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USA TODAY: Traveling with the Stars - Venus Williams
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 16, 2009 at 3:22pm

Venus Williams, USA(Photo by Charles William Bush Photography)By Kelly Carter, special for USA TODAYVenus Williams, the two-time defending Wimbledon singles champion and reigning doubles champ, begins her quest for her sixth Wimbledon singles trophy and e...more

Wimbledon 2009 Qualy Draw
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 16, 2009 at 1:57pm

Wimbledon 2009 Qualy Draw [1] Kutuzova vs. Gerasimou Albanese vs. Puchkova Perry vs. Chan Cabeza Candela vs. [16] Lapushchenkova [2] Lepchenko vs. Thomas Tvaroskova vs. Jugic-Salkic Yonemura vs. Stanciute Arvidsson vs. [14] Zakopalova [3] Malek vs. Vak...more

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: June 15, 2009
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 16, 2009 at 12:42pm

Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Rankings: June 15, 2009 Top 10 Rankings (June 15, 2009) 1. Dinara Safina – 9801 points 2. Serena Williams – 8158 3. Venus Williams – 7217 4. Elena Dementieva – 6591 5. Svetlana Kuznetsova – 6191 6. Jelena Jankovic – 610...more

(PHOTOS) Serena Williams at Sunday's NBA Final
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 15, 2009 at 9:36pm

ORLANDO, FL - JUNE 14: Serena Williams attends Game Five of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic at Amway Arena on June 14, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images) ...more

To Grunt or Not To Grunt: A Question of Gender Discrimination?
by One Sport Voice
posted June 15, 2009 at 5:41pm

During the 2009 French Open Tennis Tournament Portuguese teen tennis star Michelle Larcher de Brito made a stir with her elongated “shrieks” when she strikes the ball. Wimbledon officials are now considering making a rule banning loud grunting for f...more

Mashona Washington defeated in El Paso Final
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 15, 2009 at 3:49pm

Canadian Valerie Tetrault (far left) and American Mashona Washington (far right)(Mark Lambie / El Paso Times)EL PASO -- Canadian Valerie Tetreault defeated American Mashona Washington 6-4, 6-3 on a hot, still Sunday morning to take home the title for the ...more

Mashona Washington advances to Hunt Communities Final
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 14, 2009 at 1:14pm

American Mashona Washington will meet Canadian Valerie Tetreault in the championship match at the 2009 Hunt Communities USTA Pro Tennis Classic at the Tennis West Sports and Racquet Club in El Paso, Texas on Sunday.Washington defeated Australian Monique A...more

First fruits of a beautiful labor: Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy graduates inaugural class
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 14, 2009 at 12:12pm

Andre Agassi and one of the first graduates from the Andre Agassi Prepatory Academy on Saturday, June 13, during the graduation ceremony.(All Photos by Wireimage)by Kyle Hansen for the Las Vegas SuncontactLas Vegas, Saturday, June 13 -- The first class of...more

Sania Mirza's Indian controversies should heed Dipika Pallikal's rise
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted June 14, 2009 at 11:43am

When weightlifter Karnam Malleshwari claimed bronze at the 2000 Olympics, she became India's first female medal winner since the modern Olympics started in 1896.It is unfortunate that society and attitudes towards Indian sportswomen have been at fault fo...more

Weekend Sports June 11-14
by Pretty Tough
posted June 13, 2009 at 1:01pm

Looking for sports to watch this weekend? Here are some choices: Tennis June 8-14, Aegon Championships, London, UK June 8-14, Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany Golf June 11-14, PGA St. Jude Classic, Memphis, Tenn. June 11-14, McDonald’s LPGA Champion...more

Honda Award Winners - Best Female Collegiate Athletes
by Pretty Tough
posted June 11, 2009 at 12:10pm

For the 24th consecutive year, Honda has honored the most outstanding female collegiate athletes in the nation with the Collegiate Women Sports Awards. Winners are selected in each of the 12 NCAA-sanctioned sports by a panel of more than 1,000 NCAA a...more

Random Tuesday Tidbits: Tweeting, cutting costs, and pics of the week
by After Atalanta
posted June 9, 2009 at 11:58am

It's all about Twitter these days. I was listening to one of my favorite college radio station Saturday and was told I could tweet my request in. (Of course I am not on Twitter yet so I would have to be a little more traditional and email it or even--gasp...more

Fifteen year old Laura Robson handed Wimbledon wild card
by Pretty Tough
posted June 8, 2009 at 10:53pm

