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Maria Sharapova: “I am a hundred percent.”
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted July 23, 2009 at 1:23pm

Maria Sharapova: “I am a hundred percent.” Maria Sharapova declared her surgically repaired right shoulder fully healed and that she was ready to return to the court for the first time since a disappointing performance at Wimbledon. “I am a hund...more

USTA: Olympus US Open Series Sixth Season Launches
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 23, 2009 at 3:57am

Launched on Monday, July 20 was the sixth season of the Olympus US Open Series, the six-week North American summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and Sony Ericsson WTA Tour summer tournaments to the US Open. Since its inception in 2004, the si...more

Eat, Sleep, Serve: Los Angeles Area '7 To 7' Tennis Mixer On Friday
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 23, 2009 at 3:56am

There will be a ‘7 to 7’ Tennis Mixer held at the Rancho Cienega Sports Complex’s Arthur Ashe Tennis Courts on Friday, July 24, 2009. From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. tennis enthusiasts of all levels will enjoy a summer night of singles and doubles in Baldwin ...more

Tennis Video: Kim Clijsters Makes Her Return To Tennis
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted July 22, 2009 at 6:40pm

Tennis Video: Kim Clijsters Makes Her Return To Tennis Kim Clijsters is now on the comeback to the tennis world at age 26, and is looking to regain her form, and re-join the Womens’ Tour next month. ...more

Anna-Lena Groenefeld Takes Over WTA Twitter World
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted July 22, 2009 at 10:59am

Anna-Lena Groenefeld Takes Over WTA Twitter World Anna-Lena Groenefeld is in charge this week of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour’s official Twitter feed. Groenefeld is updating from the Nürnberger Gastein Ladies in Bad Gastein and she has been sharing h...more

Serena Williams Blog: I Can do it in 90 Seconds!
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted July 22, 2009 at 10:58am

Serena Williams Blog: I Can do it in 90 Seconds! Serena Williams continues with her MISSION Skincare and she talks about it and explains a bit what is that she can do in 90 seconds…. Check it out…. Hello Everyone, You’ve been hearing all the buz...more

Nathalie Dechy is Pregnant and retires from Tennis
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted July 21, 2009 at 4:42pm

Nathalie Dechy is Pregnant and retires from Tennis Nathalie Dechy decided at the age of 30 to end her Tennis career after sixteen years on the professional WTA Tennis Tour. Dechy reach a carrer high of 11 January 2006. She won just 1 single title in...more

Serena & Venus Commercial for US Open: "It Must Be Love"
by anngaff
posted July 20, 2009 at 2:10am

I'm up watching the ESPY's with my sister and we got a kick out of this commercial Serena Williams did for the US Open:   ...more

Zheng Jie and Jelena Jankovic star in ANTA TV commercial
by Pretty Tough
posted July 18, 2009 at 1:46pm

Tennis stars Zheng Jie and Jelena Jankovic appear in a new TV commercial for the Chinese brand of ANTA, which they have been promoting this year. ...more

(PHOTOS) ESPYS: Venus and Serena on the red carpet and during the show taping
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 17, 2009 at 1:05pm

Venus Williams and sister Serena Williams during the 17th annual ESPY Awards held at Nokia Theatre LA Live on July 15, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. The 17th annual ESPYs will air on Sunday, July 19 at 9PM ET on ESPN. (Photos by WireImage) ...more

Style meets performance at U.S. Open
by Pretty Tough
posted July 16, 2009 at 4:32pm

Caroline Wozniacki in adidas Danish tennis sensation Caroline Wozniacki will represent the new fall/winter 2009 adidas by Stella McCartney tennis range at the U.S. Open at Flushing Meadows. Currently ranked No. 9 on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour, Carolin...more

(PHOTOS) Venus Williams and Dwight Howard dazzle in EA Sports King of the Court Competition
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 15, 2009 at 12:32pm

BURNABY, CANADA - JULY 13: In this photo provided by EA Sports, Dwight Howard of the NBA's Orlando Magic and tennis star Venus Williams compare their biceps during the EA Sports King of the Court competition July 11,2009 in Burnaby, Canada. Dwight Howard ...more

