Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal is excited at the prospect of competing in the 2008 Olympic Games, which he rates alongside the Grand Slams and Davis Cup.
“I feel a special motivation for the Olympic Games,” Nadal said Sunday ahead of his season launching ATP Tour’s Chennai Open in southern India. “I consider the Olympics as [...]

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Lindsay Davenport may be unseeded in the ASB Classic in Auckalnd, New Zealand but her current world ranking of 72 hasn’t stopped her becoming the favourite to win the title. Vera Zvonareva is seeded number one but agrees Davenport is the favourite.
Davenport is 31-year-old and by far the most successful, famous and richest of [...]

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Former British Tennis number one Greg Rusedski is to endorse the innovative Rebound Tennis Trainer, created by Shrewsbury company Rebound Sports.
The rebound trainer allows a tennis player to practise tennis without a partner. One end of a tennis ball is fixed to a long band called the PowerBand and the other to the ground. The [...]

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This month former women’s tennis world number one, Monica Seles celebrated her 34th birthday with news that she is considering a comeback.
She played her last competitive match at the 2003 French Open, where she lost in the first round to Nadia Petrova.
She had such severe back and foot problems that she had to stop playing [...]

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The K-Swiss Ultrascendor is one of the best all-around tennis shoes available, according to What’s All The Racquet.
Its main qualities are a combination of support, comfort and durability, and its very lightweight - simililar to a running shoe.
The tennis US blog states:
“The Ultrascendor includes a special insole to prevent the kind of [...]

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U.S. Tennis fans will get a chance to see some big American tennis stars including Jame Blake and Serena Williams in a charity tennis match in aid of Cancer Research.
The event will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007 at Old Dominion University’s Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, United States.
Tennis [...]

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The USA defeated Russia in straight sets to win the Davis Cup tennis championship in Portland, Oregon, USA. Surprisingly, it is the first time the United States have won the Davis Cup since 1995.
Bob and Mike Bryan beat Nikolay Davydenko and Igor Andreev 7-6 (7-4), 6-4, 6-2 to give the USA a 3-0 lead [...]

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