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What's ahead in '09 for Top 10 men
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Will 2009 be the year Roger Federer wins his record 15th Slam? Matt Cronin tells you what to expect from the top men.
Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:21:03 GMT
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Federer cuts back clay court schedule for 2009
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Roger Federer will play only two clay-court tournaments before the French Open, the only Grand Slam tournament he has never won.
Federer will head to Paris on May 24 after playing Masters series events on his least favorite surface in Rome and Madrid, according to a schedule published on his Web site.
Federer played four clay-court events this year ahead of the French Open - Estoril, Portugal; Monte Carlo; Rome; and Hamburg, Germany. He lost to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:35:33 GMT
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Djokovic to host Serbia's first ATP event
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Novak Djokovic will host Serbia's first ATP tournament, which will offer $500,000 in prize money.
The third-ranked Serb confirmed Wednesday that Belgrade will host the event in May. His family bought the licence of the ABN Amro Open previously held in the Netherlands.
"After all the success of our players, we have managed to bring Serbia to the world map of tennis," Djokovic said.
Serbia boosts top-ranked Jelena Jankovic and No. 5 Ana Ivanovic, the French Open winner. Ivanovic held the No.
Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:04:10 GMT
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Sampras beats McEnroe in return to England
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A fast court, plenty of fast serves and a straight-sets win. It was all vintage Pete Sampras.
The seven-time Wimbledon champion played tennis in England on Wednesday for the first time since 2002, beating John McEnroe 6-3, 6-4 in a seniors' match at the Royal Albert Hall.
"To be retired six years and still play in front of good crowds is an honor," the 37-year-old Sampras said. "It was a fun night of tennis."
On the court, Sampras dominated.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:08:19 GMT
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Connors charged for altercation at basketball game
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Tennis great Jimmy Connors has been charged with a misdemeanor for an altercation last week before a college basketball game.
Connors, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, was charged Wednesday in Santa Barbara Superior Court with disrupting University of California Santa Barbara campus activities and refusing to leave a university facility.
His business manager, Karen Scott, says a man tried to pick a fight with Connors and his son before Friday's game and police asked him to leave.
Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:14:39 GMT
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Agent: Sharapova 'on track' for Australian Open
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Maria Sharapova's agent says the former No. 1 player is "on track" to return to Grand Slam tennis by defending her title at the Australian Open.
Sharapova has been sidelined since July because of an injured right shoulder.
The three-time Grand Slam title champion missed the Beijing Olympics and the U.S. Open in 2008, ending her streak of 23 consecutive major tournaments.
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:48:20 GMT
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Nadal, Federer to play at Qatar Open
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Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will open the 2009 ATP season by playing at the Qatar Open.
Qatar tennis federation president Nasser al-Kholiafi says Andy Murray and Andy Roddick will also take part in the hard-court tournament, which begins Jan. 5.
The tournament in Doha is one of three to start the 2009 tennis season, along with the Brisbane International in Australia, and the Chennai Open in India.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:29:32 GMT
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Roddick hires Stefanki as new coach
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Andy Roddick has a new coach: Larry Stefanki.
Roddick announced on his Web site that Stefanki will begin working with him during the offseason and travel with him in 2009. Jimmy Connors resigned as Roddick's coach early in the 2008 season.
Stefanki, a former player who reached a career-high ranking of No. 35, has coached John McEnroe, Marcelo Rios, Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Tim Henman. Stefanki most recently coached 2007 Australian Open runner-up Fernando Gonzalez.
Roddick won the 2003 U.S.
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 23:47:59 GMT
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Becker: Fiancee 'trampled on my soul'
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Boris Becker has got a dose of his own medicine after revealing yesterday that his fiancee dumped him by text.
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:42:20 GMT
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