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Former women’s No. 1 Henin returning to WTA Tour

alex — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:31:25 +0000

Apparently countrywoman watching Kim Clijsters win the U.S. Open just two-and-a-half-years after leaving competitive tennis to have a child had a major impact on former women’s No. 1 player Justine Henin.

Henin will return to the WTA ... read more

U.S. Open quarterfinals: Fernando Gonazlez vs. Rafael Nadal

alex — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:32:37 +0000

Rafael Nadal looked like he might be slipping a bit this year. After all, he was knocked out of the French Open before even the quarterfinals, and a lingering knee injury had kept him from defending his Wimbledon title. Roger Federer won both th... read more

U.S. Open quarterfinals: Roger Federer vs. Robin Soderling

alex — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:52:05 +0000

There’s really no chance that Sweden’s Robin Soderling upsets world No. 1 and U.S. Open five-time champion Roger Federer in tonight’s quarterfinal action, is there?

Probably not, and Federer i... read more

U.S. open quarterfinals: Melanie Oudin vs. Caroline Wozniacki

alex — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:40:36 +0000

American teenager Melanie Oudin, 17, has been the story of this year’s U.S. Open so far, having owned four Russian opponents despite losing the first set in all of them... read more

No surprises among U.S. Open seeds

alex — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 20:25:03 +0000

Roger Federer, the defending champ of the U.S. Open and who has won the past two Grand Slams this year, is the No. 1 seed for the tournament that begins on Monday.

The five-time winner of this event is followed by Andy Murray, Rafael Nada... read more

Nadal to return to ATP Tour next week, should be ready for U.S. Open

alex — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:54:36 +0000

Excellent news for the tennis world as world No. 2 Rafael Nadal will be back on the ATP Tour starting next week at the Montreal Masters. Nadal of course, withdrew from Wimbledon, which Roger Federer won again and took back the No. 1 ranking.

Tennis player blames kiss for positive coke test – and gets off!

alex — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:51:43 +0000

It seems as more and more athletes are caught using drugs banned by their sport that they come up with more and more unique excuses as to why that drug was found in their system.

But by far the most ingenious excuse I have ever heard came from tennis player read more

Wimbledon men’s final: Roger Federer vs. Andy Roddick

alex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:56:01 +0000

American Andy Roddick was able to oust fan favorite Andy Murray of Scotland in Wimbledon’s semifinals on Friday, so Roddick should be used to playing against the crowd when he takes on Roger Federer in Sunday’s finals.

Federer has opened a... read more

Wimbledon women’s final: Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams

alex — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:06:04 +0000

What else did everyone really expect but another all-Williams Wimbledon final on Saturday?

How they got here was surely different, however. Serena Williams saved a match point and overcame Elena Dementieva 6-7 (4), 7-5, 8-6 in 2 hours, 4... read more

Wimbledon men’s semifinal: Andy Murray vs. Andy Roddick

alex — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:12:16 +0000

The all-Andy semifinal at Wimbledon on Friday should be a terrific matchup, although the home fans certainly will be very biased to native son Andy Murray against American Andy Roddick.

“I’m just going to pretend when they sa... read more