It's as if there's a hex on the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis.
Fans of men's tennis found themselves in the odd space of rooting for the favorites.
To be clear, when I say men's tennis, I am really talking about the interactions of three players.
In the documentary, McIlroy's tennis star girlfriend, Caroline Wozniacki, also gives a unique insight into the couple's relationship.
Villa residents have access to the complex's tennis, basketball and squash courts, as well as a pool and sauna.
's tennis center, originally constructed in 1958, is today a public revenue machine.
These are strange times for the two most famous rivals in men's tennis.
As well as becoming the Davis Cup captain, Smith was also promoted to the post of head of men's tennis.
It earned the label "poor man's tennis" because pieces of wood, or even even hard-cover books, were used as rackets.
In men's tennis, Argentina won the World Team Cup for the fourth time by beating the United States 2-1 in Dusseldorf.
"She's a very tough player and fought until the last point, " Zheng was quoted as saying by the Women's Tennis Association website.
As for Kournikova's tennis career, a period away from the spotlight could be the key to getting her game back on track.
An investigation was launched by men's tennis' governing body when Bohdan Ulihrach was given a two-year ban after testing positive for nandrolone.
The move sparked criticism from players, sponsors and the Women's Tennis Association, and Ms. Peer did get a visa the following year.
Williams has the best serve and the best return in women's tennis.
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Van Harpen has consulted Kazakhstan's tennis development for the last four years and now works 24 weeks a year for the federation.
The second class encompasses the relics of lesser figures--Mother Teresa's tennis shoes.
Cyprus chose to bring men's tennis players instead of women's players, because "The boys have better potential, " said Dean Georgiou, assistant national coach.
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Ms. Azarenka will become the 21st No. 1 in women's tennis after steamrolling Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 to claim her first major victory.
It's good in women's tennis to have such a great rivalry and two quality female players who can play some pretty good tennis.
That was what it took for women's tennis to begin a 40-year journey of self-empowerment that has created a generation of sporting millionaires.
She won her first 26 matches of the season, the longest streak to start a year in women's tennis since Martina Hingis in 1997.
Sharapova was the last in a long line of women's tennis prodigies, going back to Jennifer Capriati, Steffi Graf, Tracy Austin and Chris Evert.
The clay approach was slightly different in women's tennis, however, as some players tended to approach clay matches similar to hard-court games, he said.
The longer-run aim is to imitate women's tennis, which attracts men as well as women, partly because the female version is more interestingly skilful.
This spring, Berezovsky emerged as a participant in the National Sports Fund, a charity organized by Boris Yeltsin's tennis coach to benefit sports in Russia.
The victory moves Federer onto 14 career grand slam titles, level with American Pete Sampras as the most successful grand slam player in men's tennis history.
Men's tennis players, frustrated by what they describe as a grueling playing calendar and unfairness in the distribution of prize money, are rallying against the sport's governing bodies.
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Even in women's tennis, a sport so often dominated by one superior star, it's rare for a player to win all four Grand Slam titles in her career.
Next up for the Briton are high-profile events in Indian Wells and Miami next month and she is relishing another crack at the biggest names in women's tennis.
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