- The Courtesy Stroke: How and Why to Master One of Tennis' Most Crucial Skills By : sunil st
In Tennis, as an introduction to mastering all ball placements and a variety of strokes, the courtesy stroke should be learned. This stroke is a forehand volley with a half swing, used to start the ball for a rally or to get it back to the opponent before service. It allows the player on the opposite court either to catch it in their hand on the first bounce, or to get it into play for the rally. - Golfsmith Opens “Playground” for Raleigh Golfers and Tennis Players By : Sport News
Fore! Golfsmith International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOLF) is unveiling the largest addition to its 74-store chain: a 60,000-square foot playground for Raleigh-area golfers and tennis enthusiasts. The store features an interactive 9-bay, indoor driving range complete with state-of-the-art launch monitors as well as an indoor tennis court and dedicated racquet demo areas. - Young Kyra Shroff wants to enjoy her tennis at Sunfeast Open By : Sport News
India's Kyra Shroff, the youngest player in the main draw, wants to enjoy herself as the 14-year-old prepares for her opening tie in the Sunfeast Open Monday. - Sania thrills, continues to mystify By : Sport News
Even as Sania Mirza cashed in on her license to thrill playing tennis riding a barge-turned-court afloat on river Hoogly............ - Casey beat Wozniak in Sunfeast Open By : Sport News
Aussie Casey Dellacqua took little over an hour to beat Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak 6-2, 6-3 in a first round match on day one of the Sunfeast Open here Monday. - Sania opts out of Sunfeast Open By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza Monday pulled out of Sunfeast Open 2007 because of a wrist injury. - Injury forces Sania out of Sunfeast Open By : Sport News
On a day when the Sunfeast Open's biggest crowd puller Sania Mirza pulled out Monday due to an injury............. - Bopanna, Varman get Wild Cards for Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open By : Sport News
India's leading singles player Rohan Bopanna and his compatriot Somdev Varman have got wild card entries in the Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open 2007............ - Sunfeast sheen robbed in Sania pullout; Neha, Kyra shot out By : Sport News
On a day when Sunfeast Open's biggest crowd puller Sania Mirza pulled out, her other compatriots fell short of expectation........... - Sania pulls out of Sunfeast Open, to sit out for two weeks By : Sport News
Clearing all speculations, tennis ace Sania Mirza has pulled out of ongoing Sunfeast Open and will be out of action for at least two weeks due to a wrist injury. - FATHEAD® Crowns 2-Time Grand Slam Champion and International Icon By : Sport News
Fathead®, the fast-growing sports and entertainment brand best-known for its life-size wall graphics, will launch tennis and pop culture phenom Maria Sharapova as the first female athlete and first tennis player to be produced as a Fathead image. - Cloud of doubt remain's over Sania's participation in Sunfeast Open By : Sport News
The Sunfeast Open '07 commencing here tomorrow at the Netaji Indoor Stadium will signpost the directions for the last quarter for the two top seeds Marion Bartoli and Daniela Hantuchova.............. - Sunitha rather play Sania than have it easy By : Sport News
Wildcard to the main draw of Sunfeast Open 07 Sunitha Rao would rather play third seed Sania Mirza and see if she progresses........... - Sania uncertain for Sunfeast Open, spotlight on Bartoli, Hantuchova By : Sport News
The participation of Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza remains uncertain in the Sunfeast Open tennis tournament commencing here Monday owing to her wrist injury........... - Davenport dreaming after fairytale comeback in Bali By : Sport News
Former world number one Lindsay Davenport completed a dream comeback Sunday........... - Tennis stars taken for a ride on horse carriages in City of Joy By : Sport News
Tennis players from across the globe, who are in the City of Joy--Kolkata to take part in the WTA Sunfeast Open............ - Tennis Fans Love DIRECTV Interactive As Satellite Leader launches New Features for Its 2007 US Open By : Sport News
As the use of interactive TV features continue to grow in popularity among tennis fans, DIRECTV, USA Network and USTA are serving up an array of feature upgrades to the innovative US Open Interactive On USA Network Only On DIRECTV service. - Karlovic pulls out of Croatian Davis Cup team By : Sport News
