Formula One Title Contender Countdown: Lewis Hamilton

In the four days leading up to the climax of the 2010 Formula One season, there will be a daily bulletin with bookmakers odds on the four drivers vying for the championship, with current leader Fernando Alonso being published on race morning as he attempts to win his third world title.   Lewis Hamilton D.O.B.: 07.01.1985 Birthplace: Stevenage, UK Team: Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes Race victories:... 

Students Show Off Skills at USTA Eastern College Showcase Day in Queens, NY

More than 120 high school students from across the tri-state area got a chance to impress college tennis coaches and learn about the wide range of playing opportunities after graduation at USTA Eastern’s 24th Annual College Showcase Day.  The Showcase Day, which was held Nov. 7, 2010 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, featured on-court drills for juniors, a tournament... 

Gael Monfils Ousts Fernando Verdasco, Andy Roddick Reaches Quarterfinals

Fernando Verdasco was one point from a place in the Paris quarterfinals, but Gael Monfils battled back from the brink to shove the sixth-seeded Spaniard out of the BNP Paribas Masters draw. Monfils fought off two match points in the second set to rally for a 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2), 7-5 victory that ended Verdasco’s chances of qualifying for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London. Verdasco’s... 

Federer and Nadal Dominance Looks Set To Continue in 2011, Starting in Melbourne

With 2010 drawing to a close, attention begins to turn to what will happen in 2011. In tennis, the new year hits the ground running with the first Grand Slam, the Australian Open in January. With this in mind, it seems like a reasonable time to look ahead at the likely outcome. The Australian Open Tennis Championship has reaffirmed itself, over the last 20 years or so, as one of the four Grand Slams... 

Can Roger Federer Finally Master Paris?

The Paris Masters always finds itself holding in its hands the fortunes of some of the best players in the world. This is the last tournament of the year before the World Tour Finals and, as usual, it got underway with the top eight men still to be decided. There are three places still up for grabs in London. Tomas Berdych, David Ferrer and Andy Roddick are favorites for positions six to eight, and... 

BNP Paris Masters: Six Scintillating Second-Round Matches as Top Seeds Advance

Will Paris continue to sizzle? Unveiled in France this week is the last Masters event of 2010 before the year-end finals begin in London.  A few players are hanging onto the hope that they can make the final field of eight for the Barclays WTF. One is Fernando Verdasco who must make the semifinals in Paris in order to chance booking a flight to London. Jurgen Melzer only has a prayer to make the... 

B/R Interview: Martina Navratilova Ensures Youths Get a Sporting Chance

Martina Navratilova is a remarkable athlete and an even better person. There is quite literally nothing she cannot accomplish when she sets her mind to it. She has won 59 Grand Slam tennis titles and defeated breast cancer, and just 25 days before she sets off to climb the highest freestanding mountain in the world she climbed up 55 flights of stairs in the second tallest building in New York without... 

Roger Federer Asked IMG Owner Forstmann about Bets

Roger Federer said he’s asked IMG owner Ted Forstmann about his admission he bet thousands of dollars on Federer to win the 2007 French Open. Federer reiterated he had no knowledge of Forstmann’s gambling on tennis. “I would never do such a thing,” Federer told Christopher Clarey in a published report in the New York Times. “I reached out and told him I want to know everything... 

Andy Roddick Cruises To Third Round in Routine Fashion

Nine was the magic number for Andy Roddick on Wednesday in Paris. Roddick hit nine aces on Wednesday, while only dropping nine points in his nine service games to motor past an in-form Jarkko Nieminen 6-1, 6-4 at the BNP Paribas Masters. It took just over an hour for the American, who did not double fault or face a break point to defeat the 39th-ranked Fin. Roddick started off the first match... 

Andy Roddick Roars in Paris at the BNP Paribas Masters

From www.TennisNow.com (November 10, 2010) Andy Roddick overcame a case of jet-lag with a rapid takeoff in Paris. Continuing his quest to secure a spot in the ATP World Tour Finals, Roddick ripped nine aces, surrendered only four points on his second serve and did not face a break point in a 6-1, 6-4 blowout of Finnish qualifier Jarkko Nieminen. The victory vaults Roddick... 

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