Archive for May, 2009

Serena Williams was sure the ball went off her opponent's arm, a no-no in tennis. The opponent, Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, insisted the ball went off her racket. Williams accused Martinez Sanchez of "cheating." Martinez Sanchez thought that was a "stupid" thing for Williams to say. Then consider that the point in question helped Martinez Sanchez win the first set of their French Open match...

ATP stars including Tomas Berdych, Richard Gasquet, Lleyton Hewitt and Tommy Robredo reveal their least favorite shots.

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ATP stars including Tomas Berdych, Richard Gasquet, Lleyton Hewitt and Tommy Robredo reveal their least favorite shots.

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Lleyton Hewitt's interview (part 2) at the trophy ceremony of the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas (March 5, 2006)

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Get to know the top ranked Danish tennis player.

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Get to know the top ranked Danish tennis player.

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Be sure to catch Signature Series: Martina Navratilova premiering on Tennis Channel. Check www.tennischannel.com for airtimes.

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The number one ranked American chats about why we struggle on clay.

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The shrieks rang out, loud and long, on serves and returns, on forehands and backhands and pretty much any other shot 16-year-old Michelle Larcher de Brito swatted Friday in the third Grand Slam match of her career. She often sounded as though she were in pain. Still, Larcher de Brito -- who represents Portugal and lives in Bradenton, Fla.
David Nalbandian has begun to recover from recent hip surgery with the goal of returning to top-level tennis. The 15th-ranked Argentine had surgery on his right hip two weeks ago in Barcelona, Spain, and is recovering in his hometown of Unquillo, which is northwest of Buenos Aires. "We'll see how it goes," Nalbandian said at a news conference on Friday.

Is this hard-serving Croatian the next big thing?

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Jankovic chats with Bill Macatee about the state of her game.

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Marat Safin was eliminated from his last French Open on Wednesday, losing to wild-card entry Josselin Ouanna of France 7-6 (2), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 3-6, 10-8 in the second round. The 20th-seeded Safin, who saved three match points, reached the semifinals at Roland Garros in 2002, but he lost in the second round the last two years.