Archive for March, 2009
Tennis player Filippo Volandri's three-month ban for using an asthma drug has been lifted following an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Switzerland-based court also ruled that Volandri will be restored the ATP points and earnings he lost, the Italian tennis federation said Tuesday. The only punishment that will remain will be the elimination of Volandri's points and earnings at a...
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 Certified Tennis Pro Hans Romer educates/explains how to conduct a proper tennis warm up. The official rule is to warm up for appr. 10 minutes ... video.aol.com
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 mercedes-benz plays of the week compilation of tennis winners from 2003-2007 from www.atptennis.com federer, nadal, roddick ferrero blake ... v1.flirtsz.net
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Indian tennis authorities Friday dismissed Australia's security concerns over playing a Davis Cup series in Chennai in May. Tennis Australia's chief executive Steve Wood said his country sent a request for a venue change to International Tennis Federation after receiving advice from "a variety of sources." "Australia's security concerns are unfounded," said Anil Khanna, secretary general of the...
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Serena Williams has been voted the WTA Tour player of the year for the second time. Williams also received the award for 2002. She won the U.S. Open in September and ended last year ranked No. 1. Dinara Safina was selected most improved player for 2008, and Zheng Jie was chosen comeback player of the year.
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Serena Williams has been voted the WTA Tour player of the year for the second time. Williams also received the award for 2002. She won the U.S. Open in September and ended last year ranked No. 1. Dinara Safina was selected most improved player for 2008, and Zheng Jie was chosen comeback player of the year.
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 Players discuss the physical benefits of playing a tournament on a clay court www.truveo.com
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 Tennis Channel - Players Discuss Playing on Clay Courts sclipo.com
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Tennis Australia has confirmed it wants its Davis Cup match against India moved out of the southern city of Chennai in May due to security concerns. "We have received advice from a variety of sources referring to traveling to India," Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood said in a statement Thursday.
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Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington picked up a tennis racket Wednesday for the first time since college, and the rust showed. It wasn't really a fair matchup -- he hit with top-10 women's player Nadia Petrova of Russia on the practice courts at the Sony Ericsson Open. "I'm just going to try to get one over the net," Pennington said as he took the court.
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Roger Federer has won the ATP World Tour's Stefan Edberg sportsmanship award for a record fifth consecutive year, and he was chosen the favorite player for the sixth year in a row in a poll of fans. Top-ranked Rafael Nadal was chosen player of the year, and Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic were selected doubles team of the year.
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 Tennis champion Andrea Jaeger went pro at age 14, but after an injury ended her career, she went on to embrace a different kind of calling as a ... www.cbsnews.com
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Outgoing WTA Tour chief Larry Scott says he began thinking about leaving tennis when his proposal for a merger with the men's tour was rejected last year. Scott will become Pac-10 Conference commissioner this summer after six years as chairman and chief executive officer of the WTA Tour. Long an advocate for merging the women's tour with the men, Scott met with the ATP board of directors in...
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