Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 31st, 2007
Polk County Team Tennis squads stepped up in a big way during the weekend, sending one team to Tuscon, Ariz., for the nationals and five others to the Florida-Georgia matches…read article…
Archive for July, 2007
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jul 31st, 2007
Some athletes desperately fight for a medal - no matter what color it may be - at the Pan American Games, but U.S. table tennis player Wang Chen did not show full satisfaction with her bronze in the women’s single competition, as she gave it away to a fan who attended the game. Wang was [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 30th, 2007
Can adding a cup or two of coffee to the exercise routine increase protection from skin cancer? New research indicates that just might be the case. According to a team of researchers at Rutgers University, the combination of exercise and caffeine increased destruction of precancerous cells that had been damaged by the sun’s [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 29th, 2007
Jesse Levine, 19, who had a run of 21-0 playing for the University of Florida, has been invited by Roger Federer to be his practicing partner for ten days in Dubai. Federer likes to practice against left handed players….(Nadal is a lefty…)…read more…
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 29th, 2007
Andy Murray is practicing lately at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Florida along with his coach, Brad Gilbert. Murray has been out of competitive tennis since injuring his wrist 3 months ago.
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 29th, 2007
While Norman agreed to tentative terms in a brief settlement outlined five weeks ago, he is yet to sign a binding document to confirm the exact financial split of the couple’s fortune, estimated to be worth about $300Â million. Norman’s lawyers told the court the 52-year-old had been unable to sign the [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 29th, 2007
Naples, Tarpon Cove, Collier County Park, Cambier Park, Bonita Bay, Longshore Lake, Naples Beach Hotel, Naples High, The Dunes, Lely Resort, Sterling Oaks, YMCA, Tom Avery, Quail Creek, Vanderbilt, Pelican Bay….read more….
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jul 29th, 2007
Agassi and Graf plan to build a Fairmont hotel in Idaho. If all goes as planned, it’ll be the first Fairmont in the world with a rock-climbing wall and a machine that simulates kayaking. There will be a bowling alley, too. The place will be a condominium hotel, selling the 224 rooms and [...]
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jul 25th, 2007
The French Tennis Federation has hired Swedish Davis Cup captain Mats Wilander to coach Tatiana Golovin for the rest of the U.S. hardcourt summer. Seven-times grand slam champion Wilander will begin coaching the 19-year-old Frenchwoman at the WTA Tour event in Los Angeles and continue through to the Aug 27-Sept 9 U.S. Open…read article…
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jul 24th, 2007
Mardy Fish (vero Beach) won his first round match against Vince Spadea (Boca Raton) 2-6,7-5,7-5 in the round of 32 of the RCA Championships.
