WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
The 2009 season's finish line is in sight, and the 2010 campaign will be here before we know it. So while there's still a few weeks of action remaining on the schedule, it's never too early to cast an all-knowing eye toward the players who'll be deemed as either "out" or "in" based on their representation in next season's version of the annual Official Guide to Professional Tennis....
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/27/2009
• British pair celebrate winning their first ATP title • Davis Cup humiliation provides inspiration for success Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski showed Britain's Davis Cup captain, John Lloyd, what he was missing last weekend as they won their first ATP Tour doubles title at the Open de Moselle in Metz today. The Britons, who were overlooked by Lloyd in favour of Andy Murray and Ross Hutchins...
celebrity gossip (Free subscription) | 06/27/2009
The big question in the women’s game was always going to be whether Wimbledon would provide the platform for Dinara Safina to win her first grand-slam tournament. But after her sticky 6-3, 7-5 progress yesterday, that question seemed a little presumptuous. Elena Baltacha will draw on nine years of Wimbledon experience in her bid to line up a third-round clash with top seed Dinara Safina . Related...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
• Scot shows power and subtlety in virtuoso display • He can win against anybody, says defeated Latvian Andy Murray moved into the third round of the Wimbledon Championships in the soft light of early evening yesterday with an austere and lucid authority that left Ernests Gulbis, his 20-year-old Latvian opponent, a player of considerable ability, a thoroughly beaten young man. Murray won...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
British tennis is not in a remotely sorry state, asserted Elena Baltacha yesterday. If her second-round defeat had not just ended all patriotic interest in anyone not called Andy Murray her words might have carried more conviction. The truth is that you don't need much more than the staying power of a mayfly to be the last remaining Brit in the women's singles at Wimbledon these days, although that...
icWales (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
ANDY MURRAY is the only British hope left at Wimbledon after Elena Baltacha crashed out of the tournament yesterday.
Daily Mail online | Sport (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Elena Baltacha of Great Britain has lost her Wimbledon second-round match 7-5 6-1 to Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens - meaning Andy Murray must fly the flag on his own.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
• Last British woman out after cracking on Court No4 • Level and rankings have improved, claims Baltacha There was a hint of premonition of the mental collapse which today contributed to Elena Baltacha's stunning 7–5, 6–1 loss to the former Wimbledon junior champion Kirsten Flipkens, costing her the chance of being the only British woman in the third round and a place in the...
Tennis World (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Baltacha bid ends in heavy defeat WIMBLEDON Date: 22 June - 5 July Elena Baltacha's bid to reach the third round at Wimbledon for the first time since 2002 was ended by a comprehensive 7-5 6-1 defeat by Kirsten Flipkens. Baltacha, the last British woman left in the singles, made a promising start and broke to lead 3-1 early on. But the 25-year-old's serve faltered and a series of errors at 5-6 let...
Craig Hickman's Tennis Blog (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Back to the top half of the draws second-round matches for today's action. Centre Court features Juan Martín del Potro against former champion Lleyton Hewitt , flavor of the year Caroline Wozniacki against fan favorite Maria Kirilenko , and Andy Murray against waste-of-talent? Ernests Gulbis . The defending champion is up first on Court 1 against the younger Radwanska following by Andy Roddick...
BBC News (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Andy Murray continues his Wimbledon campaign against Ernests Gulbis, with Elena Baltacha and Venus Williams among the others in action on day four.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Elena Baltacha yesterday launched a stirring defence of British tennis as she prepared to launch a bid for a place in the third round of Wimbledon. The Kiev-born 25-year-old is the only home survivor in the women's singles, while Andy Murray flies the flag for Britain's men after nine out of 11 players fell at the first hurdle.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
• Spectators 'out to criticise' rather than support • British players attack excessive focus on Wimbledon The British women's No1, Anne Keothavong, has said Wimbledon crowds are "out to criticise their own players rather than get behind them" as her compatriots defended themselves from public and media condemnation. Keothavong, who broke down in tears after she was asked if she...
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
Elena Baltacha will bid to become the first British woman since 2002 to reach round three of Wimbledon when she plays Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens on Thursday.The British number two, who overcame world number 33 Alona Bondarenko in the first round, ha ...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
• Alex Bogdanovic told he will only qualify again through ranking • 'He's in only on his own merits now' The Lawn Tennis Association has indicated that Alex Bogdanovic will not receive another Wimbledon wild card. The 25-year-old made it eight singles losses from eight appearances yesterday when he was beaten in straight sets by 20th seed Tomas Berdych. Bogdanovic's consistent failure to...
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