecond-seeded Novak Djokovic (above) overcame an upstart Marin Cilic and a 90-minute rain delay to win in China.Novak Djokovic grabbed his third title of the season, topping Marin Cilic 6-2, 7-6 (4) at the China Open. Svetlana Kuznetsova beat 6-2, 6-4 Agnieszka Radwanska in the women's final. Oct 12, 2009
" Cilic struggled to find his range throughout the match and had two chances to force a third set before the tiebreaker when serving at 5-4 and 6-5. Djokovic broke him both times. "The things that I didn't do well decided (the match)," said Cilic, whose booming serve had so flummoxed Nadal. Djokovic was flying directly to Shanghai to compete in this week's Shanghai Masters. Kuznetsova has already qualified for the season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Doha at the end of the month, and said she... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Howard to blame for plunging Liberals into chaos Oct 10, 2009
It's all very well for the spendthrift Rudd Socialists to throw billions at Aboriginal housing, but that's hardly going to get us back into the winner's circle at Wimbledon. A tennis court in every backyard. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
WTA will decide Serena's fate by end of year Oct 10, 2009
The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion was fined $10,000 for the verbal attack on the official during the semifinals at Flushing Meadow last month. Williams still faces possible exclusion from future grand slam events after a further review by the Grand Slam Committee, which oversees the four major tournaments in tennis. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Kuznetsova Rolls; Dementieva Falls In Beijing Oct 10, 2009
The 2007 Wimbledon runner-up Bartoli came back to upend seventh-seeded Russian Vera Zvonareva 3-6, 7-5, 6-2. The 2009 Beijing champion will collect $775,500. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Mauresmo considering end of tennis career Oct 9, 2009
Mauresmo, 30, topped the WTA rankings in September 2004, and clinched her two Grand Slam titles in 2006 when she won the Australian Open and Wimbledon. She has collected 25 WTA singles titles since turning professional in 1993. (Xinhuanet, China)
Mauresmo considering retiring from tennis Oct 9, 2009
The 30-year-old Mauresmo won two Grand Slam titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Former No. 1 Mauresmo considering retirement Oct 9, 2009
The 30-year-old Mauresmo won two Grand Slam titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Dokic's imprisoned father begins hunger strike Oct 9, 2009
A Wimbledon semifinalist in 2000, Dokic renounced her Australian ties in 2001 to move back to Serbia, then decided to compete for Australia again in 2006. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Henin seeks Brisbane kickoff for 2010 comeback Oct 9, 2009
Clijsters made a stunning comeback from retirement by winning the U.S. Open last month, becoming the first mother since Australia's Evonne Goolagong Cawley at Wimbledon in 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles championship ... Henin's goal is to earn a Wimbledon title, the only major she hasn't won. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Petrova Ousts Serena In Beijing Oct 9, 2009
On Tuesday, the reigning Wimbledon and Australian Open titlist Williams beat Russian Ekaterina Makarova to reclaim the top ranking from French Open and Aussie Open runner-up Dinara Safina. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Show respect: Tomic gets a rocket from Rosewall Oct 9, 2009
Hewitt and Tomic fell out over a practice invitation at Wimbledon, with Team Hewitt claiming Tomic asked Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero for a hit after declining Hewitt's offer to practic 00004000 e on the middle Sunday. Tomic has denied approaching Ferrero, insisting that swine flu was the sole cause of his refusal to hit with his Davis Cup teammate and that he had only admiration for the dual grand slam winner he grew up idolising. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
M.Tennis To Host Stan Drobac Invite Oct 9, 2009
Before attending MSU, Drobac, along with former MSU men's tennis coach, Frank Beeman, who also preceded Drobac's coaching reign and coached Drobac as a student-athlete, competed in doubles play at Wimbledon. Throughout his coaching career, Drobac made a substantial impact on the Michigan State tennis program. (Msuspartans.com)
Serena poses nude for ESPN, may be barred Oct 8, 2009
Tarango stormed off court at Wimbledon in 1995 after disagreeing with a line call during a third-round match with German Alexander Mronz ... Tarango was barred from two grand slams, including Wimbledon the next year. (India Times, India)
Sexist!? Misogynistic!? Chauvinistic!? Oct 8, 2009
