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Safina hopes to play ahead in Australian Open

2009-10-31T10:22:00.000-07:00

After being tearfully pulling out of the WTA Championships with a serious back injury, Dinara Safina has entered the Brisbane International . Safina said Wednesday in Doha that she faced six weeks of rest before stepping back on the court, and a potentially long rehabilitation process that could see her miss the Australian Open, which begins Jan. 18. The Brisbane International runs from Jan. 3-10. She said, " I am looking forward to the challenge and I cannot wait to get there.” After stopping play in the third game, Safina, in tears, walked over to her chair and covered her face with a towel before retiring. She said one of the discs in her lower back was “starting to fracture,” and that she has been dealing with the pain for three months. Safina is a fighter and I know she is really looking forward to returning to Queensland. I have no doubt she will be here in January.

Federer, Safina seeded No. 1 for US Open

2009-08-25T11:19:00.000-07:00

The U.S. Tennis Association announced the tournament seedings here on Tuesday with Roger Federer and Dinara Safina as seeded No. 1 for the U.S. Open.

Both ATA and WTA rankings followed USTA to annouce these two names. Safina heads the women's field ahead of second-ranked Serena Williams. Safina is 0-3 in Grand Slam tournament finals, while Williams is the defending champion at Flushing Meadows and has won 11 major championships.

Two-time U.S. Open winner Venus Williams is seeded No. 3, followed by Elena Dementieva (deh-ment-YAY-vah) and Jelena Jankovic (YEH-leh-nah JANK-oh-vich).

Five-time defending champion Federer is followed by Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic (JOKE-oh-vich) and 2003 champion Andy Roddick.

The draw is on Thursday and the play will begin from Monday.

Banned Martina Hingis to Join Strictly Come Dancing

2009-08-25T11:04:00.000-07:00

Former Wimbledon champion Martina Hingis who has been banned from tennis playing during 2007 Wimbledon tournament for testing positive for the drug test. She has been banned for two years but the lady moved on to become one of the contestant in the new series of Strictly Come Dancing.

Show's producer have choosen, 29 year old, Martina Hingis because of her popular and controversial image in the market. She has made history in the tennis sport through her achievements like five grand slam titles and more. After being annouced as the part of show, Martina said: “ It’s behind me, this is a new challenge. I want to show my fans and people different side of mine apart from running round the tennis court."

Federer shares his excitement for his baby twin girls

2009-07-24T09:46:00.000-07:00

The 27-year-old Swiss world tennis number one player 'Federer' named his newly born twin girls as Myla Rose and Charlene Riva who came into this World just before his U.S open. The baby gave him time to settle down with his new family members and support his wife Mirka who delivered them on Thursday.

Federer shared his happiness online on Facebook.

In a statement released on his Facebook page, Federer said: "I have some exciting news to share with you. Late last night, in Switzerland, Mirka and I became proud parents of twin girls. This is the best day of our lives."

Russian Tursunov reaches quarters of Indianapolis Tennis

2009-07-24T09:24:00.000-07:00

Top eight seed Russian Dmitry Tursunov made his quarter final entry into Indianapolis Tennis by beating Brazilian Marcos Daniel 6-3, 6-3. In his quarter-final match, Russian player Tursunov is going to meet his year old Canadian rival - Frank Dancevic, whom he defeated at the Indy title two years back and also during the grass-court Eastbourne final.

"In our last few matches I've tried to prevent him going for his shots. You have to try to rush him, keep him on the back foot," said the California-based Russian. "He's a shotmaker that you cannot take for granted.

"I'll have to serve well and cut out more of my unforced errors. But I've been hitting some good shots even if I felt so lethargic during warm-up (after a rain-off on Wednesday) that I actually had to warm up twice."

Wimbledon may hit by Swine Flu

2009-06-29T08:05:00.000-07:00

Wimbledon 2009 fear off being hit by Swine Flu. The news announced by the Club Sources, " Handful of ball boys and ball girls were affected, but nobody had been confirmed as having contracted the A(H1N1) virus. " The suspected youngsters have been sent home to protect others from being affected by the Flu.

The situation is in control. Precautionary measures have been taken to keep the players well with their health. They are advised to take lots of vitamin C to improve their immune system. Ball boys and girls work to keep players easy at the ground by providing balls, towels and other necessary items to them.

Nadal made record 30th win at French Open

2009-05-27T11:02:00.000-07:00

Rafael Nadal managed to earn 30-0, beating Teimuraz Gabashvili of Russia 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of French Open.

The top seeded Spaniard player never miss at Roland Garros and this 30th straight win on the red clay Wednesday made him earn the record for most consecutive wins. Earlier Nadal has wone 4 French titles. Lets see, Will Rafael Nadal win fifth straight French Open title?

