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Friday, February 25, 2011

Stratford honors Kaplan with tennis center - Macon Telegraph



Thursday may have started off gray and foggy, but it sure didn’t end that way for local high school tennis coach Jaime Kaplan. At Stratford, things were looking bright as the school prepared to dedicate its new tennis courts. With the entire school in
Source: www.macon.com


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

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Canadian tennis player Raonic pulls out of Mexican tournament - FOXSports.com



It has been a whirlwind winter for Canada's Milos Raonic, who is enjoying a breakthrough season on the ATP Tour. His recent success has made for a hectic schedule and a significant jump in his match load. It also has brought on the return of tendinitis in
Source: msn.foxsports.com

UPDATE 2-Tennis-Acapulco International men's singles round 1 res - Reuters UK
Feb 2 2 (Reuters) - Acapulco International men's singles first round matches on Tuesday (prefix number denotes seeding, * denotes new result) * Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat 2-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) 6-2 4-6 6-3 * 3-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Victor
Source: uk.reuters.com

ASU tennis teams back in action - WSFA
MONTGOMERYâ€"Alabama State University's tennis teams will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 19, when they host Tuskegee University at 10 a.m. at the Olean Black Underwood Tennis Center. The men's team started the season dropping their first three matches
Source: www.wsfa.com

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Ancic retires from tennis at 26 with bad back - ESPN.com
SPLIT, Croatia -- Mario Ancic will turn his focus from tennis to law after a back injury and illness forced him to end his playing career. The 26-year-old Croat confirmed at a news conference in his hometown of Split on Wednesday that he was retiring after
Source: sports.espn.go.com

Clueless Tennis Players Rest Easy Despite Unrest in Acapulco - FanHouse
"Back at the Acapulco Princess. The waves are nice & the huevos rancheros are righteous.'' That's what Bob Bryan , American tennis player and half of the world's best doubles team, the Bryan Brothers, posted on his Twitter account the other day. Player
Source: tennis.fanhouse.com

Tennis-Acapulco International women's singles results - Reuters UK
Feb 22 (Reuters) - Acapulco International women's singles first round matches from Mexico on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding). Johanna Larsson (Sweden) beat Yvonne Meusburger (Austria) 6-1 3-6 6-0 Lourdes Dominguez Lino (Spain) beat 2-Polona Hercog
Source: uk.reuters.com

Schiavone, Peer crash out in Doha tennis - YAHOO!
DOHA (AFP) â€" The cull of seeded players continued in Doha with Francesca Schiavone and Shahar Peer crashing out of the WTA Qatar Open in one-sided matches here on Wednesday. Italian Schiavone, the third seed, became the biggest casualty yet at the
Source: news.yahoo.com


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

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Wozniacki back at No.1 as Stosur bows out



Sam Stosur maintained a gravitation of losing tight matches while Caroline Wozniacki ensured she'll regain her cosmos No.1 ranking next week. Stosur lost a five-hour quarter-final battle with former universe No.


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

Friday, February 18, 2011

WKU Tennis Caps Off Weekend Sweep With Wins Over USI And Bellarmine - WKU Athletics



BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - The WKU tennis program wrapped up a successful weekend on Sunday, with both the men's and women's squad picking up wins. The win moved the Lady Toppers to 3-0 on the season and capped off a 2-0 weekend after shutting out Kentucky
Source: www.wkusports.com

Defense contractors gave heavily to tennis charity of Dicks - Seattle Times
WASHINGTON -- Some of the nation's top defense contractors have given tens of thousands of dollars to support a congressional tennis tournament created by Rep. Norm Dicks, mixing charity and business in honor of a lawmaker who has long wielded sway over
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro moves into quarterfinals of Copa Claro tennis - Minneapolis Star Tribune
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Top-seeded Nicolas Almagro of Spain beat Leonardo Mayer of Argentina in three sets to reach the Copa Claro quarterfinals on Thursday. Almagro, who won the Brazil Open on Saturday for his eighth ATP title, rallied to defeat Mayer 6
Source: www.startribune.com


