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Archive for August 2006

August 28th, 2006

Mauresmo: Headed to Victory or Failure?

 
The USA Today has an interesting article on Amelie Mauresmo’s tennis career. I have to agree with Pam Shriver of ESPN, in that Mauresmo can keep going on her winning streak, or lose everything from here on end, and neither would be surprising.
Mauresmo happens to be my favorite player, mainly because she’s so unpredictable. Just […]

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August 28th, 2006

Davenport Injured

 
Lindsey Davenport was forced to concede the South African WTA final to Justine Henin-Hardenne, after a shoulder injury made her unable to continue. The game ended 6-0, 1-0.
Via | The Mercury
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August 23rd, 2006

Mauresmo and Henin-Hardenne Qualify for Sony Ericsson Championship

Amelie Mauresmo (world number one) and Justine Henin-Hardenne (world number two) are the first to qualify for the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championship.
The tournament will be held in Madrid, Spain from November 7th through November 12th, and will feture the top eight singles players and the top four doubles teams in the WTA.
Many contratulations to both […]

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August 21st, 2006

Window Shopping for U.S. Open

Inspired by the 2002 film, Minority Report, David Ralph, son of the infamous Ralph Lauren, has created a ‘Virtual Window Shop’, in honor of Polo’s sponsorship of the U.S. Open.
If you happen by the Polo store at 888 Madison Ave. (Manhattan’s Upper East Side), before September 10th, you can partake in the 24 hour window […]

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August 21st, 2006

Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament Kicks Off

Competition is fierce on the women’s side of the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament, with top seeds ranging from Amelie Mauresmo at number one, all the way to number eight, Anastasia Myskina.
Seeded Players include:

1. Amelie Mauresmo

2. Justine Henin-Hardenne

3. Elena Dementieva

4. Nadia Petrova

5. Svetlana Kuznetsova

6. Patty Schnyder

7. Lindsey Davenport

8. Anastasia Myskina

Good luck to all the players! It’s […]

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August 17th, 2006

Henin-Hardenne Ready for US Open

French Open champ, Justine Henin-Hardenne could be returning to the courts as early as Monday for a pre-US Open test. Assuming all goes well, she could be back in the game to play in next week’s New Haven WTA event.
Henin-Hardenne wrote in her official website that she will be “playing the full grand slam for […]

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August 17th, 2006

Promotion Sports Inc Sells Rights to Acura Women’s Classic

Promotion Sports Inc., who owned the Acura Women’s Classic, has now sold its rights to the event.

Carlsbad-based Promotion’s founders and principals, Jane Stratton and Raquel Giscafre, said while the La Costa venue was comfortable for fans and players, by upgrading two years ago to a Tier 1 event, the venue became too small for it […]

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August 10th, 2006

Amelie Mauresmo Pulls Out of Rogers Cup

Next week’s Rogers Cup will be missing World Number 1, Amelie Mauresmo. The French player has pulled out of the tournament due to a shoulder injury.

“I am very disappointed to have to withdraw from the Rogers Cup because of a right shoulder strain that I sustained, while preparing for the tournament,” Mauresmo said in a […]

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August 8th, 2006

Sharapova Defeats Clijsters

Maria Sharapova defeated world number 2, Kim Clijsters in San Diego, 7-5, 7-5, winning the 1.34 million dollar tournament.
Quite a disappointment for Clijsters who had a nice winning streak going on the hardcourt. Great victory for Maria Sharapova, though. That marks her first win over Clijsters in the last 5 times they’ve gone against each […]

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August 7th, 2006

US Open Series Continues: JPMorgan Chase Open

Highlighting the event are Maria Sharapova, Nadia Petrova, Elena Dementieva, Serena Williams and Lindsey Davenport. Sharapova, Petrova, and Dementieva star as the top three seeds.
The $600,000 Tier II hardcourt tournament takes place at the Home Depot Center in San Diego.
Others to watch out for: Safina, Groenefeld, Hantuchova, Pennetta, Sugiyama, Ivanovic, Kirilenko, Garrigues, Bartoli, […]

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