Archive: June 2012
Sharapova & Kvitova Advance, Li Stunned
A few months back, I was asked to write PRO and CON articles for the Quickstart/TAUT tennis program. Two months ago, 10sballs.com printed the CON article. This is the PRO argument.
What a French Open ? It's been great again!!!! That red clay breaks more hearts than the blue clay...
It's business as usual for Roger Federer as the Swiss begins the second week of the French Open with the 2009 champion feeling fit for another trophy run at Roland Garros.
Former world no.1 Caroline Wozniacki added her indignant voice to the growing number of demands for ‘Hawk Eye’ line calling technology to be employed on the clay courts of the French Open.
ITF Junior World Champion Irina Khromacheva was the first notable seed to exit Junior Roland Garros when she lost on the opening day to German qualifier Antonia Lottner. The No. 4 seed, who finished as runner-up to Ashleigh Barty at 2011 Junior Wimbledon, won just three games in a match which lasted one hour 11 minutes.
On May 24th, students and family members gathered to watch as MWKF and partners award 19 5th-12th grade students with college scholarships. Awards ranged from $500 to $5,000 and are to be used to help MWKF alumni further their education. Since our founding we have awarded over $640,000 in scholarships.
The Draw for the 2013 Fed Cup by BNP Paribas will take place at the Musée de la Fédération Française de Tennis at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday 6 June at 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT). The 2012 finalists are automatically the top two seeds in the 2013 World Group, while the remaining seeds are based on the latest ITF Fed Cup Nations Ranking.
We've got all of the latest singles and doubles draws, so click to download the most recent and up-to-date information from the French Open!
Caroline Wozniacki is pleased not to have to deal with any more "yes-men" coaches after hiring former Australian Open winner Thomas Johansson as her co-mentor for a trial run this summer
Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor will face Italian No. 14 seeds Daniele Bracciali and Potito Starace in the Roland Garros semi-finals.
The resignation of Tony Godsick, the longtime agent of Roger Federer, from the giant sport agency IMG, has the tennis world buzzing
Two Spaniards, sixth seed David Ferrer and No. 12 seed Nicolas Almagro, both reached the Roland Garros quarter-finals for the third time on Monday.
Statoil, Norway’s largest international energy company, has today announced plans to provide financial support for a minimum of three years for ‘Give It Your Max’, one of the UK’s leading grass-roots tennis charities
Spanish tennis star Arantxa Sanchez Vicario will be presented with the ITF’s highest accolade, the Philippe Chatrier Award, at the 2012 ITF World Champions Dinner on Tuesday 5 June in Paris at the Pavillon d’Armenonville.
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