We’re going here, there, and everywhere in the media world this week, from the USTA’s deal with ESPN and the Tennis Channel to Maria Sharapova and her fight with the WTA to the enormous number of retirements in men’s tour in Rome last week.
Novak Djokovic is the best tennis player in the world. His movement is superior, his versatility allows him more tactical options than nearly anybody, and he is adept on all surfaces.
As we begin the last big tournaments on the men’s and women’s tours this week before the French Open, both Rafael Nadal and Justine Henin appears to have hit a bump in the road as they prepare to defend their Roland Garros titles from a year ago. Nadal was knocked off by unseeded Juan-Carlos Ferrero [...]
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes the Rome Masters and the Qatar Telecom German Open.
A weeklydose of links is the weekly links post by yours truely Manfred Wenas. In this week’s links the controversy revolving Maria Sharapova’s photoshoot in Rome takes an interesting turn.
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes a week of Barcelona and Prague.
The challenger circuit last week featured two flashy young players hoisting up winners trophies. Kei Nishikori’s intelligent game and speed allowed him to prevail in Bermuda, while Bethanie Mattek’s aggressive all court game (and fashion sense) saw her triumph in Alabama.
The star-studded video game will have its American launch in August, 2008
NEW YORK, April 24, 2008 –- Atari, Inc., one of the world’s most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher and distributor, today announced the upcoming launch of Smash Court Tennis™ 3 for the Xbox 360.
The first in the revered tennis simulation series [...]
Not just the ladies like tennis; The men also like tennis. Especially tennis with pictures of tennis players!
Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob summarizes a week of Monte Carlo Masters and Fed Cup!
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