“I felt this stab of pain and I held myself back at first on the court and then it got better.”
Rafael Nadal overcame a right knee injury to win his 90th match in 91 attempts on clay, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-3 Thursday to advance to the Mercedes Cup quarterfinals. via The San Diego Union-Tribune
Nadal enjoyed the eighth victory of his latest winning streak on clay Rafael Nadal enjoyed returning to his favourite surface of clay as he beat Germany’s Alexander Waske at the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart on … via BBC News
Top-seeded Rafael Nadal returned to his favourite surface Tuesday and beat Alexander Waske 6-1, 6-1 in the first round of the clay-court Mercedes Cup.
Playing his first match since losing his second consecutive Wimbledon final to Roger Federer, Nadal connected on 67 per cent of his first serves, compared to 39 percent for Waske, who is […]
Rafael Nadal seemed happy just to get close.
The second-seeded Spaniard pushed Roger Federer to five sets before losing 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-2 Sunday in the Wimbledon final.
Nadal had his chances at the All England Club, but he still couldn’t stop Federer from matching Bjorn Borg’s five straight Wimbledon titles.
“Playing against one of […]
Three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport is considering a comeback after being off the pro tour since the end of last year while awaiting the birth of her first child. via Thestate.com
Despite suffering from a nagging wrist injury, Thailand’s top tennis player Paradorn Srichapan moved three places up the latest ATP rankings to settle in at 78th without playing a recent match. via Bangkok Post
The growing sport of beach tennis is ready to further establish itself by taking advantage of the backlash against the downpours and decorum of Wimbledon. via Reuters
“What he has done in tennis, I think, is far greater than what I’ve done in golf.”
Bob Young The Arizona Republic Jul. 10, 2007 12:00 AM We have to admit, we were kind of pulling for Rafael Nadal to beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final. via Arizona Republic
“The process is to be evaluated by the Premier League and then by FIFA, if we jump those hurdles then the end aim is to have it installed in all Premier League grounds hopefully.”
The Premier League are set to look at the Hawk-Eye technology introduced in tennis and at this year’s Wimbledon.
The ball-tracking system will be tested at Reading’s academy with hopes of a ‘blind trial’ next season when it could be tried in matches but not used by the officials.
Paul Hawkins, managing director of Hawk-Eye Innovations, told BBC Five Live’s Sportsweek: ‘We have a contract with the Premier League to develop a system purely to resolve the dispute whether the ball crossed the line, purely for the referee and not for television.’ Read more
New Delhi, July 14: Prakash Amritraj’s dream run came to an end as he crashed out against fifth seed Nicholas Mahut in the quarterfinal of the USD 416,000 Hall of Fame tennis championship at New Port, Rhode … via Sumanasa.com
Lewis Hamilton may be the British media’s new favourite, but Fernando Alonso is still a bigger draw within Spain. via Paddock Talk
“I came over from Europe Monday night and I was tired.”
Fourth-seeded Fabrice Santoro used steady, two-handed groundstrokes to wear down Frank Dancevic of Niagara Falls, Ont., in a 6-7 , 6-3, 6-4 victory Thursday at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships. via Sportsnet.ca
The men’s and women’s singles champions will get a record $1.4 million each at the U.S. Open and the total prize money will top $19 million for the first time. via TSN.ca
Top seeded Mardy Fish was upset by qualifier Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-3, 6-4, in the first round of the 416,000 dollar Hall of Fame Tennis Championship on Tuesay. via Raw Story
Namco Bandai announced today that Smash Court Tennis 3 for the PSP is now available at retail stores. via Gaming Nexus
