Posts Filed Under: TENNIS
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Tennis player Aravane Rezai gets support from many fronts posted on February 18, 2010 at 9:23am
As a dual citizen of France and Iran, 22-year-old enjoys playing in front of expats from two countries
By Alaric Gomes, Senior Reporter
Dubai : French player Aravane Rezai feels the need for more top tennis tournaments in this part of the world, if ...more
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Cal State Bakersfield cutting four sports posted on February 12, 2010 at 8:20am
California State University Bakersfield announced yesterday that due to budget shortfalls it will cut four varsity sports: men's and women's golf, women's tennis, and men's wrestling. The decision was based on CSUB's desire to remain a DI institution (whi...more
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GameOn Podcast: Venus Williams & Shannon Miller! posted on February 11, 2010 at 4:14pm
Listen to Erica chatting up Venus Williams while they were chillin' in Miami, discussing NFL ownership, her dream mixed doubles partner at the 2012 Olympics and the drama of Pantygate (did she go commando in Australia or not?) Plus, legendary Olympic g...more
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Venus serves up a style winner posted on February 9, 2010 at 12:28pm
As part-owner of the Miami Dolphins, it wasn't surprising to hear that Venus Williams was in Miami for the Super Bowl at Dolphin Stadium and a large part of the weekend's festivities.
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tennis star really shined when she hosted the Tide Plus Febr...more
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When muscles and skill don't equal power posted on February 1, 2010 at 2:10pm
Business Week came out with its list of the 100 most powerful athletes. Only eight women made the list (which was based on both on-field and off-field earnings). Only two (Serena and Venus Williams) made the top 50. If only off-field earnings were taken i...more
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Misconceptions about Serena's game posted on January 31, 2010 at 6:40pm
Serena prevailed in a Slam final that actually lived up to the hype, but unfortunately the long match gave the commentators plenty of time to trot out the tired old tropes they live by when a Williams sister is concerned. The most insidious is that Sere...more
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The Grace Of Growth: Serena Wins AO Title No. 5 posted on January 30, 2010 at 9:35am
Serena Williams, USA, 2010 Australian Open Singles Champion(Photos by Paul Crock/AFP/Getty Images)What a blessing...In taking her fifth Australian Open singles title and twelfth grand slam title today, American Serena Williams showed a grace of composure ...more
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Who's Haute? Caroline Wozniacki posted on January 28, 2010 at 5:16pm
Caroline
Wozniacki is a gorgeous,19-year old Danish tennis sensation. Many say she was born an athlete, with parents who played both volleyball and football. She was named and
awarded the 2008 Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Newcomer of the Year and is currently
t...more
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Azarenka – Izza gonna put on my earmuffs. posted on January 27, 2010 at 10:15am
I’m watching Serena Williams play Victoria Azarenka. I think if Captain Kirk had an Azarenka handy he wouldn’t have had to time travel and steal our whales.
This is the video I seem unable to embed.
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Who Is Jie Zheng? posted on January 26, 2010 at 11:51am
Tennis fans and promoters don't seem to know, despite, as Jon Wertheim reminds us, her reaching two Slam semifinals in the past 18 months. Her 1-3 dismantling of upset darling Kirilenko serves notice that she is serious.
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What do fans of women’s sport want to see? posted on January 25, 2010 at 3:05pm
Leading up to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver the US Women’s National Hockey Team has been training here in Blaine, MN and going on tour to play exhibition games to prepare. I had the opportunity to support the team and watch two games over the winte...more
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Equal pay, equal tennis posted on January 25, 2010 at 10:30am
Watching the Australian Open this past week has reminded me just how annoying it is that tennis, a sport which has in recent memory generally been fair to female athletes, still makes a fundamental distinction between men's and women's play that blatantly...more
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Note to media: Venus Williams has nothing left to prove posted on January 21, 2010 at 9:42am
The Venus/Bammer match was a much less pleasant experience than its predecessor, not for reasons having to do with tennis, but for the petty way Shriver and Fernandez whinged on and on about how Venus' game hasn't progressed in the past few years and she'...more
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Sharapova eyes a design opportunity with Tag Heuer posted on January 20, 2010 at 5:45pm
Tennis star Maria Sharapova is just as well known for her play on the court as for her keen sense of style. She’s already lent her creative mind to help develop clothing and accessories for brands such as Cole Haan and Tiffany & Co. In her latest fashio...more
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So glad to live in a post-gender society* posted on January 20, 2010 at 9:36am
Of course! Of course, Patrick McEnroe and Mary Jo Fernandez and every other Australian Open/ESPN commentator. Gender had nothing to do with Serena Williams's biggest-fine-in-tennis-ever as she claimed in a recent interview at the Australian Open. I mean, ...more
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Sporting events I watched over the weekend posted on January 18, 2010 at 3:39pm
I went to a hockey game! My first collegiate women's game of the season. Yea! My team lost. Boo! Also irksome was that it was the "Stick it to cancer" event which meant that everything was pink. Pink shirts and shorts and pj bottoms for sale. Pink program...more
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Fug or Fab: Maria Sharapova posted on January 18, 2010 at 11:18am
Although a dangerous floater cost Sharapova her chances in the Australian, this dress will live on, whether in infamy is up to the viewer. While my mother intimated it screamed tea party 1952, I have to admit I thought it was kind of flowily elegant and...more
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Rough day at the office in Sydney for Serena posted on January 15, 2010 at 8:55am
Serena Williams, USA
(Photos by Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)
SYDNEY (AP)—Top-seeded Serena Williams struggled in the Sydney International final Friday, committing 40 unforced errors in a 6-3, 6-2 loss to fifth-seeded Elena Dementieva of Russia.
William...more
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Maria Sharapova signs record-breaking contract with Nike posted on January 14, 2010 at 6:54pm
If you’re an up and coming sports superstar, you may be interested to know a bit about the business of sports.
This week it was announced that Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova has renewed her sponsorship agreement with Nike for $70 million (yikes) ...more
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Serena and Elena post up for Sydney final posted on January 14, 2010 at 8:59am
American Serena Williams and Russian Elena Dementieva(Photos by AP (Serena), and Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)SYDNEY — World number one Serena Williams called on all her signature fighting spirit to overhaul French opponent Aravane Rezai and reach her fir...more
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Serena dispatches Dushevina in Sydney posted on January 13, 2010 at 8:38am
Serena Williams, USAPhotos by Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images)SYDNEY — Serena Williams stormed into the semi-finals of the Sydney International on Wednesday, cranking up the heat on her opponents ahead of next week's Australian Open.The American world number...more
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The Tennis Channel: A Misnomer posted on January 10, 2010 at 10:15am
Suppose you were the head of programming at a cable channel dedicated to the sport of tennis. Now suppose there were a significant foreign tournament final scheduled for the middle of Friday night in the United States. Would you air the final as soon ...more
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