Tennis: Djokovic sees red after tough Andreev encounter

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Petrova, Chakvetadze advance at J&S Cup
Russia's Nadia Petrova returns a ball to Poland's Katarzyna Piter during the first round of the WTA J&S Cup in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, April 30, 2007.

Wimbledon to host Davis Cup tie
Even though much of the will be a hard-hat-only building site in late September, with work continuing to bring a retractable roof to Centre Court in 2009, there at the home of Wimbledon, on the grass of No 1 Court.

Baghdatis starts well
Marcos Baghdatis began to climb out of a season-long slump with a straight-sets win on Monday in the first round of the Munich ATP BMW Open.


If the pain wanders, do not waste your time with doctors.
- Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook, 1960

Byrd sweeps regional tennis tournament

Shreveport Times - NEW IBERIA â€" Byrd swept the boys’ and girls’ divisions in the Region I-5A tennis tournament Tuesday at Willow Tennis Layton survived a tough match in the semifinals, defeating Ruston’s Katie Wilkerson 6-3, 7-6. Byrd will take 12 players to
Source: www.shreveporttimes.com

Boys tennis: Friends defeats Salesianum
Delaware Online - The Friends School boys tennis team was a 3-2 winner at Salesianum today, as the Quakers won all three singles matches. At first singles, Friends freshman Troy Beneck won 6-4, 6-2 against Salesianum sophomore Matt Blake. Only the second singles match
Source: www.delawareonline.com

City sports roundup: Soccer, golf, tennis teams struggle
Chippewa Herald - Two of Chi-Hi’s doubles teams picked up victories, but the Cardinals fell to Holmen in a nonconference tennis match, 5-2. The loss is better than in recent weeks where the Cardinals didn’t win a match or only one match. “They’re working very
Source: www.chippewa.com

Tennis News
WTOP Radio - The United States, Russia, Italy and France reached the semifinals of the Fed Cup on Sunday with two matches to spare. Serena Williams said the groin injury that forced her to retire from a match last week has healed and she'll be able to play for
Source: www.wtopnews.com

Montpelier boys tennis plays on
Times-Argus - MONTPELIER â€" The Harwood boys tennis team was able to bring just three athletes to its match at Montpelier on Monday, but both teams made the most of the shorthanded situation. "For the first match of the season, the kids who played, on both teams
Source: timesargus.com

Braves edge Conqs
Lompoc Record - Lompoc High School's Anthony Yang returns a shot during his doubles match against Cabrillo High School in a Los Padres League tennis match Thursday afternoon at Cabrillo. Yang and his partner Jamil Macias took two of three games, helping Lompoc to a
Source: www.lompocrecord.com

Centerville trips rival Richmond in girls tennis
Palladium-Item - It's one of the best rivalries in girls area sports. And Wednesday's tennis meeting between Centerville and Richmond didn't disappoint. The Bulldogs won 3-2 in a contest that went well over two hours and came down to a three-set match at No. 2
Source: www.pal-item.com


Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.
- Mark Twain

{Spam?} Review: Virtua Tennis 3 game

Originally released in the arcades and on Segas own Dreamcast system, Virtua Tennis has always felt like a console game rather than a serious sports simulation, which might explain why the last version (Virtua Tennis 2) never even made to the PC

Tennis: Wimbledon adopts Hawkeye
The traditional bleep of Wimbledon's Cyclops line-calling system will be silenced on the show courts this year as the All England Club adopts Hawkeye technology for the first time.


In order to change we must be sick and tired of being sick and tired.
- Author Unknown

Nadal Beats Federer to Win Monte Carlo

Nadal beat the top-ranked Federer for the fifth consecutive time on clay, four of them in finals. The second-ranked Spaniard beat Federer last year in the Monte Carlo Masters, the Rome Masters and the French Open.


