July 2007


ANDY MURRAY has further delayed his return from injury by pulling out of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington DC this week. The British No.1 (pictured) - out of action since May - wants to continue rehabilitation on the problematic wrist that ruled him out of the French Open and Wimbledon.

Publication: The People (London, England)
BLACK ENTERPRISE, along with title sponsor Pepsi, return to Miami this Labor Day weekend for the 14th annual Black Enterprise/Pepsi Golf & Tennis Challenge. The highly anticipated event, being held from Aug. 30 though Sept. 3, provides unparalleled opportunities in black business networking

Publication: MARKET WIRE
Jul. 28--The encouraging words shouted in the calm voice of Mount de Sales parent Paul Mitkiff exemplify the level of intensity and support he and fellow parents have for their children as they compete at tennis courts across Macon this weekend "Good shot, Fred, c'mon, do it again," Mitkiff said as

Publication: The Macon Telegraph (Macon, Ga.)
Lianne Epstein has enjoyed tennis since she was 5. Now 17, she's sharing the game with critically ill children. Her ultimate goal is to have a tennis court built at Camp Boggy Creek in Eustis, near Orlando. The camp is a year-round facility that chronically ill children ages 7-16 can attend at no

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Byline: Vytas Mazeika Jul. 27--Striking tennis balls on practice court 7, it wasn't surprising to see 5-foot-11 Daniela Hantuchova tower over her opponent. Except this time it wasn't one of the women in the singles draw at the Bank of the West Classic, but rather race car driver Bruno Junqueira,

Publication: Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA)
Jul. 28--Playing tennis has allowed Don Peck to meet plenty of people in the Aberdeen community. One of Peck's friends, Otis Syverson, encouraged him to join the tennis league. "I played when I high school and I did not play until 15 years ago," Peck said. "I started playing in Aberdeen and I took

Publication: American News (Aberdeen, S.D.)
Byline: Vytas Mazeika Jul. 30--Fans will be able to enjoy world-class tennis at the Bank of the West Classic through at least 2012, officials announced Sunday at a news conference on the Stanford campus prior to the women's singles final. The final drew a sold-out crowd of 3,733 to the Taube Family

Publication: Palo Alto Daily News (Palo Alto, CA)
Byline: Mark Edwards Jul. 28--The good news came as a surprise to Austin High tennis player Alex Worley. Walking into city tennis director Tommy Wade's office at the Jimmy Johns Tennis Center recently, Worley saw Wade had just gotten off the phone. Wade relayed the crux of his conversation to

Publication: Decatur Daily (Decatur, AL)
Jul. 31--Coinciding with the beginning of the annual city tennis tournament, Swinney Tennis Center reopened Monday after six months of renovation. A complete face-lift of the eight courts includes new United States Tennis Association-approved asphalt playing surfaces, a better water drainage

Publication: The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of a pressurized tennis ball 6% greater in diameter (Type 3) than a standard sized (Type 2) ball on performance and the physiological responses to the Loughborough Intermittent Tennis Test (LITT) (Davey et al., 2002). Eight competitive tennis

Publication: Journal of Sports Sciences
Plans for USA Tennis Plan for Growth 2 in Development WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Tennis Association (USTA) Executive Director Rick Ferman today announced that the USA Tennis Plan for Growth, a five-year, $50 million initiative to increase tennis participation in the

Publication: PR Newswire
Second-seeded Tommy Robredo defeated Jose Acasuso 7-5, 6-0 Sunday to win the Prokom Open. The 25-year-old Spaniard won his first career title at the clay-court event in 2001. He captured his fifth title with Sunday's win. "Winning two times at the same place, it means that I like this place," Robredo said.

Lindsay Davenport  of the United States, serves during her match against France's Amelie Mauresmo at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing in this Sept. 22, 2006 file photo. Davenport will return to singles tennis after an absence of almost a year when she contests the Wismilak International on the island of Bali later in September 2007.  Davenport, who recently announced she will play doubles with fellow American Lisa Raymond at New Haven in August, has not competed on the WTA Tour since reaching the Beijing quarterfinals in Sept. 2006, where she lost to  Mauresmo.

Lindsay Davenport will return to singles for the first time in a year at a September tournament in Bali, with plans for a limited schedule in 2008 leading to the Olympics. Davenport, who gave birth to a son in June, is scheduled to play Sept. 10, organizers of the Wismilak International said Tuesday. Davenport, a former No.


Maria Sharapova, of Russia, pumps her fist after winning a point during the final against Patty Schnyder, of Switzerland, at the Acura Classic tennis tournament Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007, in Carlsbad, Calif.  Sharapova won 6-2, 3-6, 6-0.

Top-seeded Maria Sharapova earned her first title in 10 months with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-0 victory Sunday over Patty Schnyder in the final Acura Classic tournament. Sharapova used sharp groundstrokes in the first and third sets to capture her first championship since winning a WTA title at Linz, Austria, in October.


Mariano Zabaleta defeated Nicolas Almagro in straight sets while local hopeful Michal Przysiezny needed three sets to eliminate Filippo Volandri on Monday in the first round of the Orange Prokom Open. Przysiezny overcame a second-set lapse to upset the fourth-seeded Volandri 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Spain's Zabaleta beat Almagro, seeded sixth, 6-3, 7-5.

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