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No Monfils at the US Open, C'est Affreux!
Friday, August 24, 2007
Unfortunately tennis fans, one of our more exciting Black Tennis Pro's will not be playing in the 2007 US Open. Gael Monfils of France pulled out yesterday with a right hamstring injury. The 20-year old has a lot of US Opens in front of him, but I will miss his great presence at this one. Ce qui sera sera.
Serena Says "Thumb not 100%"
Saturday, August 18, 2007
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NEW HAVEN, CT --Serena Williams withdrew Friday from her debut at the Pilot Pen tournament, citing a thumb injury that has sidelined her since Wimbledon.
Williams had accepted a wild-card entry for the tournament that begins Sunday, hoping to use it as a testing ground for the U.S. Open.
"I am frustrated and extremely disappointed that I won't be able to play at the Pilot Pen," Williams said in a statement. "I tried to have a full practice, hoping that my thumb would feel better, but unfortunately, it is still not 100 percent. I am not able to play at the level that I had hoped."
Her agent, Jill Smoller, said Williams still plans to play at the U.S. Open, which begins Aug. 27. "Her status remains the same -- planning on playing," Smoller said. "She just needs more time."
Williams, an eight-time Grand Slam champion who won the Australian Open this year, has not played since hurting her left thumb, wrist and calf during her run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. She's ranked No. 8.
Source -- AP
Serena's Back!!
Thursday, August 9, 2007
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Serena Williams, who has been out with a thumb injury since reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, will return to the court later this month in the Pilot Pen tournament. Williams, an eight-time Grand Slam champion, will be making her first appearance in the tournament. Williams, ranked No. 8 in the world, struggled with injuries in 2006 before entering the Australian Open as an unseeded player and walking away with the win. She also reached the quarterfinals of the French Open and Wimbledon, climbing back into the top 10 of the WTA Tour world rankings.
"I am ready to get back onto the courts and hope to return to the form I had earlier this year," she said. "My sister always loved New Haven and was incredibly successful there, and I hope to have the same kind of results."
Williams joins fourth-ranked Svetlana Kuznetsova; No. 10 Daniela Hantuchova; No. 11 and Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli; No. 13 Elena Dementieva; and three-time Grand Slam champion Lindsay Davenport as women's players committed to the tournament.
"Serena is truly a household name around the world, and we are thrilled to add her to the Pilot Pen field in New Haven," tournament director Anne Worcester said. "The Pilot Pen fans always adored Venus, and I am certain they will have the same kind of warm and welcoming support for Serena."
Ninth-ranked James Blake, a Connecticut native, will be headlining the men's side along with defending champion and fifth-ranked Nikolay Davydenko; No. 7 Tommy Robredo; and No. 14 Andy Murray.
The tournament runs Aug. 17-25 at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale.
Source-AP
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Abdominal Strain Forces James Blake to Withdraw from Rogers Cup
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
I was sooo looking forward to seeing James Blake wipe the court with Lleyton Hewitt's butt, but alas, his health is far more important than my desire to see Hewitt beaten again.
With the US Open less than three weeks away, Blake did not want to risk aggravating his injury, allowing Hewitt a free ride into the third round. "It's still painful and it felt even worse this morning than it did last night,'' said Blake, who was set to back up less than 24 hours after his opening round win over Jurgen Melzer. "The adrenaline of playing the match (yesterday) kind of numbed it a little. "Now I notice it a lot more. If I were to go out there and try, I know I'd cause more harm. I can't afford to do that. "I hope (with) four, five days of rest, ice, ultrasound, all the other treatments ... it will be okay for (next week's) Cincinnati (Masters). "I need to be careful with the US Open coming up. I don't want to do something that's going to cause some serious damage.''
Source - Herald Sun
Serena Williams Out and About This Weekend
Monday, August 6, 2007
Serena Williams attending the Atheletes Rodeo Drive Experience
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