US Open Day 2: Another Sister Act For Serena Williams

US Open Day 2: Another Sister Act For Serena Williams (0)

August 27, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Serena needed only 57 minutes to brush aside Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1 6-4 in an opening-round US Open match Tuesday and begin her bid to return to the top of number one ranking in women’s tennis.

US Open Day 2: Another Sister Act For Serena Williams

Ask Bill - Bill Mountford»

Final thoughts from a remarkable tennis event at the XXIX Olympiad… (0)

Final thoughts from a remarkable tennis event at the XXIX Olympiad…

In honor of the 18 medals that were awarded to tennis players over the weekend in Beijing, I offer 18 quick- and final- thoughts on the Games that exceeded expectations.

Mondays with Bob Greene»

US Open – Day 1: The Goal Is To Win US Open, no ? (0)

US Open – Day 1: The Goal Is To Win US Open, no ?

Bob Greene, the esteemed former Associated Press tennis writer, wraps up the week that was in international tennis with his “Monday’s With Bob Greene” column – a revival of his popular weekly feature at the AP. This week Bob reports live from the US Open in New York.

The Robbie Koenig Blog»

Robbie Koenig: US Open Analysis (0)

Robbie Koenig: US Open Analysis

Together with Wimbledon, the US Open my favorite Slam! I love “The City” from the restaurants to coffee shops, theatre, night life….there is no place like it!!! Apart from the fact it was my most successful Slam (1x Semi’s and 3x Quarterfinalist in doubles) and my favorite surface.

The Journeyman - Mark Keil»

Mark Keil – My Times in New Haven (0)

Mark Keil – My Times in New Haven

Tennis coach Mark Keil takes at look the ATP event held in New Haven, Conn., each year. After losing early in Washington DC, I would head back to Tampa to train for a few days before heading up to the event held at Yale University.

Randy "Sky" Walker»

Standings in the “Mythical” Olympic Team Competition (0)

Standings in the “Mythical” Olympic Team Competition

After three days of play in the tennis competition at the 2008 Olympic tennis competition, it is the French men and the Russian women who leading in the team competition in Beijing. Both nations are seeking their nation’s first gold medal in the team competition in tennis….eerrr….uh…wait…a minute. Team competition? Is there one?

Weekly Links - Manfred Wenas»

Weekly Links: Things That Make You Go Hmm… (0)

Weekly Links: Things That Make You Go Hmm…

This week in Weekly Links:Mary Pierce drops out of the Olympics, Boris Becker speaks, Roger Federer is in Toronto, Jelena Jankovic is spoken for, Monica Seles got interviewed.

Tennis History»

“Majors Not Grand Slams” Says Bud Collins (1)

“Majors Not Grand Slams” Says Bud Collins

Tennis Historian and Author of the new book “The Bud Collins History of Tennis” Pleads To Tennis Industy and Tennis Followers To Get Tennis Vernacular Correct.

Roger Federer Excerpts - Rene Stauffer»

Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open (0)

Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open

Roger Federer is going for his fifth-straight US Open title in Flushing Meadows when the 2008 U.S. Championships kick off Monday in New York at the USTA/Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. His first title run was in 2004, when he beat Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0 in the final.

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James Blake To Auction Himself Off for Cancer Research (0)

James Blake To Auction Himself Off for Cancer Research

NEW YORK, AUGUST 22, 2008 — James Blake, the No. 6 tennis player in the world, is auctioning himself off to help cancer patients fight the disease and improve their chances of survival after losing his own father to cancer in 2004. Blake has teamed up with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center [...]