Blogcritics: Books (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
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if i were a bell, i'd ring. (Free subscription) | 09/14/2009
it was a cool shot, but best point ever ? it's not like no one ever hit a tennis ball between their legs before. this old guy can do it. this random pro can even do it cross-court, just like federer. for my money, this mary pierce shot is way cooler.
The Daily Blahg (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
The messy divorce in Melanie Oudin's family got me thinking about how it is always about the parents in women's tennis, and how those parents never seem to have their acts together. Virtually every top player in the past two decades has endured an extremely messy childhood or parental divorce: the Williams sisters, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf come immediately...
WTA Backspin by Todd Spiker (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
If you squinted your eyes, you could almost see Mary Pierce on Arthur Ashe Court on Day 1 of this year's U.S. Open. Was it Pierce? No, of course not. It was Victoriya Kutuzova. But since Kim Clijsters was on the other side of the net, the mistake was an understandable one. After all, the same Clijsters who was running roughshod over the Ukrainian, going up 5-0 to start the match, was the same one who'd...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 08/14/2009
For those out there who’d assumed Mary Pierce had retired, well you’re wrong. In fact, the Frenchwoman is training hard and still hasn’t ruled out a comeback…
SI.com (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when the popularity of the WTA Tour rivaled its men's counterpart, when stars like the then-up-and-coming Williams sisters held court with Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati, Monica Seles, Justine Henin, Mary Pierce and, yes, Anna Kournikova.
Proper Course (Free subscription) | 06/26/2009
Does sailing need a Jim Pierce Rule? The debate about invasive coaching in sailing has been rumbling along here for a while and last Friday we were discussing an analogy between Sailing and Tennis . Carol Anne of Five O'Clock Somewhere reminded us in the comments of the sad and strange case of Jim Pierce. Jim Pierce was the ultimate intrusive parent/coach. His daughter Mary Pierce (pictured above)...
Drinkin' the Franklin Kool Aid (Free subscription) | 06/24/2009
After the concensus-without-deliberation meeting: ♣ Ken Moore in his own words: "special interest." Indeed - alive and well. Moore's phony sustainability committee will mandate that at least one member will be from "Franklin Tomorrow," a political organization whose Vice-President is a member of Franklin's Planning Department that has in the past, taken donations from Southern...
The Simple Blog of Celebrities (Free subscription) | 06/15/2009
Champion Ivanovic Loses to Azarenka in French Open Defending champion Ana Ivanovic of Serbia lost to Victoria Azarenka in the fourth round of tennis's French Open in Paris. Belarussia's Azarenka beat Ivanovic 6-2, 6-3. Ivanovic, a former top-ranked player, has not advanced past the fourth round of a major since she won Roland Garros last year. Top-ranked Dinara Safina advanced to the quarterfinals...
The Simple Blog of Celebrities (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Ana Ivanovic parts ways with coach Kardon Former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic has cut ties with coach Craig Kardon after working with him for only four months. "I'd like to thank Craig for all his hard work," Ivanovic said in a statement. "He's a great guy and I enjoyed working with him." The Serbian hired Kardon, a former coach of Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Mary...
Sepia Mutiny (Free subscription) | 06/07/2009
Leander Paes' triumph at the French Open was cause for great celebration, especially for�me and others members of the Association of�Rabid Fans of�Doubles Tennis. We�threw a party last night and really had a good time,�all three�of us. Paes and his partner, Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic, won the French Open title, beating Wesley Moodie of South Africa...
Deadspin (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
What do Serena Williams, Andre Agassi and Mary Pierce have in common? They all were the products of obsessive — even sociopathic — fathers and, more to the point, they enjoyed the kind of...
WTA Womens Tennis (Free subscription) | 02/28/2009
Pictures: Mary Pierce training at Nick Bollettieri's academy Mary Pierce has been away from the tennis competition from a long time due to her knee injury but the Frenchwoman still wants to come back to the sport that gave her so many happy moments and is at Nick Bollettieri's academy getting back in form... Mary Pierce spent some time at the IMG Performance Institute with Yutaka Nakamura, head tennis...
Champions (Free subscription) | 12/27/2008
Last Updated: December 27 - 01:54 PM Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce has revealed she is not yet ready to announce her retirement. The 33-year-old Frenchwoman, who delighted the partisan ...
Tennishead (Free subscription) | 12/27/2008
Two-time Grand Slam champion Mary Pierce has revealed she is not yet ready to announce her retirement.
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