By Tennis Guru on Mar 24, 2009 in Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
Serbian World Number three Novak Djokovic stressed that he’s not a “quitter” and labeling him as such is uncalled for. The Serbian gained media attention earlier this year when he retired at his Australian Open quarter-final match against Andy Roddick, stating unbearable heat caused his exhaustion. The move was criticized since he already had past [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 24, 2009 in Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
World number six Andy Roddick reportedly topped an online poll conducted by a major Chinese news website. The poll asks for visitors to vote for their favorite male tennis player in 2008. Other players being considered for Sina.com’s poll were Rafael Nadal (world no. 1) and Swiss player Roger Federer (world no. 2). Sina is [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 24, 2009 in ATP, Tennis Feature | 1 Comment
Croatian tennis player Mario Ancic gave a lecture about the structure, history and business of the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) at Harvard Law School on Thursday last week. The lecture and the Q&A session that followed last for nearly two hours. Unbeknownst to many, Ancic recently graduated with a law degree from Croatia’s University [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 23, 2009 in Tennis News | 0 Comments
Swedish player Robin Soderling regained his confidence in game after winning the BMW Tennis Championships in Sunrise, Florida despite having to enter the tournament at the last minute and claw his way up from the qualifying draw. He defeated Czech player Tomas Berdych in two sets (6-1, 6-1). Soderling made a second round exit at [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 23, 2009 in Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
BNP Paribas Open runner-up Ana Ivanovic has reportedly launched a limited line of shirts for a good cause. This undertaking is in partnership of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and sportswear Adidas wherein a certain percentage of sales from each item will go to the UNICEF-supported charities. A special website was launched so that [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 23, 2009 in Tennis News | 0 Comments
The final of the Del Mar Development Champions Cup in Los Cabos, Mexico featured a high-quality battle between former rivals Pete Sampras and Patrick Rafter. At the end of the match, it was Sampras who came out as a victor in two tight sets (7-6, 6-4). “It’s nice to win. I’d rather win than lose. [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 23, 2009 in ATP, Featured, Tennis News | 0 Comments
World number one Rafael Nadal did his trademark trophy biting after clinching the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California on Sunday. Nadal beat British world number four Andy Murray in about an hour and twenty minutes (6-1, 6-2). The gusty winds in the Indian Wells Tennis Garden challenged both of the players’ strategies with [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 23, 2009 in WTA | 1 Comment
Russian player Vera Zvonareva reasserted herself as a force to reckon with in women’s tennis after clinching the BNP Paribas Open singles title when she beat defending champion Ana Ivanovic (7-6, 6-2). This served as her ninth career singles title. Yesterday, Zvonareva paired up with Belarusian player Victoria Azarenka to beat Shahar Peer and Gisela [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 22, 2009 in ATP, Featured, Tennis Feature | 0 Comments
The winners of the 2008 ATP World Tour Awards will be announced on Wednesday (March 25). The voting for the fans’ favorite (singles and doubles) is still ongoing. If you are interested to vote for your favorite player/s, just access the ATP World Tour Awards link HERE. Here are the categories: 2008 Player of the [...]
By Tennis Guru on Mar 22, 2009 in Featured, Tennis Feature, WTA | 0 Comments
The talks of possible tennis comeback of former world number one Justine Henin will have to take the backseat since the Belgian tennis star is all set to invade the small screen. According to reports, Henin will be hosting a show titled “De twaalf werken van Justine Henin” or “The twelve works of Justine Henin” [...]
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