If I'd known I was going to live so long, I'd have taken better care of myself.
- Leon Eldred

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Satellite boys tennis stays unbeaten, downs rival Viera - Florida Today



On Tuesday, the Scorpions played cross-town rival Viera in just its third match of the young high school tennis season. Satellite won, 5-2, to improve to 3-0. It was Viera's first loss in two matches. Both were state tournament teams last season.
Source: www.floridatoday.com

Dow Corning Tennis Classic Championship to show the 'highest caliber of tennis' in Michigan - MLive.com
MIDLAND â€" After a week of grueling competition, it comes down to today at the Midland Community Tennis Center. The championship matches begin at 1 p.m. for the 23rd annual Dow Corning Tennis Classic, a USTA professional women’s event. Mike Woody
Source: www.mlive.com


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

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Li aiming to take China to new tennis heights (AFP)



DUBAI (AFP) - Li Na, the first Chinese player ever to reach a Grand Slam singles final, believes she can become the first from her country to reach the cosmos's top five very soon.


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

Monday, February 14, 2011

WTA Dubai passable results - 3rd update



Results on the first day of the WTA Dubai unstopped here on Monday (x denotes seeding): 1st rd Zhang Shuai (CHN) bt Yaroslava Shvedova (KAZ) 6-3, 6-4 Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) bt Iveta Benesova (CZE) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Alexandra Dulgheru (ROM) bt Elena Baltacha

Soderling claims creation indoor title
AP INDOOR CROWN: Swede Robin Soderling outlasted Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to keep possession his terrene indoor crown.

Justine Henin remembers the fight in tennis career
BRUSSELS â€ÂÂ" Justine Henin’s seven Grand Slam titles can’t compare to a mere semifinal match on a sun-baked court in Athens seven oldness ago, when sweat and guts pulled her through when talent alone was not satisfying.

History of the tennis French unimpeded paies dirt precedent future
It is common for visitors to Paris to come away smitten and convinced that the urban of Light should never chicken provision.

No excuses for beaten Clijsters
NO EXCUSE: nature women's tennis No 1 Kim Clijsters won't blame injury for her shock loss in the Paris made passable final.

Watson enjoys something else notable win
Heather Watson enjoyed someone else notable win after beating Andrea Hlavackova in the first round of the Cellular South Cup in Memphis.

Verdasco beats Del Potro in San Jose
Defending champion Fernando Verdasco will meet Milos Raonic in the final of the SAP patulous in San Jose.

Verdasco overpowers del Potro in San Jose
French extensive to stay at Roland Garros Soderling claims cosmos indoor title Daniela Hantuchova ends four-year drought Almagro beats Dolgopolov, triumphs eighth ATP title Soderling sets up final with Tsonga in Rotterdam Clijsters has no excuse for

Raonic enjoys historic victory
Milos Raonic became the first Canadian to win an ATP heavenly body Tour title in 16 elderliness.He beat top seed and defending champion Fernando Verdasco to win the SAP airy in San Jose.


He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Courier a hit during tennis clinic, exhibition at HAC - Birmingham News



HUNTSVILLE, AL - Never let it be said that Jim Courier, 40 years old that he may be, cannot relate to the younger crowd. That much was evident the moment the adults left the indoor courts at Huntsville Athletic Club and the juniors came in for their time
Source: www.al.com

Dow Corning Tennis Classic doubles championship match canceled due to player's illness - MLive.com
MIDLAND â€" It was a rough Sunday for Irina Falconi at the Dow Corning Tennis Classic. Moments after losing a 6-4, 6-4 decision in the singles championship match to Lucie Hradecka at the Midland Community Tennis Center, the 20-year-old from Atlanta, Ga
Source: www.mlive.com

Dow Corning Tennis Classic Championship to show the 'highest caliber of tennis' in Michigan - MLive.com
MIDLAND â€" After a week of grueling competition, it comes down to today at the Midland Community Tennis Center. The championship matches begin at 1 p.m. for the 23rd annual Dow Corning Tennis Classic, a USTA professional women’s event. Mike Woody
Source: www.mlive.com