Top Seeded Safina reached 3rd round of French Open

2009-05-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

Dinara Safina made her entry into third round of French Open by deafeating Russian, Vitalia Diatchenko with 6-1, 6-1 in the second round on Wednesday. Diatchenko just 18-year old could not make it and in reply to this she said, " Safina's in good form. Every ball she put close to the line. I felt so bad because I didn't play my best game today," Diatchenko.

Safina will face either Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Julie Coin of France for a place in the last 16.

Andy Roddick Gets Married to Model Brooklyn Decker

2009-04-22T12:30:00.000-07:00

April 17, 2009 was the day for the two lovers who gave name to their longtime relationship. We are talking about the tennis athlete Andy Roddick who exchanged tiffany rings of their wedding deal with girlfriend model Brooklyn Decker in an intimate ceremony Friday evening. Few esteemed guests of the wedding were his fellow players like Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, Elton John and many more.

The couple met for first time in 2007 but Roddick proposed to Decker in March 2008. With a great love bonding and affection for each other, they decided to tie the knot of wedding. So, we wish the newly wed couple, a happy married life.

Clijsters Will Be Back

2009-03-24T10:59:00.000-07:00

Former world No. 1 Kim Clijsters who took retirement of two years for giving birth to a baby will soon going to announce her come back to the women's tennis circuit. The 25-year-old, Belgian player, Kim Clijsters gave birth to a baby girl last February is nowadays busy with her training to join World Team Tennis in the United States in July.

Clijsters tennis history counts 34 singles titles and a record of 427 wins against 104 defeats along with number one position in both singles and doubles in 2003. She was married to American basketball player Brian Lynch in 2007 and today they are blessed with a sweet little girl as a god's gift making their relationship more strong. Everyone look forward to watch her again in the field with that old passion.

Williams became No. 5 in world ranking

2009-02-23T07:55:00.000-08:00

Venus Williams achieves No. 5 ranking in World women's tennis rankings after victory over Virginie Razzano in high-profile Dubai Tennis Championships. Serena Williams still maintains her No. 1 position followed by second-rated Dinara Safina, No. 3 Jelena Jankovic and fourth-ranked Elena Dementieva.

Earlier V. Williams was at number 6 but after defeating Virginie Razzano with a straight-set victory on Saturday in Dubai Tennis Championship, made her to be counted in top 5 Women's tennis players of the World.

Fans Ejected From Australian Open Tournament

2009-01-24T05:32:00.000-08:00

MELBOURNE, 23 Jan 2009, Friday - The clash between Serbian and Bosnian fans lead to ejection of 30 people from the Melbourne Park grounds of the tournament. Even two were arrested for ethnic violation, throwing chairs, trading punches and kicks on each other. The whole issue started when two groups of fans were streaming out of the Serbia’s Novak Djokovic and Bosnia's American Amer Delic. The verbal abuse later took the shape of full-fledged fighting among the groups. But within few minutes police controlled the matter very quickly and effectively. Few arrests and fines were imposed to violeters to control the situation.

Lawn Tennis Players Of The Year: Rafael Nadal & Venus Williams

2008-12-15T05:46:00.000-08:00

In 2008, Rafael Nadal and Williams were the two best lawn tennis players of the year. According to the survey, Rafael Nadal of Spain won three of the big five tennis tournaments and Venus Williams of the USA grab her fifth career Wimbledon singles title. Both these players put their best to get the award title of "players of the year".

Both these champions has big history, too many success and bright career. They had only few looser match as comparison to their winning list of the year 2008. We wish both the players, good health and all the best for the coming events in 2009.

Nadal recovering for Spain's Davis Cup Final

2008-11-07T05:46:00.000-08:00

World's No.1 tennis player Nadal is trying his best to recover from his injury to stand against Argentina in Spain's Davis Cup Final to be held in two weeks. The problem of tendinitis in his knee has forced him to retire from his Paris Masters quarterfinal against Nikolay Davydenko last week.

The Spanish tennis federation said Tuesday that Nadal needed a week of rest and treatment. Nadal said he would have a final test at the start of next week to determine whether he can represent Spain in Mar del Plata beginning Nov. 21.

If Nadal will not recover than he will be replaced at the Masters Cup by Frenchman Gilles Simon, who will play world No. 2 Roger Federer in the Swiss top seed's opening match.

Williams semi finals Porsche Tennis Grand Prix

2008-10-04T23:52:00.000-07:00

Stuttgart: Venus Williams reaches semi finals of Porsche Tennis Grand Prix on Friday after defeating 22 years old third-seeded Dinara Safina, 6-4 6-2 after a comfortable second-round win. The sixth-seeded American was too strong for Safina, making just eight unforced errors in a high-quality match that took just one hour 16 minutes to win the match. Williams will go on to face Jelena Jankovic or Vera Zvonareva on Saturday in the semis.