Anyway, how does someone so out of shape play three sets and nearly three hours of tennis in a Wimbledon semi-final (in the summer heat) against a supposedly fitter opponent (Dementieva) to reach the final and then go on to beat a four time Wimbledon champion (with fresh legs) who went virtually unchallenged in her half of the draw ... Whitlock didn't even have the where with all to pen his rant after Serena was bounced from the French in the quarters mere weeks before Wimbledon to lend his... (Slate)
Serena Returns To No. 1 Oct 7, 2009
The reigning Wimbledon and Aussie Open champion Williams will achieve No. 1 status for the fourth time in her brilliant career. She actually held the top spot earlier this year, from early February to mid-April. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Safina, Venus Exit Beijing In Second Round Oct 6, 2009
The French Open and Aussie Open runner-up Safina, who piled up 13 double faults, was stunned by Chinese qualifier Shuai Zhang 7-5, 7-6 (7-5), while the third-seeded Wimbledon runner-up Venus, who tallied 12 double faults, was ousted by promising 18-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, for a second time in the last week, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 on the hardcourts at the Olympic Green Tennis Center ... The former world No. 1 Aussie Open and Wimbledon champion Serena, who captured this Chinese... (ABC 7 News, DC)
Nadal happy with his aggressive style of playing Oct 5, 2009
" Nadal seemed to reach his peak last year by winning the long coveted Wimbledon trophy and the world number one ranking after the Olympic success. The season of 2009 started strong for the bull like youngster who claimed the Australian Open for the first time, but it did not take long before he lost the top ranking to nemesis Roger Federer and the injury talk became the media hype again. "It's been a more difficult year for me because I had an injury of the knee and then the abdominal injury... (Xinhuanet, China)
Dokic wins Athens ITF title Oct 5, 2009
Dokic then missed almost two months between Wimbledon and the US Open while bed-ridden with a debilitating glandular fever-like virus. The one-time world No.4 suffered a first-round loss to Kirsten Flipkens at Flushing Meadows last month before turning the tables on the Belgian en route to the title in Greece. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Serena, Safina advance in China but look rusty Oct 5, 2009 Venus struggles through, Ivanovic out of China Open Oct 4, 2009 * Sports Briefs Oct 3, 2009 NSW town makes a racquet for Goolagong Oct 3, 2009 Oudin crashes out in qualifying round Oct 3, 2009 * Date Krumm turns back clock with latest triumph Oct 1, 2009 Hingis On The Record Oct 1, 2009 IMG signs Chinese tennis star Li Na Sep 30, 2009 Tennis: Wildcard Johansson knocks out former World No. 1 Hewitt Sep 30, 2009 Clijsters gets picky Belgian opts for quality over quantity next year Sep 26, 2009 Nalbandian to make Dec. return at Buenos Aires Sep 26, 2009 Federer to rest rather than play in Japan, China Sep 26, 2009 Cobb: What has Oudin done for us? Oh, so much Sep 26, 2009 Wimbledon confirm move to prize money equality Sep 25, 2009 Serena withdraws from Pan Pacific Open due to injury Sep 25, 2009 Jelena Dokic's father jail sentence confirmed Sep 25, 2009 Serena pulls out of next week's Pan Pacific Sep 25, 2009 Only the top spot will do for comeback kid Henin Sep 25, 2009 Monfils breaks into quarters at Open de Moselle Sep 25, 2009 TENNIS Henin to debut new serve for Australian Open Sep 24, 2009 Baghdatis and Dent add glitter to Malaysian Open Sep 24, 2009 Sydney officials join queue as Henin confirms return to Australia Sep 24, 2009 Another unretirement in tennis: Do players need sabbaticals? Sep 23, 2009 HOFers to honor late tennis champion Kramer Sep 23, 2009 TENNIS Henin aims for Wimbledon title in comeback Sep 23, 2009 Henin to return » Sep 23, 2009 Henin Returns Sep 23, 2009 Henin to return to tennis tour in 2010 Sep 23, 2009 Henin announces return Sep 23, 2009 Belgian Papers Report Henin Is Set To Return Sep 22, 2009 Justine Henin poised to announce comeback: Media Sep 22, 2009 US teen Oudin knocks off another seed at Open (4339) Sep 22, 2009 Tomic won't learn until he listens, says coach Sep 22, 2009 Nadal pulls out of Thailand Open Sep 21, 2009 Swiss misses out - Hingis out of Strictly after dancing tiebreak Sep 20, 2009 Get Notre Dame gameson your iPhone Sep 20, 2009 Expect a big racquet for Barellan's 100th birthday Sep 19, 2009 Lagardere Unlimited Inks Multi-Year Representation Agreement with #20 ATP World Tour Singles Player Tommy Haas Sep 19, 2009 Smokin' Aces Sep 19, 2009 Czechs win marathon Davis Cup match, overcome 78 aces Sep 19, 2009 Stepanek beats Karlovic in Davis Cup marathon Sep 19, 2009 Jones confident USF hoops fortunes will change Sep 18, 2009 Federer to play three Davis matches vs. Italy Sep 18, 2009 Capello has turned our Wags to witches Sep 18, 2009 Ex-Fed Cup captain Garrison suit dropped Sep 18, 2009 Frank DefordVIEWPOINT Sep 18, 2009 Garrison settles