Life Lessons From Professor Querrey
September 1, 2010 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Bradley Klahn learned a few lessons today and the first one is Sam Querrey plays hardball. Maybe it comes from his love of his hometown Los Angeles Dodgers, or maybe it’s just the only thing he knows. One thing’s for certain, though, Klahn learned that the hard way during the first [...]
Roddick Moves Right Along
August 30, 2010 by Richard Pagliaro · Leave a Comment
(August 30, 2010) He has supplanted the spiky hairstyle that once burst from beneath the backward baseball cap like an unruly chia pet escaping from its base with a more conservative style and while he can still rock the radar gun at will, Andy Roddick is more of a measured purpose pitcher on serve now. [...]
It’s A Family Win For Clijsters
September 14, 2009 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – It’s tough to say what made Kim Clijsters happier tonight. Was it just winning the US Open or being able to celebrate it with her 18 month-old daughter Jada? Maybe it was a little bit of both. “Just the way [Jada] was looking at herself up on the screen,” Clijsters said [...]
An Excerpt from “Quest for Perfection”
September 9, 2009 by Rene Stauffer · Leave a Comment
Roger Federer is looking for his sixth straight US Open men’s singles title at the 2009. The first of his five straight titles in New York came in 2004 when he defeated Lleyton Hewitt, his third-round victim in 2009, in the final. Rene Stauffer, the author of the Federer biography THE ROGER FEDERER STORY: QUEST [...]
A The Old Age of 26, Clijsters Is Enjoying Her Tennis Life
September 8, 2009 by Joe McDonald · Leave a Comment
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Tennis may be the only sport where 26 is considered old. And Kim Clijsters is feeling it. The comeback kid on the tournament – who beat China’s Na Li in straight sets today, 6-2, 6-4, to earn a trip to the Semifinals – knows she’s not a teenager anymore. “I definitely [...]
You Gotta Believe In Oudin
September 6, 2009 by Derek Felix · Leave a Comment
CBS veteran commentator Dick Enberg beckoned: “Ooo! Oooo! Oudin,” following American Melanie Oudin’s second consecutive upset at Ashe- this time getting the better of former U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova in a topsy turvy three-hour three setter that had plenty of drama. The 17 year-old Atlanta, Georgia native showed maturity beyond her years rallying from [...]
