The Tennis Times » players http://thetennistimes.com Your Look Inside The World Of Tennis From a Players Perspective Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:48:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 WTA Sony Xperia Hot Shots Bloopers http://thetennistimes.com/wta-sony-xperia-hot-shots-bloopers/ http://thetennistimes.com/wta-sony-xperia-hot-shots-bloopers/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 09:12:28 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5098 Xperia has released a bloopers video from their Xperia Hot Shots series. Enjoy!


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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/wta-sony-xperia-hot-shots-bloopers/feed/ 0 Half Hearted Support from WTA Tour for Japan http://thetennistimes.com/half-hearted-support-from-wta-tour-for-japan/ http://thetennistimes.com/half-hearted-support-from-wta-tour-for-japan/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:42:27 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=5074 A whole group of player from the WTA tour lined up to help support the country after the terrible destruction from the earthquake and tsunami.

Talk is cheap.. would have been a bit nicer to see the players actually donate their prizemoney from the tournament to charity!

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/half-hearted-support-from-wta-tour-for-japan/feed/ 2 Players Very Fustrated at Having to Play in the Rain http://thetennistimes.com/players-very-fustrated-at-having-to-play-in-the-rain/ http://thetennistimes.com/players-very-fustrated-at-having-to-play-in-the-rain/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 09:07:42 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=4862

It was yet another fustrating day in New York at the US Open 2011. Day 10 was rained out, but there was at least 10 minutes of play. In those 10 minutes the worlds top players started their fourth round matches, but they weren’t very happy with tournament referee Brian Earley.

Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray and Andy Roddick vented their frustrations at having to play on slipper courts!

“We don’t want to go on court if it is raining,” Nadal told ESPN.

“If I have to go on court, I go on court, but I think it’s not fair.”

Murray stated:

“It’s dangerous. The lines get really slippy. Players want to play more than anyone, but not when it’s dangerous,” he said.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/players-very-fustrated-at-having-to-play-in-the-rain/feed/ 0 Players Dont Like Combined Events At All http://thetennistimes.com/players-dont-like-combined-events-at-all/ http://thetennistimes.com/players-dont-like-combined-events-at-all/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 13:23:14 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=4514 Roger Federer has commented about how the tennis has been growing and how most players dont like combined events.

Speaking from a players perspective they like combined events because it is a lot more fun to have all the players in one place. However, its not great because there are simply too many players. Its hard to get practice courts, hospitality, etc.


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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/2011-rogers-cup-player-list/feed/ 0 Liezel Huber Really Disappointed with the Talent of South African Tennis http://thetennistimes.com/liezel-huber-really-disappointed-with-the-talent-of-south-african-tennis/ http://thetennistimes.com/liezel-huber-really-disappointed-with-the-talent-of-south-african-tennis/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:16:03 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=4045 Liezel Huber has been talking out to CNN about the state of South African tennis. Huber has been a top doubles player in the world for many years and she was basically forced to move to the USA from South Africa to improve her game at the age of 15.

“In South Africa I don’t think they are looking at it as a business. That’s kind of what hurts the most,” she said. “When Wes Moodie and I won Wimbledon doubles titles in 2005, I actually thought it would change tennis in South Africa. Nothing changed. Maybe there’s more important things to spend money on, maybe tennis is not important. Maybe it’s more important for the government to build schools. I’m not there so I’m not sure why tennis is not getting funding. But it shows.”

Huber recently went back to South Africa to hold a clinic but was very disappointed with the talent.

South African tennis really needs to step up their game and get the top players to really try to give back to get more kids involved at the grass roots of the game.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/liezel-huber-really-disappointed-with-the-talent-of-south-african-tennis/feed/ 0 Official Acceptance List for 2011 Rogers Cup http://thetennistimes.com/official-acceptance-list-for-2011-rogers-cup/ http://thetennistimes.com/official-acceptance-list-for-2011-rogers-cup/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:04:38 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=3690 The official acceptance list for the 2011 Rogers Cup in Toronto, Canada, has been announced and the field is amazing!

ENTRY LIST – MAIN DRAW ROGERS CUP TORONTO
(Rankings listed are as of Monday, July 4)

