Tennis

Olympics-Tennis-Spectators give new-look Wimbledon the thumbs up
Reuters
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) - There was a party atmosphere as spectators
arrived for the first day of Olympic tennis at Wimbledon on Saturday, with
music blaring from loudspeakers as fans clad in their country's flags
sipped drinks on the sun-drenched grassy ...
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2012 Olympic Tennis: 12 First-Round Matches You Can't Miss
Bleacher Report
The first balls have yet to be struck on the courts of the All England Club
to signal the official start of 2012 Olympic tennis, but the event has
already received its fair share of drama. From Nadal's withdrawal to
Bartoli's exclusion to worries that the pristine lawns ...
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Olympic tennis takes on added meaning at historic site
al.com
Tennis at the Olympics, something of an afterthought given its grinding,
year-long schedule and sandwiched, typically, between Grand Slam events,
takes on a little higher profile this month and next in London. It's the
venue, if nothing else. This is not some ...
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Sam Querrey reaches Farmers Classic tennis semifinal in LA
Los Angeles Times
Using his 6-foot-6 frame to power one blistering serve after another, Sam
Querrey breezed past Xavier Malisse, 6-2, 3-1, before the Belgian retired
because of a knee injury Friday night at the Farmers Classic at UCLA's L.A.
Tennis Center. Querrey reached the ...
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A pristine stage for Olympic tennis: Wimbledon
Boston.com
After a 64-year hiatus, tennis rejoined the games in 1988 but has since
struggled to generate a Grand Slam-style buzz -- until now. Even jaded
professional athletes get excited about the chance to chase an Olympic
medal on the sport's grandest stage.
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Rajeev Ram advances to Farmers Classic semifinals
SI.com
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- American Rajeev Ram advanced to his second ATP Tour
semifinal in three weeks, beating third-seeded Leonardo Mayer of Argentina
7-6 (3), 6-3 in the Farmers Classic on Friday. Ram will face the winner of
the late match between ...
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Wimbledon Champs Federer, Serena Open Olympic Tennis Event Saturday
Tennis-X.com (blog)
Tennis greats Roger Federer and Serena Williams open play today at the 2012
London Olympics tennis event. The two Wimbledon champions return to the
familiar Center Court where they won just a few weeks ago, but this time
the goal in the gold medal.
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Boy, 14, Is Fatally Shot After Playing Tennis
New York Times
Esmond Waldron, 65, a pharmacist and vice president of the Haffen Park
Sports Association, where the tennis courts are, was playing two courts
away from Kemar on Thursday. He left the courts around 6:30, before it
started raining; Kemar was still playing ...
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Sam Querrey back in semifinals
ESPN (blog)
In the other semifinal at the Los Angeles Tennis Center, sixth-seeded
Marinko Matosevic of Australia will play Lithuania's Ricardas Berankis.
Berankis beat fourth-seeded Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 6-4, and Matosevic topped
34-year-old Michael Russell 6-2, 6-3.
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Tennis elbow doesn't just strike tennis players
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (blog)
Tennis elbow isn't unique to tennis players. Carpenters, gardeners,
painters and briefcase carriers are examples of people other than tennis
players who develop the problem. Shaking hands, turning doorknobs and
pouring milk from a full carton bring on ...
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