discrimination lawsuit with USTA Sep 18, 2009 Clijsters happy to be working mum role model Sep 18, 2009 Hewitt snub due to swine flu: Tomic Sep 18, 2009 Tennis Channel Serves Up 'Court Reports' Sep 18, 2009 Austin: Federer's failure doesn't diminish achievements Sep 17, 2009 Hewitt fury at Tomic 'snub' Sep 17, 2009 Serenas rage didn't overshadow Clijsters run Sep 17, 2009 Big Upsets, Serena Tirade Highlight Wacky Open Sep 17, 2009 Giant killer del Potro ends Fed's run Sep 16, 2009 Federers remarkable U.S. Open title run ends Sep 16, 2009 High drama, low farce in Big Apple Sep 16, 2009 Don't judge women by their covers Sep 15, 2009 Goolagong Cawley praises Clijsters on the mother of allachievements Sep 15, 2009 Palo Altan Dorothy Beckett, 104, dies Sep 15, 2009 Williams sisters win US Open doubles crown Sep 15, 2009 * Hsieh Cheng-peng ends junior career with victory in US Open boys doubles Sep 15, 2009 Djokovic shot down while Federer had his back turned Sep 15, 2009 Wimbledon confirm move to prize money equality Sep 15, 2009 Del Potro stuns Federer at U.S. Open Sep 15, 2009
The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion made nine unforced errors in the 83-minute encounter against the big-hitting Kanepi, who broke the second-seeded American three times. Williams, though, always looked to have the edge on the big points and reached the second round of the $6. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Ivanovic pulls out of China Open with illness Oct 4, 2009
Ivanovic, who won the French Open in 2008 and has reached two other Grand Slam finals, said she had to rework her serve after Wimbledon to accommodate a sore shoulder ... She made the round of 16 at the French Open and Wimbledon, but lost in the first round at the U.S. Open. (ESPN -- Tennis)
"This trip to Asia has been a big disappointment and I have struggled with my health pretty much since I arrived. "It's especially disappointing because I was hoping to be able to see some improvements before the season ended," said Ivanovic, who never won more than two matches in each tournament she took part in since this summer's Wimbledon. "My body is quite fragile at the moment because I over-trained during the first part of the year. This was, I think, what caused me to have many small... (Xinhuanet, China)
Oudin burst onto the scene in June with a fourth-round showing at Wimbledon, shocking former world No. 1 Jelena Jankovic en route ... Former Wimbledon finalist Nathalie Tauziat indicated on Thursday she will pursue a claim for defamation against the media and three former players, saying she has been falsely accused of keeping quiet over allegations of rape that led to the arrest of her former coach. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
She won Wimbledon titles nine years apart - 1971 and 1980, the French Open in 1971 and the Australian Open for four consecutive years from 1974. When Kim Clijsters won the US Open last month, she became the first player to win a major as a mother since Goolagong Cawley in 1980. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Oudin also made the fourth-round at Wimbledon, knocking off another former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic on the way. The China Open main draw starts today for the women. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Date Krumm abruptly retired from tennis in 1996 after reaching the semi-finals at Wimbledon where she had Steffi Graf on the ropes until rain saved the German. Her eighth tour title tasted sweeter for Date Krumm. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Martina Hingis' last Slam appearance before her two-year ban was Wimbledon in 2007 ... To review: The ITF claims that 42 nanograms per milliliter of a cocaine metabolite was found in Hingis' system, as per a drug test administered after her third-round defeat at Wimbledon in 2007 ... It indicated no traces of cocaine in her system in the 90 days following Wimbledon. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
In the same year at Wimbledon, she became the first Chinese woman to reach a Grand Slam singles quarterfinal. She attained her highest world ranking of No. 16 in 2007. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Australian, currently ranked 26th in the world and a Grand Slam winner at the US Open and Wimbledon, was expected to make light work of the Swede in the first-round match. But it was Johansson, currently ranked 441st, who played a wonderful power game to take out Hewitt 7-6 (9-7), 6-3. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
She will follow that with Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, Cincinnati, Montreal, the US Open, Beijing and the Masters in Doha, if she qualifies. Belgium take on Poland in Group Two of the Fed Cup in February. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