Ivo Karlovic has decided to opt out of Croatia's Davis Cup team that will face Britain at Wimbledon in the World Group play-offs Sep 21-23. - Sania to decide on Sunfeast Open in the last moment: Bhupathi By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, nursing a wrist injury, will wait till the last moment to decide on her participation in the 175,000 dollar WTA Sunfeast Open commencing here on September 17............. - Federer wins fourth consecutive US Open By : Sport News
World's number one tennis player Roger Federer of Switzerland won his 12th Grand Slam event here by taking out Serbia's Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7-4)............ - Henin in seventh heaven after latest US Open triumph By : Sport News
Justine Henin began her tennis season on a low, skipping the Australian Open in January due to the end of her marriage. - Henin hammers home second US Open title By : Sport News
Justine Henin won the seventh Grand Slam title of her career and second of the season............. - The Expected and the Unexpected at US Open By : Sport News
As the last Grand Slam tennis event of 2007 winds down to its final Sunday............ - I am happy with my season's performance: Sania By : Sport News
After setting the US courts on fire, tennis sensation Sania Mirza expressed satisfaction with her performance in the 42 matches she played this season............ - Djokovic derails resurgent Moya to sail into semi-final By : Sport News
Novak Djokovic struggled in a battle of generations before finally getting past Carlos Moya 6-4, 7-6 (9-7), 6-1 for a place in the men's singles semi-final of US Open tennis. - Henin, Williams have something to prove in grudge semi-final By : Sport News
Justine Henin charges into Friday evening's semi-final at The US Open tennis determined to finally get over the top of Venus Williams. - Roddick, Blake, Bryans named in US Davis Cup squad By : Sport News
US Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe named Andy Roddick, James Blake, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan for the four-man roster............. - South Club looking for sponsors for National Grass Court By : Sport News
The National Grass Court Championship returns to South Club here in December............ - South Club looking for sponsors for National Grass Court By : Sport News
The National Grass Court Championship returns to South Club here in December............... - Venus scrapes past Jankovic to enter US Open semi-final By : Sport News
Venus Williams saved face after the humiliating exit of sister Serena as she beat Serb third seed Jelena Jankovic 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) to reach her seventh semi-final at US open tennis. - Sania Mirza breezes through singles, doubles matches By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza, back on court just two hours after her singles second round win............ - Sania storms in the second round of US Open By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza made it to the second round of the US Open singles event by beating Kaia Kanepi of Estonia 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-1. - Sania, Bhupathi lift doubles titles at Pilot Pen By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi won the women's and the men's doubles titles respectively at the Pilot Pen tennis tournament at New Haven, US. - Sania loses in round of 16 at New Haven By : Sport News
Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine knocked India's Sania Mirza out of the Pilot Pen tennis tournament at New Haven, Connecticut.............. - No problems for top eight seeds at New Haven By : Sport News
Spaniard David Ferrer, the number four seed, dismissed up-and-coming American John Isner for the second time in two weeks........... - No problems for top eight seeds at New Haven By : Sport News
Spaniard David Ferrer, the number four seed, dismissed up-and-coming American John Isner for the second time in two weeks.............. - Federer, Henin to ease into US Open against qualifiers By : Sport News
Top seeds Roger Federer and Justine Henin will begin their respective US Open title defences against qualifiers. - Vijayant, Abhijit, Ronak enter quarters, Archana upset By : Sport News
Top seed Vijayant Malik and Abhijit Tiwari of Chandigarh and Ronak Manuja of Maharastra entered the quarter finals of the Adidas - MCC National Junior Tennis Championship 2007 on here today. - Paes, Bhupathi face off in Montreal quarter-finals By : Sport News
India's doubles specialists Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi will be on court together at the Montreal Masters but will face each other across the net in the quarter-finals. - Serena Williams to return a week before US Open By : Sport News
