March 2007
Monthly Archive
Henin withdraws from Charleston tourney (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 31 Mar 2007 5:40 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Top-ranked Justine Henin withdrew Saturday from the tournament in Charleston, S.C., beginning April 9, saying she wants to return home to Belgium and rest before beginning her clay-court season. Henin, who has been battling a respiratory problem, withdrew from the Charleston event after losing to Serena Williams in the final of the Sony Ericsson Open.
German Tennis Federation suing ATP (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 Mar 2007 4:55 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The German Tennis Federation has filed a lawsuit against the ATP in federal court to protest planned schedule changes by the governing organization for men's tennis. The German federation said Friday that months of negotiations between the two sides had broken down over a plan by the ATP to reduce the clay-court Masters tournaments -- leading up to June's French Open -- to Madrid and Rome,...
Serena to continue Indian Wells boycott (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 Mar 2007 9:56 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Serena Williams says her boycott of the Indian Wells tournament will continue, despite new WTA Tour rules making participation mandatory. Williams and her sister Venus last played in the California tournament in 2001, when the family was booed after Venus withdrew just before a semifinal match against Serena.
Memoirs of Agassi to be published (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 Mar 2007 5:00 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The memoir of tennis sensation, gossip column favorite and philanthropist Andre Agassi, a book strongly desired by numerous publishers, has been acquired by Alfred A. Knopf. Financial terms were not disclosed Wednesday, although bidding reportedly topped $5 million as publishers flew out to see Agassi at his hometown of Las Vegas, touring his Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, a charter...
WTA Tour streamlines schedule (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 27 Mar 2007 12:23 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The WTA Tour approved a streamlined tournament schedule beginning in 2009 that will include a longer offseason and fewer top-level events, with the changes designed to increase player participation and reduce injuries. The number of Tier I and Tier II events will be cut to 20 from 26, and the offseason will expand to nine weeks from seven, the women's tour said Tuesday.
Spain’s Nadal out of Davis Cup vs. U.S. (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 27 Mar 2007 11:48 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Rafael Nadal said he's skipping Spain's Davis Cup quarterfinal match against the United States next month because he needs to rest his injured foot. Nadal said his foot has been bothering him for the past month. Despite the injury, Nadal played in the quarterfinals Wednesday night at the Sony Ericsson Open, losing to Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.
Fan ejected for heckling Serena Williams (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Mar 2007 7:28 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Serena Williams says a heckler bothered her throughout her match Monday at the Sony Ericsson Open, making at least one racist remark before he was finally ejected. "The guy said, `Hit the net like any Negro would.' I was shocked," Williams said. "I couldn't believe it. I had to do a double take. I think I hit a double fault on that point." Williams won the third-round match against Lucie Safarova,...
Federer sweeps ATP awards (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 Mar 2007 6:08 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Roger Federer was a winner in more ways than one last year. The world's No. 1 player was honored Tuesday as the ATP Tour's player of the year for 2007. He also won the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award for the fourth consecutive year and the Fans' Favorite Award for the fifth consecutive time. "The sportmanship award is voted by my fellow players and it is a great recognition for me," Federer said in...
Rested Serena ready for Sony Ericsson (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Mar 2007 5:51 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
These days, Serena Williams tries to play a tournament every couple of months, just to stay sharp. Her scheduling has long been unorthodox, but as she showed at the Australian Open in January, a rusty Williams still can dominate. She won her eighth Grand Slam title by routing Maria Sharapova in the final.
Hewitt withdraws at Key Biscayne (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Mar 2007 12:40 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Lleyton Hewitt withdrew because of a sore lower back before his opening match Friday at the Sony Ericsson Open. Hewitt said he hurt his back in a match last week at Indian Wells. "Not a whole heap I can do about it at the moment," Hewitt said. "I don't want to go out there and play in pain, and obviously not being able to compete 100 percent like I'd like to every time I go on the court." Hewitt,...
Henman rejoins Britain’s Davis Cup squad (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Mar 2007 11:46 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tim Henman has rescinded his retirement from the Davis Cup and was named in Britain's team for next month's match against the Netherlands. Captain John Lloyd said Friday that Henman was in the six-man squad for the Europe/Africa Zone Group One match in Birmingham. Henman will be joined by debutants Jamie Murray and Richard Bloomfield, along with Andy Murray, Greg Rusedski and Jamie Baker.
Sony Ericsson creates Night Tennis (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 22 Mar 2007 5:02 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tennis is turning up the volume and turning off the lights. Inside a stark white building in downtown Miami, models strut outfits that glow under the black lights, a DJ spins club classics and tennis players blast backhand shots across the darkened court. In an effort to attract a younger crowd to a sport known for its formality, Sony Ericsson -- which sponsors the WTA tour and this week's...
ATP votes to drop round-robin format (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 5:41 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The ATP Board voted to eliminate the round-robin format that led to an embarrassing flip-flop in the interpretation of results at a Las Vegas tournament this month. Remaining events that had planned to try round-robin will instead revert to the single-elimination format used at Grand Slam events and most other tournaments, the ATP said Wednesday.
Federer looks to shake slow start (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 5:36 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
A conversation with Serena Williams can cover a wide range of topics, from screenplays (she wants to write one) to electric cars (she wants to buy one) to her love life. "Right now," she said, laughing, "I'm dating my tennis racket." Yes, amid her many interests, Williams still finds time for tennis.
US to use same Davis Cup team vs. France (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 5:35 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The announcement of the U.S. Davis Cup team used to be filled with drama. Would Pete Sampras suit up? Could Jimmy Connors be coaxed into playing? Would frustrated John McEnroe call out the other stars who refused to sign on? No more. Captain Patrick McEnroe on Thursday reeled off the same four names for a record 10th straight time.