BUENOS AIRES -- Former world No. 3 and 2002 Wimbledon finalist will make his comeback from hip surgery in an exhibition tournament in Buenos Aires in December, organizers said. Complete results. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Federer reached all four Grand Slam finals this year, winning the French Open for the first time in his career, then breaking Pete Sampras' record with his 15th major title at Wimbledon. He also earned two points for Switzerland last weekend during a 3-2 victory over Italy in the playoffs to remain in the top-tier World Group of the Davis Cup. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Given dedication, hard work and the right combination of circumstances, maybe any one of us could have played at Wimbledon or the U.S. Open. The level of energy experienced as we gathered together in our homes or public places to watch Melanie play betrayed how easy it is to project our own hopes, dreams and aspirations onto her. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Mauresmo celebrates her Wimbledon title last year ... Female tennis players will earn the same prize money as their male counterparts at Wimbledon this year for the first time ever after the All England Club finally bowed to the weight of public opinion and the will of the WTA Tour ... "We believe our decision to offer equal prize money provides a boost for the game as a whole and recognises the enormous contribution that women players make to the game and to Wimbledon."We hope it will also... (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion was initially named in the two million event alongside with the rest of the women's world top 10 including her elder sister Venus. World No. 1 Dinara Safina, who was not on the initial entry list, has opted to compete in Tokyo in a bid to retain the Pan Pacific crown she won last year. (Xinhuanet, China)
Dokic, a Wimbledon semifinalist in 2000, renounced her Australian ties in 2001 to move back to Serbia, then decided to compete for Australia again in 2006. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Australian Open and Wimbledon champion has not played a singles match since her rant at a lineswoman in her semifinal loss to Belgian at the U.S. Open earlier this month. The rest of the women's world top 10, including Serena's older sister Venus, is among the field at the $2 million event. (ESPN -- Tennis)
By then, she hopes to have won Wimbledon the only Grand Slam title missing on her resume. Agencies. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Former world No. 4 Grosjean, a wild-card entry ranked 1,147th, had shoulder surgery last December and won his first match this week since Wimbledon in 2008. He had four break points in the very first game against Monfils but was unable to convert them. (ESPN -- Tennis)
She'll return in January ahead of the Australian Open, complete with a new serve in her quest for a Wimbledon title ... A powerful serve is especially essential to dominate on the grass of Wimbledon, and it will complement the rest of her solid game ... By then, she hopes to have won Wimbledon -- the only Grand Slam title missing on her resume of four French Open titles, two U.S. Opens and one Australian Open championship. (Erie Times-News, PA)
He was a semi-finalist at Wimbledon in the same year and enjoyed career wins over Andy Roddick, Lleyton Hewitt, Nikolay Davydenko, Tommy Robredo and David Nalbandian ... Dent defied doctors predictions that he would never play professional tennis again by qualifying for the main draws of the Australian Open and Wimbledon this year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
A four-time winner of the French Open, Henin has also claimed two US Open titles and the Australian Open in 2004, but adding a Wimbledon win to complete her own personal grand slam is a key motivation. After exhibition events in Belgium and Dubai, Sydney International officials hope to have Henin on their books for the tournament starting on January 11, a week before Melbourne's Australian Open. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Bjorn Borg reacts after defeating John McEnroe and winning his fifth consecutive Wimbledon singles championship in 1980. Borg shocked the world by retiring in 1983 at the age of 26. (USA Today -- Sports)
The 88-year-old player won the Wimbledon singles title in 1947 and the U.S. Championships, the forerunner of the U.S. Open, in 1946 and '47 ... In 1973, he led ATP's boycott of Wimbledon, which helped players gain more control of their own careers from national tennis associations. (ESPN -- Tennis)
BRUSSELS -- Justine Henin is seeking the elusive Wimbledon title in her return to the WTA Tour ... Henin was one game away from victory in the Wimbledon semifinals in 2007 before losing to Marion Bartoli. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Henin returns, hopes to win Wimbledon ... BRUSSELS -- is seeking the elusive Wimbledon title in her return to the WTA tour ... Henin was one game away from victory in the Wimbledon semifinals in 2007 before losing to. (ESPN -- Tennis)
