The Fed Cup kicks off this weekend in Florida at the Delray Beach Stadium and Tennis Center and the US team looks very strong. In fact, many say the American team should win with ease. Belgium’s two best players, number one ranked Justine Henin and number four ranked Kim Clijsters won’t be playing and the [...]
Newport: Tennis and History
April 18, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The International Tennis Hall of Fame and Museum sports a special exhibit on view now through May 1, 2007, called Mining the Archives. The museum’s collection focuses on the sport of tennis and the players honored therein as well as the history of Newport, Rhode Island, the beautiful town in which the museum is situated. [...]
Find Discussion and Help for Repetitive Sports Injuries
April 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Many sports players develop injuries due to repetitive movements, including golfers and tennis players. Rotor cuff tears, tendinitis, knee cartilage wear, and various other problems occur from a very active sports lifestyle. Various websites and supplements cater to correcting the effects of these hobbies on our bodies and lifestyles. These bodybuilding forums have many posts [...]
US Fed Cup Team Chosen
April 16, 2007 By Leave a Comment
United States Fed Cup Captain Zina Garrison today announced that Lisa Raymond, world No. 1 doubles player, and Vania King, the youngest American ranked in the top 100, will join Serena and Venus Williams on the US team for 2007. America faces Belgium in the quarterfinals round at the Delray Beach Stadium & Tennis Center [...]
Agassi Hits Graf With Racquet
April 15, 2007 By 1 Comment
In an unfortunate accident, Andre Agassi hit his wife Steffi Graf in the face with his racquet at a fundraiser during the U.S. Clay Court Championships. While rallying with another couple, Graf and Agassi were holding hands. When Agassi swung his racquet at one point, he hit Graf in the face on the follow through. [...]
Improve Your Backhand Virtually
April 14, 2007 By 1 Comment
The USTA offers an exciting new resource to help you develop your tennis game–a Digital Video Library of clips of your favorite pros. It can be tough to improve your technique without seeing a new movement executed. Now you can watch 40 of the world’s top players frame by frame and analyze every move including [...]
ATP Stirs Controversy
April 10, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The ATP announced that select Masters Series events will earn rankings points equal to the Grand Slams beginning in 2009. The ATP call it the Masters 1000 and Hamburg and Monte Carlo are suing the ATP over being omitted from the select group. The four Grand Slam events–the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and [...]
Golovin Tastes Success
April 9, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Tatiana Golovin defeated top seed Nadia Petrova in straight sets to win her first WTA Tour title at the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia island, Florida (6-2, 6-1). On the way up, Tati (as she is known on tour) beat Venus Williams also in straight sets (6-2, 6-3) in the quarterfinals and Ana Ivanovic [...]
US Advances In Davis Cup
April 8, 2007 By Leave a Comment
The Bryan Brothers have just clinched a spot in the Davis Cup semfinals for the United States, bringing the score to 3-1 in this best of five event. In front of a sold-out crowd, the Bryan Brothers defeated Spain’s doubles team Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco (7-5, 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (5)). America will travel to [...]
Cañas: No Dope
April 5, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Cañas has won the first successful appeal in the history of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The Swiss Federal Tribunal has ordered a new review of the doping case against Cañas. In 2005 Cañas was at his peak, ranked #8 in the world, when he tested positively for a masking agent. At an [...]