1. WOZNIACKI, Caroline DEN 1
2. CLIJSTERS, Kim BEL 2
3. ZVONAREVA, Vera RUS 3
4. AZARENKA, Victoria BLR 4
5. SHARAPOVA, Maria RUS 5
6. LI, Na CHN 6
7. KVITOVA, Petra CZE 7
8. SCHIAVONE, Francesca ITA 8
9. BARTOLI, Marion FRA 9
10. STOSUR, Samatha AUS 10
11. PETKOVIC, Andrea GER 11
12. KUZNETSOVA, Svetlana RUS 12
13. PAVLYUCHENKOVA, Anastasia RUS 13
14. RADWANSKA, Agnieszka POL 14
15. JANKOVIC, Jelena SRB 15
16. GOERGES, Julia GER 16
17. PENG, Shuai CHN 17
18. IVANOVIC, Ana SRB 18
19. WICKMAYER, Yanina BEL 19
20. CIBULKOVA, Dominika SVK 20
21. PENNETTA, Flavia ITA 21
22. HANTUCHOVA, Daniela SVK 22
23. PEER, Shahar ISR 23
24. KIRILENKO, Maria RUS 24
25. VINCI, Roberta ITA 25
26. GAJDOSOVA, Jarmila AUS 29
27. SAFAROVA, Lucie CZE 30
28. MATTEK-SANDS, Bethanie USA 31
29. PETROVA, Nadia RUS 32
30. VESNINA, Elena RUS 33
31. WILLIAMS, Venus USA 34
32. ERRANI, Sara ITA 35
33. ZAKOPALOVA, Klara CZE 36
34. BONDARENKO, Alona * UKR 36
35. DULKO, Gisela ARG 37
36. DULGHERU, Alexandra ROU 38
37. MAKAROVA, Ekaterina RUS 40
38. HRADECKA, Lucie CZE 42
39. WILLIAMS, Serena USA 175
40. Qualifiée / Qualifier
41. Qualifiée / Qualifier
42. Qualifiée / Qualifier
43. Qualifiée / Qualifier
44. Qualifiée / Qualifier
45. Qualifiée / Qualifier
46. Qualifiée / Qualifier
47. Qualifiée / Qualifier
48. Qualifiée / Qualifier
49. Qualifiée / Qualifier
50. Qualifiée / Qualifier
51. Qualifiée / Qualifier
52. Laissez-passer / Wild Card
53. Laissez-passer / Wild Card
54. Laissez-passer / Wild Card
55. Exemption spéciale / Special Exempt
56. Exemption spéciale / Special Exempt

* Classement protégé / Protected ranking

ENTRY LIST – MAIN DRAW ROGERS CUP MONTREAL
(Rankings listed are as of Monday, July 4)

1. DJOKOVIC, Novak SRB 1
2. NADAL, Rafael ESP 2
3. FEDERER, Roger SUI 3
4. MURRAY, Andy GBR 4
5. SODERLING, Robin SWE 5
6. FERRER, David ESP 6
7. MONFILS, Gael FRA 7
8. FISH, Mardy USA 8
9. BERDYCH, Tomas CZE 9
10. RODDICK, Andy USA 10
11. GASQUET, Richard FRA 11
12. MELZER, Jurgen AUT 12
13. ALMAGRO, Nicolas ESP 13
14. TSONGA, Jo-Wilfried FRA 14
15. WAWRINKA, Stanislas SUI 15
16. TROICKI, Viktor SRB 16
17. YOUZHNY, Mikhail RUS 17
18. SIMON, Gilles FRA 18
19. DEL POTRO, Juan Martin ARG 19
20. MAYER, Florian GER 20
21. HAAS, Tommy GER 20*
22. NALBANDIAN, David ARG 21
23. CHELA, Juan Ignacio ARG 22
24. VERDASCO, Fernando ESP 23
25. BAGHDATIS, Marcos CYP 24
26. DOLGOPOLOV, Alexandr UKR 25
27. FERRERO, Juan Carlos ESP 26*
28. RAONIC, Milos CAN 26
29. CILIC, Marin CRO 27
30. LLODRA, Michael FRA 28
31. TIPSAREVIC, Janko SRB 29
32. DAVYDENKO, Nikolay RUS 30
33. LJUBICIC, Ivan CRO 32
34. ROBREDO, Tommy ESP 33
35. BELLUCCI, Thomaz BRA 34
36. ANDERSON, Kevin RSA 35
37. SEPPI, Andreas ITA 36
38. GARCIA-LOPEZ, Guillermo ESP 37
39. FOGNINI, Fabio ITA 38
40. MALISSE, Xavier BEL 39
41. MONTANES, Albert ESP 40
42. DODIG, Ivan CRO 41
43. KOHLSCHREIBER, Philipp GER 42
44. MONACO, Juan ARG 43
45. QUERREY, Sam USA 48
46. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
47. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
48. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
49. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
50. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
51. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
52. QUALIFIER/QUALIFIÉ
53. WILCARD/LAISSEZ-PASSER
54. WILCARD/LAISSEZ-PASSER
55. WILCARD/LAISSEZ-PASSER
56. WILCARD/LAISSEZ-PASSER

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/official-acceptance-list-for-2011-rogers-cup/feed/ 0 WTA Stars Enjoy Themselves at the Pre-Wimbledon Party 2011 http://thetennistimes.com/wta-stars-enjoy-themselves-at-the-pre-wimbledon-party-2011/ http://thetennistimes.com/wta-stars-enjoy-themselves-at-the-pre-wimbledon-party-2011/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:54:17 +0000 Dasha Sulimoff http://thetennistimes.com/?p=3495 It was all glamour at the Pre-Wimbledon Party of 2011. The women stars of the game got dressed up and this year it was particuarly interesting with each of the players wearing an outfit that was designed by a British designer. Let’s take a look at some of the girls who headlined the show.

