I spoke too soon. Serena Williams will not be opening play for the 2008 tennis season at the Hopman Cup in Australia. For what reason? None other than a lingering left knee injury.
We have become all too familiar with Serena and her continuous and various injuries.
Meghan Shaughnessy will play in Serena’s place in the opening […]
The new season is upon us. The distinction between one year of tennis and the next is so minimal it’s almost not even there.
The Hopman Cup in Australia is the first tournament of the new year and Serena Williams will be one of the first two players to hit a ball in 2008. The rest […]
The whole population of tennis followers knew Jelena Jankovic’s schedule was too ridiculously full. She wore herself out. I was wondering if Jankovic knew she was overbooked. Turns out she does.
“I’m going to cut back,” said the Serbian to Charles Bricker of the Sun-Sentinel in Florida.
Cut back indeed. Jankovic played 97 matches in 2007 and […]
Just because tennis is my main squeeze doesn’t mean it’s everyone elses. Or AP’s for that matter.
Although Roger Federer and Justine Henin wrapped up the tennis season at No. 1, they both fell short in the AP Athlete of the Year race. Not a little short either. It wasn’t a photo finish one-point differential; especially […]
Sports are unpredictable.
That is an extreme “duh” statement on my part. I can see you all right now, reading over this and shaking your head in wonderment at my Captain Obvious spiels. But really, to predict who is going to be amazing in the game of tennis in 2008?
If we were talking men, it would […]
Some players have a signature move. Maybe it is their backhand. Or the way they serve. How they come into the net or their drop shots.
For some, their signature isn’t a move, it’s a grunt.
Linda Pearce reported on tennis grunters in The Age from Australia. Former Wimbledon finalist Judy Dalton has spoken up against the […]
I remember back in the day when Mark Philippoussis used to be a pretty common name flung around the table during tennis conversations. Okay, I really didn’t have that many conversations about tennis around a table. Ironically enough, those hardcore tennis fans that sit around and talk the sport are relatively few and far between.
Anyway, […]
In a series of exhibition matches in the fall, Pete Sampras took one match of three against Roger Federer. In a recent article by Mark Hodgkinson in the Telegraph, Sampras gives his input on what the current Tennis King is accomplishing.
And as we all know, Federer’s accomplishments are no small matter.
Sampras fully expects Federer to […]
This last year held some memorable tennis moments. Steve Bierley picked out his favorite tennis moments and players of 2007 and the ones to keep an eye on in 2008.
It’s really no surprise Roger Federer made the list as the top tennis personality of 2007. But some of the others on the list are a […]
The wild card playoffs for the Australian Open have been underway the past few days. It’s pretty routine stuff really which is why I haven’t been shooting much attention to it lately. But let’s face it. My recent posts have been too heavily laden with gossipy-marriage hooplah. Boo.
So - tennis. Actual tennis.
Alun Jones’ hopes of […]
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Written by Erica Beck [email] for b5media.
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