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Clijsters Is No. 1 Again In Women's Tennis - NPR News
Kim Clijsters received a special trophy, and the Open Gaz de France isn't even over yet. That's what happens when you return to the top of rankings. Clijsters beat Jelena Dokic of Australia 6-3, 6-0 on Friday to reach the Paris semifinals and will replace
Source: www.npr.org

Hantuchova ends title drought in Pattaya tennis open - Big Hollywood
Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia won her fourth WTA singles title Sunday with a crushing 6-0, 6-2 victory over Italy's Sara Errani at the Pattaya Open. The number-four seed took just one hour and 16 minutes to defeat Errani, breaking serve six times to end a
Source: www.breitbart.com

Idaho colleges: Boise State men’s tennis player earns WAC honor - Idaho Statesman
Scott Sears was named the WAC men’s tennis player of the week for Jan. 31 to Feb. 6. It is the first player-of-the-week honor for Sears, a sophomore from London. He received the nomination after going undefeated at No. 3 singles and 1-1 at No. 1 doubles
Source: www.idahostatesman.com

French Open tennis tournament to stay at a soon-to-be renovated Roland Garros - YAHOO!
PARIS - The French Tennis Federation voted to keep the French Open at its traditional Roland Garros venue and renovate the existing site by making it considerably larger, more attractive and modern, rather than moving it elsewhere. Three other venues were
Source: news.yahoo.com

Oakland Tennis Takes on Eastern Michigan in Season Opener - OU Grizzlies
ROCHESTER, Mich. - The Oakland University women's tennis team will begin the 2011 tennis season against Eastern Michigan on Saturday at the Chippewa Racquet Club at 8:30 p.m. This is the first dual match of the season for the Golden Grizzlies, after the
Source: www.ougrizzlies.com


People who are always taking care of their health are like misers who are hoarding a treasure which they have never spirit enough to enjoy.
- Laurence Sterne

Friday, February 11, 2011

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Canadian Milos Raonic advances to semifinals at SAP Open tennis tournament - YAHOO!
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Canadian Milos Raonic is off to the semifinals at the SAP Open. The Thornhill, Ont., native advanced to the final four with Friday's 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory over Richard Berankis of Lithuania. He'll face No. 2 Gael Monfils of France, who
Source: news.yahoo.com

Tennis: All Seeds in Open GDF Suez Remain True, Alize Cornet Upset - Bleacherreport.com
The ladies are in a WTA Premier event in Paris this week, and so far, all of the seeds stayed true to their rankings, including first seed Kim Clijsters , second seed Maria Sharapova , third seed Kaia Kanepi , fourth seed Petra Kvitova , fifth seed Nadia
Source: bleacherreport.com

PREVIEW-Tennis-Roland Garros future could be decided on Sunday - Reuters UK
PARIS Feb 11 (Reuters) - National tennis federation delegates could vote on Sunday to move the French Open from Roland Garros out to the suburbs of Paris from 2016. Venues in Versailles, Gonesse and one close to Disneyland Paris are vying with the existing
Source: uk.reuters.com

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Tsonga and Ljubicic to meet in Rotterdam semis - Reuters UK
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic for a place in the World Indoor tournament final after they had contrasting paths through the quarter-finals on Friday. Tsonga was handed a walkover
Source: uk.reuters.com

UPDATE 4-Tennis-San Jose Open men's singles 2nd round results - Reuters UK
Feb 10 (Reuters) - San Jose Open men's singles second round results on on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding, * is new result) *2-Gael Monfils (France) beat Robert Kendrick (U.S.) 6-2 5-7 6-4 1-Fernando Verdasco (Spain) beat Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 7-5
Source: uk.reuters.com

Tennis-Clijsters in crusade to make everything look easy - Reuters UK
PARIS Feb 11 (Reuters) - New world number one Kim Clijsters is so comfortable in her own skin right now that she does not flinch even when trailing 4-0 and 3-0. The Australian and U.S. Open champion has enormous self-belief after waltzing back into the
Source: uk.reuters.com

