Archive for July, 2009

Tennis tournament volunteers can have a ball

Spectators at the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women’s Open will be focused on their favorite tennis players, including Venus and Serena Williams, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Nadal Says Knees Still Not Right

So the story of Rafael Nadal and his troublesome knees continue. Nadal said on his website in an interview with TVE today that he a oewould likea to play in Montreal, but that it still depends on his health of his knees.

Nadal Isn’t Sure When He’ll Return to ATP Tennis Tour After Hurting Knees

Rafael Nadal , the former top-ranked tennis player sidelined with a knee injury since the French Open , isna t certain when hea ll return to the ATP World Tour .

Nadal unsure of making return in Montreal

World No. 2 Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday he was unsure if he would return to competition at the Montreal Masters next month.

Rafael Nadal Buys a Home in Playa Nueva Romana

Rafael Nadal, recently ranked as the world’s number one in men’s tennis, has purchased a home in the residential complex of Playa Nueva Romana, in the Dominican Republic, promoted by Bahia Principe.

Video: Us Open Series Bootlegs with Serena, Federer and Nadal

As we wait for this year’s U.S. Open Series to heat up , I thought I’d post these funny “bootlegged” videos from last year’s botched USTA media campaign.

American is very close to top in diving finals

Alexandre Despatie led the semifinals of the men’s 3-meter springboard at the world championships Wednesday, while Troy Dumais slipped to third after leading the preliminaries.

Davydenko, Ferrer advance to Hamburg semis

Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and Spain’s David Ferrer won quarterfinal matches Friday at the Hamburg Open and will meet in one of Saturday’s semifinal tilts on the red clay.

Federer father of twin girls

Swiss world number one Roger Federer said Friday he has become a proud father of twin girls after wife Mirka gave birth overnight to Charlene Riva and Myla Rose.

Does Roger Federer’s record against Rafael Nadal hurt his legacy?

RAY BUCK Pete Sampras hasn’t changed much. He’s still brutally honest.After months of conceding tennis immorality to Roger Federer as the ‘Greatest Tennis Player Ever,’ Sampras is now saying that Federer first must become ‘the player of his generation.’Federer now has a men’s record 15 Grand Slam titles, but is a woeful 7-13 in career matches …

Nadal will return to training on Monday - Fuzhou, Fujian, China

Rafael Nadal’s return to the tracks and dates. A statement on its website shows that the tennis shooting happened two days in Barcelona overcome various medical tests to confirm the status of his injury and deciding upon the return to training and competition.

Murray loses in humble county match

North of Scotland found themselves short of players for their county week clash against Hertfordshire at Eastbourne on Wednesday and Murray, ranked below only Roger Federer [ Images ] and Rafael Nadal [ Images ] on the world stage, volunteered his services.

Video: Rafael Nadal Back on the Practice Courts

Rafa’s back! Rafael Nadal returned to tennis on Monday, taking part in a short but sweet practice session with Uncle Toni.

Nadal confident after resuming training

Tajikistan News.Net Tuesday 21st July, 2009 Rafael Nadal pronounced himself quite pleased after returning to the court after a month and a half away due to the knee tendinitis that forced him to miss Wimbledon after losing his French Open crown.

The Ashes: English victory has rarely tasted so sweet

Victory is good for business. A wine concession behind the Nursery End was pumping out white nectar from Down Under.