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A little more than a year ago, a certain young Argentine seemed to have the tennis world at his feet. Juan Martin Del Potro was already a record-breaker while he was still a teenager, stringing together the second-longest winning streak by a teenager—23 matches—in the Open era. Only Rafael Nadal had done better. He already had a Major to his name: the U.S. Open, won while he was only 20. By...
Published: March 3, 2011
Some might not want to be in Ruben Bemelman’s shoes this weekend. The World No. 144 prepares to play no less than Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Davis Cup on Friday. The World No. 1—who has not played since his quarterfinal loss at the Australian Open—will make his return to competitive tennis when the Spain squad travel to Charleroi, Belgium. The good news for Belgium is...
Published: March 3, 2011
Keep up with us on our Facebook! There has been a lot of discussion and worry about the future of American tennis as both Andy Roddick and the Williams sisters are getting older. However, there is an American player on the rise who is up for the challenge of making an impact on WTA singles and doubles. Fun-fashioned and talented, Bethanie Mattek-Sands started the 2011 tennis season...
Published: March 3, 2011
It’s always funny how reporters tend to ask Rory McIlroy about Tiger Woods when they do not have anything else to write about. Back in the old days, it used to be, that a certain group of golf reporters—well, mostly the big Tiger Tea Party of US golf reporters—always wanted other players to comment on how fantastic Tiger’s golf game was. These days, those reporters still want...
Published: March 3, 2011
Five-time World Military Cup winner Egypt will be playing for more than just the Egyptian military’s honor when it competes this July in Brazil for this year’s cup. With the military in power since last month’s ousting of President Hosni Mubarak by mass anti-government protests, the team will represent not just the military but the government too. Its performance is likely to be a...
Published: March 3, 2011
Everyone enjoys a nice, relaxing day on the golf course. That includes politicians. And even though many of them receive criticism for the time they spend on the links, their love for the game is enough to bring them back. On top of that many politicians agree that the only time they can talk and joke with members of the opposing party is when they are on the golf course. So if the golf course...
Published: March 3, 2011
Will the LPGA be the first organization to showcase Under Armour E39 technology during competition? During this year’s NFL combine, Under Armour introduced a new form of garment technology called the E39. The E39 is a form fitting, think spandex, line of performance enhancing material with an electronic compression base layer that tracks biometric signals. The UA E39 tracks and stores the...
Published: March 2, 2011
Here’s a bit of advice for Rory McIlroy: win something before criticizing others who are far more accomplished golfers. Win a major, just a single major. Hold it together both mentally and physically when leading a golf tournament heading into the weekend. This is an excerpt from an essay that McIlroy recently wrote for golf.com: “I wasn’t playing against Tiger Woods when he had that...
Published: March 2, 2011
It looked like Serena Williams was finally getting her career back on track after missing a significant amount of time due to a foot injury. She was set to make her return in March, but it now seems that she is on the shelf indefinitely after having emergency surgery due to a hematoma from a pulmonary embolism. The embolism, which is a blood clot in the lungs, was considered to be life-threatening,...
Published: March 2, 2011
Rivalry isn’t just about competing for the same objective—be it the Stanley Cup, the World Series or the Wimbledon trophy. It’s about lasting, definitive greatness between two tireless foes. Every rivalry is distinct in its own way. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson’s basketball feud can’t compare to Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi’s tennis bouts. The Boston Red Sox and...