August 2007
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Henman Grand Slam career over with loss (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 31 Aug 2007 8:24 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tim Henman is ready to move on. "I feel clear in my mind. Tennis has served me well," he said Friday night after his Grand Slam career ended in the second round of the U.S. Open. "Time is time." Henman is retiring, and his final tournament came to a close with a 7-6 (2), 2-6, 7-5, 6-4 loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
ATP announces penalties for withdrawals (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 31 Aug 2007 3:47 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Already dealing with a gambling investigation, the men's tennis tour is confronting another issue facing the sport by instituting fines and suspensions for players who fail to show up at top tournaments without a good excuse. "We're going to be fair here. Players have expressed concerns about this. This is not the best news they've ever had," ATP chairman Etienne de Villiers said Friday at the U.S.
Nadal, others line up for laser doctor (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 31 Aug 2007 2:45 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Just as he has done a couple of times a day, every day, during the U.S. Open, Rafael Nadal showed up Friday morning at a midtown Manhattan hotel room to meet with the man with the laser. Panicked by the pain in his left knee, Nadal turned to Pier Francesco Parra, an Italian surgeon who has used his laser treatments to cure what ails dozens of tennis stars, soccer players and Olympic skiing champion...
No. 13 Gasquet withdraws from Open (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 Aug 2007 12:26 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Donald Young of the United States moved into the third round of the U.S. Open on a walkover Thursday when No. 13-seeded Richard Gasquet of France withdrew because of a fever and a sore throat. "With my illness, I'm sure I can't win this match," Gasquet said. "I am really, really disappointed because it's an important tournament for me." Young, the 18-year-old Wimbledon junior champion, will now meet...
Safin looking ahead, not back (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 30 Aug 2007 4:44 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Marat Safin has won two Grand Slams, more money than he knows what to do with, 15 titles around the world and smashed untold rackets. It's an ongoing tennis career worthy of celebrating as he moves closer to retiring than returning to No. 1 in the world. Yet as he struggles to string two singles wins together and his title drought approaches three years, Safin isn't ready to reflect on a...
Rising Ivanovic, 19, a big draw at Open (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 29 Aug 2007 4:51 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Autograph requests come in all shapes and forms. U.S. Open contender Ana Ivanovic has had some dazzlers. One man asked the 19-year-old rising star to sign his underwear. Another this week wanted her signature on his forehead. "I was like, are you kidding?" she said with a laugh. "I didn't (sign his head).
Retiring Gimelstob, Roddick draw laughs (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 Aug 2007 11:52 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Laughing on his way out the door, Justin Gimelstob said goodbye to the U.S. Open and hello to a future TV career all at once Tuesday night. The 30-year-old American is retiring after a 12-year run in professional tennis that included two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles with Venus Williams -- and nowhere near that sort of success in singles.
Young and Isner impressive at US Open (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 28 Aug 2007 9:09 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Thanks to Donald Young and John Isner, the future of American men's tennis looked brighter, at least for a day. The two wild-card recipients knocked off much higher-ranked opponents Monday at the U.S. Open, both earning their first Grand Slam victories. "I love winning. ... Just want to taste it and just keep winning," said Young, who turned 18 last month.
Davydenko to talk about gambling case (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 27 Aug 2007 6:24 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
A white towel over his shoulders and a grim look on his face, Nikolay Davydenko autographed three balls and hit them into the stands Monday after winning his first-round match at the U.S. Open. The man at the center of tennis' gambling probe, the No. 4-ranked Davydenko has plenty on his mind besides smacking fuzzy yellow spheres these days.
US Open: Another Federer-Nadal final? (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 25 Aug 2007 4:47 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Silly as it sounds nowadays, there was a time when some in the tennis world wondered whether Roger Federer was equipped to handle the U.S. Open. Even Federer himself harbored doubts. It took him longer, after all, to get past the fourth round at this Grand Slam tournament than any other. "Hey, New York is a crazy place," he said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Blake sets up all-US final at Pilot Pen (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 25 Aug 2007 1:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
James Blake beat Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (2) in a match that ended just after midnight Saturday morning to set up an all-American final at the Pilot Pen. Blake will play his best friend on tour, Mardy Fish, for the title. Fish beat hard-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (3), 6-4 to advance to his first final this year.
Monfils pulls out of US Open with injury (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Aug 2007 6:55 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Top-50 player Gael Monfils of France pulled out of the U.S. Open on Thursday with a right hamstring injury. Monfils, once ranked as high as No. 23 and currently No. 44, will be replaced in the draw by a player who lost in qualifying. The 20-year-old Monfils, who won three junior Grand Slam titles in 2004, is considered an up-and-coming star on tour.
US Open hires firm to prevent gambling (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Aug 2007 3:39 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The U.S. Open hired a security firm run by a former New York City police commissioner, set up a whistle-blower hotline and is taking other steps to make sure it doesn't wind up with a gambling scandal. In the wake of a recent betting investigation in tennis and a former NBA referee's admission he gambled on games he officiated, the U.S.
Venus to wear apparel from her new label (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Aug 2007 1:28 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Venus Williams wants to leave the U.S. Open crowd in stitches -- her own. When the Wimbledon winner steps onto the court Monday night, she'll be wearing an outfit and shoes from her new EleVen label. Right now, she's leaning toward a green dress with a white polo collar, dropped waist and pleated skirt.
Henman plans to retire after Davis Cup (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 23 Aug 2007 12:26 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Tim Henman will play one last time at Wimbledon, but it won't be next summer. The British tennis star will play his final Grand Slam at the U.S. Open and then retire in September after the Davis Cup playoff at the All England Club. The 32-year-old Henman, who reached four Wimbledon semifinals and never won a Grand Slam title in his 14-year career, cited a sore back and bad knee Thursday for his...
