With play for the Australian Open title set to kick off next week, every tennis fan worth his or her weight in garbanzo beans has looked over the draws for the tournament and drawn conclusions. Here’s mine for the women.
To get to the quarters, Justine Henin has to get through No. 5 Maria Sharapova. Also […]
Nikolay Davydenko is under fire again from the ATP as the organization is after Davydenko’s wife’s and brother’s phone records for another round of investigations into the suspicious betting activities surrounding one of Davydenko’s tennis matches several months ago.
Anyway, that long explanation shortens a very long article about the debacle on whether the ATP has […]
Andy Roddick has stepped up his game a bit, winning a 6-3, 6-3 match over Marat Safin to set himself up for a final at Kooyong.
Thank goodness there is still hope for my boy Roddick. I’ve always been a sucker for underdogs and lost causes. As long as Roger Federer is around and not playing […]
Which way is the right way to prepare for a tennis tournament?
In light of the quickly approaching Australian Open (YAY!!!), Maria Sharapova chose to do a stint in Asia, a few exhibition matches, some tours around the big cities being treated like royalty. Maybe it works, I don’t know.
Serena Williams is playing like a madwoman […]
Justine Henin has kicked off the 2008 tennis season with a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Kaia Kanepi at the Sydney International.
“It is not my favorite, playing someone I don’t know,” said Henin. “Everyone likes to play the No. 1, because there is less pressure on them. I can feel it; they always have a better […]
What’s going on Down Under? They’re dropping like flies!
David Nalbandian withdrew from the Kooyong tournament after suffering a back injury while warming up with Marat Safin. Nalbandian wrapped up the 2007 season with a flurry of a pair of wins over both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Psh, no big deal. Riiiiiight.
Nalbandian is now on the […]
I was going to try to avoid talking about this but I just can’t ignore it.
In her first-round match at the Australian Open next week, Maria Sharapova will be sporting a piece from her new line of bags, the Sharapova Gold Collection.
“They are supreme quality tennis bags and totes designed specifically to meet the needs […]
Contrary to what may be popular belief (I’ve always wanted to say that about myself…I’m not sure there is such a thing as “popular belief” when it comes to me and my life!), I have not been playing tennis since I was knee-high to blade of grass. In fact, I never played tennis until just […]
I like to keep my eye on Andy Murray, mostly because I like to poke fun at him every now and then.
After his recent win in Doha, Murray has jumped back into the ATP’s top 10 and sits in ninth. David Nalbandian drops to 10th and Tommy Robredo to 11th.
Murray’s two-jump move comes on the […]
This probably isn’t going to be what you thought it was going to be…whatever that was.
Tennis has garnered its fair share of television commercials considering its relatively small stature in the world of sports. Especially during tournaments, the tennis commercials pop out of the woodwork.
Sarah Alvanipour puts together a nice list for Tennis.com.
My personal favorite? […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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