Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 28th, 2008
Tennis star Bethanie Mattek has a reputation for drawing attention to herself at all the big tournaments, but not because of the number of matches she wins. The 23-year-old is renowned for grabbing the headlines thanks to her outfits. And this week at the U.S. Open was no different, she appeared wearing a very low-cut [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 27th, 2008
Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic enters the US Open as the No.3 seeded player in the world. But what’s making bigger news is his relationship with Olympic javelin thrower and model, Leryn Franco. The sizzling duo has been seen walking around hand in hand at the Olympic village in Beijing. Franco, the Paraguayan Javelin thrower, [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 27th, 2008
Becoming a chair umpire at top Tennis events takes years of officiating lower-tier matches, attending seminars, passing written tests and undergoing evaluation after evaluation–plus some luck. The road to the highest chair is roughly a decade long, and that’s only if you’re the very best…read article…
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 21st, 2008
Miami: Residents pitch ideas for Flamingo Park…read article…
Daytona Beach: Serving up fun…read article…
Ponte Vedra: MPS Group tournament moves to Sawgrass CC…read article…
Longboat Key: The Colony loses round in legal fight…read article…
Daytona: John MacDonald retiring from School Tennis Coordinator position…read article…
Ponte Vedra: First Coast Tennis Foundation tournament…read article…
Fort Walton Beach: Possibility of a Swedish sister city…read [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 21st, 2008
In an interview, professional tennis player Lindsay Davenport is not afraid to talk about how plastic surgery has benefited her life and admits to having both Juvederm and Botox injections…and loving them..” No one should have to feel like their skin is aging faster than their body”…read article…
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 20th, 2008
Former James Bond George Lazenby is accused of being an abusive alcoholic who gave booze to his children and threatened to kill his tennis star wife Pam Shriver. Shriver, claims that Lazenby assaulted her in a drunken rage and often frightened their three young children with his temper. She added that he threatened to kill [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 14th, 2008
Wesley Chapel: Pasco Tennis venter approved…read article…
Naples: Club to host Florida Tennis Cup event…read article…
Tallahassee: FAMU to induct Balogun into Hall of Fame…read article…
Panama City: Wachob to compete on Int’l Tennis team…read article…
Naples: Israeli brothers raise a racquet…read article…
Winter Park: Doerfler reached National Tournament…read article…
Daytona Beach: Tennis center pads local economy…read article…
Sarasota: 10th Bollettieri player [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 14th, 2008
The tennis tournament at Indian Wells has walked away from a proposed two-year deal with title sponsor Pacific Life, thus ending a seven-year partnership with the insurance company. The tournament decided to enter the marketplace to pursue a new title sponsor. The tournament, which regularly features Grand Slam champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 13th, 2008
Former tennis champion Tracy Austin on Tuesday joined an all-star cast of sports figures in accusing a prominent Los Angeles investment broker of defrauding them. Austin and her husband, Scott Holt, alleged that Gary R. Fournier charged excessive commissions on bond trades and “churned” their accounts to generate fees from unnecessary transactions. The couple claims [...]
Posted in Florida Tennis News on Aug 13th, 2008
They set out to do something no tennis players had ever done: For almost 15 hours Ettore and his twin brother, Angelo, hit a tennis ball to each other. They set a world record for the longest continuous tennis volley of 25,944 shots, breaking the old mark of 24,696, and were closing in on [...]
