Federer Wins Australian Open Title with New BLX Racket
February 1, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
[CHICAGO] – New decade, new racket, new record. Playing with his new Wilson Six.One Tour BLX tennis racket, Roger Federer proved once again why he is the greatest tennis player of all time. Federer’s 2010 Australian Open win marks his 16th Grand Slam title, surpassing his own all-time record of 15 major titles.
Federer’s continued success [...]
Bryan Brothers Capture Fourth Australian Open Title
January 31, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
January 31, 2010 – Bordentown, NJ, – Defending champions Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan took home their second consecutive men’s doubles crown at the 2010 Australian Open Saturday evening and their eighth Grand Slam title overall beating rivals Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in three sets, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3.
With their EXO3 Ignite Team 95 racquets, [...]
Nikolay Davydenko Looking to Capture First Career Grand Slam Title in 2010
January 19, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
January 18, 2010 – Bordentown, NJ, – After a sensational past few months, including the biggest title of his career at the ATP World Tour Finals in London, the oft-overlooked Nikolay Davydenko has forced tennis fans and media around the world to sit up and take serious notice. Constantly competing against tennis’ more marquee names, [...]
A Five-Set Classic Goes To Del Potro
September 15, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – There’s a new U.S. Open men’s champion. His name is Juan Martin Del Potro, who overcame a one set deficit against the game’s best, coming back to dethrone five-time winner Roger Federer 3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 before an electrified Ashe Stadium in Flushing.
The first Argentine to win the [...]
Honor Thy Mother
September 14, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
There she was winning on the big stage once again. Sometimes, Mom really does know best.
That proved true in Kim Clijsters’ amazing comeback story as she ran all the way to her second U.S. Open title with cute 18-month old daughter Jada looking on before a great Ashe Stadium environment in Flushing.
In just her third [...]
Kim’s Cooler Head Prevails
September 13, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
The circumstances were far from ideal. The rain hadn’t stopped all day throwing another curve into the schedule which forced both women’s semifinals to be played at the same time in Ashe and Louis Armstrong while both doubles matches were pushed back.
Perhaps that’s why Kim Clijsters is in her second straight U.S. Open final trying [...]
Federer Gets Career Slam at Roland Garros
June 7, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
Tennis history was finally made today in Paris when Roger Federer finally won the one grand slam title that had eluded him- laying claim to the greatest of all-time with a straight sets 6-1, 7-6 (1), 6-4 win over surprising No.23 Swede finalist Robin Soderling to capture the French Open.
At age 27, Federer becomes just [...]
