Thursday Feb 9 | Connecticut Post
New Haven Open CEO elected to Tennis Hall of Fame
After being the CEO for the Women's Tennis Association for four years and watching the sport grow by leaps and bounds into a world-wide phenomenon, Anne Worcester decided it was time for a change.
Thursday Feb 9 | BleacherReport
Pro Tennis: Changing of the Guard Since 2004 Between Men and Women
By winning the 2004 Australian Open, Belgian star Justine Henin wrapped up a stretch of 15 grand slams in which either herself, Jennifer Capriati or one of the Williams sisters took home the trophy.
Classic YouTube | Australian Open memories, using your head and the dangers of pitch punditry
This week's round-up also features a handball hero, a former PM getting his drink on at the cricket and an epic volleyball rally 1) Is climbing steps using only your head a sport? It is in our book.
Robson holds off Oudin fightback
Leading 6-3 5-0 and 40-0, young Brit Laura Robson looked set to sail through to the second round of qualifying after just 47 minutes on Show Court 3. Half an hour and 10 match points later, she did just that, surviving a late fightback from gritty American Melanie Oudin to record a 6-3, 6-4 victory in the showcase match-up of the Day 2 qualifying ... (more)
A professional athlete admitting she doesn't really like the thing that made her famous, and also rich? What a stunning admission! What an astounding lack of appreciation for all those hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of work, those millions upon millions of forehands, the sweat and the boredom and, like the cherry on top of the ... (more)
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