Wozniacki, Tsonga Come Back

Wozniacki, Tsonga Come Back

2011 US Open 06 Sep 2011

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki returned to her stellar defensive game and rallied from the depths of defeat.


Andy Roddick – The Consummate Performer

Andy Roddick – The Consummate Performer

Player Profiles 13 Jan 2011

Andy Roddick is a tennis player who has seen the game change before his eyes and has comfortably adapted to the changes both on and off the court.


Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

Player Profiles 01 Jan 2011

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, the Russian husky, has sports in her blood. She comes from a sports family background and has seen some success in 2010.


Jelena Jankovic – Bred to Stardom

Jelena Jankovic – Bred to Stardom

Player Profiles 01 Jan 2011

Jelena Jankovic was destined to become a Tennis star even though she was headed for a life of piano and foreign studies.


The Ladies Like California

The Ladies Like California

They may call it the tennis tournament in the desert, but Indian Wells is a special event featuring the biggest galleries outside of the four major tournaments. With $4.5 million in prize money and loads of live television coverage, players can gain prestige, riches and exposure at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open from March 10th – 21st. What more could an aspiring tour player want?


Lifting the Level and Loving Life

Lifting the Level and Loving Life

Marin Cilic and Andy Murray are putting their demons behind them. Two young guns in the world of men’s tennis finally showed a readiness to seize one of the biggest prizes in their sport. Tuesday at the Melbourne Park tennis complex, Cilic and Murray punched tickets in a semifinal showdown. The 14th-seeded Croatian and the […]


The Other Side of the Coin

The Other Side of the Coin

There will be a time and place to celebrate the winners of the first two men’s singles quarterfinals at the 2010 Australian Open. (In the next post, actually!) But one can’t comment on two riveting spectacles at Melbourne Park without addressing the acute agony of the valiant competitors who lost on Tuesday. Andy Roddick and […]


Betting scams mar Montcourt tragedy

Mathieu Montcourt 08 Jul 2009

As the tragic news of professional tennis player Mathieu Montcourt’s death circulates, his as of yet unexplained death unearths a certain shameful side to the modern world of tennis. Montcourt’s body was found in his Paris apartment on Monday by his girlfriend and an autopsy is expected to be carried out as soon as possible. […]


Frail Feliciano: Lopez loses in first round

Wimbledon 2009 23 Jun 2009

The first day of the 2009 Wimbledon Championships witnessed a number of matches in which dangerous players flirted with disaster. For Spain’s Feliciano Lopez, a dance with danger turned out to be deadly. Lopez, who reached the quarterfinals of Wimbledon last year (before losing to Marat Safin) and has typically performed well on the lawns […]


Rafael Nadal and the Meaning of Time

Wimbledon 2009 22 Jun 2009

While Wimbledon begins and tennis fans rivet their eyes on the world’s most storied patch of white-lined rectangles, one man won’t be at SW19 to soak up the adulation a defending champion deserves. Indeed, while the crown jewel of tennis unfolds in England, Rafael Nadal will be resting and reflecting on a career that has […]

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