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Saturday, August 25, 2007

FATHEAD(R) Crowns 2-Time Grand Slam Champion and International Icon



Forbes - Fathead(R), the fast-growing sports and entertainment brand best-known for its life-size wall graphics, will launch tennis and pop culture phenom Maria Sharapova as the first female athlete and first tennis player to be produced as a Fathead image
Source: www.forbes.com

Russian youths dream of tennis stardom, parents make sacrifices for
International Herald Tribune - MOSCOW: Thoughts of Maria Sharapova inspire 14-year-old Alina Mikheyeva when she's struggling on the tennis court. After all, Alina's mother sold her car, quit her job and rented out her apartment to try to make her daughter's dream of tennis stardom
Source: www.iht.com

Young tennis squad opens season with regional rival win
Steamboat Pilot & Today - Steamboat Springs â€" Matt Gadbois and Ramsey Bernard remember the days when they were the lone freshmen on the Steamboat Springs boys tennis team. Now, the pair are the team’s only seniors and have the duty of leading a markedly young team set on
Source: www.steamboatpilot.com

Henman to Retire After Davis Cup Playoff
US News and World Report - AP Photo/Seth Wenig NEW YORK (AP) -- Tim Henman will play one last time at Wimbledon, but it won't be next summer. The British tennis star will play his final Grand Slam at the U.S. Open and then retire in September after the Davis Cup playoff at the
Source: hosted.ap.org

Tennis Superstar James Blake to Appear at Paragon Sports
PR.com - New York, NY, August 25, 2007 --( PR.com )-- Nike Tennis Superhero, James Blake, ranked 6th in the world, is set to appear at Paragon Sports on August 26th, from 3:00-4:00pm. Blake will be speaking to a group of young tennis players from the Harlem
Source: www.pr.com

U.S. Tennis Association Hires Safir's Firm to Prevent Gambling
Bloomberg - Aug. 24 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Tennis Association hired a security consulting firm founded by former New York City Police Commissioner Howard Safir to help prevent gambling during the U.S. Open, which starts Aug. 27. USTA spokesman Chris Widmaier
Source: www.bloomberg.com

Tennis Photo Wire
ESPN.com - Svetlana Kuznetsova, right,of Russia, comforts Francesca Schiavone, left,of Italy, after Schiavone retired with an injury between the first and second sets of their quarterfinal singles match at the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn., on
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Tennis team makes nationals; Weymouth Club sending 8 to Ariz.
Patriot Ledger - HARTFORD, Conn. - The Weymouth Club’s 18-and-younger intermediate tennis team defeated teams from four other New England states to win the sectional title that wrapped up its two-day tournament Wednesday in Hartford. By virtue of winning the
Source: ledger.southofboston.com

Henman set to remain in tennis
MSN UK News - Tim Henman wants to play a major role in improving British tennis after his retirement. The 32-year-old from Oxfordshire is to hang up his racquet after Great Britain's Davis Cup World Group play-off clash with Croatia at Wimbledon next month
Source: news.uk.msn.com

Local tennis team to hold extravaganza
News-Star - The Screaming Indian Savages, a Monroe-based Senior Men’s 4.5 level tennis team, has qualified for the National Championships to be held in Palm Springs, Calif., on Oct. 19-21. Playing out of the Monroe Athletic Club, the Savages have captured the
Source: www.thenewsstar.com


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