Tennis star Serena Williams has announced a return to competition nearly two months after her last match.............. - Sania Mirza stuns Martina Hingis in California By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza created a flutter when she shocked former world number one Martina Hingis 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 in the second round of the East West Bank Classic. - Mirza stuns Hingis, one win away from quarter-finals By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza stunned former world number one Martina Hingis 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 to move within one win of making her fourth quarter-final appearance in as many weeks. - Mahesh Bhupathi not surprised by Sania's win over Hingis By : Sport News
Doubles specialist Mahesh Bhupathi Wednesday said Sania Mirza's win over Martina Hingis in East West Bank Classic tennis tournament............. - India-Pak tennis duo complete doubles' hat-trick By : Sport News
Indian tennis player Rohan Bopanna and his Pakistani partner Aisam-ul-Haq have completed a hat-trick of doubles titles after winning the Castilla y Leon ATP Super Challenger in Segovia, Spain. - Sania Mirza breaks into top-30 By : Sport News
India's tennis ace Sania Mirza today broke into the top-30 of the WTA singles rankings, following her good performance at Cincinnati and San Diego in recent weeks. - Hilton Lakes Tennis & Sports Club ''Serves'' Tennis Getaway Weekend By : Sport News
The newly renamed Hilton Lakes Tennis & Sports Club will attract Tennis League players to Tennis Getaway Weekend, scheduled for August 9-12, 2007, at the Club, located in the Hilton DFW Lakes at 1800 Highway 26 East, Grapevine, Texas, 76051.... - Sania Mirza reaches first WTA final in two years By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza reached her first WTA Tour event final in two years with a three-set victory over Sybille Bammer in the Bank of the West Classic here Saturday. - India's Sania Mirza enters Stanford semis By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza has ensured her semi-final ticket for the $600,000 Bank of the West Classic tournament with a straight-sets victory over Patty Schnyder of Switzerland. - Sania on a roll; Storms into 2nd successive semis By : Sport News
Sania Mirza stormed into her second sucessive semifinal, stunning fourth seed Patty Schnyder of Switzerland in straight sets at the 600,000 dollar Stanford Classic here. - Sania Mirza climbs to 35th in WTA rankings By : Sport News
Indian ace Sania Mirza has climbed up three places to 35 in the women's singles tennis rankings released by the WTA Monday. - Sania climbs to 35th rank on WTA leaderboard By : Sport News
Riding on her semi-final appearance in the Cincinnati Open last week, her best in the season so far, Sania Mirza climbed up three rungs to 35th in the latest WTA rankings issued today. - Choudhary-Sandeep advance in Inter-State squash By : Sport News
In a keenly contested battle, A. Choudhary and Sandeep Singh of Services beat Rishi Tandon and Tushar Kothari of Tamil Nadu 11-4, 10-11 (5-7), 7-11, 11-10 (2-0), 11-10 (4-2) to enter the doubles second round of the Inter-State Squash Championships here Sunday. - Sania Mirza storms into first-ever semis of Cincinnati Open By : Sport News
Third seed Sania Mirza put up a ruthless display against Belarussian Olga Govortsova to breeze into her first-ever singles semifinal at the 175,000 dollar Cincinnati Open tennis tournament here. - Sania stays 38th in WTA rankings By : Sport News
Indian ace Sania Mirza has maintained her 38th rank on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released Monday. - Mahesh Bhupathi pitches for Sunfeast WTA Open By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Mahesh Bhupathi has said that WTA tournaments in the domestic circuit could act as a stepping-stone for aspiring talent. - Sania doesn't need to stick to one coach: Bhupathi By : Sport News
Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza doesn't need to stick to one coach for a long time, said Mahesh Bhupathi, whose company manages her. - Bhupathi to open tennis academies with Ansals By : Sport News
Grand Slam champion Mahesh Bhupathi will open tennis academies in 16 townships of real estate major Ansal Properties, with a budget of Rs.50-70 million on each one, it was announced here Wednesday. - Sania moves up six places to 38th By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza moved up six places in the women's world rankings list to the 38th spot despite her second round exit from Wimbledon ........... - Diamond studded tennis balls for Wimbledon winners By : Sport News
Now Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship winners will take home tennis balls studded with 4,624 diamonds, each worth nearly Rs.5 million. - Sania Mirza in doubles third round By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza and her partner Shahar Peer of Israel marched into the women's doubles third round at Wimbledon Tuesday. - Sania Mirza in doubles third round By : Sport News