If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want.
- Elbert Hubbard

Tennis News

WTOP Radio - Qualifier Mariano Zabaleta pulled off an improbable upset Saturday night, beating second-seeded James Blake 7-5, 7-6 (7) in blustery, cold conditions to advance to the final in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. Jelena Jankovic advanced to the
Source: www.wtopnews.com

Tennis' troubled team events
ESPN.com - Nothing in tennis gets the blood boiling more than a lively Davis Cup series. Usually solitary warriors, the players join forces and cheer each other on. Flags wave, fans scream and when all these emotions enter the picture, the possibility of
Source: sports.espn.go.com

King keeps tennis crown
Corpus Christi Caller - King proved it was no one-year district wonder this past weekend when it won its second straight district title in spring tennis. With the help of six freshmen, the Mustangs (who tallied 92 points) walked away from the Victoria tennis courts with a
Source: www.caller.com

That’s what you get for kicking a tennis ball!
Ilford Recorder - Former Recorder West Ham correspondent Trevor Smith delves into the archives of his mind THE WAY Ted Fenton liked to tell it, the way stocky midfield trojan Andy Smillie first came to the West Ham manager's notice was straight out of Roy of the
Source: www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk

Tennis teams fall against Missoula foes
Great Falls Tribune - It wasn't a bad day for tennis Tuesday, but the results weren't too good for the local schools. Both C.M. Russell High and Great Falls High were swept by Missoula Sentinel and Hellgate in dual matches played at CMR Courts and Meadow Lark Country Club
Source: www.greatfallstribune.com


The... patient should be made to understand that he or she must take charge of his own life. Don't take your body to the doctor as if he were a repair shop.
- Quentin Regestein

Federer labors past Seppi at Monte Carlo

MONTE CARLO, Monaco -- Roger Federer labored to a 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6) victory over Italy's Andreas Seppi on Tuesday in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Andre leaves Steffi requiring stitches
Steffi Graf required three stitches after husband Andre Agassi inadvertently hit her in the face with his racket during a fundraiser that followed the final of the US Clay Court Championships on Sunday.

Federer yet to find his feet
Watch the Monte Carlo Masters all week live on Sky Sports Xtra Roger Federer made an unconvincing return to action on clay with a 7-6 7-6 win over Italian qualifier Andreas Seppi in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters.

Federer To Meet de Villiers In Monte Carlo Tonight
'He was not planning to come here but he finally is coming, it's very good,' Federer told the media in today's post-match press conference after posting a 7-6 7-6 triumph over Andreas Seppi in the second round of the Monte Carlo Masters Series.


Mark Twain
The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. thanks to Alan Bennett

Andrew Murray: new entry at No 10

Not all sporting triumphs are achieved in front of screaming, delirious crowds.

Federer hits out at ATP and ITF
MONTE CARLO, - World number one Roger Federer, backed by several top players, has hit out at the ATP's plans to downgrade the Monte Carlo claycourt tournament in 2009.

Federer and fellow stars scream for help
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In Prep Tennis, What You See Isn't Always What You Get
Those three words, inquisitively lobbed by one tennis player to another after a questionable call, are what separates the sport from all others at the high school level.

Tennis: Murray a doubt after spasms
The central court at the country club here is the most sublime setting in world tennis, especially on a day such as yesterday when the weather was still and warm and the Mediterranean like deep blue glass. But there was trouble in paradise.

Nalbandian reaches second round at Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament
MONTE CARLO, Monaco (AP) - Ninth-seeded David Nalbandian of Argentina rallied to beat Italian qualifier Federico Luzzi of Italy 3-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament Monday.

