Tennis coaches have to be one of the biggest farces in all of sports. It seems to be more prominant in the women’t game. For example, out on the practice courts, you will often see women ‘practicing’ by hitting the…
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TodToday was not a great day for tennis. World no. 1 Safina lost to a challenger in Tokyo. Venus promptly did the same thing. Kimiko Date-Crumm, fresh from her first tour victory since emerging from retirement, also lost. The 39… Ana Ivanovich, former world no. 1., just lost to Lucie Saforova in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Ana has been self destrucitng all summer. I saw her sneak by journeywomen Vania King this summer… Barely a week after compatriot Kim Clijsters capped her comeback from retirement with a second U.S. Open title, Henin announced her return live on Belgian TV. Henin was one game away from victory in the Wimbledon semifinals in 2007 before losing… Carly Gullickson, 22, won the 2009 US Open mixed doubles event, partnering with Travis Parrott. They formed their winning combination only two days before the tournament began and then received a wild-card entry even though they’d missed the deadline. She is the… Kim Clijsters does not even have a world ranking but she had enough great tennis in the to knock Venus Williams out of the US Open last night. In just her third tournament back after having a baby, the 26-year-old Belgian… After 4 hours, five sets, Taylor Dent grabbed the umpire’s microphone and thanked the U.S. Open crowd. Dent kept his inspiring comeback story on track with a victory over Spain’s Ivan Navarro: 6-4, 5-7, 6-7 (1), 7-5, 7-6 (9). Dent won on… Safina rallied to beat No. 167 Olivia Rogowska, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4. She would have become the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round of the US Open. Safina trailed 0-3 in the third set and had to fight… Roger seems set for yet a sixth US Open title. Coming off a title at the last masters with Victories over Novac and Murray he looks unstoppable. Plus he basically has a first round bye playing the winner of the… |
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Novak Now World #3, Don’t Tell Him Though
It is a good thing that nobody told Novak Djokovic that if he beat Robin Soderling that he would have moved up to world #3, he would have choked given his history. He should win the China Open after Rafael…