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More to be thankful for than the Detroit Lions
Peter Bodo...keeping with the theme of the holiday, let's make a short list of certain ATP and WTA icons we should be thankful for as the tennis year comes grinding to a halt. Roger Federer...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009Recognizing tennis's generous charities
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comLost 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, 2009Wickmayer, Malisse paying stiff penalty
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comAndre 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, 2009Team-before-self mentality serves Italians well
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com...Roberta Vinci qualified to play in Bali this week -- the second tier year-end event on the WTA Tour. They sent their regrets and put country before self, something U.S. Fed Cup captain Mary...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 08, 2009Oudin ready for Fed Cup pressure
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.comREGGIO CALABRIA, Italy -- If there's a cloud hanging over the Fed Cup final this week in Reggio Calabria, Italy, it probably centers around whether U....
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 06, 2009U.S. Fed Cup leaning on kids again
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comDespite 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, 2009Serena right where she belongs
Peter BodoSomeone reviewing the major stories of the WTA season could be forgiven for looking back on the brouhaha attending Dinara Safina's tenure as the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 02, 2009Does Clijsters deserve exemption into year-ender?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com...the points race during that year, will be given automatic admittance to the season-ender. But the WTA Tour has different rules. The women don't have this Grand Slam champions special-exception clause, but...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 26, 2009Year-end title critical for Safina -- and her reputation
Peter Bodo...the eight qualifiers who have convened in Doha, Qatar, to hold a tug-of-war for the WTA Sony Ericsson Championships title -- theoretically, the most important title after the four majors. We'll take the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 23, 2009Serena, Safina battle for No. 1 in Doha
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comWondering 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, 2009Is the tennis calendar too long?
Sandra Harwitt, ESPN.com...hope that the shortsightedness doesn't affect the length of careers," said Roddick, who applauds the innovative WTA Tour Road Map instituted this year that was designed to give the women a longer offseason. "I...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 21, 2009Ivanovic hoping respite is the answer
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comFor 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, 2009Moving the year-ender to London a fruitful decision
Peter Bodo...in terms of fees and royalties. It's the same consideration that has landed the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Championships in Doha, or Dough-ha. Basically, the ATP went for the best deal, not necessarily...
Blog Entry | Conversation | October 16, 2009More penalties to come for new No. 1?
Bonnie D. Ford, ESPN.comSerena 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, 2009For Sale by Owner
Alyssa Roenigk, ESPN The Magazine...now works as a television consultant to the LPGA (whose audience is estimated to be 57% male), WTA (60%) and WNBA (66%). Execs figured out long ago that the sell for women's sports (great...
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