India's Sania Mirza entered the third round for the first time at Wimbledon, when she and her partner Shahar Peer of Israel completed their women's doubles second round match Tuesday. - Andy Murray aims for July return to tennis By : Sport News
Injured Andy Murray will spent this week in the gym trying to strengthen his right wrist in time for a return to tennis next month. - Sania Mirza, Leander Paes to play Thursday By : Sport News
After rains interrupted the third day of the Wimbledon tennis championship Wednesday . . . . . . . . - Sania sent packing by Petrova in Wimbledon second round By : Sport News
An out-of-sorts Sania Mirza was shown the door by 11th seed Nadia Petrova of Russia 2-6, 2-6 in the second round of Wimbledon here today. - Landmark Anti-Doping Trial to Commence on June 18 By : Sport News
Nystrom Beckman & Paris LLP, a leading boutique litigation firm based in Boston, today announced that the jury trial for the landmark steroid-use-in-sports case,............ - Sania for World Universities Tennis? By : Sport News
All India Universities (AIU) is hoping to rope in ''Hyderabadi Pearl'' Sania Mirza to represent India in the World Universities Sports meet. - Nadal, Djokovic reach French Open semis By : Sport News
Two-time defending champion Rafael Nadal remained undefeated at the French Open Wednesday earning a semifinal berth with a straight-set victory. - Henin, Sharapova through to French semis By : Sport News
Top seeds Justine Henin and Maria Sharapova each won in straight sets Tuesday and advanced to the semifinals of the clay-court French Open in Paris. - Mixed day for Indians at Paris; Bhupathi,Sania progress,Paes bow out By : Sport News
The Indian players enjoyed mixed fortunes at the French Open as Leander Paes and Martin Damm were shocked by an unseeded pair . . . . . . . . - Bhupathi-Stepanek storms into third round at French Open By : Sport News
Mahesh Bhupathi and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek came up with another straight-sets victory as they won 6-1 6-3 to storm into the third round of the doubles competition at the French Open here. - Vaidisova starts with win at Eastbourne By : Sport News
Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic corrected a run of early errors to earn a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 opening-round victory over Australian Samantha Stosur at the Eastbourne Championships. - Injured Sania pulls out of Qatar Open By : Sport News
Indian tennis star Sania Mirza today pulled out of the Qatar Open WTA tennis tournament due to knee injury. - India lose to weak Uzbekistan in Davis Cup By : Sport News
India was relegated in the Davis Cup tennis competition when they lost to hosts Uzbekistan 1-4 in the Asia-Oceania Zone Group One round one tie here Sunday. - Nadal, Moya enter Chennai Open semis By : Sport News
Top seed Rafel Nadal of Spain, his compatriot and fifth seed Carlos Moya and unseeded Xavier Malisse of Begium entered the semi-finals of the Chennai Open tennis tournament here Friday. - We shouldn't play qualifiers next year: Sania By : Sport News
After a commendable show on debut in Hopman Cup, India's star tennis player Sania Mirza has suggested that her country be allowed to compete in the mixed team tennis competition without having to go through the qualifiers next year. - Sania Mirza slips one rung in WTA rankings By : Sport News
After successive weeks of upward surge, Sania Mirza slipped one place to 49 in the singles charts of the latest WTA tour tennis rankings. - Roger Federer foams up with Woods and Henry By : Sport News
Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Thierry Henry were in Dubai promoting razors on Sunday night (February 4th). - Paes-Damm storm in the final By : Sport News
Leander Paes and Martin Damm thwarted a spirited fight from Mark Knowels of Bahamas and Daniel Nestor of Canada in a thrilling tie to storm into the finals of the USD 1 million Qatar Open tennis tournament here today. - Philippoussis' knee operation a success By : Sport News
Tennis ace Mark Philippoussis is expected to make a complete and quick recovery from a knee injury after a successful one-hour operation, media reports said Friday. - Advani wants to follow the Federer way By : Sport News
Pankaj Advani wants to emulate what Roger Federer has done in tennis --become a champion cueist and rule the green baize unchallenged. - Chennai Open: Srichaphan, Mahut out; 3 seeds in quarters By : Sport News
Seventh seed and former champion Paradorn Srichaphan of Thailand and eighth seed Nicolas Mahut of France fell by the wayside, while three other seeds, led by world no.2 Rafael Nadal of Spain,sailed into the quarterfinals of the Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament here tonight. - Nadal/vidul storm into doubles By : Sport News