Britain’s 15-year-old junior Wimbledon champion Laura Robson will be the youngest player to appear in the women’s tournament since Martina Hingis in 1995 after the All England Club announced they had given her a wild card. When the grass-court gran...more

3 females prevail in male sport domain
by One Sport Voice
posted June 8, 2009 at 7:37pm

I have a trifecta of GOOD and exciting news pertaining to girls and women in sports. 1. Justine Siegal became the first female coach in pro baseball 2. Hannah Berner has won nearly every high school tennis match she has played…all against boys. 3....more

Roland Garros: Feel so bad for Safina
by After Atalanta
posted June 6, 2009 at 1:06pm

Just saw Safina lose the French Open final. It was heartbreaking. I had a slight inclination to root for Kuznetsova, but still, I would have liked to see a better second set. And maybe even a third! Good for Kuznetsova though. As someone who has fought th...more

French Open Video: Interview with Svetlana Kuznetsova - Roland Garros 03. June 2009
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 4, 2009 at 7:58pm

French Open Video: Interview with Svetlana Kuznetsova - Roland Garros 03. June 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Serena Williams 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 to reach French Open semis. Here is Svetlana’s post match interview. ...more

French Open Video: Interview with Serena Williams - Roland Garros 03. June 2009
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 4, 2009 at 7:54pm

French Open Video: Interview with Serena Williams - Roland Garros 03. June 2009 Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Serena Williams 7-6 (3), 5-7, 7-5 in French Open quarterfinals. Here is Serena’s post match interview > ...more

France and the U.S. lose final hopes for French Crown
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 4, 2009 at 1:13pm

Gael Monfils, France(Photo by Getty Images)PARIS (AP) — Getting into a groove at the French Open, Roger Federer is two victories from completing a career Grand Slam and tying Pete Sampras' record for major titles.After three consecutive so-so performanc...more

Roland Garros: Today's Winners
by After Atalanta
posted June 3, 2009 at 2:36pm

Glad to have an excuse to post my pictures of Svetlana Kuznetsova (and her camp which includes her female coach, Larisa Savchenko) at this year's French Open. Kuznetsova beat Serena Williams today to make it to the finals of Roland Garros Thirtieth seed S...more

Maria Sharapova French Open Interview June 2nd
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 3, 2009 at 2:12pm

Maria Sharapova French Open Interview June 2nd D. CIBULKOVA/M. Sharapova 6‑0, 6‑2 Q. You looked very tired, but you fight until the last ball. Can you explain what you feel, how you feel now. MARIA SHARAPOVA: Um, it took me a while, obviously, to s...more

Jelena Jankovic French Open Interview June 1st
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 2, 2009 at 11:37am

Jelena Jankovic French Open Interview June 1st S. CIRSTEA/J. Jankovic 6‑3, 0‑6, 9‑7 Q. Long, long match. It seems that you have maybe not the energy to finish it off. JELENA JANKOVIC: Yeah, it was a long match. To be honest, I kind of let down in...more

Serena rolls into quarterfinals on a drama free match
by Black Tennis Pro's
posted June 1, 2009 at 11:12am

Serena Williams, USAIn just under an hour American Serena Williams enjoyed a nice quite drama-free match at Roland Garros today. The "Henin" effect was not in effect.Serena breezed onto Court Philippe Chartrier, defeated Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 6-1, ...more

Maria Sharapova French Open Interview May 31st
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted June 1, 2009 at 10:38am

Maria Sharapova French Open Interview May 31st M. SHARAPOVA/N. Li 6‑4, 0‑6, 6‑4 Q. So you’re the marathon woman. You’re getting to like these three‑set battles? MARIA SHARAPOVA: Yeah, sure. (laughter.) Um, whatever ‑‑whatever it takes....more

Serena Williams French Open Interview May 30th
by WTA Women's Tennis
posted May 31, 2009 at 6:49pm

Serena Williams French Open Interview May 30th S. WILLIAMS/M. Martinez Sanchez 4‑6, 6‑3, 6‑4 Q. It was a bit of a controversy there with her touching the ball. Can you just talk about what happened with the ball? I guess you thought it touched her...more

Serena Williams: Facing Adversity
by Women's Sports Blog
posted May 31, 2009 at 4:05pm

The replay seems to show that Serena Williams' opponent was struck on the arm by the ball that then went off her racquet and in, giving her the point and the break. Martinez Sanchez' not acknowledging that the ball came off her body was cheating, pure a...more

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