15 Results for laura granville

Cibulkova nearly pitches a shutout

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

Ova the hump PARIS -- There are 20 Ovas in the main draw here at Roland Garros, 10 in each half of the draw. Some of them -- Maria Sharapova, Sv...

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Is there a right time to turn pro?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

American John Isner and Donald Young both won their first career Grand Slam matches in the first round of the U.S. Open. But they took very different paths to get here, writes Greg Garber.

Story | Conversation | August 28, 2007

Teens take over bottom of bracket

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Sixteen-year-old Tamira Paszek, the only unseeded player left in the bottom half of the draw, led a host of teenagers into Week 2 at Wimbledon.

Story | Conversation | July 02, 2007

Powerful Tsonga quietly impressing

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

After a relatively routine first few days, upsets became the norm Friday at Wimbledon.

Story | Conversation | June 29, 2007

Unpredictability advantageous for Venus

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

There were more questions about fashion than tennis after Venus Williams beat fellow American Bethanie Mattek on Wednesday. The defending champ led an impressive corps of Americans into the second round, Greg Garber writes.

Story | Conversation | June 28, 2006

Is Jackson the future of American women's tennis?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Venus Williams is the only seeded American woman at Wimbledon. But, as Greg Garber writes, the future of U.S. women's tennis is Jamea Jackson.

Story | Conversation | June 26, 2006

Brutal draw awaits Blake in early rounds

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

While James Blake and Roger Federer were all fun and games Saturday at Roland Garros, Greg Garber explains Blake will be all business once the French Open starts.

Story | Conversation | May 27, 2006

Quality and quantity?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Kim Clijsters' Open draw hasn't been easy -- and it's about to get harder for the No. 1 seed.

Story | August 31, 2003

Five Russian women go 'fourth'

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

The Russians, who have been coming, have been coming, for several years, have finally arrived.

Story | June 28, 2003

There's another contender out there

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

This might be a record year in Chanda Rubin's career. Who's that? One of the best players you've overlooked.

Story | May 30, 2003

This could be Harkleroad's moment

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Just turned 18, Ashley Harkleroad's taking advantage of her first time to play full time on the WTA Tour.

Story | May 28, 2003

When the guy across the net's a friend

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

There were no fewer than five matches between players from the same country on Monday.

Story | May 26, 2003

7 American women reach fourth round

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

American women have won 12 of the last 13 Grand Slam singles titles.

Story | August 31, 2002

Serena overpowers Hingis

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

In a scant 51 minutes, Serena Williams brutalized Martina Hingis 6-3, 6-2 on Friday at the National Tennis Center.

Story | September 07, 2001

Hingis: 'I'm sorry if I hurt anybody'

Greg Garber, ESPN.com columnist

Martina Hingis won the last nine games of her first-round match with Laura Granville on Monday, but later found herself in a defensive posture.

Story | August 27, 2001