Messages posted by: KathleenKelley

I believe JJ, despite her wins and her solid game, has failed to leave a mark on the sport. She almost never performs in majors and with disappointing losses in lower level events, she seems to have done enough to find her place in people's hearts.

It's really confusing... I know that Venus was ranked 31 when she won Wimby in 2008.. but cant say anything about Ivanisevic.. what was his rank? Or was it Pat Cash?
CAN ANYONE ANSWER?
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http://www.tennisearth.com/teQuiz/Question.htm

Britain's Hope Andy Murray takes on Swiss maestro Roger Federer in the year's first Grand Slam final. Who will emerge victorious?

They contest the 2008 final with Djokovic moving away with title glory... What will happen this time, Will Tsonga avenge the loss?

Follow the point by point commentary at: Australian Open QF - Live Djokovic vs Tsonga

Nikolay Davydenko has beaten Federer in the pair's both previous meetings, can he do it again?

In our last two editions of the 'BEST of the DECADE' we talked about 10 of the finest women's players that graced the tennis world with their guile, charm and charisma. So, now we turn our attention to men who dominated the 2000-09 decade with their phenomenal achievements and swashbuckling performances to make the cut at the 'top 10 best male tennis players of the decade' list.

10 - Novak Djokovic

We kick off our top 10 list with a player who is undoubtly, one of the finest players of his generation, Novak Djokovic. The mighty Serbian first came into limelight when he beat some of the biggest names in tennis including six time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal, to win the 2007 ATP Masters series event in Miami. Djokovic then made impressive progress at the Grand slam level with a French Open quarterfinal already under his belt. The following months turned out to be truly remarkable for the Serb, who made it to the semifinals at Wimbledon and shocked the top three players in the world (No.3 Roddick, No.2 Nadal and No.1 Federer) to win his second masters shield of the year in Toronto, Canada. More success followed when Djokovic reached the maiden slam final of his career at the U.S. Open where he held several set points before succumbing to defeat at the hands of Roger Federer in straight sets. The year 2008 brought the well-deserved Grand Slam glory for the Serbian star who beat none other than Roger Federer en route to winning his first major at the Australian Open. With the elusive triumph, Djokovic became the first ever Grand Slam champion from Serbia. Another Masters Series title at Indian Wells confirmed that the Serb's astonishing success in Melbourne was not a flash in the pan. After an injury-hampered start to the clay court season, Djokovic showed his all-court finesse by winning his fourth Masters series title in Rome, coupled with a semifinal finish at Roland Garros. After a dismal performance at the green grass of Wimbledon, Djokovic achieved a milestone in his career by winning the Bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Djokovic's 2008 U.S. Open appearance was dogged by controversies when his verbal vollies directed towards home-favourite Andy Roddick led him to face severe booing during his semifinal match against Roger Federer. Djokovic then put the bad memories behind to end the year on a fantastic note by winning the Tennis Masters Cup, held in Shanghai. The 2009 season began amidst several unexpected exits by the Serbian, the most significant of which............................

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In an interview given to a private channel, Nadal said " there will be no days to celebrate the holiday season and my objective is to regain the rhythm and confidence that would helped me take my game to the next level"

Rafa asserted that he is aiming to work real hard and make up for the time lost during a pair of injury absences this past ATP season.

http://www.tennisearth.com/news/tennisNews/Nadal-gearing-up-early-for-2010-season-64665.htm

The high point of Mauresmo's career was winning Wimbledon in 2006 where she beat a fiesty Justine Henin in the final. Interestingly, wimbledon was a huge motivation behind Henin's return to the tour....So basically, all Henin fans should thank Mauresmo for beating the Belgian in the final.

Coz he was horrible in BED !!!!!

RossGeller wrote:Anti-climatic. They made such a big deal out of this that folks thought it'd be much worse. I wonder who are the idiots that came up with the insanely outrageous fine amount of one mil and losing ranking points? Anyhoo, glad it's over. It should have not taken this long to reach this decision.

I couldn't agree more. Why do they make such a fuss about all ths, if the player has to get away with the monetary penalisation...

I was navigating through the site the other day and found this unusual rating system, it is great that even amateurs can find a place in the ranking list and don't have to give up their work/profession in order to be rated among the best in the world.