Archive for October, 2009


The moment Justine Henin realized her tennis career wasn't finished came this past June, when the Belgian watched Roger Federer finally win ...

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Serena Williams withdrew from the U.S. team that will face Italy in the Fed Cup final, deciding she needs to rest after a long season. Williams informed U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary Joe Fernandez she won't play in the Nov. 7-8 matches, U.S. Tennis Association spokesman Chris Widmaier told The Associated Press on Saturday.

Justine Henin, center, of Belgium, the former No. 1 ranked player by the WTA, poses for a photo with Sneha Padamata, 12, of India, after announcing her return to tennis at her tennis academy in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009.  Henin was the first woman to retire while ranked at the top of women's professional tennis.

The moment Justine Henin realized her tennis career wasn't finished came this past June, when the Belgian watched Roger Federer finally hoist the French Open trophy, the one Grand Slam title he was missing. His triumph reignited a passion that had been dormant inside her. In an interview with The Associated Press at her central Florida training site Saturday, Henin said she wouldn't be...



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Andre Agassi used crystal meth periodically for "a year or so," the eight-time Grand Slam champion revealed in an interview with People magazine. In his upcoming autobiography, Agassi admits he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test -- a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying he "unwittingly" took the substance.
Two days after tearfully pulling out of the WTA Championships with a serious back injury she thought could keep her out of the Australian Open, Dinara Safina has entered the earlier Brisbane International. "After playing on the Gold Coast from 2004 to 2008, I am pleased to return to Queensland to play in Brisbane," Safina said Friday in a statement issued by Brisbane International...
Martina Navratilova drew a parallel Thursday between Andre Agassi and Roger Clemens, saying she's shocked the eight-time Grand Slam champion lied about drug use. Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission he used crystal meth in 1997 and failed a drug test -- a result he says was thrown out after he lied by saying he "unwittingly" took the substance.
Third-seeded Ivan Ljubicic of Croatia reached the quarterfinals of the Lyon Grand Prix on Thursday by defeating Nicolas Kiefer of Germany 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ljubicic, the 2001 Lyon champion, served 27 aces and broke his opponent twice to maintain his perfect 4-0 record against Kiefer. Top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France will aim for a quarterfinal berth later Thursday when the Frenchman takes on...

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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 1997 file picture Andre Agassi, seen, during a news conference following his lost match against Australia's Patrick Rafter at the U.S. Open in New York.  Andre Agassi's upcoming autobiography contains an admission that he used crystal meth in 1997 and lied to tennis authorities when he failed a drug test - a result that was thrown out after he said he "unwittingly" took the substance.

So much of Andre Agassi's life has been spent in the public eye -- the various highs and lows, on and off the court, during his transformation from tennis brat to elder statesman -- that it was possible to wonder how much more there was to be said about it all. Plenty, it turns out. Excerpts of Agassi's upcoming autobiography published Wednesday by Sports Illustrated and the Times of London...



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Serena Williams is back on the U.S. Fed Cup team for the first time since 2007. Surprise U.S. Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin is also on the roster announced Tuesday by the U.S. Tennis Association for the Nov. 7-8 final against host Italy. Williams leads active women with 11 Grand Slam singles titles and is 4-0 in Fed Cup singles matches over her career.