DELRAY BEACH INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS FEB. 18-27 - FOXSports.com
DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Feb. 3 -- The city of Delray Beach issued the following news release: Andy Roddick and John McEnroe will be in town to participate in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships (ITC) on February 18th - 27th at the Delray Beach
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Lucie Hradecka back in Dow Corning Tennis Classic semifinals; Alexandra Stevenson outlasted by Rebecca - MLive.com
MIDLAND _ Last year's singles runner-up and 2009 champion Lucie Hradecka moved another step close to competing for another Dow Corning Tennis Classic title on Friday at the Midland Community Tennis Center. Hradecka of the Czech Republic rolled into
Source: www.mlive.com

Tennis: Fernando Verdasco, Robin Soderling and ATP Recap - Bleacherreport.com
Upsets took a holiday on Thursday at the three ATP tournaments underway. Only three seeded players across three tournaments went down in defeat as the SAP Open and the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament reached the round of 16 and the Brasil Open started its
Source: bleacherreport.com


Dr. Joseph Pizzorno
Half the costs of illness are wasted on conditions that could be prevented. from the book"Total Wellness."

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

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Francesca Schiavone Wins Longest Women's Grand Slam Tennis Match - FanHouse
Just seven months after the record-breaking match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon , Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova made history at the Australian Open Sunday by playing the longest women's Grand Slam match by time in the Open
Source: tennis.fanhouse.com

Top-seeded Anna Tatishvili falls in opening match of Tuesday's action at Dow Corning Tennis Classic - MLive.com
MIDLAND â€" The first day of the main draw is over and the top seed is already out. American Varvara Lepchenko upset No. 1 Anna Tatishvili in the very first match, defeating her 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-4. "I had to play very focused, especially on the returns
Source: www.mlive.com


If I had my way I'd make health catching instead of disease.
- Robert Ingersoll

Monday, February 07, 2011

Lemon Lime Tennis Shoes, Milkbread and The B-Sides Rock the Wheel House



The Wheel crash pad hosted addition unofficial University of Rhode Island liked constituency grandstand play on Friday night. Ska and funk kept the Wheelhouse nice and warm, as Narragansett’s The B-Sides, Kingston’s funky fun Milkbread and Warwick’s ska band L

Robredo secures 10th title
Tommy Robredo put his pathetic 2010 season behind him as he claimed the Movistar emptied title in Chile.

A smashing role for Kate ... Queen of Wimbledon
SHE has already agreed to be extra of a colossal piety match and soon Kate Middleton could be involved in something else as Royal representative at the Wimbledon tennis championships.


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

Sunday, February 06, 2011

Tennis: Women Being Paid The Same As Men In Grand Slams Fair? - Bleacherreport.com



I tend to agree. On the tennis ATP tour, it is fair that women get paid the same amount of money as men for winning their final matches because they both have to play the best of three sets. But as soon as they get into the major grand slam tournaments
Source: bleacherreport.com

Kim Clijsters win Australian Open tennis title, beating Li Na in 3 sets - The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com (blog)
CCTV predicted that about 15 million people would watch the match live on its sports channel. cm-bd Li maintained her sense of humor even after the loss, saying she joked in the locker room that tennis matches should last only one set. “I think I played
Source: blog.syracuse.com

Midland tennis center kicks off Dow Corning Tennis Classic this week - MLive.com
The tournament kicks off Sunday with qualifying rounds and ends Feb. 13 with the singles and doubles championship matches. A pool of 64 players will vie for the top prize. Woody anticipates more than 15,000 tennis fans will make their way to Midland over
Source: www.mlive.com

Locals highlight Childhelp Desert Classic tennis tournament field - Desert Sun
Although 15-year-old Lauren Marker will be playing her first professional tennis match today, she will be in familiar surroundings. Marker, a sophomore at Palm Desert High School, earned a wildcard into qualifying of the Childhelp Desert Classic.
Source: www.mydesert.com

Tennis-Russia v France - Fed Cup quarter-finals scores - Reuters UK
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Fed Cup world group quarter-final latest scores between Russia and France on Sunday. France lead Russia 2-1 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) beat Alize Cornet (France) 3-6 6-3 6-2 Played on Saturday Virginie Razzano (France) beat Maria
Source: uk.reuters.com

