Archive for June, 2009

Dudi Sela has become the first Israeli man in 20 years to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. Sela threw his racket in anger after going down a break in the fourth set Friday, but rallied to beat Tommy Robredo of Spain 7-6 (8), 7-5, 2-6, 7-5. Sela became just the fourth Israeli man to reach the round of 16 in a Grand Slam tournament, and the first since Amos Mansdorf at the 1992 Australian Open.

All eyes are on Murray as he advances at Wimbledon.

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Fresh of his strong showing at the French, Robin talks about his chances on the grass.

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The face of Danish tennis and she's only 18 years old.

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Could this be Roddick's best opportunity for his first Wimbledon title?

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Fabrice Santoro has been eliminated from his 14th and last Wimbledon, losing in four sets to Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round. Santoro saved 10 of 11 break points in the first set but faded to lose 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 on Thursday. The 36-year-old Frenchman was playing in his record 68th Grand Slam tournament and 44th consecutive major, but has said he is retiring at the end of the year.

Roger is chasing his 15th Slam title.

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Roger is chasing his 15th Slam title. ... "Roger Federer" Tennis Wimbledon ...

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His ballcap is turned backward, just as it always was. He scurries along the baseline, getting to nearly every ball, just as he always did, and celebrates big points with plenty of shouts of "Come on!" and fist pumps. And Lleyton Hewitt matters at Wimbledon, just as he did in 2002, when he won the thing.

Cable network Tennis Channel tapped the expertise of NeuLion to launch online video portal Tennis Channel TV on its Website . Tennis Channel TV ...

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The PGA of America and Turner Sports have extended their broadcasting rights contract through 2019. The two sides announced the deal Thursday. TNT will continue to air coverage of the PGA Championship on Thursday and Friday and early on Saturday and Sunday. Turner will remain in charge of PGA.com. Turner's Cartoon Network Enterprises will also handle the PGA's licensing deals for products...
Andre Agassi's present-day version of the ATP World Tour had more do with his career as A Tireless Philanthropist than anything on the tennis circuit. Agassi keeps busy in retirement running a prep school, working on his foundation, and dabbling in various business ventures. The closest he comes to whacking balls around on the tennis court is with his kids or wife, Steffi Graf.
Wagering on a Wimbledon match soared after a TV commentator pointed out that one of the players was injured. The British bookmaker, Betfair, alerted tennis corruption investigators about unusual betting patterns for the first-round match Tuesday between 109th-ranked Wayne Odesnik of the United States and 30th-ranked Jurgen Melzer of Austria, but did not suspect any wrongdoing, spokesman Mark...