Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
Former tennis champ Tim Henman almost caused a diplomatic incident on the eve of Wimbledon after claiming players from the Czech Republic were ‘a bit niffy’. Henman, 33, who quit the professional game last September, said the problem was compounded by the size of the changing rooms at the All England Lawn Tennis Club [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
GREG Norman and Chris Evert must pass an interview about their relationship before they are allowed to marry in the Bahamas next weekend. The couple will be grilled by officials at the registrar-general’s office at the Caribbean capital of Nassau ahead of their lavish nuptials on nearby Paradise Island. Norman and Evert - who are [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
A new tennis court in Arizona is partially composed of old sneakers, making the court a little spongy, which designers say is easier on players’ knees. The surfacing material uses ground-up athletic shoes donated through Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe program to create cushioned tennis courts. It takes about 2,500 shoes to cover one outdoor tennis court…read article…
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
Japanese architects covered much of a tennis dome with green walls. The 16,168 square meter structure is in Miki City, about 30 kilometers west of Kobe. It is a combination tennis court and disaster center, built in response to the big Kobe earthquake. In the event of an earthquake or typhoon, supply trucks can drive [...]
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
Jelena Jankovic will miss the fun she had in winning Wimbledon’s mixed doubles title with Jamie Murray last year, but her decision to concentrate on singles when the championships begin next week will have one major bonus. There will be no more tricky conversations with her boyfriend back home in Belgrade. “…The media paired me [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jun 19th, 2008
The 2008 USTA Florida Jr. State Closed Singles Championship, the oldest consistent tournament for junior players in the state, finished on Thursday, June 12 at the Florida Tennis Center in Daytona Beach. Ending with six championship matches that took over two hours, and adding a back-to-back state champion to [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Jun 13th, 2008
Lakeland: Three FSC players earn All-American Tennis honors…read article…
Naples: Barron Collier grad wins $10K scholarship…read article…
Pensacola: Fun for all at doubles strategy clinic…read article…
Lakewood Ranch: Ex-Mustang Atkinson is happy…read article…
Naples: Improve equipment-improve your game…read article…
Sarasota: Tennis is her ticket to ride…read article…
Plano: Former Sarasota Tennis player found dead…read article…
Palm Coast: 10-year-old is quick study on [...]
Posted in Video of the week on Jun 13th, 2008
Fernando Verdasco gets naked for Cosmopolitan magazine…watch here…
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jun 13th, 2008
Maria Sharapova at LAX
Jelena Jankovic in Zlatibor
Yelena Noah as a model
Serena Williams in Paris
Ana Ivanovic in Belgrade
Posted in US/World Tennis News on Jun 13th, 2008
Former Wimbledon ace Boris Becker thinks that women tennis players should be banned from grunting. It can’t be healthy, he says, and it’s unbecoming. One-time tennis ace turned international playboy, Boris Becker doesn’t have a reputation for prudishness. But in a recent interview with magazine GQ, he complained that the way women tennis stars grunt [...]