Francesca Schiavone Wins Longest Women's Grand Slam Tennis Match - FanHouse
Just seven months after the record-breaking match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon , Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova made history at the Australian Open Sunday by playing the longest women's Grand Slam match by time in the Open
Source: tennis.fanhouse.com

Regional Digest: UC Davis women's tennis team wins third straight - Sacramento Bee
The UC Davis women's tennis team won all three of its doubles matches in a 6-1 victory over USF on Saturday. UCD (4-2) has won three matches in a row, according to the Aggies' web site. At No. 6 singles, UC Davis' Lauren Curry defeated Alana McMahon 6-0, 6
Source: www.sacbee.com


Nathaniel Hawthorne
A bodily disease, which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual past

Wednesday, February 02, 2011

Novak Djokovic Isn't Your Typical Tennis Champion Thank Goodness - San Francisco Gate



A certain dignity is required of tennis champions. It must be But in the 2009 U.S. Open, after one of his matches in the night session, Djokovic called McEnroe down from the announcers booth, imitated McEnroe and then played him in a few points.
Source: www.sfgate.com

Dancevic bounces Lopez from SA Tennis Open - YAHOO!
Tennis is a funny game. "Anyone can beat anyone on any given day. That's the way it is on the tour these days." Lopez saved three match points against Dancevic in the deciding tiebreaker, but then sent a backhand into the net on his only match point
Source: sports.yahoo.com

Defending champion AUM tennis team ranked second in preseason poll - Birmingham News
The defending national champion Auburn University at Montgomery men's tennis team was voted the No. 2 team in the 2 overall and lost to AUM in the title match last year. Head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated
Source: www.al.com

Tipsarevic, Schuettler latest to be upset at SA Open - CNN Sports Illustrated
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Janko Tipsarevic and Rainer Schuettler became the latest seeded players to lose Wednesday at the SA Tennis Open, where four of the top eight players have dropped their opening matches. Third-seeded Tipsarevic of Serbia was beaten by
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com

FACTBOX-Tennis-Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic - Reuters
MELBOURNE Jan 30 (Reuters) - Factbox on Novak Djokovic, who won his second grand slam and second Australian Open by beating Briton Andy Murray in the final at Melbourne Park on Sunday. * He began playing tennis aged four. * His father was a professional
Source: www.reuters.com

Francesca Schiavone Wins Longest Women's Grand Slam Tennis Match - FanHouse
Just seven months after the record-breaking match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut at Wimbledon , Francesca Schiavone and Svetlana Kuznetsova made history at the Australian Open Sunday by playing the longest women's Grand Slam match by time in the Open
Source: tennis.fanhouse.com

UPDATE 1-Tennis-Santiago International men's singles results - Reuters UK
Feb 2 (Reuters) - Santiago International men's singles second round results on Wednesday (prefix number denotes seeding) 6-Tommy Robredo (Spain) beat Ricardo Mello (Brazil) 6-0 7-6(7) 3-Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) beat Rui Machado (Portugal) 7-5 1-6 6-1 7
Source: uk.reuters.com


He who takes medicine and neglects to diet wastes the skill of his doctors.
- Chinese Proverb

Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Djokovic destroys Murray in Melbourne final



MELBOURNE. January 31. KAZINFORM Third seed Novak Djokovic beat Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 6-3 to win his lower Australian agape on Sunday, prolonging Britain's 75-year wait for a male grand slam singles champion; Kazinform refers to China Daily.

Lopez Lends Support To Rhino Reserve Cause
SA TENNIS navigable Johannesburg, South Africa | © Reg CaldecottFeliciano Lopez meets a young rhino orphaned by poachers.

Bellucci Breezes Into following Round; Robredo ...
Bellucci Breezes Into additional Round; Robredo Fights Back Santiago, Chile | © Jim RydellIgor Andreev enjoyed a straight-sets win gone Eduardo Schwank.


Fresh air impoverishes the doctor.
- Danish Proverb