Posted on Feb 19, 2008 | 1 Comment
France’s finest stars are set to hit the courts at next week’s Barclays Tennis Championships in Dubai.
The memories of a disappointing 2007 season are behind Amelie Mauresmo, inspiring her to return to the form that led her to two Grand Slam titles in 2006.
Posted on Feb 4, 2008 | Comments Off
Last year’s Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli has been added to the Family Circle Cup player field, tournament officials announced on Monday.
Already six of the Top 10 players in the world plan to compete in the 35th staging of Charleston’s Tier I tournament.
Posted on Dec 20, 2007 | 5 Comments
The 2007 tennis season was a year to remember for France’s Marion Bartoli. The 23-year old resident of Switzerland completed her best season to date with an ascent into the top 10, $1,246,906 in prize money, and most impressive, a spectacular run to the final at Wimbledon.
I caught up with Marion shortly before the […]
Posted on Nov 9, 2007 | 2 Comments
Jelena Jankovic became the latest player to retire from the 2007 Sony Ericsson Championships when she quit her final round robin match on Thursday against Marion Bartoli after contesting only eight games.
Posted on Nov 8, 2007 | 8 Comments
If revenge is a dish best served cold, Justine Henin made the old cliche’ come true by blasting Marion Bartoli off the court in Madrid today before the Frenchwoman even had a chance to warm-up.
Posted on Oct 10, 2007 | 1 Comment
With the exception of Svetlana Kuznetsova, the only tennis star left standing today at both the Kremlin Cup and PTT Bangkok Open was Venus Williams - and she did not even complete her first round match.
Posted on Aug 15, 2007 | Comments Off
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Aretha Franklin, Phylicia Rashad, and Zina Garrison are among the influential African-Americans planning to participate in the US Open’s tribute to Althea Gibson. (Gibson to be honored at U.S. Open)
Posted on Aug 9, 2007 | Comments Off
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World number one Justine Henin and her coach Carlos Rodriguez have started a tennis academy. (The JUST iN TEAM Search Continues)
Posted on Jul 26, 2007 | Comments Off
Don’t forget to send in your comments or questions for tomorrow’s Open Forum Friday!
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Anna Chakvetadze will be working with Robert Lansdorp after she competes at the Acura Classic. (Fans can bank on rising Russian)
Posted on Jul 23, 2007 | Comments Off
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Top seed Anna Chakvetadze defeated seventh seed Akiko Morigami 6-1, 6-3 to win the Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open title on Sunday. (Anna Chakvetadze is Queen of Cincinnati)