June 2008 Articles (256)

Weekend WTA Winers!

Kateryna Bondarenko claimed her first WTA Tour singles title Sunday with a 7-6 (7), 2-6, 7-6 (4) victory over Yanina Wickmayer in the final of the DFS Classic.

Bondarenko, a 21-year-old Ukrainian who won the Australian Open doubles championship with her sister Alona, won a long battle of groundstrokes in the… Continue

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Weekend ATP Winers!

World No.1 Roger Federer extended his unbeaten run on grass to 59 matches after beating Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3 6-4 in the final of the Gerry Weber Open in Halle.

Federer, who sailed through the Wimbledon warm-up tournament without dropping his serve, extended his record unbeaten run on grass to 59… Continue

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Nicole Vaidisova's tattoo

Nicole Vaidisova has a star on her wrist. It looks nice, maybe the star will help her find her way to the top… Continue

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Maria Loves LA Lakers!

While relaxing between tournaments Sharapova was spotted at the game between the Boston Celtics against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Four of the 2008 NBA Finals on June 12, 2008 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.

She posed… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 15, 2008 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Update on my travels

It has taken forever to get to this point...but it has been worth it. So everything is set in place. I have already started developing a network of neighbors and Texas associates. I have become more anxious about getting down there and actually experiencing the Houston life.

Added by Kori on June 14, 2008 at 8:13pm — No Comments

Kirileno and Martinez Sanchez reach Barcelona final

Second-seeded Russian Maria Kirilenko downed France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro Saturday to advance to the final of the $145,000 clay-court Barcelona KIA tennis event.

The 21-year-old Kirilenko, the only seed still standing here in the semifinals, moved on with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Cohen-Aloro, who was appearing in only her second career WTA Tour semifinal and her first… Continue

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Davydenko to meet Robredo in Warsaw final

Top-seeded and former champion Nikolay Davydenko and second-seeded and defending titlist Tommy Robredo were Saturday's semifinal winners at the $670,000 Warsaw Open.

Davydenko, who won here in 2006, jumped out to a 5-1 lead and only lost five points on his serve in the first set. He then broke Fognini… Continue

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Federer to face Kohlschreiber in Halle final

World number one Roger Federer swept into the final of the Halle Open on Saturday with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Nicolas Kiefer of Germany.

Federer, four times winner of the grass tournament in Halle which the Swiss uses as a warmup for Wimbledon starting on June 23, extended his winning streak on the surface to 58 games.

Federer will play Germany's… Continue

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Nadal and Djokovic Reach Queens Final

Rafael Nadal ended Andy Roddick's bid for a record fifth title at the ATP tournament at Queen's Club by charging into the final with a 7-5 6-4 win on Saturday.

"After winning Roland Garros I never thought I could play this final," Nadal said. "I (am) feeling comfortable on grass. The important thing that's… Continue

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Will Reebok finally do a new dress for Jelena?

OK, I don't know what you people think, but I'm very disappointed with Jelena's outfit and with all other Reebok player's outfit! Reebok should definitely change their designer team and do some changes! Jelena is world No.3 and she deserves to look great on the court (like… Continue

Added by Svetlana on June 14, 2008 at 10:19am — 1 Comment

Andy Murray Interview

Andy Murray pulled out of the Artois Championships at London's Queen's Club after spraining his thumb in a fall.

Andy was due to face Andy Roddick in the quarter-finals of the tournament.

He said: "I hit a few balls this morning but I felt some pain and discomfort on my backhand and after the doctors did a scan, I decided… Continue

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Queens Club Day Five Photos

Image details: Artois Championship - Day Five served by picapp.com…

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Lawn Jockeying

The promoters of the Artois Championships must be thinking this is the perfect 30th anniversary gift with the matches they'll end up with over the last three rounds! With that quarterfinal lineup having been such a monster, of course you're going to get the same for the semis! Here's my little rundown of what I think will happen there:

David Nalbandian vs. Novak Djokovic: Nalbandian came through in a tough third-set tiebreak against… Continue

Added by Van Sias on June 13, 2008 at 11:58pm — No Comments

Fresno/Clovis Group

Greetings to all, Let's hope that this group comes alive. I'm looking for a game. RVDave

Added by David Charles on June 13, 2008 at 11:35pm — No Comments

Quote of the Day: Rafa

Well, he is very, very good. He gonna be top 10 for sure, top 5. I am hundred percent sure, no.

- Rafael Nadal…

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PHOTO OP: Young ballers getting hazed on the tennis tour

(From L to R) Tamaryn Hendler, Bernard Tomic, Caroline Wozniacki (a dead-ringer for Katie Couric), Olga Savchuk and Katarzyna Piter gathered for, what else, Mexican night during… Continue

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FASHION FIX: Nicole beaten by Bethanie in Birmingham but crushes American with Reebok style

Here are two things I haven't written about in a while: Nicole Vaidisova + Reebok. Why you may ask? Well, Nicole had been on a 6-match losing streak and Reebok hasn't been worth writing about until… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 13, 2008 at 9:06am — No Comments

A-Rod gives Outside magazine and inside peek, works out hairy situation

Andy Roddick, who's being supported by a fashion-y Brooklyn Decker as he defends his Queen's Club title this week, is featured on the cover of… Continue

Added by tennis baller on June 13, 2008 at 7:06am — No Comments

Major Turf Battles

In my last post, I was kind of pondering and lamenting the state of grass-court tennis, but I have to admit, the quarterfinal lineup at the Artois Championships is pretty amazing for any tennis fan, even if there is guys in it that would've never been there 10 years ago! This could easily be the quarterfinal lineup at Wimbledon, sans Federer, who's playing over in Halle.

Since it looks like it's worthy of a Slam, I thought I'd do a… Continue

Added by Van Sias on June 13, 2008 at 6:17am — No Comments

Ana's Wimbledon Outfit

Finally we'll see a new dress on Ana Ivanovic and that's probably just because everybody have to wear white at Wimbledon! But however, here is a sneak preview of the adidas outfit Ana will wear during The Championships, which begin at Wimbledon on Monday 23 June.…

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