"Justine is that rare athlete who decided to step away from the game at the height of her powers, and no doubt she will be a force to be reckoned with from the get go. Her career was marked by so many amazing moments, and a new chapter begins today." The 2004 Olympic gold medalist Henin, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, has captured every major tennis event, with the exception of Wimbledon ... Henin's long-time coach Carlos Rodriguez said the Belgian great is determined to capture... (ABC 7 News, DC)
By then, she hopes to have won Wimbledon - the only Grand Slam title missing on her resume that contains four French Open titles, two U.S. Opens and one Australian Open championship ... Never having won Wimbledon really stung when her memories drifted back on her achievements. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
" Coach Carlos Rodriguez said Henin wanted to win Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam event to elude her. "We want it (Wimbledon). It's one of the reasons for her return," said the Argentinian vowing "to make her even better than before. (iAfrica.com)
Henin, who serves as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF, has captured every major tennis event, with the exception of Wimbledon. She even helped tiny Belgium win its first and only Fed Cup title back in 2001 and is a two-time winner of the prestigious year-end Tour Championships. (ABC 7 News, DC)
She won the French Open four times, the U.S. Open twice, the Australian Open once and an Olympic gold in 2004, but failed to win Wimbledon. More Stories from this section. (India Times, India)
Up next is a familiar foe: No. 12 Robin Soderling of Sweden, who is 0-11 against Federer, including losses this year in the French Open final and Wimbledon s fourth round ... She never had won a Grand Slam match until June, when she knocked off former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic en route to Wimbledon s fourth round after losing the first set, naturally. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Sopko, who said he quit his job in frustration after Wimbledon, five months into his Tennis Australia-subsided association with Tomic, said the gifted 16-year-old was not yet ready to compete at senior level and had arrived at an important fork in the road that could determine his future ... Speaking to Tomic's local newspaper, the Gold Coast Bulletin, Sopko also said he had no issues with Tomic's father, John, whom the Herald revealed last week had ordered Bernard to decline a practice... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nadal was forced to skip a title defense at Wimbledon due to sore knees that kept him off tour for all of June and July. 2009 Associated Press. (OregonLive, OR -- Sports)
Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis is the first evictee. Former tennis champion Martina Hingis has become the first celebrity to be voted off the new series of BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. (BBC News -- UK)
Plus watch NBC Sports exclusives, including NBC's coverage of Wimbledon. (Cingular, Sprint, Alltel). (MSNBC -- Sports)
Goolagong Cawley won Wimbledon in 1971 and 1980 and her prize money topped $US1 million, but her tennis career began with a racquet carved from a fruit crate by her dad and a tennis frock sewn from a sheet by her mum ... He still marvels that ''a little Aboriginal girl going up and down the streets of Barellan ; eventually went on to win two Wimbledon championships. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Haas followed-up Roland-Garros by winning the Gerry Webber Open in Halle, Germany, where he defeated current ATP World Tour #3 Singles Player Novak Djokovic in the final, and continued on at the Wimbledon Championships defeating world #15 singles player Marin Cilic 10-8 in the fifth set tiebreaker in the Round of 32, Novak Djokovic in the Quarterfinals before falling to eventual Champion Roger Federer in his debut Semifinal appearance. I have been a huge fan of Tommy's for a long long time,''... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
He matched the tour record for aces in a single match with 51 at Wimbledon in 2005 and broke it with 55 at this year's French Open -- but lost in both matches. SI.com on UPCOMING POPULAR. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
51 -- Ivo Karlovic, 2005 Wimbledon 1R, lost to Daniele Bracciali in five sets ... 50 -- Roger Federer, 2009 Wimbledon, F, beat Andy Roddick in five sets ... 46 -- Mark Philippoussis, 2003 Wimbledon QF, beat Andre Agassi in five sets. (USA Today -- Sports)
Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic beats Ivo Karlovic of Croatia in Davis Cup semifinal marathon - ESPN. Updated: September 18, 2009, 6:59 PM ET. (ESPN -- Tennis)
