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ANA IVANOVIC BEATS WOZNIACKI , FLIPKENS BEATS SCHIAVONE , GODDESS VENUS WILLIAMS LOSES IN 3 , NEEDS TO WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS thumbnail

ANA IVANOVIC BEATS WOZNIACKI , FLIPKENS BEATS SCHIAVONE , GODDESS VENUS WILLIAMS LOSES IN 3 , NEEDS TO WIN IN STRAIGHT SETS

Caroline Wozniacki briefly built a 3-1 lead in the second set. That was the only part of the match to really seem competitive. Otherwise, Ana Ivanovic was in almost complete charge. It took her an hour and 39 minutes to win her fourth title of the season, following Auckland, Monterrey, and Birmingham.
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WOMENS TENNIS Update : EVERYTHING THATS HAPPENING Around the World ,O.K. mostly It’s The Asian Swing

What a way to celebrate China's newest big event: On the very day they hold the draw for their new Premier Five, China's best-ever player, Li Na, announces her retirement!
RAFAEL NADAL AND RONALDO TO MEET AGAIN AT THE POKER TABLE , THIS TIME ON LONDON thumbnail

RAFAEL NADAL AND RONALDO TO MEET AGAIN AT THE POKER TABLE , THIS TIME ON LONDON

Rafael Nadal and ex-Brazilian footballer Ronaldo will square off at the gaming table in live head-to-head poker match, billed as "The Duel," with Nadal accepting the challenge of the November 6 showdown in London.
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SCOTLAND STAYS IN UNITED KINGDOM, ANDY MURRAY LIKELY TO HELP HOST DAVIS CUP TIE

The vote is in. It was too close to call. How difficult to be a celebrity with such a huge issue being disputed. Please understand the Murray Clan if you were in their position. Truly fits the expression of being between a rock and a hard place ...
GLOBAL TENNIS ICON , CHAMPION , SPORTSWOMAN LI NA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT thumbnail

GLOBAL TENNIS ICON , CHAMPION , SPORTSWOMAN LI NA ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT

Chinese tennis trailblazer and reigning Australian Open champion Li Na today brought down the curtain on a glittering 15-year professional career with the announcement of her official retirement from the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).
2015 DAVIS CUP DRAW REVEALED; UNITED STATES HEADED TO GREAT BRITAIN  BY RICKY DIMON thumbnail

2015 DAVIS CUP DRAW REVEALED; UNITED STATES HEADED TO GREAT BRITAIN BY RICKY DIMON

The 2015 Davis Cup World Group draw ceremony took place on Thursday in Dubai and it produced a rematch of this year's first-round tie between the United States and Great Britain. Team USA, which lost to the visiting Brits in San Diego, Calif., will go on the road March 6-8 of next season at a specific site to be determined.
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USTA ANNOUNCES ALL THE LATEST POSITIONS

The USTA has announced the following people have been elected to their respective positions.
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LI NA MAYBE SAYING SHE IS RETIRING / STAY TUNED

Women's tennis is bracing itself for the news that reigning Australian Open champion Li Na, China's most prominent sportswoman and a major force in opening up Asia as the most growing region in tennis, will announce her retirement within the next 24 hours.
FLIPKENS & TORRO FLOR GET WILD CARDS FOR THE 2014 DONGFENG MOTOR WUHAN OPEN thumbnail

FLIPKENS & TORRO FLOR GET WILD CARDS FOR THE 2014 DONGFENG MOTOR WUHAN OPEN

The Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open has awarded its final two main draw Wild Cards to Belgium’s Kirsten Flipkens and Spain’s Maria-Teresa Torro Flor just days before the WTA Premier 5 event is due to begin in China. Flipkens and Torro Flor join the star-studded main draw in one of the strongest fields ever assembled at a WTA event.
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STATOIL MASTERS – ANDY RODDICK JOINS TIM HENMAN & GREG RUSEDSKI & THE GREAT BAHRAMI

Three-time Wimbledon runner-up Andy Roddick is to return to London to make his debut at the Statoil Masters Tennis at the Royal Albert Hall, 3-7 December. Roddick, who won the hearts of British tennis fans when he lost a heart-breaking 16-14 final set to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009, is excited to return.
ROGER FEDERER IS LEADING SWITZERLAND TO THE WIN IN NOVEMBER DAVIS CUP , HE PLAYED AWESOME TENNIS IN GENEVA thumbnail

ROGER FEDERER IS LEADING SWITZERLAND TO THE WIN IN NOVEMBER DAVIS CUP , HE PLAYED AWESOME TENNIS IN GENEVA

Roger Federer, the man who has won just about everything it is possible to win in top-flight tennis, is now in touching distance of the one big prize he still craves after guiding Switzerland through to the 2014 Davis Cup final against France.
PATRICK MCENROE STEPS DOWN FROM HIS USTA POST , FINALLY ! & PLEASE READ OUR ” EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES ” thumbnail

PATRICK MCENROE STEPS DOWN FROM HIS USTA POST , FINALLY ! & PLEASE READ OUR ” EMPERORS NEW CLOTHES ”

Patrick McEnroe announced that he is stepping down from his position as USTA Head of Player Development, effective immediately. McEnroe made it plain that his decision to stand down was heavily influenced by the USTAs plans to relocate to a new $60 million player-development complex in Lake Nona, Fla., outside Orlando, in two years time.
SWITZERLAND WILL PLAY FRANCE / & USA , AUSTRALIA , & CANADA & MORE ALL WIN DAVIS CUP MATCHES thumbnail

SWITZERLAND WILL PLAY FRANCE / & USA , AUSTRALIA , & CANADA & MORE ALL WIN DAVIS CUP MATCHES

The ITF has announced the results for the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas World Group semifinals, World Group play-offs and Zone Group ties taking place on 12-14 September. The World Group play-off tie between India and Serbia in Bangalore has been suspended overnight due to rain and will resume at 12:00 local time (06:30 GMT) on Monday 15 September.
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EPA DAVIS CUP PHOTO GALLERY OF ROGER FEDERER

Click here to check out these Davis Cup photos of Roger Federer.
THE STORY OF LONG DISTANCE COMPANIES by Craig Cignarelli thumbnail

THE STORY OF LONG DISTANCE COMPANIES by Craig Cignarelli

In the 1990’s, tennis academies started popping up, like meerkats, all around the country. Playing off the successes of Bollettieri’s model, Russia’s Spartak, Hopman’s Saddlebrook site, and Sanchez-Casal’s place in Spain, single-court facilities, where one coach taught three or four students, suddenly become academies.

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