Nalbandian reaches second round at Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament
reaches second round at onte Carlo asters tennis tournament tory Tools: Text ize: X Nalbandian reaches second round at onte Carlo Masters tennis tournament Published: Monday, April 16, 2007 12:55 PM ET Canadian Press MONTE CARO, Monaco (AP) -


Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.
- World Health Organization, 1948

Tennis acts as bridge to language barrier

Star-Banner - BELLEVIEW - Marx Santos learned to play tennis six years before he learned to speak English. The words still don't come quite Both match up well in singles play with district foes. Lake Weir players to watch: The team's top three singles players
Source: www.ocala.com

Rain Puts Things on Hold for FSC
Ledger - Florida Southern's tennis teams were one match away from a possible sweep of Florida Gulf Coast, but Mother Nature stepped in before it could happen. The FSC women did win their match 5-1 to improve to 14-3. The FSC men were tied at 4-4 when rain
Source: www.theledger.com

Mustangs overpower Sea Kings
Daily Breeze - Shortly after Mira Costa toppled Palos Verdes, 15-3, in a Bay League boys tennis match on Thursday, Mustangs doubles players were back on one of the courts, practicing their net work. The scene illustrated one reason why Mira Costa has established
Source: www.dailybreeze.com

H-DN singles tennis tourney today
Eureka Times-Standard - Weather is expected to play a key role in the Humboldt-Del Norte singles tennis championship today. While the event may be I changed it to we shouldn't lose a match and we haven't. I kept on raising the bar and they responded to pressure.” But
Source: www.times-standard.com

Venus, Jankovic into Family Circle semis
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Venus Williams celebrates her victory over Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues, during their quarter final tennis match Friday April 13, 2007, at the Family Circle Cup tennis tournament in Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/Mary Ann Chastain) CHARLESTON, S.C
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

Blake, Roddick Give U.S. Davis Cup Lead
Examiner - USA's Andy Roddick hits a return during his Davis Cup World Group quarterfinal tennis match against Spain's Fernando Verdasco in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, April 6, 2007. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ( Map , News ) - Andy Roddick and James Blake dominated
Source: www.examiner.com

Shutout for Goshen in girls tennis
Goshen News - Shutout for Goshen in girls tennis 5-0 over Wawasee in girls tennis By BEN GUNDY Goshen News Sports Writer The Goshen High School The No. 1 singles match between Goshen senior Janelle Gonsalves and Wawasee sophomore Kelsey Mark was by far the closest of
Source: www.goshennews.com

Davis Cup: Philippines 3, New Zealand 0
Herald Tribune - AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The Philippines clinched their Asia Oceania Group Two Davis Cup tennis match against New Zealand when Cecil Mamiit and Eric Taino beat Dan King-Turner and Simon Rea in four sets in Saturday's doubles. Mamiit and Taino won 5-7
Source: www.iht.com

Mac girls tennis team nets win over Newberg
News Register - out the match, which will pick back up Monday at Canby with the remainder of the No. 1 doubles match and both the No. 4 singles and No. 4 doubles match. Before that, however, the Grizzlies will head to Central Oregon for the nonleague Bend tennis
Source: www.newsregister.com


Mother Teresa
There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.

Tennis - Davis Cup - Croatia face Britain in play-offs

Tennis - Davis Cup Croatia face Britain in play-offs Croatia, the 2005 Davis Cup winners, must beat Britain to keep their place in the elite World Group after the draw was made for the play-offs this week.

Men's Tennis Takes Care of Wofford, 5-2
Agate Spartanburg, S.C. - The Furman men's tennis team played its final regular-season road match very close to home, defeating their neighbors to the north, the Wofford Terriers, 5-2, in Thursday afternoon Southern Conference action.

Williams, Jankovic, Golovin, Zvonareva make quarterfinals at Family Circle
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -Unseeded Venus Williams has been this far before, winning the Family Circle Cup in her first try three years ago.

Tennis - Junior Open at Marsa SC
The British Airways Easter Junior Open, sanctioned by the Malta Tennis Federation and currently being played at Marsa SC, is nearing the final stages.

Canas to meet Djokovic in Miami final
Argentine Guillermo Canas tamed big-hitting Croat Ivan Ljubicic 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final of the Sony Ericsson Open on Friday, underlining his return to top form following a 15-months doping ban.



Like everybody else, when I don't know what else to do, I seem to go in for catching colds.
- George Jean Nathan

{Disarmed} Lloyd: Young guns must fire

John Lloyd has called on Great Britain's next generation of tennis stars to 'raise their level' and win a place in the side to face top seeds Croatia in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs.

MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "www.bettingrevue.com" claiming to be Technical problems affect Daviscup.com
Player and Nation Davis Cup information is not currently available from Daviscup.com. This is due to a technical problem which we are trying to resolve.

Sweden to play U.S. in Gothenburg in Davis Cup semis
COPENHAGEN, April 12 (Reuters) - Sweden will play their Davis Cup semi-final against the United States in an indoor arena in Gothenburg in September, the Swedish tennis federation said on Thursday.

Japan's tennis ace eyes Olympics via Fed Cup tie
Ai Sugiyama of Japan returns to Dinara Safina of Russia during their third round match at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, 25 March 2007.

Jankovic Marches Through
Serb Jankovic is the top seed remaining in the competition and she wasted little time in disposing of Russian qualifier Rodionova 6-1 6-1 in their second round clash.

Venus Williams and Golovin move on in Charleston
Venus Williams and Golovin move on in CharlestonCharleston South Carolina | April 11, 2007 8:44:34 AM IST Venus Williams remained on course for a last-16 meeting with sister Serena when she beat Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-2 in the Family Circle Cup today.


They claim red meat is bad for you. But I never saw a sick-looking tiger.
- Chi Chi Rodriguez

Great Britain face toughest opponents

Times Online - Lloyd’s team were not among the eight seeded nations for the draw that took place this morning at the International Tennis Federation in London. The winners of each of the eight ties will progress to the top tier of the competition, while the
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Aussie juniors racing up tennis rankings
Age - The lagging nature of Australian men's tennis was given a boost with four local boys ranking inside the top ten juniors in the world. The young crop is led by West Australian Brydan Klein, who moved to junior world No.4 after winning the 2007
Source: www.theage.com.au

7 area sports events get grants
MSN MoneyCentral - championships, April 12-14, Apopka USA Rugby men's & women's Division II college playoffs, April 21-22, Sanford NCAA Division III women's golf national championship, May 8-11, Howey-in-the Hills NCAA Division II men's & women's tennis
Source: news.moneycentral.msn.com

Sport in Brief
Times Online - Tennis Switzerland’s postal service has produced a special stamp celebrating Roger Federer. The one franc stamp â€" the most commonly used in Switzerland â€" depicts Federer, the world No 1, lifting the Wimbledon trophy over his right shoulder
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

Croatia to play Britain in Davis Cup playoffs
FOXSports.com - LONDON (AP) - Croatia will play Britain in the Davis Cup playoffs. The Croatians, who lost to Germany in the first round of this year's World Group, was the top-seeded team in Wednesday's draw by the International Tennis Federation. The 2005
Source: msn.foxsports.com


Water, air, and cleanliness are the chief articles in my pharmacopoeia.
- Napoleon I

Proposed changes don't suit everyone

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Scaling back Masters Series finals to best-of-3 is one of numerous kick-tennis-into-the-future concepts being promoted by ATP President Etienne de Villiers, who will argue that people's attention spans aren't riveted enough for best-of-5. There also
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

Tennis: Greenhalgh selection backfires
New Zealand Herald - A gamble from New Zealand non-playing tennis captain James Greenhalgh backfired badly as the hosts were left floundering on the first day of their Davis Cup tie in Auckland today. The Philippines have taken a commanding 2-0 lead in the Asia-Oceania
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Cal State-Sacramento hopes to bring home tennis games
CBS Sportsline - (CSTV U-WIRE) SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento State was founded in 1947 and their tennis courts are not that much younger. The courts have become inadequate and the men and women's teams practice and play for the most part at Rio Del Oro Racquet
Source: www.sportsline.com

Tennis Faces Harvard
Cornell Daily Sun - The Ivy League season kicks into full gear today for the men’s and women’s tennis teams, as the men will try to repeat last year’s big win over Harvard, while the women hope to snap the Crimson’s four-season Ivy League winning streak of over
Source: www.cornellsun.com

Eagles tennis gets ready for return engagement
Lebanon Reporter - Zionsville â€" If the Zionsville girls tennis team looks familiar to anyone who watched the Eagles last season, that’s because the line-up is still the same. All seven of last year’s varsity players are back on the Zionsville team, which
Source: www.reporter.net

Team to host Islanders in three-game SLC series
Shorthorn - Women’s tennis versus Santa Clara: 2 p.m., UTA Tennis Center. Free. For information, contact Bill Petitt at 817-272-2239 or wpetitt@uta.edu . Softball versus Texas A&M-Corpus Christi: 4 p.m. Admission TBA. For information, contact Bill Petitt
Source: www.theshorthorn.com

On Local Colleges | Local College Weekly Honors
Philadelphia Daily News - Radka Ferancova, Temple, Atlantic Ten women's tennis rookie of the week. Casey Grugan, Cabrini, PAC men's lacrosse player of the week. Caitlin Hanrahan, Neumann, PAC softball player of the week. Dane Mangin, Ursinus, Centennial Conference men's lacrosse
Source: www.philly.com

Many will face tough decisions
Detroit Free Press - The changes mean girls and boys tennis teams will switch their seasons -- boys will move from spring to fall and girls will move from fall to spring. That's a long wait for Libby Setchell, 14, who plays tennis at Harrison Township L'Anse Creuse. "It
Source: www.freep.com


I reckon being ill as one of the great pleasures of life, provided one is not too ill and is not obliged to work till one is better.
- Samuel Butler, The Way of All Flesh, 1903

No. 27 Huskies Earn 5-2 Road Victory Over Hawai'i

HONOLULU - Alex Slovic and Daniel Chu reached uncharted territory and Washington (12-3) won 5-2 over Hawai'i on Wednesday in Honolulu. The victory was the first on the road this season for the Dawgs.

Toyota Women's Open 2007 tennis event starts this week
The athletes will join five Vietnamese players to compete for prizes totaling US$25,000. The Toyota Women's Open is an annual tournament sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation.

Slovic, Chu Share Pac-10 Player of the Week Honors
Walnut Creek, Calif. - Washington doubles duo Daniel Chu and Alex Slovic have been named the Pac-10 Men's Tennis Players of the Week for Mar. 19-25, Commissioner Tom Hansen announced Monday.

With the emergence of Djokovic, others, the future of tennis is here
I watched the thorough dissection and systematic destruction of Argentine Guillermo Canas' game by 19 year-old Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the men's singles final of the just concluded Sony Ericsson Masters Series event at Key Biscayne, Miami,


Diseases of the soul are more dangerous and more numerous than those of the body.
- Cicero

Lloyd confident ahead of Dutch tie

Lawn Tennis Association - After beginning their preparations at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton last Thursday, Lloyd says everything has gone smoothly as the countdown to Friday continues. “We had three hard days at the National Tennis Centre,” Lloyd said. “Greg
Source: www.lta.org.uk

International tennis tournament will be safe - police
New Zealand Herald - Christchurch police are confident an international tennis tournament will be safe after a security threat was made to the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The threat to the Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone tournament in Christchurch, starting on April
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Principal led school through shooting
Chicago Sun-Times - Our first date was on the tennis court. She was an avid tennis player. She said I was a better tennis player, but she had more temperamental control on the court." The couple spent their honeymoon in Paris and celebrated their 39th wedding anniversary
Source: www.suntimes.com

Prep Zone: Carletons have tennis in the blood
Naples Daily News - It all started in Bucks County, Pa., with a nylon cord strung across the court and a barrel of tennis balls sitting in the service box. Two brothers, one 5 years old, and the other 3, spending the idle summer hours perfecting their skills. Using
Source: www.naplesnews.com


The Yellow Emperor's Canon of Internal Medicine, 2500 B.C.
When man is serene, the pulse of the heart flows and connects, just as pearls are joined together or like a string of red jade, then one can talk about a healthy heart.