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The rise and rise of British tennis star Laura Robson
Three months after winning the junior Wimbledon title the rising star of British tennis is mixing it with the senior circuit's seasoned pros.
Robson handed Luxembourg wildcard
Wimbledon junior champion Laura Robson has been handed a wildcard entry into her first tournament on the main WTA Tour, in Luxembourg from 20 October.
Davenport rules out Classic defence
NO RETURN: Lindsay Davenport will not be defending her ASB Classic title in Auckland next year.
Tennis: Davenport not returning to Auckland
Auckland's ASB Tennis Classic has suffered a blow less than three months out from the start of the WTA tournament.
Lisicki wins first-round match in Tashkent
Sabine Lisicki dropped just one game Monday in cruising to a first-round win at the $145,000 Tashkent Open tennis tournament in Uzbekistan.
Kiefer, Lisicki To Partner In Hopman Cup
Rising 19-year-old Sabine Lisicki will partner former World No. 4 Nicolas Kiefer to represent Germany at the 2009 Hyundai Hopman Cup.
Les Payne: In tennis as in politics, race colors the game
With the first presidential debate behind us, the next big showdown looms in the Spring of '09. By then, if the U.S. Constitution holds, the nation will have seated its harried 44th president and his ...
Like many U.S. tennis stars, the Bryans are following the lead of the altruistic Agassi
Andre Agassi returns a serve during a doubles match at the Bryan Brothers' All-Star Tennis Smash at Sherwood Country Club on Saturday.
Zen and the art of jibber-jabber
WE BEGIN today's column with a small reading by Jonny Wilkinson, from his fourth autobiographical tome, Tackling Life .
The Journey to # 1: Coco Vandeweghe is Well on Her Way
E very year, the US Open has the ability to surprise us, captivate, and command our attention.
Tennis stars featured at benefit
Tennis star Lindsay Davenport and former tennis player Tracy Austin are scheduled to play in an exhibition match Saturday at the Alta Bates Summit Foundation's 17th annual Celebrity Classic Tennis Tournament.
Date-Klumm gets over 1st Toray hurdle
Kimiko Date-Klumm, attempting to make the main draw of a WTA tournament for the first time in 12 years, cleared the first hurdle on Saturday.
Electoral serve and volley in Bali
CAMPAIGN OUTSIDER Electoral serve and volley in Bali By Muhammad Cohen NUSA DUA, Bali, Indonesia - I love tennis even more than politics, so I spent last week covering the Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic, ...
Austrian teen shocks top seed Hantuchova
NUSA DUA: Austrian teenager Tamira Paszek shocked top seed Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 to set up a Bali Open final against Switzerland's Patty Schnyder on Saturday.
Hantuchova, Schnyder reach Bali semis
Top seeds Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia and Patty Schnyder of Switzerland posted quarterfinal victories Friday at the $225,000 Commonwealth Bank Tennis Classic.
IN THE HUNT: Daniela Hantuchova began her quest for her first WTA title beating Olga Savchuk in the Bali Open tournament.
Sparky Hantuchova Plans To Reignite Career In Bali
Daniela Hantuchova plans to use the Bali Classic as a springboard back into tennis's top 10 after injury interrupted one of the best seasons of her career.
Serena, Venus Williams stir father's appreciation
NEW YORK -- The man who 30 years ago had no tennis background but had the strangest inkling he could shape his daughters into tennis champions leaned on a table outside Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday night and ...
Schiavone, Peng lead charge into Bali second round
Francesca Schiavone of Italy returns a forehand to Sandy Gumulya of Indonesia during Bali international tennis tournament in Nusa Dua.
Monday, September 08, 2008 NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova will try to bounce back from a first-round loss at the US Open when she takes to the courts at this week's Bali Open as the top ...