December 2010
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Novak Djokovic Enjoys Vacation!
Serb champ Novak Djokovic was spotted in Dubai vacation his girlfriend enjoying the sun, sand and the pool. Novak Djokovic’s girlfriend is of course the hot European Jelena Ristic.
The two have been dating for many years now and she’s been at several of Novak’s tennis matches. Will they get married soon? Or at least engaged?
Novak was a finalist at the US Open and played well...
July 2010
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What a Wimbledon for Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was the star of the 2010 Wimbledon tennis championships as the Spanish ace won his eighth career Grand Slam title drubbing Czech Tomas Berdych in three sets 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 in the Sunday final.
Nadal dominated the match and never once had his serve broken.
Berdych, who had beaten Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, en route to the champion match couldn’t dispel Nadal’s game...
May 2010
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Isner, Querrey Ready to Dominate Tennis Tour
The two American big men of the ATP tennis tour, Sam Querrey and John Isner, are primed from domination.
Querrey runs about 6-foot-6, Isner bigger at 6-foot-9 and no surprise they both have monster, monster serve.
Querrey once hit a record 10 straight aces in a match against James Blake! That’s right 10 straight service aces - let’s see Roger Federer beat that.
And John Isner is Mr....
March 2010
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Maria Sharapova Has Withdrawn From Miami
Former World No. 1 and three-time champion Maria Sharapova has withdrawn from the upcoming Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Sharapova who had been hampered by shoulder problems for much of the last year, this time has a bad elbow that will keep her out of action from the next three to six weeks per her medical people.
Sharapova hit 14 double faults and was troubled by her serve in much of her...
February 2010
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Tennis Star Tommy Haas an American?
The ATP website is running a story that has Germany Tommy Haas as an American! Woot! It shows a picture of him with a US passport after he earned his citizenship last week in Tampa, Fla.
Wrote Haas on his web site: “Of course I wouldn’t have done this if I hadn’t had the option to keep my German passport. But as this point was guaranteed, I now have the privilege of dual...
January 2010
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Monfils vs. Blake, Gasquet vs. Roddick in Brisbane
Already in this new tennis season we are privy to a couple of great early round, early season clashes. While Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal appear on a crash course in Doha, in Brisbane we already have a couple great matchups.
First on Thursday (Wednesday night in the U.S.), Gael Monfils and James Blake will square off in what should be an entertaining tussle. Both provide great value on the...
December 2009
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Indian Wells Sold!
Oracle chief Larry Ellison has become part of the tennis world.
The founder of Oracle, one of the biggest database companies in the world, purchased the Indian Wells Masters 1000 event over the Holidays.
The price was not disclosed, but the sale keeps the venerable event in the west coast - or should keep it there - amid talk that the tournament was moving elsewhere to places like Asia and the...
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Henin among Australian Open favorites
According to tabsportsbet of Australian, Justine Henin is the No. 3 favorite to win the Australian Open next month.
Henin, who hasn’t played a competitive match in 19 months, is just behind her countrywoman Kim Clijsters and top pick and defending champion Serena Williams.
At No. 4 is Maria Sharapova. That means that three of the top four favorites according to the bookies didn’t...
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Safina's Australian Open in doubt
World No. 2 Dinara Safina’s Australian Open campaign may be in out. The Russian earlier today withdrew from the Brisbane warmup tournament due to an ongoing bad back.
The news comes on the heels of Safina’s withdrawal from the year-end WTA championships last month in Doha where she was only able to play two games before leaving the court.
Safina, who was a finalist at the Australian...