Rafael Nadal of Spain kept himself on course for a grand double, a rarity on the ATP tour, pairing compatriot Bartolome Salva-Vidul to storm into the doubles semifinals, defeating the Thai pair of Paradorn Srichaphan and S Ratiwatana 3-6, 6-2, 10-7 in the Chennai Open ATP tennis tournament here tonight. - Rastogi impresses all before going down to Nadal By : Sport News
India's Karan Rastogi produced one of his memorable performances as he put up a decent fight against world No 2 Rafael Nadal of Spain before going down 4-6 1-6 in a pre-quarterfinal match of the Chennai Open ATP tournament here tonight. - Bhambri and Prajnesh cause big upsets By : Sport News
Top two seeds Rifat Biktyakov of Uzbekistan and Aswin Vijayragvan were toppled in the quarter-finals of the ITF Junior World Ranking Grade 3 tournament at the CLTA Stadium here today. - Chennai Open tennis: Indian challenge ends By : Sport News
Top seed Rafael Nadal of Spain defeated India's wild card Karan Rastogi 6-4, 6-1 to enter quarter-finals of the Chennai Open tennis tournament here Thursday. - Paes-Damm reach semifinals of Qatar Open By : Sport News
Leander Paes and his Czech Republic partner Martin Damm stormed into the semifinals of the Qatar Open after thrashing the Belgian pair of Christophe Rochus and Kristof Vliegen in straight sets. - Sania loses to Anabel in Hopman Cup By : Sport News
India's hopes to make it to final of Hopman Cup received a jolt when Sania Mirza lost to world number 27 Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-3 1-6 3-6 in the women's singles match of the Group B tie against Spain here today. - Injured Henman to miss Australian Open By : Sport News
British veteran Tim Henman has been ruled out of the year opening Australian Open due to a knee injury that aggravated during pre-Christmas training. - Peya/Phau and Srichaphan/ratwatana in Quarterfinals By : Sport News
The fourth seeded combine of Alexander Peya of Austrla and Bjorn Phau of Germany and lucky loser pair of Paradorn Srichaphan of and S Ratwatana of Thailand scored hard fought victories to enter the quarterfinals in the Chennai Open ATP tournament here tonight. - Yuki Bhambri cruises into ITF junior quarterfinals By : Sport News
Yuki Bhambri shocked ninth seed Ronak Manuja to storm into the boys' singles quarterfinals of the ITF Junior World Ranking (Grade 3) tennis tournament at the CLTA Stadium here today. - Moya sails into third round of Chennai Open By : Sport News
Spaniard Carlos Moya sailed into the third round of the Chennai Open tennis tournament after he trounced Kevin Kim of the US 6-4, 6-3 here Wednesday. - Philippoussis diagnosed with serious knee injury By : More Sport News
The career of Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis hung in the balance after a scan Wednesday revealed a torn meniscus ligament in his right knee. - Six seeds stunned in ITF junior tennis By : More Sport News
Six seeded players, including two girls, made their exit from the ITF junior world ranking tennis (grade 3) tournament at the CLTA stadium here today. - Chennai Open: Nadal maintains winning run By : More Sport News
Spaniard Rafael Nadal again stamped his authority on the second day of the Chennai Open ATP tournament . . . . - Paes-Damm advance to second round in Qatar Open By : Sport News
Leander Paes and Czech Republic's Martin Damm launched their 2007 season on a winning note recording an easy victory over Morocco's Younes El Aynaoui . . . . - Chris Evert and Greg Norman seem more than just friends! By : Sport News
Former women tennis star Chris Evert, who has divorced twice, is reportedly going steady with 51-year-old Australian golfer Greg Norman . . . . - Foreign coaches needed to train young talent By : More Sport News
Former Indian Davis Cup captain Vijay Amritraj today advocated appointment of foreign coaches to train the country's young talents for their progressive uptrend in the world tennis. - Rafel Nadal beats David Sanguinetti, reaches semifinals By : Sport News
Top seed Rafel Nadal of Spain kept alive his hopes of winning the singles title with a clinical 6-3 6-2 win inside one hour over David Sauguinetti of Italy to make the semifinals of the ATP Tour Chennai Open Tennis championship here tonight. - Vijayant gains sweet revenge against Prajnesh, in final By : Sport News
Fourth seed Vijayant Malik defeated eighth seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran in straight sets 6-4, 7-6 (3) to reach the boys' singles semi-finals of the ITF Junior World Ranking Tennis Tournament at the CLTA Stadium here today. - India beat Czech Republic in Hopman Cup By : Sport News
Perth, Dec 31: India defeated the Czech Republic 2-1 in an exciting first-round Group B encounter of the Hopman Cup tennis tournament here Sunday.
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