Safina reaches quarter finals of Porsche Grand Prix Tennis Event

2008-10-04T23:28:00.000-07:00

Third-seeded Dinara Safina reaches quarter-finals of Porsche Grand Prix tennis to beat Bulgarian qualifier Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1, 7-6. Safina has a chance at finishing the year at No. 1 after a breakthrough season during which she won four titles. She was also runner-up at the French Open and Olympics and a U.S. Open semifinalist.

"It wasn't an easy match, I didn't play at my best. I was going for my shots even if I was missing some," Safina said. Safina will play either Venus Williams or Kateryna Bondarenko.

Spain in the Davis Cup 2008 Finals

2008-09-21T09:25:00.000-07:00

World number one Spaniard Rafael Nadal thrashed Andy Roddick of USA on Sunday with unbeatable 3-1 lead in their semi-final clash of Davis Cup 2008. Spain will now play either Argentina or Russia in the final on November 21-23.

Nadal held off five match points on his serve in the ninth game but only delayed the inevitable. Within two hours 12 minutes, Nadal picked Roddick off with superb passing shots and wrap up the tie for Spain 3-1. Nadal said, "It is one of the most beautiful feelings I could have experienced in my career".

Rafael Nadal reaches US open semifinals 2008

2008-09-06T22:20:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday 4 September 2008, top-seeded Rafael Nadal dominated American Mardy Fish after beating him with 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 at early morning 2:10 am. Nadal made third-latest finish in tournament history.

In on-court interview, he said "It was an amazing and unbelievable night session which I never expected to finish so early". This makes Nadal to be the best tennis player in the world. Nadal will become first tennis player to win three consecutive Grand Slam title if he wins this US open 2008.

Good Bye Beijing Olympics

2008-08-24T23:54:00.000-07:00

24 August 2008 is celebrated as the closing ceremony of World's biggest sports event - Beijing Olympics 2008 at Beijing with fireworks lighting up the sky. The whole 16 sporting days went with joy and excitement for all the players and teams from all over the World. United States came to be the number one country to win 110 medals (36 gold, 38 silver, 36 bronze) and China stood second after winning 100 medals (51 gold, 21 silver, 28 bronze) and Russia stood third in the row.

Nadal wins gold in Men's Singles

2008-08-21T09:05:00.000-07:00

Spain's Rafael Nadal wins first ever gold medal for Spain in Olympic tennis after Fernando Gonzalez of Chile in the Men's Single Tennis at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 17 in straight sets 6-3, 7-6, 6-3.

Nadal is the first player ranked in the top five to win the gold. Nadal's win continues a magical summer that included victories at the French Open, Wimbledon and Canada's Rogers Cup.

William Sisters Reach Double Finals In Olympics 2008

2008-08-16T08:43:00.000-07:00

BEIJING, Aug 16 - American Sisters, Serena Williams and Venus Williams won the battle by defeating another sibling pair of Ukraine - Alena and Kateryna Bondarenko in the doubles semifinals, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1.

The sisters said, "There's no temptation to celebrate yet, We always want to go for the highest peak". They plan to play at the London Olympics in 2012. The Williams will compete on Sunday for finals with the winner of the semifinal between Yan Zi and Zheng Jie of China and Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain.

Serena Out of Golden Singles in Beijing Olympics

2008-08-14T21:57:00.000-07:00

On Thursday at the Olympic Tennis Centre, Serena lost 3-6 6-4 6-3 to Russia's Elena Dementieva. Her dreams for a first Olympic singles gold went up in smoke after Russian number five seed Elena Dementieva enters into the quarter-finals.

As told to reporters, Dementieva said "This is the biggest tournament for me this year." Dementieva, who won the Olympic singles silver medal in 2000, will play Vera Zvonareva for a place in the final after her No.9 seeded fellow citizen beat unseeded Austria's Sybille Bammer 3-6 6-3 6-3.

Federer Loses Beijing Olympics

2008-08-14T07:24:00.000-07:00

World's No. 1 Roger Federer defeated by American eighth seed James Blake in the men's singles quarterfinals of the Olympic tennis event after a rain-hit quarter-final match on Thursday. Blake advances to the semi finals slumping at 6-4, 7-6(2) in just one hour and 30 minutes

Both players are also competing in doubles. This win is a major victory for the Swiss who has not won a major title in a year. Federer, who loses his world number one ranking to his great Spanish rival Rafael Nadal on Monday, has failed to win any major championships this year. Blake's record against the Federer now stands at 1-8.

Paes-Bhupathi in Beijing Quarters

2008-08-14T06:59:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday, Indian Tennis Team players - Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi enters Quarter finals of men's doubles event at Beijing Olympics 2008 after defeating Marcelo Melo and Andre Sa of Brazil -4, 6-2 in just an hour.

The team players together combined to negate the Brazilians leaving behind their stormy relation. In the quarterfinals, they will take on the winners of the second round match that pits fourth seeded Swiss pair of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka against the mercurial Russian duo of Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny.