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Added by Doreen leo on September 5, 2009 at 7:26am — No Comments

What's with all these women coming back?

First it was Kim Clijsters. Then I heard talk about Mary Pierce who is reportedly in serious training with Yutaka Nakamura at Bollettieri’s. And now rumor is that Henin is training for some exhibition matches later this year and may be open to returning to competing for real. What’s going on? What’s with all this leaving and coming back?

Personally I blame Dinara. Yes I know that it’s not fair of me to lay blame anywhere but since you logged on to this blog to get my opinion I will… Continue

Added by tennischick on September 2, 2009 at 7:13pm — No Comments

Read All About Us at Andy Roddick's Website

The card is the gift at Great Friends Greetings. Our product is top quality and totally original. We sell personalized custom printed greeting cards - given as gifts - from top sports and entertainment stars! To celebrate the U.S. Open, we are offering a special discount on cards from our tennis stars, Andy Roddick, Vera Zvonareva and Justine Henin. A wonderful keepsake for any tennis… Continue

Added by Great Friends Greetings on September 1, 2009 at 8:40pm — No Comments

Book Review: "Strokes of Genius"

“Strokes of Genius” opens with a reference to pigeon shit. Apparently pigeons used to shit all over Centre Court at Wimbledon. So in 2008, the All England Club enlisted the services of a hawk to slaughter the pigeons and thereby get rid of the pooping problem. Wertheim introduces this as an analogy to the match between Rafa and Rogi. I assumed that Rafa was the hawk and Rogi the shitting pigeon. I took immediate offense.

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Added by tennischick on August 29, 2009 at 5:38pm — No Comments

Playing with men

I showed up an hour early. In my excitement about playing tennis, I misread the announcement and thought that we were meeting at 6pm. In fact, the meet-up was posted for 7pm. The sun was still brutally hot. The public courts were filling up fast. I stood there for a while wondering where everyone was.

Most of the courts were occupied by men. There was a smattering of women. A woman and a young girl who seemed to be her daughter struggled to hit the ball, the mother’s returns going… Continue

Added by tennischick on August 28, 2009 at 8:12pm — 4 Comments

Courtside coaching, or an exercise in public humiliation?

...I found myself derailed by the bizarre view of courtside coaching in which the coach is attached to a microphone so that the TV audience can hear his every word. And what I saw in Maria Sharapova was a player who seemed utterly humiliated by the experience.

The humiliation started yesterday in the match against Kleybanova. The coach mentioned to Maria that he knew that her arm was tired but that he wanted to hit more slice serves down the line. She interrupted him snappily to… Continue

Added by tennischick on August 23, 2009 at 4:57pm — No Comments

Roddick, Henin and Zvonareva Personalized Greeting Cards

Andy Roddick, Justine Henin and Vera Zvonareva have joined the roster of stars at Great Friends Greetings and are featured in the company's unique line of personalized greeting cards.

Create a beautiful custom printed personalized greeting from Andy, Justine or Vera! Great Friends Greetings cards are truly special keepsakes. A totally… Continue

Added by Angela Wyatt Dean on July 27, 2009 at 9:47pm — No Comments

Gasquet's Coke Problem Due to French Kissing!

In yet another ''only in Miami'' story, French tennis player Richard Gasquet had his two-year drug ban lifted Wednesday after only two months because an international tribunal ruled that he had inadvertently ingested cocaine while kissing a woman he didn't know at South Beach nightclub SET during the Sony Ericsson Open in late March.

Gasquet, ranked No. 23, had withdrawn from the tournament with a shoulder injury on March 28, partied at… Continue

Added by Mark / The Mayor on July 16, 2009 at 10:30am — 10 Comments

Tennis League Season 3 Subbing for Doubles

Sadly, my singles league was canceled just after the first week for this season due to only four people signing up, and then another one dropping after the start.

Luckily, the league coordinator gave my information as a substitute for doubles, so this week, I played my first doubles match. My husband gave me a lot of practice volleying and hitting cross court which came in pretty handy last night. It's Round Robin doubles, and the scores for my teams were 6-0, 5-6, and 6-5. Not too… Continue

Added by Kristi Hines on July 7, 2009 at 7:02pm — No Comments

Wimbledon 2009: Doubles Finals Will be a Classic

The Bryan Brothers are the #1 team in tennis.

Nestor and Zimonjic are #2.

The Bryans regained #1 after dethroning Mr.Nestor from the #1 position.

Nestor-Zimonjic hold a 5-3 lead over the brothers in head to head match-ups.

