Tennis Tour Tidbits – Serena Williams, Sharapova, Tomic and more…

Written by: Staff on 17th May 2013

Tennis Tour Tidbits - Serena Williams, Sharapova, Tomic and more...

epa03704549 US tennis player Serena Williams during the match against Spanish Carla Suarez Navarro, during the Italian Open tennis tournament played at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 17 May 2013. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI |

Serena Williams on her 21 match-winning streak headed into the quarters of Rome: I don t remember my previous winning streak I hope I can get to 22 plus 7 and the rest of the matches that I have here and I want to play Wimbledon and so it would be dangerous to lose right now, she said. . .

After nearly knocking off Rafael Nadal in Rome, Ernests Gulbis declared himself a player to watch at Roland Garros: “I am confident going into Paris and I think I’m the toughest unseeded player , he said. Nadal was less than thrilled with asking the chair umpire to look at so many ball marks in their match in Rome: I don’t like Gulbis’ attitude, he called for the chair umpire various times. If the ball is out, it’s out. . .

In honor of her boyfriend Grigor Dimitrov birthday, Maria Sharapova signed the TV camera “Make a Wish!” . . . Dimitrov, Milos Raonic, Ryan Harrison and a host of other young players are featured in a Men s Journal fashion spread called Hit Squad . . .

Martina Hingis says she works well with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkovabecause her student is a good listener. She also says that they don’t play anything alike. She plays like the ones I didn’t like to play so much like Serena or Lindsay Davenport. . .

The Age reports that Bernard Tomic is still likely to contest Roland Garros. His father John is facing assault charges in Madrid. . .

Jarmila Gajdosova has been diagnosed with mononucleosis and needs to take a break of at least two months…

Edinburgh will have a temporary covered court for Brodies event June 20-23

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Topics: Bernard Tomic, Edinburgh tennis news, Ernests Gulbis, GRIGOR DIMITROV, Maria Sharapova, Martina Hingis, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams