Jankovic sets sights on GS title
After finishing the season as the world’s top-ranked tennis player, Jelena Jankovic is ready to concentrate on winning her first Grand Slam title in 2009.
Archive for December, 2008
Albert Costa Named Spain’s New Davis Cup Captain
Former French Open tennis champion Albert Costa was named Spain’s new Davis Cup captain on Thursday.
Nadal and Jankovic win top honors
Rafael Nadal and Jelena Jankovic yesterday were named as the International Tennis Federation’s world champions for 2008.
Rockets shoot down Nuggets
Athletes pose for a picture after the ‘Friends of Iker vs. Friends of Rafa’ matches against malaria in Madrid yesterday.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is voted L’Equipe’s athlete of the year
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt was honoured Wednesday as French sports daily L’Equipe’s athlete of the year, beating out American swimmer Michael Phelps and Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal.
ATP Invites Tennis Fans to ‘Feel It’
Men’s professional tennis is serving up a new image. The ATP, next year, will debut a new $15 million ad campaign centered around the tagline “Feel it.” The rebranding effort is meant to better promote the …
King hails ‘magical’ year for Spanish sports
Wednesday, December 17, 2008 MADRID: Spain’s King Juan Carlos on Monday hailed the ‘magical’ year which Spanish athletes have had, having collecting top trophies in sports ranging from cycling to tennis to …
Nadal takes crown from Federer after successful year
In Wimbledon’s murky gloom on a Sunday in July, men’s tennis hailed Spanish king Rafael Nadal, the muscleman from Mallorca who ended Roger Federer’s five-year reign as the ruler of the All England Club.
Newsmaker: Petitclerc appreciates Nadal’s posterior
Chantal Petitclerc lives an uncluttered life. Her loft in Montreal is contemporary and sleek, and there are no obvious signs of what she does for a living on display.
Spain set for Benidorm date with Serbia in Davis Cup
MADRID: Defending champions Spain will host Serbia in Benidorm in the Davis Cup first round next March, the Spanish Tennis Federation announced on Sunday.
Roddick wants to resume his run to top of tennis world
He beat the No. 2 tennis player in the world, then the No. 3 player, then the No.
HF-L’s Gleason, 13, earns top honors
The first time Quinn Gleason ever picked up a tennis racket, her rationale was simple: Her older brother Sean was taking lessons at the Tennis Club of Rochester, and she desperately wanted to play well in her …
Nadal Names The Best
His face is framed by the shoulder-length dark hair, he’s powered by that lightning-fast first step and if energy could be converted into electricity he exudes enough to power a stadium scoreboard.
Sampras falls to Pioline in London seniors event
The memories all came flooding back to Pete Sampras in his first visit to England since 2002, even if the titles didn’t. The seven-time Wimbledon champion, playing in a seniors’ tournament at Royal Albert Hall, …
Claycourt revolution starts on North Coast
AT FIRST glance, you would be hard-pressed to find the link between Tuncurry Sporties Club on the mid-North Coast, where locals and holidaymakers trade willing groundstrokes before retreating to the bar, and …