August 2007
Monthly Archive
Davydenko to play during betting probe (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Aug 2007 6:55 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Nikolay Davydenko will play in the Rogers Cup tennis tournament this week amid an investigation into irregular betting patterns on one of his matches. The Association of Tennis Professionals said Monday it had no plans to suspend the Russian star or ask him to sit out. "It is important that we not jump to conclusions, especially when players' reputations could be unfairly tainted," ATP executive...
WTA creates stat to measure hardest hit (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 6 Aug 2007 12:43 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Who hits the ball hardest in women's tennis? The WTA Tour is introducing a statistic to measure that. Six-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams ranked No. 1 in the new "power index" during last week's Acura Classic, averaging 94.5 mph on her hardest shots. The index takes into account a player's fastest groundstroke (forehand or backhand), first serve, second serve, first-serve return, second-serve...
Tennis: its on the ball.
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 4 Aug 2007 11:59 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
The tennis industry right now is contradictory. On one hand, overall participation in the sport is up. The 22.6 million people in the United States who played tennis last year represent the highest number since 1980. However, product sales in all categories were down in 1993, some substantially.
Publication: Parks & Recreation
Publication: Parks & Recreation
Anyone for tendonitis? Spring is here, and tennis suddenly seems an appealing prospect. Here’s how to get the most out of it and avoid the common injuries. Alix Miller reports
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 4 Aug 2007 11:59 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
TENNIS is not only sexy and fun, it also offers all the essential elements for complete fitness - stamina, strength and flexibility. Other activities such as yoga and running, by contrast, address only one or two. Played for long enough and at a high enough intensity, tennis can also pack a
Publication: Evening Standard - London
Publication: Evening Standard - London
Agent: Davydenko not connected to bets (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 4 Aug 2007 1:14 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Nikolay Davydenko "has nothing whatsoever to do" with the suspicious betting patterns on his second-round match at the Prokom Open, the player's agent said. ATP Tour officials are investigating the fourth-ranked Davydenko's loss Thursday to the 87th-ranked Martin Vassallo Arguello of Argentina in which the Russian retired because of injury in the deciding set.
Lawn Tennis: Murray in split.(Sport)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 9:59 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
JAMIE Murray will target a top 10 doubles partner after announcing his intention to split with American Eric Butorac. The pair will end their successful double act, which has earned them three main tour tournaments this season, after the US Open. And Murray will set about the serious business of
Publication: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Publication: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)
Indoor facility pioneer Schneider dies (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 3 Aug 2007 8:33 pm. Filed under Uncategorized.
Jerry Schneider, the man credited with building the first indoor tennis facility, has died. He was 87. Schneider died of complications from lung cancer on July 18, his daughter Marlon Barden, of Highland Park, Ill., told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday. Schneider established the North Shore Racquet Club in 1961 in the Chicago suburb of Glenview, using money his father loaned...
Lawn Tennis: SPORTS WIRE - Double and quit, Jamie.(Sport)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 11:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
JAMIE MURRAY will end his successful doubles partnership with American Eric Butorac after the US Open next month. The pair are 13th in the ATP rankings and have won main Tour events in Memphis, San Jose and Nottingham this year. Murray claimed the Wimbledon mixed doubles crown with Serbia's Jelena
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
Publication: The Mirror (London, England)
Federer a safe bet at Wimbledon.(tennis player Roger Federer)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 11:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Byline: Michelle Kaufman The red clay stains have presumably been washed out of Roger Federer's and Andy Roddick's laundry, but the unpleasant memories of the French Open will be tougher to erase. A championship on the slick, friendly Wimbledon grass certainly would help. Federer, who lost to
Publication: Miami Herald (Miami, FL)
Publication: Miami Herald (Miami, FL)
ATP to be aggressive in gambling probe (AP)
Posted by Yahoo! Sports - Tennis News on 3 Aug 2007 9:56 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Underlining the importance of protecting tennis' "appeal and integrity," the head of the men's professional tour promised Saturday to use "all means available" for an investigation into suspicious betting on a match involving No. 4-ranked Nikolay Davydenko. Etienne de Villiers, the ATP's executive chairman, said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that "independent, external resources" would be...
Tennis: Former Mustang Parbhu is Seeing Results on Pro Circuit
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 8:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Aug. 3--Sheeva Parbhu is enjoying success professionally, even if it is in fits and spurts. The Millard North graduate reached the finals of a Futures tournament in Godfrey, Ill., two weeks ago before losing 7-6, 7-6 to Australian Carsten Ball in part because of a pulled abdominal muscle he
Publication: Omaha World-Herald
Publication: Omaha World-Herald
Lawn Tennis: Sport SHORTS - Split decision.(Sport)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 8:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
TENNIS: Jamie Murray will target a top-10 doubles partner after announcing his intention to split with American Eric Butorac. Murray and Butorac will end their successful double act which has earned them three main tour tournaments this year after this month's US Open. Murray's agent Patricio Apey
Publication: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Publication: The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Lawn Tennis: Zabaleta zeroes in on big fish.(Sports)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 8:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
Byline: By Dan Childs MARIANO ZABALETA has played some decent tennis in recent months and he could be worth chancing at 6-5 to get the better of Albert Montanes in today's Orange Prokom Open secondround clash. It is three years since Zabaleta picked up the last of his three singles titles, but
Publication: The Racing Post (London, England)
Publication: The Racing Post (London, England)
Lawn Tennis: Murray on hunt.(Sport)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 8:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
TENNIS: Jamie Murray will target a top-10 doubles partner after announcing his intention to split with American Eric Butorac. Murray and Butorac will end their successful double act, which has earned them three main tour tournaments this year, after this month's US Open.
Publication: Birmingham Mail (England)
Publication: Birmingham Mail (England)
Lawn Tennis: Murray eyes double top.(Sport)
Posted by HighBeam RSS: tennis on 3 Aug 2007 8:00 am. Filed under Uncategorized.
SCOTTISH tennis star JamieMurray will bid to link up with a top-10 doubles partner after revealing he and Eric Butorac will split following this month's US Open. Murray and the American currently stand 13th in the ATP Doubles Race after tour victories in Memphis, San Jose and Nottingham this year.
Publication: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Publication: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
