Olympics 2008: Tennis News

(Jul 25, 2008 17:32)
Andy Murray will play defending champion Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the Toronto Masters on Saturday. ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 15:33)
China ready to break Western dominance in water sports at Beijing ... Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago Rowing is as popular in Great Britain as table tennis in China now. As rowing, canoeing and kayaking are very expensive hobbies in the West, they have long ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 14:47)
Indian Olympic Association President Suresh Kalmadi wants athletes to win medals in boxing, tennis and shooting in Beijing Olympics. Addressing a send-off ceremony for the first batch of the 57-member contingent, Kalmadi said here that he hoped the 'Indian Express' pair of Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi would put behind their conflicts and strike it big in Beijing. ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 12:28)
Animations illustrate a sequence of footwork exercises you can use to warm up and as agility training. Each animation is accompanied by an explanation of the benefits of the exercise. ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 12:25)
Learn how to win more tennis matches with better strategies and tactics at the beginner through early intermediate levels. You'll find most of these ideas easy to put into use. ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 10:12)
Late on Wednesday night, the Swiss lost to the unseeded Frenchman Gilles Simon in Toronto. As Rafael Nadal continues to shine, is it all over for Federer? ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 07:17)
Hamburg (Germany), July 25 (DPA) Newly-crowned Wimbledon champion Rafael Nadal and men’s number one Roger Federer could continue their epic centre court battle at the Olympics, while some of the biggest names in football and basketball are also heading to Beijing for the summer Games. Federer’s birthday is on the opening day of the Games, and the top-ranked tennis player hopes to be bearing the Swiss flag when the athletes march in at the opening ceremony. Spain’s Nadal is now seeking a firs ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 06:32)
Stephanie Myles, who was once the full-time baseball writer for The Gazette and is now mainly covering Tennis, wrote last week about how she’s become disconnected from baseball ever since the Expos left for Washington. The piece generated a lot of response from letter-writers, many of whom feel the same way. See also: July 22, 2008 — Gazette live-blogging Impact game July 21, 2008 — Gazette starts transit column July 13, 2008 — Olympics blogs ahoy! ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 03:03)
Factbox on table tennis at the August 8-24 Beijing Olympics : Reuters - 14 hours ago Table tennis , originally called ping pong, gossima or whiff-whaff, began as a social diversion in England in the late 1800s and became popular as a sport ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 03:02)
Olympics -Table tennis -Zhang Yining looks unstoppable Reuters - 14 hours ago ... apart from a single month, she is the most successful player, male or female, in the history of the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour. ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 02:32)
Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Suspends On-Court Coaching Experiment The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has announced that on-court coaching has been suspended indefinitely after two years of testing. While the trials were never conducted at a Grand Slam, the concept sparked mixed reactions from players, fans, and the media. Leave a Comment | July 24th, 2008 | Read more Tennis Stars Ace Forbes’ Top Earning Female Athlete List Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, and Justine Henin have mor ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 02:15)
Roger Federer's crown has lost its lustre and a shiny medal of Olympic gold would be very welcome for the king of men's tennis. ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 02:11)
Olympics -Factbox on tennis Reuters.uk, UK - 15 hours ago Men's tennis was included in the first modern Olympics in 1896 when the singles was won by John Boland, an Anglo-Irish student who was on holiday in Athens ... ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 25, 2008 02:11)
ABC News Olympics - Tennis -Federer seeks golden tonic in Beijing Reuters.uk, UK - 15 hours ago "I love the Olympics ," Venus said at Wimbledon where she claimed her seventh grand slam title by beating Serena. "To add to my medal would be amazing. ... V.Williams looking for rare double United Press International Rafael Nadal Interview - Toronto, Jul 21 Tennis-X.com Happy at No. 2 Winnipeg Sun McClatchy Washington Bureau  - The Southern Times all 55 news articles ... [Cont'd]

(Jul 24, 2008 23:43)
Andy Murray began making up for lost time after starting his post-Wimbledon campaign a week late. ... [Cont'd]