Jelena Jankovic wore a Vivienne Westwood dress

Ana Ivanovic wore a Matthew Williamson dress

Maria Sharapova wore an all Alexander McQueen ensemble.

Serena Williams wore a Burberry gown.

Betanie Mattek-Sands surprised everyone with a dress made by one of Lady Gaga’s designers

Caroline Wozniacki wore a Stella McCartney dress and who also designs her on-court dresses as well.

Other players who were at the party include Li Na (wore Giles Deacon); Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (wore David Koma); Andrea Petkovic (wore Richard Nicoll); Heather Watson (wore Mulberry); and Laura Robson (wore Temperley). Nicholas Kirkwood provided shoes for the occasion.

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/wta-stars-enjoy-themselves-at-the-pre-wimbledon-party-2011/feed/ 1 Official Professional Tennis Players Twitter List http://thetennistimes.com/official-professional-tennis-players-twitter-list/ http://thetennistimes.com/official-professional-tennis-players-twitter-list/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 04:52:14 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=2496 Twitter is already a huge medium for players to reach their fans online. Twitter provides a little personal touch and allows players and the general public to communicate in a simple way. I have been wondering for a while now, which players are actually already using Twitter!

So here is our official WTA and ATP Tour players Twitter List! (if you know of any players we have missed please let us know via email) Follow The Tennis Times on Twitter!

Marcos Baghdatis: Twitter.com/marcosbaghdatis
Bob and Mike Bryan: Twitter.com/bryanbros
Pat Cash: Twitter.com/therealpatcash
Thiemo de Bakker: twitter.com/thiemodebakker
Amer Delic: Twitter.com/amerdelic
Juan del Potro: twitter.com/delpotrojuan
Taylor Dent: Twitter.com/taylordent81
Somdev Devvarman: Twitter.com/sdevvarman
Fernando Gonzalez: twitter.com/fergonchile
John Isner: twitter.com/johnisnertennis
Henri Kontinen: twitter.com/henrikontinen
Filip Krajinovic: twitter.com/filipkrajinovic
Jesse Levine: Twitter.com/jesselevine7
Patrick McEnroe: Twitter.com/patrickmcenroe
Juan Monaco: twitter.com/picomonaco
Gael Monfils: Twitter.com/monfilsgael
Andy Murray: Twitter.com/andy_murray
David Nalbandian: twitter.com/nalbandiandavid
Kei Nishikori: Twitter.com/keinishikori
Philipp Petzschner: twitter.com/petzsche
Sam Querrey: Twitter.com/samquerrey
Andy Roddick: Twitter.com/andyroddick
Robin Soderling: Twitter.com/rsoderling
Vince Spadea: Twitter.com/vincespadea
Donald Young: Twitter.com/dyplaya

Sofia Arvidsson: twitter.com/sofia_arvidsson
Victoria Azarenka: Twitter.com/vika7
Dominika Cibulkova: Twitter.com/Cibulkova
Kim Clijsters: Twitter.com/clijsterskim
Lindsay Davenport: Twitter.com/LDavenport76
Gisella Dulko: twitter.com/giseyfer
Anna-Lena Groenefeld: Twitter.com/annagroenefeld
Daniela Hantuchova: Twitter.com/dhantuchova
Justine Henin: Twitter.com/Justine_Henin
Jelena Jankovic: Twitter.com/Jelena_Jankovic
Anne Keothavong: twitter.com/annekeothavong
Maria Kirilenko: twitter.com/mkirilenko
Alisa Kleybanova: Twitter.com/akleybanova
Sabine Lisicki: Twitter.com/sabinelisicki
Michaella Krajicek: Twitter.com/MisaKrajicek
Svetlana Kuznetsova: Twitter.com/SvetlanaK27
Sania Mirza: Twitter.com/MirzaSania
Bethanie Mattek-Sands: Twitter.com/bmattek
Melanie Oudin: Twitter.com/melanie_oudin
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova: Twitter.com/nastia_pav
Shahar Peer: Twitter.com/shaharpeer
Andrea Petkovic: twitter.com/andreapetkovic
Laura Robson: twitter.com/laurarobson5
Arina Rodionova: twitter.com/arinarodionova
Dinara Safina: Twitter.com/Dinarik27
Tamarine Tanasugarn: Twitter.com/TaMmyTaMarine
Heather Watson: twitter.com/mizwatson92
Serena Williams: Twitter.com/serenajwilliams
Venus Williams: Twitter.com/venuseswilliams
Caroline Wozniacki: Twitter.com/CaroWozniacki

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/official-professional-tennis-players-twitter-list/feed/ 4 Wimbledon Pre Tournament Players Party 2009 http://thetennistimes.com/wimbledon-pre-tournament-players-party-2009/ http://thetennistimes.com/wimbledon-pre-tournament-players-party-2009/#comments Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:39:39 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=1785 Every year at Wimbledon there is a pre tournament players party and this year is no different. We came across a great picture of Ana Ivanovic with Virgin boss Richard Branson. Im wondering if Branson actually knows who she is or just another tactical publicity stunt.

WimbyPlayerParty2009

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