com College Basketball - Jones confident USF's fortunes about to change. College Football: Rivals. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
A few weeks later at Wimbledon, the Swiss star broke the mark by defeating 16-14 in the fifth set. Federer was on another roll at the U.S. Open, but his level appeared to drop in the fifth set against Del Potro. (ESPN -- Tennis)
Roger Federer's wife wasn't told to clear off from Wimbledon because "this is not a holiday". So it is a class issue as well the football Wags are perceived as "common"; "common" in this context seemingly meaning pretty, lively and generally rather harmless and sweet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
As a player, Garrison was the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up, becoming the first black woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 to reach a Grand Slam singles final. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Kramer would surely have been a champion before he won the U.S. Nationals (forerunner of the Open) in 1946 -- and then Wimbledon and the Nationals again in '47 -- but he lost many of his best years serving in the Pacific in the Coast Guard during the World War II. When he did return after the war, he changed the major strategy of the sport by winning with what was called "the big game" -- consistent, overpowering serve and volley ... The following year, when the ATP had a dispute with Wimbledon,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
As a player, Garrison was the 1990 Wimbledon runner-up, becoming the first black woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 to reach a Grand Slam singles final. Copyright 2009. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
It was only at the start of this year when I got invited to play under the new roof at Wimbledon when I started to get back into training," Clijsters explained. "During those two years off I maybe hit the ball two or three times and a few practice sessions with my friends -- in fact it wasn't even practice it was just fooling around. "So to be in that position to decide that I wanted to do more than plan exhibition matches was a big decision to have to be made but right now it definitely feels... (CNN -- International)
Unwell' Bernard Tomic at Wimbledon ... SWINE flu has been cited as a reason for Australian junior Bernard Tomic's failure to practice with Lleyton Hewitt at Wimbledon in June, as former Australian players yesterday expressed their hopes that the now-public differences between the country's finest player and its best junior prospect can be resolved ... Through IMG agent Lawrence Frankopan, Tomic's father, John Tomic, said that his 16-year-old son was diagnosed with swine flu by an All England... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Court Report first appeared on Tennis during the 2009 French Open, and returned during its Wimbledon and U.S. Open coverage. "This marks a watershed moment for Tennis Channel; a move toward providing regularly updated news to viewers who've come to rely on the network as their source of information on everything that takes place in this sport," said vice president of original programming Laura Hockridge in a statement. (Multichannel News)
He then eclipsed Sampras' cumulative Grand Slam record with a thrilling, marathon victory over Andy Roddick in the Wimbledon championship match. While he was just as motivated to win the U.S. Open as he was those other tournaments, those successes temper the frustration of this defeat. (MSNBC -- Sports)
DETAILS have emerged of a rift between former world No.1 Lleyton Hewitt and his Australian heir apparent Bernard Tomic following a practice snub at Wimbledon ... Tennis Australia's tennis director Craig Tiley said yesterday he was aware that Tomic's father, John, who recently asked TA to spend vast sums on his son, had declined the practice invitation on his son's behalf on Wimbledon's middle Sunday, as Hewitt prepared for his fourth-round match and Tomic to contest the junior event. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
In addition to beating No. 9 Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets in the final, the unseeded Belgian also had to knock off former Wimbledon runner-up No. 14 Marion Bartoli before defeating both No. 3 Venus Williams and No. 2 Serena Williams, a rare accomplishment in a single tournament. While the end of Clijsters' semifinal battle against Serena was clouded in controversy with Williams losing match point due to a code of conduct violation, that doesn't change the fact that Clijsters outplayed her... (MSNBC -- Sports)
The Wimbledon and Aussie Open champion Serena was fined $10,000 and wound up issuing several apologies, but we won't forget that embarrassing image (approaching the line judge while waving her racquet and giving her a good dressing down) any time soon ... Clijsters went on to claim her second U.S. Open title by beating rising Danish teen Caroline Wozniacki in a ho-hum final, as Kimmy became the first mother to capture a major singles title since Aussie great Evonne Goolagong turned the trick 29... (ABC 7 News, DC)
