Bonnie D. Ford

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Bonnie D. Ford covers tennis and Olympic sports for ESPN.com.

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Doling out our 2009 ATP awards

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With supreme competition and daunting up-and-comers, only one name returned to the summit of men's tennis. Care to guess who?

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2009

Clijsters' U.S. Open win highlights '09

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The 2009 tennis season presented its share of thrills, spills, fulfillment and futility. With that, we give you our 2009 WTA awards.

Story | Conversation | December 07, 2009

Digital Serve: Dec 3rd

Jennifer Williams welcomes in Bonnie D. Ford to preview the Davis Cup Finals and discuss Serena Williams record fine

Video | December 03, 2009

Draw of Davis Cup still brings out best

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Despite its midmarket venues and scheduling quirks, nothing brings out the national loyalties and exceptional tennis of today's top players like Davis Cup competition.

Story | Conversation | December 02, 2009

Recognizing tennis's generous charities

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

Lost in the shuffle of the grinding tennis season is the ambitious charity work from a bevy of players. Here's a sampling of those who give back.

Story | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Judgment passed on Serena long ago?

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Finally, we have a verdict: Serena Williams was fined $82,500 and put on Grand Slam probation for her U.S. Open tirade. But did the punishment fit the crime, and are tennis officials prepared to enforce it uniformly in the future?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Eyeing contenders at ATP's year-ender

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Is Roger Federer out of gas as the tour rolls into London for the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals? And if Fed can't get stoked to secure the No. 1 ranking, who might burst through the door he leaves open?

Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009

Wickmayer, Malisse paying stiff penalty

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

Andre Agassi's mea culpa 12 years ago was enough to avoid suspension, but two high-profile Belgian stars are proof of today's rigorous drug-testing standards.

Story | Conversation | November 10, 2009

Digital Serve: Nov. 9th

Bonnie D. Ford discusses Andre Agassi's recent revelations

Video | November 09, 2009

U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again

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Despite her pledge to play the Fed Cup finale unless she was in a wheelchair, Serena Williams has bowed out. So it's up to emerging U.S. talent to come through again.

Story | Conversation | November 02, 2009

Do Agassi's mistakes tarnish legacy?

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Andre Agassi's midcareer crisis illustrated his flaws. What do his revelations about his low point in his career say about his character and career?

Story | Conversation | October 28, 2009

Serena, Safina battle for No. 1 in Doha

Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.com

Wondering what's at stake at the year-end championships in Doha, Qatar? How about the razor-thin five-point margin in the rankings that separates Serena Williams from Dinara Safina.

Story | Conversation | October 23, 2009

Ivanovic hoping respite is the answer

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For someone as ultra competitive as Ana Ivanovic, turning the switch off is exceptionally difficult. But that's exactly what she did -- for better or worse.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2009

More penalties to come for new No. 1?

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Serena Williams has officially assumed the world No. 1 ranking again. But her rightful ascendance in the rankings might very well be blunted by further sanctions stemming from Williams' U.S. Open outburst.

Story | Conversation | October 12, 2009

Blake finishing '09 with Jones as coach

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No. 24 James Blake, struggling to regain the form that kept him in the top 10 for much of a three-season stretch from 2006-08, said he and lifelong coach Brian Barker mutually decided that Barker would stop traveling with him after the U.S. Open.

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009