Crowd Applauds Dokic If you know tennis, you know Jelena Dokic. The tennis tour is filled with players who worked their way up through the ranks. The WTA is filled with women who put everything aside to hone their game. Some of these players rise to the top while others labor on backcourts or on [...]
French Open 2009 Champions
After a Grand Slam Tournament, taking a moment to pay homage to the champions certainly has merit. All the singles and doubles champions deserve our respect. In the world of sport, there are few events that pose the intensity of a two-week grind through the Grand Slam draw. To thoroughly enjoy the accomplishment of the [...]
Rogere! Takes Coupe des Mousquetaires!
On Sunday afternoon, Stade Roland Garros rocked with the enthusiasm afforded the 1927 Mousquetaires as the Champion fell to his knees and shed tears of accomplishment. Roger Federer is the 2009 winner of the revered Coupe des Mousquetaires and no man on the planet deserves it more. At every moment of his unparalleled career, Roger [...]
Svetlana Kuznetsova won 2009 French Open title
A composed and focused Svetlana Kuznetsova added a well deserved 2009 French Open title and the Coupe Suzanne Lenglen to her 2004 U.S. Open title. The fierce 23-year old parlayed a powerful forehand with a devastating backhand to capture her second Grand Slam and leave the forlorn top seed Muscovite, Dinara Safina, grasping for straws. [...]
Sweden’s Soderling Vs. Swiss Superman Finals
Wow! Two of the most emotionally grueling and physically demanding comebacks in French Open history played out to overflow crowds in the 2009 semifinals at Roland Garros. The charged gallery put its tennis mood on early and wore it passionately through two 3 hour 30 minute matches. First, Sweden’s Nadal conqueror, Robin Soderling, bested Chile’s [...]
Safina – Kuznetsova in Finals
Top-seeded Dinara Safina has played the favorite’s role to perfection. An impressive run of matches now puts the flu-ridden Safina in the finals against 7th seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova. Safina’s straight-set 6-3, 6-3 triumph over diminutive Slovakian upstart Dominika Cibulkova did little to unseat the husky Russian as the favorite to win her first Grand Slam [...]
Once A Champion – Always a Champion
Posted by Hiland on May 28th, 2009
When Day Four at Roland Garros began, three of the game’s hottest babes were on the court. Not surprisingly, the Paris stands were brimming with the prospects for great tennis and stunning eye-candy. India’s doubles starlet, Sania Mirza, Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, the overlooked reigning French Champion and Russian comeback beauty and former world number one, [...]
Fernando Moves On!
Posted by Hiland on May 26th, 2009
With a few players yet to be heard from, the game’s biggest names continue to move along in Paris. Rafa, Roger, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick advanced with ease. Number 7, Gilles Simon, rode just enough local support to survive a five set war against the USA’s Wayne Odesnik and the crowds at Roland Garros [...]
French Open 2009 Draw
Posted by Hiland on May 23rd, 2009
That wonderfully unpredictable Grand Slam is upon us. The one where the points go on and on and the games last forever, where tempers and patience wear thin and where the intensity of the competition gets very personal. The French would have it no other way! The Men’s Draw The Men’s Draw for Roland Garros [...]
Tennis Dolls to Break Your Heart!
Posted by Hiland on May 22nd, 2009
Oh, those young tennis dollies! They show us promise and steal out hearts. We connect with them. Our loyalty goes unquestioned, even crossing national boundaries. These babes drive us relentlessly as we head to the backcourts where some of these beauties will launch their careers and where others will fade away. We love them. We [...]
Game on For Dinara
Posted by Hiland on May 21st, 2009
If ever the time was right for Dinara Safina, this is it. In Paris, the stage is set for the top-ranked female player in the world to break the ice and master a Grand Slam tournament. At 23 years of age and with seven years of professional experience, the husky Russian brunette needs a major [...]
Rafael & the Four Wannabees
Posted by Hiland on May 20th, 2009
Has there ever been a more prohibitive favorite in any Grand Slam event ever than Rafael Nadal is in this year’s French Open? In any sport, ever, has there ever been another 4/11 favorite in a major championship? Nadal has been so dominant and so overwhelming on clay that despite last weekend’s final match 4-6, [...]
The King, Queen, Prince & Princess of Roland Garros
Posted by Hiland on May 13th, 2009
The King As storied as the history of Roland Garros is, the French Open Champions carry the tournament’s colors well. French Open Champions are special. They must overcome lengthy, gut-wrenching points, matches that last inordinate amounts of time and survive challenges from the best players on the planet. Yes, The French Open champions are special, [...]
HEAD Radical Messenger app competition – Win a back pack and racquet
Posted by Dan Brown on May 4th, 2009
HEAD Radical Messenger app Competition offers you a chance to win exciting prizes. All you have to do is to download and install the app, called Andy Murray’s Radical Messenger, then answer this simple question ‘What number is Andy Murray on the ATP rankings?’ and participate in the competition to win back pack and racquet. [...]