I don't get hit emotionally as bad as maybe in Wimbledon and Australia where it becomes super quiet at the end of the finals and you have a lot of things going through your mind,'' Federer said. For del Potro, the end of the match was one to savour amid the cheers of the crowd. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Federer then broke that mark by collecting No. 15 at Wimbledon ... Federer came close this year, his French Open and Wimbledon titles bookended by a five-set loss to Nadal in the Australian Open final and a five-set loss to del Potro in the U.S. Open final. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Yet, at Wimbledon, we proclaimed Serena Williams the greatest of her generation. It follows that if the Belgian could perform a semi-final hatchet job of which Steve Waugh would be proud - the complete mental disintegration of a player of historic stature - then we should praise the physical and psychological strength of Clijsters, rather than the weakness of her opposition. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Another example of this is the furore at Wimbledon earlier this year when it was reported higher-ranked female tennis players, including world No. 1 Serena Williams, were relegated to the outer courts while ''prettier'' players were favoured for the centre court. Homophobia, of course, plays its part in society's revilement of women who don't conform to gender stereotypes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
I was so very excited 00004000 to hear that Kim won, and I'm so happy for her,'' Goolagong Cawley, who won Wimbledon in 1980, three years after having daughter Kelly, said yesterday ... Goolagong Cawley said one of her biggest memories of her 1980 win was being told by a Wimbledon official how long it had been since a mother had last won at the All-England Club. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Dorothy Beckett, a 104-year-old Palo Alto woman and former Wimbledon tennis player, has died ... She played both singles and doubles tennis at Wimbledon in 1933 and 1934 as Dorothy Crichton, winning the first round in singles in 1933 by defeating Mrs. Andree Lucas 6-3, 2-6, 6-2, according to statistics on tennisforum. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
It was the third grand slam title of the year for the Williams sisters after wins at Wimbledon and the Australian Open. They also won the US Open doubles crown in 1999 and have a perfect record of ten doubles title from ten final appearances. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
The 18-year-old Hsieh, who is about to move on from junior tennis competition, already has two Australian junior boys doubles championships and one Wimbledon boys doubles title under his belt. Hsiehs older sister Hsieh Su-wei (Q) reached the semifinals in this years US Open mixed doubles, but most of the other Taiwanese players at the tournament did not make it past the first or second rounds. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
Federer, in the semi-finals for a record 22nd successive grand slam, completed a career slam by winning the French Open in June and set a record with his 15th career grand slam title at Wimbledon in July ... Nadal, in only his second US Open semi-final, was out to become the seventh player to complete a career grand slam of the four major titles, having already won the French Open four times and Wimbledon and the Australian Open once each. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Mauresmo celebrates her Wimbledon title last year ... Female tennis players will earn the same prize money as their male counterparts at Wimbledon this year for the first time ever after the All England Club finally bowed to the weight of public opinion and the will of the WTA Tour ... "We believe our decision to offer equal prize money provides a boost for the game as a whole and recognises the enormous contribution that women players make to the game and to Wimbledon."We hope it will also... (Yahoo News -- Women's Issues)
" His game wasn't always that, particularly when he double-faulted away the final two points to lose the third set. Yet neither was Federer's, particularly in the final set, when he went down as meekly as he did in the fifth set of his Australian final against Nadal after a scintillating first four sets. "I've had an unbelievable run here," Federer said after ending 2009 with appearances in all four Slam finals, winning two, his sixth Wimbledon plus his first French Open to complete a career... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Back to Sports News
©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc.
All rights reserved. Patents pending.
Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009 |