Still Fishing For Respect
September 1, 2011 by Joe McDonald · 1 Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Poor Mardy Fish. Even though he is playing the best tennis of his life and comes in to the US Open as the highest ranked American, some just don’t take him as a serious threat in this tournament. Just take this question for example after the No. 8 seed cruised today [...]
Djokovic Determined After First Round Win
August 30, 2011 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – In his postgame interview after his first round drubbing of Conor Niland, 6-0 5-1 (Withdrew), Novak Djokovic was posed this question: Speaking of entertainment, for years you were trying to pass Roger and Rafa. In terms of entertainment, Rafa is almost like a rock star. He’s so appealing. And Roger is [...]
Henin Retires From Tennis
January 26, 2011 by Tennis Ledger Wire Services · Leave a Comment
ending elbow injury that has forced the Belgian to hang up her racquet. One of the WTA’s greatest players and a seven-time Grand Slam champion, Henin retired from the sport for the first time in March 2008 and became the first woman in the history of professional tennis to retire while ranked World No.1. She [...]
Clijsters Pulls Out Of Beijing
September 28, 2010 by Tennis Ledger Staff Reports · Leave a Comment
Because of a foot injury, Kim Clijsters has bowed out of the WTA tournament in Beijing. She had surgery on her sole of her foot after the Open, but it hasn’t healed quickly enough. “I am very sorry to have to cancel for Beijing,” Clijsters said on her official site. “After I returned from New [...]
Oz Just The Beginning For Roger
January 31, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
Last year, some wondered what happened to Roger Federer, especially after he dropped the Australian Open to Rafael Nadal. This year, though, there’s no doubt the master is on track. “It’s not something I’ve ever put in my mind that this is something I want to achieve,” Federer said after defeating Andy Murray in straight [...]
Week One US Open Stuff
September 5, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
The first week of the U.S. Open is almost done. Five days are in the books at Flushing Meadows. We’ve seen our share of upsets on the women’s side while the men have held form setting up some intriguing match-ups this Labor Day weekend. Here are some observations on what’s been a fun week of [...]
