May 2007
Monthly Archive
Venus’ serve reaches 129 mph in Paris (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 May 2007 12:37 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Venus Williams hit the fastest recorded serve in a women's tour main-draw match, reaching 128 mph at the French Open on Wednesday. Brenda Schultz-McCarthy hit a serve at 130 mph during qualifying for the Cincinnati tournament last year, and the WTA said Wednesday it considers that to be the fastest serve in women's tennis history.
Aussie Open to be played on new surface (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 May 2007 12:34 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The next Australian Open will be played on a new surface. Organizers of the 2008 event, the year's first tennis major, have started replacing the cushioned acrylic court at Melbourne Park with more modern technology. The new surface will have a different cushioning system from the Rebound Ace product that was used, tournament director Craig Tiley said Wednesday.
No American men remain in French Open (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 May 2007 9:03 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Robby Ginepri heard the news at breakfast before heading out to play Wednesday: He was the last U.S. man in the French Open. By early afternoon, he was gone, too, making Americans 0-9 in the first round, the country's worst showing at Roland Garros in at least 40 years. "They all wanted to win, like I did," Ginepri said.
Dewarman, Cohen win NCAA singles titles (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 May 2007 11:27 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Somdev Devvarman of Virginia and Audra Cohen of Miami, two former national runners-up, won NCAA singles tennis championships Monday. Devvarman, who finished second in 2006, won two tiebreakers to beat top-seeded John Isner of Georgia for the men's title. Cohen, who lost the 2005 final as a freshman for Northwestern, beat Southern California's Lindsey Nelson, 7-5, 6-2.
Virginia’s Dewarman wins NCAA singles (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 May 2007 10:05 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Somdev Devvarman of Virginia won two tiebreakers to beat top-seeded John Isner of Georgia for the NCAA men's singles championship Monday. Devvarman, the second seed and runner-up last year, won 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (2) to become Virginia's first NCAA singles champion. Isner served 22 aces and won 17 more points off service-return errors.
Second week is Roddick’s goal in Paris (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 May 2007 1:20 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Andy Roddick sets his sights lower at the French Open. He's accustomed to going to other Grand Slam tournaments with plans to stay until the late stages. On the clay of Roland Garros, where play begins Sunday, the No. 3-seeded Roddick would be thrilled just to still be around for the fourth round. "Different goals.
Djokovic seeks Slam in calendar year (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 May 2007 12:38 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The only man with a chance to win a calendar year Grand Slam was the first to reach the third round at the French Open. Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic defeated Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Wednesday. "It's always good to have easy matches," said the third-seeded Djokovic. "Of course, Roland Garros is a Grand Slam, and it takes two weeks." He's ranked behind the 2007 French Open...
Dementieva wins Istanbul Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 May 2007 12:21 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Elena Dementieva won the Istanbul Cup on Saturday when Aravane Rezai withdrew from the final because of a knee injury. Dementieva led 7-6 (5), 3-0 when Rezai retired. The clay-court warmup for the French Open was the 13th-ranked Russian's first singles title this year. "I feel pretty confident after this win.
Topsy-turvy tennis set for French Open (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 26 May 2007 12:12 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Everything about tennis is topsy-turvy heading into the French Open. Roger Federer, seemingly invincible against anyone but Rafael Nadal, is off to his worst start to a season since 2001. Nadal, meanwhile, recently lost a match on clay -- for only the second time in three years. Justine Henin, like Nadal the three-time reigning champion in Paris, suddenly retired this month at the age of 25, the...
Federer, coach aim for French Open title (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 25 May 2007 10:32 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
If Roger Federer was looking for a coach with intimate knowledge of Roland Garros, he certainly found his man in Jose Higueras. Federer conducted his post-draw news conference Friday, busy dismissing the notion he's having an average season and refusing to look toward yet another French Open final against Rafael Nadal.
Fish out of French Open with foot injury (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 24 May 2007 1:02 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Mardy Fish will miss the French Open after injuring his foot kicking a football. Fish and his U.S. teammates at the World Team Cup visited the NFL Europa team Rhein Fire on Wednesday. He apparently sprained ligaments in his foot while trying to kick a field goal. The 31st-ranked Fish has returned to the United States for treatment, ruling him out of the French Open beginning Sunday.
Wimbledon to allow more call challenges (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 May 2007 9:16 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Wimbledon will give players three chances per set to challenge line calls using video technology at this year's tournament -- one more than the U.S. and Australian Opens. Wimbledon is introducing the Hawk-Eye system on Centre Court and Court No. 1 at the June 25-July 8 championship for the first time. The existing cyclops technology will be moved to courts 2, 14 and 18.
Medina Garrigues defends in Strasbourg (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 May 2007 8:19 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Anabel Medina Garrigues rallied to defend her Strasbourg International title on Saturday, beating Katarina Srebotnik 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0 to win the clay-court tournament for the third time. The sixth-seeded Spaniard overcame a slow start, beating the fifth-seeded Slovenian after the match was interrupted by rain halfway through.
Radwanska tops $1M in earnings with win (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 May 2007 2:22 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Agnieszka Radwanska beat top-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-3, 6-2 Saturday to win the Istanbul Cup and become the first Polish woman to surpass $1 million in career earnings on the WTA Tour. The No. 2-seeded Radwanska earned $30,500 for her third career title and gained momentum heading into the French Open after having been eliminated in the round-of-16 at all four of her previous clay-court...
Argentina wins World Team Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 21 May 2007 1:18 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Argentina defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 Saturday to win the World Team Cup for the third time. Agustin Calleri and Jose Acasuso beat Tomas Berdych and Martin Damm in the deciding doubles 2-6, 6-4, 10-4. Berdych put the Czech Republic ahead with a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over Juan Ignacio Chela, and Calleri tied it with a 6-3, 6-1 rout of Jan Hajek.
