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Mondays With Bob Greene: I was the number one player in the world
STARS Andy Murray wins the Rogers Cup Andy Murray beat Juan Martin del Potro 6-7 (4) 7-6 (3) 6-1 to win the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada Jelena Jankovic beat Dinara Safina 6-4 6-2 to win the Western...
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Mondays With Bob Greene: I can’t believe this happened
STARS (US Open) Men’s singles: Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters beat Caroline Wozniacki 7-5 6-3 Men’s doubles: Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy beat Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles 3-6 6-3 6-2 Women’s...
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Mondays With Bob Greene: I Fought For My Country
Roger Federer STARS Shahar Peer won the GDD-Guangzhou International Women’s Open, beating Alberta Brianti 6-3 6-4 in Guangzhou, China Melinda Czink beat Lucie Safarova 4-6 6-3 7-5 to win the Bell...
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Tennis In The Commonwealth: Stosur Wins, Birmingham Restored
Sam Stosur By Leigh Sanders The following is Leigh Sanders’ weekly look at tennis headlines in “The Commonwealth” or the traditional tennis powerhouses that were former members of the British Empire,...
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Tennis In The Commonwealth – Murray and Robson To Play For GB In Hopman Cup
By Leigh Sanders Andy Murray and Laura Robson have confirmed they will represent Great Britain at the Hopman Cup, the official mixed team competition of the ITF, in Perth, Australia in January. Murray...
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Tennis in the Commonwealth – Katie O’Brien New British No. 1; Alicia Molik...
Andy Murray By Leigh Sanders * Andy Murray of Great Britain has picked up his sixth title in 2009 after he defeated Russian Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Valencia Open. The top seed was...
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Tennis Set to Dazzle the Commonwealth
Regular readers of TennisGrandstand will know that my first steps in this esteemed company were tracking the progress of players from the former Commonwealth countries as they did battle the world over...
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Moya Retires, Soderling Takes Paris and ATP Finals Take Shape
*Former French Open Champion Carlos Moya has become the latest star to announce their retirement, this time due to persistent foot injuries. “It’s not how I dreamt of ending,” said the former world No....
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Wimbledon’s unseeded stars; India fighting for gold medal at Olympics — The...
By Maud Watson Not So Happy Feet Between kicking a box that injured a linesman and suffering a case of “foot-in-mouth” disease after, David Nalbandian’s feet have gotten him into a lot of hot water...
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Cutting Del Potro some slack; familiar foes to meet for Davis Cup finals —...
By Maud Watson Familiar Foes Just as they did three years ago, Spain and the Czech Republic will face off to take home the Davis Cup title. It’s familiar territory for Spain, the most dominant Davis...
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Trophy Watch: Kolya's second Masters, Serena defends title
He’s not for the birds: Top Russian Nikolay Davydenko won his second Tennis Masters Series title by handily beating Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-2 at the 2008 Sony Ericsson Open. This after overcoming Andy...
View ArticleMondays with Bob Greene – The Return of Kimiko Date
14 April 2008 STAR Maria Sharapova won her first clay court title, downing Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7) 6-3 in the Bausch & Lomb Championships in Amelia Island, Florida. SAYINGS “It’s not the way I...
View ArticleMondays With Bob Greene: Ana Ivanovic May Even Be Better Than Maria Sharapova
STARS Nikolay Davydenko won The Hypo Group Tennis International 2008 in Poertschach, Austria, defeating Juan Monaco 6-2 2-6 6-2 Sweden captured the ARAG World Team Cup in Duesseldorf, Germany, edging...
View ArticleMondays With Bob Greene: I Still Have 21 Spots To Go
STARS Marin Cilic beat Mardy Fish 6-4 4-6 6-2 to win the Pilot Pen Tennis in New Haven, Connecticut. Caroline Wozniacki beat Anna Chakvetadze 3-6 6-4 6-1 to win the women’s singles at the Pilot Pen in...
View ArticleDavis Cup: Bryans Seperation Similar To 1986 Flach-Seguso Situation
Say it ain’t so – Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan NOT playing Davis Cup together?!? It indeed will be strange to see Mike Bryan playing Davis Cup for the United States this weekend in the semifinals against...
View ArticleThe Journeyman: Back to Beijing!
Mark Keil, director/producer of the tennis documentary that depicts life on the tour in the late 90’s, tells us about the tour event that is being played out in Beijing, China. The stop this week takes...
View ArticleMondays With Bob Greene: Roger generates pressure just by being in front of you
STARS Andy Murray beat Gilles Simon 6-4 7-6 (6) to win the Mutua Madrilena Masters Madrid in Madrid, Spain Venus William won the Zurich Open, beating Flavia Pennetta 7-6 (1) 6-2 in Zurich, Switzerland...
View ArticleOn This Day In Tennis History Is Latest Book Release From New Chapter Press
WASHINGTON, D.C. – New Chapter Press has announced the publication of its latest book – On This Day In Tennis History -a calendar-like compilation of historical and unique anniversaries, events and...
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