The Bryan's and of course Nestor (with relatively new partner) are easily the most decorated and accomplished doubles pairs in mens tennis. They own all of the titles, including Olympic Gold between… Continue

Added by Mark Oskar on July 4, 2009 at 9:05am — No Comments

The beauty conundrum

So the entire tennis world is up in arms over an allegation that the Wimbledon organizers place the pretty players on center court while the homely chicks are relegated to the courts located in the netherworld. I have honestly been shocked by the amount of press that this story has managed to attract, what with the universal fixation on the death of Michael Jackson and the astonishing number of related scandals now clogging up the news pages.

I was even more intrigued that a… Continue

Added by tennischick on July 1, 2009 at 4:11am — No Comments

Was the Scud Muffin destroyed by Ebola?

...Rumor has it that Philippoussis’ alleged hook-up with Paris Hilton led to the end of his relationship with popular Aussie singer, Delta Goodrem, which resulted in an ongoing negative relationship with his country of birth. And this was well before he appeared on the embarrassing “Age of Love”, an American reality show in which a bunch of young women (“Kittens”) competed against a group of Cougars (I hate that word) for his amorous attention. I didn’t think Philippoussis could sink any… Continue

Added by tennischick on June 30, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Wimbledon 2009, Week 1: The Men

I wish I could comment on all the excellent matches that went down during the first week of Wimbledon. There are so many to choose from. So many impressive moments when players just rose to the challenge of performing in this most special Slam. But before I get to the impressive ones, let’s get one loser out of the way, shall we?

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Added by tennischick on June 28, 2009 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Wimbledon 2009, Week 1: The Women

What a tournament! There are so many amazing moments to comment on. Honestly, I’m not sure where to begin. So I’m just going to ramble in this entry. Just random points as they occur to me. Today I will focus only on some of the women. I’ll talk about the men tomorrow.

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Added by tennischick on June 27, 2009 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

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Added by Tough Love Tennis on June 25, 2009 at 3:17pm — 2 Comments

Classy Tennis Options

Tiring of the parks, the waits, the behavior, the condition of the courts, I went looking for another option and learned that West Side Tennis Club @ Forest Hills is offering a huge deal to players 31 and under. If you love tennis, you should check it out. It is something else to play where the greats once played (the US OPEN was played there until the National Tennis Center was built), see the stadium, play on grass, enter the club house lined with pictures of the greats, enjoy amenities which… Continue

Added by Isobel Kleinman on June 20, 2009 at 6:00pm — 2 Comments

Tennis League Season 3, Match 1

It's that time again. This league season is a bit of a change for me, as I am now playing in the AM instead of the PM. Why? By mid July, at 6pm, it will be sunny and over 100° outside, and that is just a bit too hot for my blood. The evening league ended up canceling anyway, probably because a lot of people had the same temperature factor in mind that I did.

Before my first league, I had a little practice with another gal the night before. I broke my two main goals in tennis - not… Continue

Added by Kristi Hines on June 17, 2009 at 1:03pm — 1 Comment

Is Your Game Only As Good As Your Serve?

Last night, I had a "blind tennis date" with an awesome gal I found on Craigslist. We had a good time - warmed up for about 40 minutes then played two sets. I did pretty good at 6-0 and 6-3, which gives me a boost of confidence going into my league next week.

What was different about playing those two sets compared to my last league match over a month ago? It was one thing - my serve. After my coaching lesson and some great tips from my husband, I finally got my serve pretty… Continue

Added by Kristi Hines on June 10, 2009 at 4:40pm — 3 Comments

Federer - Soderling 2009 French Open Finals: The Calm Before the Storm

Less than an hour to go before the French final between Robin Soderling, and Roger Federer. Both players are certainly performing their final preparations before taking the stage...Most which are mental preparations, and you have to believe that the mindsets of each warrior is slightly different.

Whether Soderling likes it or not, this is uncharted territory. Robin has gone far further than he has (boldly) ever gone before in a slam, and he's got… Continue

Added by Mark Oskar on June 7, 2009 at 6:30am — No Comments

SUPER SVETLANA KUZNETSOVA WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP

ORIGINAL POST: http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/06/06/french-open-super-svetlana-kuznetsova-wins-the-championship/

“I’m sorry I played better than you.” Svetlana Kuznetsova told Dinara Safina on the awards podium today after beating her 6-4, 6-2 in the French Open final. It may have come out wrong, but I think Kuzy… Continue

Added by FreakyFrites on June 6, 2009 at 9:44pm — 1 Comment