He has reached three Grand Slam finals and one semi-final, won an Olympic gold medal and has still to defend his Tennis Masters Cup title. In anyone else's books it would be a hugely successful year, but this is Roger Federer.
It might seem that
Will No. 2 Jelena Jankovic win her first singles title at a Grand Slam event Sunday night? Or will No. 4 Serena Williams power her way to a ninth major championship?
Terry London, a former assistant coach for the Harvard tennis team, thinks it’s Serena’
Mardy Fish will play Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open Wednesday. On the surface, it's the story of the world's No. 1 against an American player whose having his greatest run at his hometown slam.
But dig a little deeper and you'll
Published September 06, 2008 10:11 pm - Two Maple River girls tennis players got a treat when they went to the U.S. Open in New York City.
Maple River students get chance to watch pros play
Free Press Staff Writer
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How many times have you seen a tennis match less interesting than a press conference? Not many, I would guess. It was very interesting to witness the last quarter-final match of the 2008 US Open between Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick and see a flat
Marion Jones out of prison … Murray joins top 3 players in Open semis … LPGA pulls back on English requirement … Roddick again tops U.S. Davis Cup team … Orioles to bring back manager ... Sports news from United Press International.
NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Andy Roddick, James Blake and the doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan have been named to represent the United States in the 2008 Davis Cup semifinals.
New York - Andy Murray's successful run to the semi-finals of the US Open has London bookmakers tipping him for an outside hope at the title. The 21-year-old is 3/1 to beat world No. 1 Rafael Nadal in their final-four weekend clash
NEW YORK - John McEnroe Sr. has raised two of the most successful, influential men in tennis. Now he wants to raise the roof on the men's professional game.
The 73-year-old retired partner at a prestigious Manhattan law firm wants to be the next
TWO years removed from being People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive and five years past his one and only slam title, Andy Roddick has turned 26 with reason to feel his best days are still ahead of him. Question is, will they be in tennis?
Hints of a