March 2007
Monthly Archive
Roddick, Blake named to Davis Cup team (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 4:19 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Roddick and James Blake were selected Wednesday for the U.S. Davis Cup team that will face Rafael Nadal and Spain on an indoor hardcourt in next month's quarterfinal. Captain Patrick McEnroe will also go with the world's top-ranked doubles team of brothers Bob and Mike Bryan for the matches in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Federer visits Woods during practice (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 3:26 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The No. 1 player wasn't even the most popular in his own group Wednesday, and that was OK with Tiger Woods. Roger Federer came out to watch him play Doral. "It's pretty neat when you have probably the most dominant athlete on the planet out there in your gallery," Woods said after his practice round for the CA Championship, where he is the two-time defending champion.
Mauresmo out a month due to appendectomy (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 1:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Amelie Mauresmo had an appendectomy and is expected to be sidelined a month. The fourth-ranked Frenchwoman underwent surgery in Paris. She had a stomach ache for several days before a sonogram indicated the need to remove her appendix, her Web site said. "The operation went well and all that's left for me is to wait patiently," Mauresmo said.
Blake commits to play Pilot Pen (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 11:57 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Connecticut's biggest tennis star has committed to playing in the 2007 Pilot Pen. James Blake, who is ranked No. 8 in the world, becomes the first big name to announce he will play in the tournament, which runs Aug. 19-25 at the Connecticut Tennis Center. Blake, of Fairfield, won the tournament in 2005.
Federer, Woods both in Miami this week (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 Mar 2007 12:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
MIAMI (AP) -Tiger Woods and Roger Federer go about their business in different ways. Federer carries his own bag but has someone pick up his balls. Woods has someone carry his bag but picks up his own balls. Unlike Federer, Woods rarely comes up with an ace, has no backhand and tries to be sub-par. Federer's driver only drops him off at tournaments; Woods' driver helps him win tournaments.
Woods, Federer play in Miami this week (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 20 Mar 2007 11:56 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tiger Woods and Roger Federer go about their business in different ways. Federer carries his own bag but has someone pick up his balls. Woods has someone carry his bag but picks up his own balls. Unlike Federer, Woods rarely comes up with an ace, has no backhand and tries to be sub-par. Federer's driver only drops him off at tournaments; Woods' driver helps him win tournaments.
French Open to pay men and women equally (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 16 Mar 2007 1:52 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The French Open will award equal prize money to male and female players throughout the tournament, falling in line with the three other Grand Slam tournaments. The announcement Friday by the French Tennis Federation extends last year's decision. The French Open paid the men's and women's singles champions the same for the first time, although the overall prize fund remained larger for men.
Venus to play Family Circle Cup in April (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 13 Mar 2007 12:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Venus Williams will play in next month's Family Circle Cup, the tournament announced Monday. It's only Williams third appearance at the clay court event. She won the tournament in 2004. Williams joins her sister Serena, as well as former Grand Slam winners Maria Sharapova, Justine Henin, Amelie Mauresmo and Martina Hingis in the event April 9-15.
Teen Querrey moves on at Indian Wells (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 10 Mar 2007 9:01 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
California teenager Sam Querrey defeated Belgium's Christophe Rochus 6-2, 6-4 in the first round of the Pacific Life Open on Saturday. Querrey will play fourth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko of Russia in the next round. He's hoping home-court advantage will help. "Hopefully, all my friends will be out there and maybe get into his head," he said.
Jaeger now focusing on serving God (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 9 Mar 2007 11:22 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
The waist-length pigtails are gone, replaced by a layer of dusty blonde hair so short it doesn't need a brush. Those '80s tennis skirts are history, too. In their place, a black nun's habit belted with a band of white rope that her dogs like to chew. One constant: Sister Andrea Jaeger isn't quite who everyone might think she is.
Djokovic, Ivanovic win Pac Life titles (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 7 Mar 2007 10:05 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Novak Djokovic has gotten off to a Roger Federer-like start this year. Meanwhile, Federer's aura of invincibility seems to be fading. Mardy Fish faced both in the Pacific Life Open. He breezed to a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Federer in the semifinals, then extended the final to three sets Sunday before No. 3 Djokovic pulled out a 6-2, 5-7, 6-3 victory.
De Villiers takes blame for Blake ruling (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Mar 2007 2:04 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The chairman of the ATP took responsibility for the confusion on a ruling that eventually led to James Blake being removed from last week's round-robin tournament in Las Vegas. "Personally, I made a mistake," chairman Etienne de Villiers said Monday at a news conference promoting the Queen's Club grass court championships.
Queen’s Club to use Hawk-Eye technology (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 5 Mar 2007 11:57 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
The Wimbledon warmup tournament at Queen's Club will use Hawk-Eye technology this year to resolve any line call disputes. The grass-court championships will be the first ATP tournament in Britain to use the video technology, organizers said Monday. "I think it's great for the fans," said Andy Roddick, who will again compete in 2007 with Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray.
Sharapova wins in Qatar to continue roll (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 3 Mar 2007 6:59 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Maria Sharapova defeated Vera Zvonareva 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 Sunday in the Qatar Open final, remaining unbeaten this season and earning her 18th career title. The Australian Open champion is 14-0, including two wins in the Fed Cup for Russia this year. Sharapova is 9-0 in Doha, where she won in 2005. "I played five matches in five days and that is not an easy thing to do," Sharapova said.
Murray wins Qatar Open without Gilbert (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 3 Mar 2007 12:12 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Murray defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 Saturday to win the Qatar Open, his first tournament since splitting with coach Brad Gilbert. Murray, seeded third, won his fourth ATP title and beat his unseeded Swiss opponent for the first time. It also was his first hard-court title. "I had never won a tournament in the first week of the season," said Murray, who lost last year's final to...