Highlight of Serena Williams meeting President Obama?: "He Liked My Shoes... "
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 15, 2009 at 12:09pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — It was tennis before baseball for President Barack Obama on Tuesday.Before heading off to St. Louis to throw the first pitch at the All-Star game, the president welcomed Wimbledon champion Serena Williams to the White House."It was ama...more

Stacey Allaster succeeds Larry Scott as Chairperson and CEO of Sony Ericsson WTA Tour
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 14, 2009 at 8:57pm

Stacey Allaster, recently appointed as Chairman and CEO of Sony Ericsson WTA Tour(Photo by Getty Images)ST. PETERSBURG, FL, USA - The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour announced on Monday the appointment of Stacey Allaster, the Tour's President since 2006, as the ne...more

More changes in leadership
by After Atalanta
posted July 14, 2009 at 11:47am

The Women's Tennis Association has found a new CEO. It is a familiar face: current president Stacy Allaster.I know very (very) little about the leadership of the WTA except that I was not a huge fan of Larry Scott who announced his leave from the position...more

Venus Williams debuts with 2009 WTT Philadelphia Freedoms
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 9, 2009 at 11:32am

Americans Venus Williams and 14-year-old Madison Keys, who is the youngest player in the league, at WTT match against the Washington Kastles at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. (Photos by Getty Images and WireImage)Playing for...more

Hot Chicks in Centre Court with a side of racism. Wimbledon, I am so disappointed.
by Draft Day Suit
posted July 8, 2009 at 7:03pm

Beauty before talent. That is such an ugly phrase. I think everyone knows that it works that way in Middle School; it should not work that way at Wimbledon. Yet it does. Beauty of a player is among the things taken into consideration when deciding on th...more

Serena has the last word
by After Atalanta
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:39pm

Everyone, it seems, has weighed in on the Centre Court sexism.But Wimbledon winner, 11-time Grand Slam singles champion, Serena Williams definitely got the last word (even if Dave Zirin wrote his column after Serena's win). Her shirt at the post-match pre...more

Wimbledon to assign courts based on anatomical dmensions
by Pat Griffin's LGBT Sport Blog
posted July 8, 2009 at 12:37pm

In an effort to stem the tide of criticism over the use of heterosex appeal as a criterion for assigning courts in the women’s side of the bracket, Wimbledon officials have announced new gender equitable criteria for next year. All entrants (regardless...more

Serena’s shirt exposes Wimbledon sexism
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 5:50pm

If you haven’t seen the t-shirt Serena Williams sported in her post-match Wimbledon press conference, then you are missing out. Given the attention to attractiveness, court assignments, body parts (i.e., “back packs”) sex sells women’s tennis co...more

Serena Williams “Oversized Back Pack” Critiqued
by One Sport Voice
posted July 7, 2009 at 11:27am

When I read this column about Serena Williams by sportswriter Jason Whitlock, I had to include it in the blog for obvious reasons. The column wasn’t about Serena’s third Wimbledon Championship or 11th Grand Slam title, but a critique of how good she...more

Venus and Serena Williams to grace Late Show with Dave Letterman tonight
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 6, 2009 at 6:26pm

2009 Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams (rocking one of her Serena Signature handbags) shown arriving at the "Late Show With Dave Letterman" at the Ed Sullivan Theater on July 6, 2009 in New York City. Both she and Venus are scheduled to make an appearan...more

(PHOTOS) Serena Williams and Roger Federer at the 2009 Wimbledon Champions Ball
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 6, 2009 at 12:27pm

2009 Wimbledon Singles Champions Roger Federer, Switzerland, and Serena Williams, USA(Photos by Getty Images) ...more

Williams Sisters take 2009 Wimbledon Doubles Title
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 5, 2009 at 1:21pm

2009 Wimbledon Doubles Champions Serena and Venus Williams(Photos by Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Venus and Serena Williams have won their fourth women's doubles title at Wimbledon by beating Rennae Stubbs and Samantha Stosur...more

Serena Williams 2009 Wimbledon Champion
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted July 5, 2009 at 1:20pm

2009 Wimbledon Champion Serena Williams, USA(Photo by Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images)WIMBLEDON, England -- Serena Williams fell to her knees on the grass, eyes closed, arms raised, and threw back her head.After six years, it was her turn to hold up the Venus ...more

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