Carlos Moya won his fifth Croatia Open title, defeating Andrei Pavel of Romania 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday. Moya, who also won in 1996, 2001, 2002 and 2003, has a 43-8 record in the tournament. This was the Spaniard’s 20th singles title. “It’s an unbelievable feeling,” Moya said. Moya, seeded sixth, made several forehand errors in the first set, with Pavel serving well until 4-4.

The days didn’t begin languidly at some posh tennis academy with the chef asking if they wanted portobello mushrooms with their three-egg omelet. They began for these half-dozen U.S. juniors with a drill sergeant clanging a metal garbage can lid against the bedpost of a barracks bunk at 5:30 a.m.

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul. 29–The days didn’t begin languidly at some posh tennis academy with the chef asking if they wanted portobello mushrooms with their three-egg omelet. They began for these half-dozen U.S. juniors with a drill sergeant clanging a metal garbage can lid against the bedpost of a barracks bunk at

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul. 28–NORMAL — Illinois State athletic director Sheahon Zenger announced Thursday that former Purdue University assistant coach and player Cris James has been named the Redbirds’ men’s tennis coach. James, who has extensive experience as a player, coach and instructor at the junior, collegiate

Publication: The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. _ This had to be one of Jesse Levine’s Boca Raton, Fla., or Gator buddies, bored with a particularly hot Florida summer, trying to pull a caper no one with any sense would believe. The phone message: The world’s No. 1 tennis player, Roger Federer, wants you to come to Dubai

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul. 28–This had to be one of Jesse Levine’s Boca Raton or Gator buddies, bored with a particularly hot Florida summer, trying to pull a caper no one with any sense would believe. The phone message: The world’s No. 1 tennis player, Roger Federer, wants you to come to Dubai and practice with him

Publication: South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Jul. 28–NORMAL — Illinois State women’s tennis coach Chris Hoover has lost a bullet in his arsenal of motivation. And Hoover couldn’t be happier. “Our facility hasn’t been the best and people know it,” Hoover said. “We would use it. We would say, ‘hey, it doesn’t matter where we play because

Publication: The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.

JERRY SCHNEIDER Jerry Schneider was a visionary. In 1960, long before there was a health club on every corner, he foresaw a future for combining his business acumen with his lifelong passion for athletics. Bucking conventional wisdom, he established the first institution specifically built for

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

The zone of unreality that often separates important politicians from the real world is nothing compared to the cocoons that surround top professional tennis players. As teens, they’re already getting handed off from tournament director to tournament director, lodged in luxurious hotels and catered

Publication: Chicago Sun-Times

It is known as the “sport for a lifetime”, the best game to teach your children that will keep them fit into old age. But elite tennis players should beware: far from improving fitness, the game could leave them seriously damaged. The demands of modern tennis are so extreme and the competition so

Publication: The Independent – London

WIMBLEDON, England — Tennis, everyone. And everywhere. Great tennis. Historic tennis. Stunning tennis. Bewildering tennis. How did it happen, tennis. What good are women’s seeds, tennis. And if it weren’t for one of the Williams sisters, what would America have, tennis. This is what Richard

Publication: Oakland Tribune

BRITAIN’S search for the next Andy, or even Andrea, Murray is dominating tennis in this country. Everyone involved in the sport recognises the need to bring more players into the game at the earliest possible age. Coach Ian Hampton has devised a training scheme aimed at primary schools that has

Publication: Evening Standard – London

The aim of this study was to develop an exercise protocol to simulate tennis matchplay on a ‘category 2′ surface. Match analyses were used to form the basis for the design of the protocol. The protocol involved playing against a tennis ball serving machine. Part A of the protocol comprised 92 min

Publication: Journal of Sports Sciences

playing TENNIS BY IVAN SOLOTAROFF, SENIOR EDITOR NO CATEGORY HITS THE FINE LINE BETWEEN COMMODITY AND LUXURY LIKE THE BREAD-AND-BUTTER DIAMOND LINE BRACELET You can’t get more upscale in the D.C. area than Charleston Alexander Fine Diamond Importers of Bethesda, Maryland. It’s one of those

Publication: Modern Jeweler

Nations can field six players in women’s tennis at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, an increase of two from the 2004 Games. The International Tennis Federation and the WTA Tour announced the change Thursday after completing negotiations to again award ranking points for the competition. The WTA rankings will be used to determine the top 56 entries in the 64-player singles draw for women.