Tennis: Greatest Players A-Z: Volume G

Tennis Now   From the greatest men’s player in Volume F to arguably the greatest woman just one letter later. Just as Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert took the torch from Billie Jean King, Graf grabbed a hold of it and kept it blazing bright for a decade. Graf’s 22 Grand Slam singles titles are the most of the Open Era and the second-most of all time for any player, regardless of... 

Fed Cup: Official Semifinal Faceoffs

Tennis Now   The ITF has announced the official draws and faceoffs for the 2011 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, and World Group and World Group II playoffs on April 16-17. WORLD GROUP SEMIFINALSRUSSIA vs. ITALY Head-to-Head series: 4-1Venue: Sports Palace Megasport, Moscow, RUS (hard – indoors)Vera Zvonareva (RUS) v Sara Errani (ITA) Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)... 

44th Annual Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring National Championships

Follow us on Twitter! Kyle McPhillips just has to be in “tennis-mode” and everything will be OK.  The 16-year-old from Willoughby, Ohio, was definitely there on Thursday, ousting unseeded Ellen Tsay, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, on Thursday at the 44th annual Easter Bowl USTA Junior Spring National Championships taking place at Rancho Las Palmas Resort. McPhillips last played Tsay just three months... 

Roger Federer out of Monte Carlo: And More News from Friday

Tennis Now As players moved on to the semifinals of the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters series, one big shakeup is the loss of Roger Federer, who shockingly lost today against Jurgen Melzer, 6-4, 6-4. The world No. 9 defeated the world No. 3, and now moves on to his first ever ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal, where he will take on the fourth-seeded David Ferrer. With such a shocking... 

Wayne Odesnik Talks Doping Controversy with USA Today

Tennis Now American Wayne Odesnik took time to give his side of the story to Douglas Robson of USA Today on the doping controversy that has plagued his career since the 2010 Australian Open.  Odesnik was given a two-year ban after being caught with possession of eight vials of Human Growth Hormone at the airport in Australia. He pleaded guilty for possession of the drug but... 

Bethanie Mattek-Sands Joins Safarova & Dokic in Dropping out of Fed Cup

Bethanie Mattek-Sands will not be joining the American team in this weekend’s Fed Cup semifinals at the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, Germany on indoor clay.  @BMATTEK tweeted out: “Im up! Unfortunately I can’t make the FedCup trip as I need some treatment on a lingering hip/back issue. Im up early and headed there now. “ As the No. 1 singles player on the team, she... 

Caroline Wozniacki Strengthens Hold on No. 1 in Latest WTA Rankings

Caroline Wozniacki‘s once-tentative hold on the No. 1 ranking in the world has now become a vise-like grip. By winning at Charleston on Sunday, and with No. 2 Kim Clijsters limited by injury, Wozniacki extended her points lead over her closest rival to more than 1,800 (9,930 to 8,115). There was only one minor change in the women’s top 25 as Svetlana Kuznetsova vaulted Agnieszka... 

Ryan Sweeting Wins First ATP Tour Title at Men’s Clay Court Championships

Tennis, how? Tennis Now!   On Sunday, in his first final, wild card Ryan Sweeting made America proud by winning his first ATP Tour singles title at the age of 23 at Houston’s US Men’s Clay Court Championships. He defeated sixth seed Kei Nishikori in a windy match 6-4, 7-6(3). Sweeting owns a 1-4 head-to-head record against Nishikori. Nishikori seemed tired and was struggling in the... 

Men’s Tennis: Tuesday Monte Carlo Preview

Tennis Now! The clay court battles recommence Tuesday in France with four intriguing matchups highlighted among the second-round battles. Janko Tipsarevic (SRB) vs. Feliciano Lopez (ESP) Lopez is one of those guys Tipsarevic can’t seem to beat, part of the perplexing explanation why the popular Serb hasn’t won a career title in his five years on tour. Lopez owns a career 3-1 mark... 

Kim Clijsters Injured Off-Court, Potentially Out of French Open

Tennis Now!   Kim Clijsters might be out of the French Open after injuring her right ankle at her cousin’s wedding this past weekend. Her website said the injury would keep her out for at least four to six weeks. It said: “At the wedding party of her cousin Tim, Kim injured her ankle severely. The consequences are rather dire. After a visit to the doctor, echo and NMR, the... 

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