Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:56:00 GMT
Israeli tennis player Peer resists protesters calls to pull out of event (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the ASB Classic tennis tournament over Israel's invasion of Gaza, saying she can take no responsibility for her nation's military action.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:44:00 GMT
Venus Williams says no plans to retire from tennis any time soon (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
HONG KONG - Despite watching some of her biggest rivals hang up their rackets in recent years, seven-time major champion Venus Williams says she still has plenty of goals in tennis.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 06:24:46 GMT
Israeli tennis star Peer protested (San Jose Mercury News)
Israeli tennis player Shahar Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the ASB Classic tennis tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, over Israel's invasion of Gaza, saying she can take no responsibility for her nation's military action.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:10:21 GMT
Tennis: Young aces serve up some real winners (icWales)
YOUNG tennis players from Swansea Performance Academy and Esporta Glamorgan took the honours in the HSBC South West Wales Mini Tennis Club league finals.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:09:50 GMT
Tennis: Kamal brothers’ triumphs (icWales)
YOUNG players from Cardiff and Barry were among the winners at the annual South Wales County Closed Tennis Championships.
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:11:00 GMT
Tennis star Venus Williams says no plans to retire soon (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
HONG KONG - Despite watching some of her biggest rivals hang up their rackets in recent years, five-time Grand Slam-winner Venus Williams says she still has plenty of goals to achieve in tennis.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:15:22 GMT
Live tennis (Tiscali)
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 07: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France celebrates after beating Jarkko Nieminen of Finland 0-6, 7-6, 7-6 during day four of the Brisbane International 2009 at the State Tennis Centre on January 7, 2009 in Brisbane, Australia.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:30:41 GMT
Tennis: Erakovic exits at hands of top seed (The New Zealand Herald)
New Zealander Marina Erakovic's ASB Classic tennis campaign ended today when she was beaten by top-seeded Russian Elena Dementieva in straight sets. Dementieva, the world No 4, was the big favourite going into the second-round contest and she duly won 6-2 6-3.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:39:38 GMT
Tennis: Rafael Nadal bounces back after Murray defeat (icWales)
World number one Rafael Nadal bounced back from his defeat by Andy Murray in the final of the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday by demolishing Fabrice Santoro in round one of the Qatar Open today.
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Wed, 07 Jan 2009 08:10:36 GMT
WILLIAMS SISTERS' ACADEMY BEGINS NEW SESSION: Tennis venue in LA offers classes through Feb. 18. (Eurweb)
*The Venus and Serena Williams Tennis Academy located at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center of L.A. has announced it will begin its next eight-week ,Wednesday night adult group tennis classes tonight (Jan. 7).
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