Archive for February, 2009

Clearwater: Pro-Am benefits Boys and Girls clubs…read article…
Boca Raton: Chris Evert to be featured in Hood Dairy ads…read article…
Miami: Cohen leads UM women…read article…
Ft.Lauderdale: Wayne Odesnik buys a house…read article…
Coral Gables: Boys get first Tennis win…read article…
Palm Beach: Jasmine patterns her play after Agassi…read article…
Jacksonville: Five to watch…read article…
Tallahassee: Cloer seals the deal…read article…
Ft.Walton: City [...]

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Mike Bryan plays the drums

Jelena Jankovic and boyfriend in a restaurant

Venus Williams and her temporary tatoo

Novak Djokovic pilots a plane

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Japan’s number one Kei Nishikori has been warned not to let his mobile phone go off on court during next week’s home Davis Cup clash with China. Nishikori had left his phone in his jacket pocket while playing Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis in Memphis and ended up losing, later admitting an incoming call had put [...]

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The advantage of being a left-handed tennis player is often overlooked by the average tennis fan, but when a lefty is matched up against a right-handed player, it can make a huge difference in the outcome of a match…read article…

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Organisers of the Dubai women’s tennis tournament were fined 300,000 dollars by the WTA Tour on Friday after the United Arab Emirates refused to grant a visa to Israeli player Shahar Peer. Peer will receive 44,250 dollars, an amount equal to the average prize money that she earned per tournament in 2008. The balance of [...]

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Former Fed Cup captain Zina Darrison is suing the U.S. Tennis Association, saying she was discriminated against because she is black. Garrison’s suit also claims her replacement, Mary Joe Fernandez, was given a given a higher salary than she was despite little coaching experience at the national level…read article…

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Wellington: Quick response saves Tennis player who collapsed…read article…
Cooper City: Tennis coach Tully eyes State berth…read article…
Naples: Local Tennis news…read article…
Daytona Beach: North Florida Tennis news…read article…
Naples: Barron seeks return trip to the top…read article…
Clearwater: Jim Coates women’s open…read article…
Cape Coral: Seahawks win Tennis debut…read article…
Port Orange: Local Tennis teacher named volunteer of the year…read [...]

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Sent: Wed 18/02/09 9:33 AM
Subject: UAE Decision to Deny Visa to Shahar Peer
Dear Rami,
Thank-you for your email and for expressing your strong feelings on this issue.  We share your outrage, and we are deeply disappointed by the decision of the United Arab Emirates.  On behalf of the Tour , [...]

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For a cool $25,000 per person, a European Cruise line is offering a six-night, tennis-themed, post-cruise land program featuring VIP access to semifinals and finals play at Wimbledon in London. In addition to Wimbledon Centre Court tickets, participating guests have access to Fairway Village, the luxury Wimbledon hospitality area near Centre Court, [...]

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John Osborne of Houston improperly sued two women who beat his clients at tennis, Judges in Beaumont ruled. Osborne lacked evidence to support a defamation suit he filed against match winners Roxane Guest and Leslie Weld. They held that Guest and Weldy could recover legal defense fees not only from match losers Victoria Hall [...]

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